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The Royal Mail parcel insurance
Maximum coverage within the UK
£2,500
£90,000 *
Maximum coverage for international shipping
£250
£90,000 *
Pricing
Minimum price
£6.60 **
£1.50 *
Cost for £500 insured
£7.40 **
£5.00 *
Cost for £1,000 insured
£9.70 **
£10.00 *
Cost for £10,000 insured
Not covered
£100.00 *
Coverage
Second-hand items
Yes
Yes
Watches and jewellery
Yes
Yes
High tech, mobile phone
Yes
Yes
Collectibles
Yes
Yes
Rate for £1,000
4.75% excl. VAT
1% inc. VAT
Source:Royal Mail Special delivery by 1pm * Based on EUR/GBP conversion on 2020-12-28 - source XE.com ** Royal Mail includes insurance in shipping pricing on 2020-12-28
To understand Royal Mail postage costs, we've provided you with Royal Mail parcel prices within the UK. This pricing concerns Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm which includes a £500 cover.
Here are the Royal Mail prices for international parcels. This pricing does not include any coverage.
Weight
Europe
World
100g
£5.80
£9.35
250g
£5.95
£10.95
500g
£7.80
£16.60
1kg
£10.20
£23.00
2kg
£13.00
£30.45
Why do you need an additional insurance?
Secursus insures your parcels up to £90,000 when Royal Mail is limited to £2500 within the UK, and only up to £250 for international shipments.
Royal Mail insurance is without a doubt one of the best insurance on the market as the overall price is very competitive.
However, the coverage is limited to £2,500 if you send your parcel to the UK and up to £250 if your parcel is traveling overseas. Compared to this, our service at Secursus allows you to insure a parcel and its content up to 100,000€. Knowing this, you have several options: you can insure your goods with Royal mail first up to their limited coverage and then insure the rest of your product value with Secursus. Or you can insure your parcel directly with Secursus, which will be more convenient let’s be honest.
Moreover, you shall know that in case of any problem during transportation or shipping our team of professionals is always very responsive and dedicated to help you. Moreover, we always recommend you to open a claim within 14 days of shipping date just in case anything would be damaged or lost. In any case, our team will help you during the claim process to get fast and maximum compensation.
Claim management
Our online claims platform allows you to easily submit the needed documents and get compensated within 30 days.
Coverage
Our coverage goes up to £90,000 per parcel and covers high-risk items such as mobile phones, high tech devices, watches, jewelleries, arts, car parts, second-hand items as well as all standard items.
Safety
We always recommend that you open a claim with us within 14 days if your parcel has not yet been delivered. It’s also important to make a claim with the carrier as a copy of the claim will be requested by our insurer.
Royal Mail is a very efficient shipping carrier, but the insurance coverage is limited to £2500 within the UK, and only up to £250 for international shipments
Why is Royal Mail a reliable shipping service?
Royal Mail is one the best carriers in the UK. Royal Mail which went private in 2015 is one the best couriers in the UK.
Royal Mail is a reliable and fast parcel delivery service within the Uk and worldwide.
Their well known offers are multiple: from "Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm" to "Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am" or even "Royal Mail Signed For".
If you want to send a Royal Mail parcel, you can go to your local post office or sign up for an account with an online shipping comparator.
You must insure your parcel on Secursus on the same day of shipping. As you need a tracking number to take out the insurance, you first need to ship the parcel and insure it later on that day (at 11:59 pm maximum on the day of departure).
Should you have any questions or if you need any complementary information our support team is available 5/7 by email. If you need a callback, please send us your phone number and we will contact you.
