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All rates are 10% VAT inclusive.

SIZES

There will be three letter prices based on envelope size:

The three envelope sizes are:

• Standard letter max 120mm x 235mm x 20mm
• Large letter max 229mm x 324mm x 20mm
• Oversize letter greater than 229mm x 324mm x 20mm.

Letters are defined as items containing printed matter only such as letters, catalogues, magazines forms etc.

- Letters have a maximum weight of 1kg within Botswana and 200g to international zones (SADC, Rest of Africa, Europe and Rest of World)
- Letters have maximum thickness of 20mm
- If a letter is heavier than the maximum weight (1kg), or exceeds 20mm in
thickness, packets or parcel rates will apply.
- Packets have maximum weight of 2kg to all five zones
- Parcels are defined as items containing non-printed matter or printed matter heavier than the maximum letter weight.

ZONE

There are only five zones (EMS has six zones)

- Within Botswana
- SADC (Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
- Rest of Africa
- Europe
- Rest of World (America, Middle East, Asia and Oceania)

Questions and answers

1) If printed matter is now classified as a letter, does this mean companies
have to envelope all their printed papers?
Certainly not, there are items like Newspapers that normally mail printed
matter in rolls, such items will be charged as either packets or parcels
depending on the weight.

2) Is Parcel rates also going to change?
Yes. We simplified the tariff. All the locations are classified into five zones (EMS has six zones).

3) Is old stamps going to be acceptable?
Yes, the existing stamps can be used to make up the correct postage.

4) What about an envelope size different from the three recommended ones?
Envelopes are charged to the nearest size shown in the template. For
example, if a customer brings an envelope smaller than the standard letter
size, it should be charged at the standard letter rate.

5) Do special charges still apply?
Yes. Special charges will continue to apply.

6) Is Literature for the blind still free?
Yes. Literature for the blind will continue to be free.

7) Is there any Airmail service in Botswana?
No. We already achieve next day delivery with our trucks! Customers have a
choice of using a courier for a faster service.

Contact:
If you have any questions contact:

Marketing Section
tel 0800-335577(Botswana ONLY) or +267 3180830
E-mail enquiries@botsnet.bw