Hong Kong to hike local and international postage rates in mid-April

Postal rates in Hong Kong will increase from April 13, with Hongkong Post citing “increases in major cost components such as conveyance costs and terminal dues payments.”

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Local letters weighing 30 grams or less will be adjusted from HK$2.2 to HK$2.4, according to the post office in a Monday press release.

Airmail letters weighing 20 grams or less to mainland China and Taiwan will rise from HK$3.7 to HK$3.9, while mail to other places that cost HK$4 to HK$5.5 will be priced at HK$4.2 to HK$5.8.

Meanwhile, letters sent by surface mail weighing 20 grams or less to mainland China, Macau and Taiwan will be adjusted from HK$2.8 to HK$3, while mail to other places that cost HK$3.5 to HK$5.3 will be charged at HK$3.7 to HK$5.6.

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The spokesperson said they expected the impact on the public and business to be “very mild” and noted that competition has been severe.

“The current postage adjustments are broadly in line with the cumulative inflation since the last adjustments in September 2022 up to January 2026. Overall, the postage increases for over 90 per cent of local mail and surface mail will be within $0.2, while those for 90 per cent of airmail will be within $0.5,” the spokesperson said.

Mid-April will also mark a year since mail services from Hong Kong to the US were suspended amid a tariff spat with the Donald Trump administration.