Expensive Postage in Malaysia

You do not need a economic expert to tell you that our inflation rate of our country Malaysia is high.

I used to think a standard mail postage is about RM0.30 but until my company need to pay for the insufficient stamp in order to receive mails, I realize that the postage rates in Malaysia are no longer cheap.

The cheapest cost to send out a mail of less than 20 grams is RM0.60 each and if your mail weight between 20-50 grams you need to pay RM0.70 each, somemore, if the size of the envelope not fits to the standard mail specification. You need to pay extra cost of RM0.10 to RM0.20 more for the same contents.

If you assume that Pos Malaysia will not follow the rule and still deliver your mail. You are wrong because you may not be the person to pay but receivers will be charged for the insufficient stamp, on top of it, they will be fined RM0.50 to RM1.00 more depending on the shortage amount. Unbelievable !!

This is my experience, a person send a cheque to the company using a brown envelope (which is very common and the size is within the specification) with a stamp of RM0.30 but it was deemed non-standard, hence, required a RM0.80 stamp. However, because of shortage of RM0.50, the Company has to pay RM1.00 more in order to collect the mail. If the receiver refuse to pay the fine, it will become unclaimed mail because there are "Loo Loo" sender who never put the returned address. I wonder what POS Malaysia is going to do about the mail? Imagine if someone send something valuable? Who is finally having it? emmmm...??

Enclosed below is the postage guideline set by POS Malaysia for your reference, so that you would caught yourselves in embarrasses moment when your friend complain on you..... You may click here for more information.

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Guidelines on Postage Rates

(For Zone A - Asean countries only)

For Standard Mail

Above 0 to 20 grams - RM0.60

Between 20 to 50 grams - RM0.70

For Non-Standard Mail

Above 0 to 20 grams - RM0.80

Above 20 to 50 grams - RM0.80

Above 50 to 100 grams - RM0.90

Above 100 to 250 grams - RM1.00

Above 250 to 500 grams - RM2.00

Above 500 to 1000 grams - RM3.50

Above 1000 to 2000 grams - RM5.50

Definition of Standard Mail

Size of envelope:

Maximum - 165 (H) - 250 (W) mm

Minimum - 90 (H) x 140 (W) mm

Thickness:

Maximum - 6mm

Minimum - 0.25 mm

Weight - Between 0 - 50 grams

Envelope must be sealed

No staple at the envelope

Bottom margin at envelop must leave blank - 15mm