Pos Indonesia to raise rates for special express postage

Pos Indonesia to raise rates for special express postage

BANDUNG (JP): The state postal company PT Pos Indonesia will
increase the rates for special express postage by between 8 and
50 percent depending on parcel weight.

The company's public relations manager Hakim Roesamsi said
here on Monday the increase would apply to products of all
weights except those between 250 and 5,000 grams, the rates for
which would be cut by 5 percent instead.

Hakim said the increases were necessary because of the rising
operating costs associated with providing a postal service.

The company will introduce 14 destination zones and five
weight classifications upon which the new postal charges will be
based.

Hakim said the special express postal service accounted for
only 8.95 percent of the total volume of mail handled by the
domestic postal service.

Hakim also said overseas postal rates had increased on July 1.

The larger part of charges for mail destined for abroad are
paid into an international institution called the postal service
administration at a special drawing rate, he said.

The special drawing rate is determined by the Universal Postal
Union and is based on the average exchange rate of several
currencies. It is usually described in terms of U.S. dollars.

"Other components that make overseas mail expensive are the
costs of air transportation and other services," Hakim said.
(43/das)