Singapore Post (SingPost) will be introducing a S$0.05 rate hike for most international airmail letters, printed papers, aerogrammes and postcards from Jan 1, 2024. Exceptions include rates for aerogrammes to Malaysia and Brunei, which will remain at S$0.80 per piece, as well as mail charges for additional weightage. The new rate for aerogrammes to all countries except Malaysia and Brunei will be S$0.85, up from S$0.80 currently. On Thursday (Nov 7), the postal services provider said that its upcoming rate hike was the result of annual fee revisions made by the Universal Postal Union, which in turn led to a progressive increase of international postal settlement rates over the years. This settlement fee is payable to postal organisations of destination countries for mail delivery. SingPost's S$0.05 rate increase applies to zone 1 (Malaysia and Brunei), zone 2 (countries in Asia and The Pacific except Australia, Japan, and New Zealand) and zone 3 (Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the rest of the world).