Royal Mail has posted an announcement on its website stating that a number of products and services, including all bulk products, will become liable to VAT from 2 April 2012.
The DMA is concerned about the impact this could have on members, and we are in discussions with Ofcom and Royal Mail to understand the background [...]
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VAT on Postage – Royal Mail
January 9, 2012 – 3:51 pm
Service Provider of the Year: Swiss Post
September 29, 2011 – 11:58 am
Postal Technology International Awards 2011
Service Provider of the Year: Swiss Post
Service Provider of the Year winner Swiss Post has seen a rise in earnings, increase in customer deposits in PostFinance, optimisation measures and higher parcel volumes. In these difficult economic times, growth is an indicator of success.
Head of PostMail and deputy CEO of Swiss Post, [...]
Swiss Post International lifts its sales and operating result
September 21, 2011 – 3:03 pm
Press release dated 01.09.2011
Swiss Post International generated sales of EUR 303 million in the first half of 2011 and increased its operating result to EUR 22 million. After deducting extraordinary writedowns, the reported EBIT came to EUR 19 million. The communications service provider expects sales and the result for 2011 as a whole to be [...]
Important information about VAT on Royal Mail services
July 14, 2011 – 2:52 pm
Since 31st January 2011, standard rate VAT (Value Added Tax) has been applicable to some postal services. Further to this, from 1st August 2011, additional Royal Mail services will be subject to VAT. As a result, where items exceed 1kg*, for the services listed below, they will be subject to VAT at the standard rate [...]
Swiss Post International scores well in 2010
April 19, 2011 – 12:50 pm
In the 2010 reporting period Swiss Post International kept operating profit (EBIT) on a par with the previous year at EUR 35 million and increased its return on sales to 6.1 percent. Operating income amounted to EUR 571 million. In financial year 2011 it anticipates sales growth of 6 to 7 percent.
Operating in the international [...]
Swiss Post partnership with Nightline delivers the best for Irish business
March 10, 2011 – 4:48 pm
Press release dated 04.03.2011
Irish businesses mailing customers overseas are set to benefit from a partnership between one of the world’s leading postal companies and the country’s number one independent delivery firm. Swiss Post International and Nightline have today announced a partnership that will create a simpler, faster, cost-effective and more customer-focussed international mail operation than [...]
Postal Operator Network Delays
December 13, 2010 – 4:42 pm
The UK delivery network is recovering well from the weather conditions. However, last weeks heavy snowfall and icy conditions are continuing to disrupt the movement of mail into and across Scotland. Elsewhere, particularly in the North East and South East England, services are recovering well with deliveries and collections operating as normal in all but [...]
How charities can improve the quality of their mailing data
November 25, 2010 – 9:21 am
The economic downturn has presented charities with decreasing incomes and an increasing demand for their services. So how can they continue to connect with their supporters in a cost-effective way?
Direct marketing, if used with well-managed data, is a proven way for charities to encourage repeat giving from their supporters. But how can they extract maximum [...]
Royal Mail VAT On Postage
November 3, 2010 – 8:10 am
Information on VAT and Postal Services
The Government has announced that VAT at the standard rate will apply to certain postal services from 31st January 2011.
The majority of Royal Mail’s customers will not be affected by this change. Most services will remain exempt from VAT, in particular, First and Second Class stamped and franked mail and [...]
Swiss Post and Austrian Post join forces
October 26, 2010 – 3:32 pm
Press release dated 15.10.2010
Austrian Post and Swiss Post are planning to consolidate their international activities in the field of addressed promotional mailings in a joint venture. This was contractually agreed by the two postal organizations on 15 October 2010. Austrian Post has a 65 percent share in the new company, with Swiss Post holding 35 [...]
