Important Announcement Regarding New International Postage Rates
Valiant Wings Publishing has absorbed Royal Mail price increases for the past eight years. However, owing to new tariffs being charged by Royal Mail from 1 July 2020, largely driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, we have had to review this and as a result our overseas postage rates have had to increase. However, we have taken steps to mitigate the effects of these increases as follows:
EU Countries Customers
- We will be absorbing the cost of packaging to limit the price increase for lower weight packages to a few pence in most cases.
- Multiple orders for books with a total weight over 2kg are often less expensive to send by courier.
- As postage is calculated at checkout we advise you to complete your purchase as normal and not to abandon it.
- We will inform you on receipt of your order what savings we can make and pass them back to you via Klarna or Paypal on despatch of your order.
- Please ensure that you provide us with a contact ‘phone number as couriers require this.
Rest Of World Countries Customers (except USA)
- Owing to pressure on air cargo capacity Royal Mail are applying a Temporary Air Carrier surcharge of £3.92 per kilo over and above the new price adjustments announced.
- In order to ease the burden on customers we will be absorbing 50% of this charge and only passing on 50% of this to customers.
- We will also be absorbing the cost of packaging to limit the effect of price increases.
- Multiple orders for books with a total weight over 2kg are often much less expensive to send by courier. As we spot buy courier services it is difficult to set a rate as they often change.
- As postage is charged at checkout we advise you to complete your purchase as normal and not to abandon it.
- We will inform you on receipt of your order what savings we can make using a courier and pass them back to you via Klarna or Paypal on despatch of your order.
- Please ensure that you provide us with a contact ‘phone number as couriers require this.
United States Customers
Royal Mail have now designated the United States as a separate world zone and different rates to the Rest Of The World will apply from 1/7/20.
- Owing to pressure on air cargo capacity Royal Mail are applying a Temporary Air Carrier surcharge of £4.46 per kilo over and above the new price adjustments announced.
- In order to ease the burden on customers we will be absorbing 50% of this charge and only passing on 50% of this to customers.
- We will also be absorbing the cost of packaging to limit the effect of price increases.
- Multiple orders for books with a total weight over 2kg may be less expensive to send by courier. As we spot buy courier services it is difficult to set a rate as they often change.
- As postage is charged at checkout we advise you to complete your purchase and not to abandon it.
- We will inform you on receipt of your order what savings we can make using a courier and pass them back to you via Klarna or Paypal on despatch of your order.
- Please ensure that you provide us with a contact ‘phone number as couriers require this.
Please also note that one effect of the new US mail tariff is to make packages 2kg and over in weight less expensive to send tracked than by normal Priority mail (which is untracked). If you are ordering three or more books we recommend that you select tracked as your postage option at checkout.
If you prefer, do feel free to contact us by email at valiant-wings@btconnect.com if you need clarification on postage options prior to ordering.
We are constantly looking at ways to mitigate postage costs and will keep you updated here.
Many thanks for buying our books.
