Israel Post Postage & Parcel Estimator

Israel Post prices vary by service and change over time. This calculator focuses on correct weight‑band math and lets you enter the latest ₪ rates from Israel Post.

What This Israel Calculator Solves

Israel Post (Doar Israel) handles most everyday mailing in Israel: letters, documents, small parcels, and international shipments. Pricing depends on service type, weight bands, and destination. Like other postal services, Israel Post updates prices periodically, and published tables differ for domestic mail, international standard mail, registered mail, EMS, and small‑packet products. A calculator that hard‑codes old shekel prices becomes misleading quickly.

This estimator keeps the stable part accurate: weight rounding and band arithmetic. You supply the current base price and per‑band increment from the Israel Post guide for your chosen service. The calculator then applies those values reliably and transparently.

Common Service Buckets

For a broad audience, Israel Post services can be grouped into:

• Letters/documents. Regular mail and registered mail, priced in gram bands.
• Small packets/parcels. Boxes or padded mailers, priced by weight and sometimes by destination zone.
• Express/EMS. Faster tracked options with their own tables.

This calculator does not choose the table for you; it lets you model any table using a base band and step size that match your guide.

Weight Band Rounding

Postal weight bands are “per part thereof.” If your letter is 52 g and a band ends at 50 g, you pay the next band. If your parcel is 2.1 kg and the band ends at 2 kg, you pay the next band. The correct arithmetic is a ceiling function.

Let w be your item’s weight in kilograms, b the base band weight, s the incremental step size, base price B, and price per step u. Then:

Typical Retail Limits (Verify for Your Service)

Israel Post limits vary by product. As a rule of thumb:

• Letters and documents are typically priced up to around 500 g before moving to parcel products.
• Domestic parcels often use weight steps up to about 20 kg.
• International small packets usually cap around 2 kg for certain products.

The calculator does not enforce these as strict disqualifiers because the exact caps differ by service and destination. Use them as a sense‑check.

Worked Example (Domestic Registered Letter)

You are sending a 120 g registered letter within Israel. The current Israel Post table for registered letters (illustrative) says: base price for up to 100 g is ₪12.00, and each additional 50 g (or part) adds ₪2.50.

Convert weight: 120 g = 0.12 kg. Base band b = 0.10 kg. Extra weight = 0.02 kg. Step size s = 0.05 kg. Steps = ceil(0.02 / 0.05) = 1. Total postage = 12.00 + 1×2.50 = ₪14.50.

Worked Example (International Small Packet)

You ship a small packet weighing 1.35 kg. Your destination table uses base up to 1.0 kg at ₪78 and an additional 0.5 kg step at ₪18. Extra weight is 0.35 kg, which rounds up to one step, giving ₪96 total. If the packet weighed 1.51 kg, it would require two steps, giving ₪114.

Comparison Table: Matching Step Size to Your Guide

Registered Mail and Add‑Ons

Israel Post offers optional add‑ons that change the cost calculation. Registered mail adds tracking and a proof‑of‑delivery chain; it is priced as a supplement to the underlying letter or small packet rate. Some services also allow insurance for valuables, “delivery confirmation,” or faster handling. Because those supplements are published as flat add‑ons or separate tables, this calculator does not attempt to guess them. If you want to include an add‑on, add its cost into your base price or step price fields, or run a second calculation for the supplement.

Domestic vs International Tables

Israel Post has distinct price guides for domestic mail and international mail. Domestic letters are often priced in narrower gram bands, while international mail commonly uses broader steps (for example 100 g or 250 g bands) and destination zones. Some products, such as “small packet” international services, have maximum weights around 2 kg, while parcel products can be higher. When using the calculator, make sure your base band and step size exactly match the bands printed in the specific guide you are using.

Customs and VAT Considerations

For international shipments, Israel Post may collect customs duties or VAT on the recipient’s side depending on destination rules. Those charges are not postage and are not included here. If you are shipping goods abroad, factor in the destination country’s de‑minimis threshold and any handling fees. The calculator is strictly for the postal fee shown in Israel Post’s price table.

Practical Tips for Reducing Cost

Because Israel Post pricing is banded, small changes can reduce cost:

• Stay below a band edge. If your letter is close to the next 50 g band, reducing paper thickness or using lighter packaging can drop the price.
• Use compact packaging. While most Israel Post retail services price by actual weight, oversize parcels can force you into a more expensive product. Keep dimensions reasonable for your chosen service.
• Compare standard vs tracked services. If the value is low and timing is flexible, standard international mail may be cheaper than tracked products.

Limitations and Assumptions

This tool is an arithmetic estimator. It assumes:

• You enter current Israel Post base and step prices for your exact service and destination.
• Your item is within the official size and weight limits for that service.
• Surcharges (insurance, signature, customs handling) are excluded unless you include them in your base/step values.

If you are unsure which guide to use, start with Israel Post’s online price calculator for your destination and copy the matching bands into this form.

Use the calculator to avoid band and rounding mistakes, and to compare “what‑if” weight scenarios before buying postage.