Licensing Framework

Jersey

In Jersey the law requires operators to hold a licence for the provision of postal services where they convey and deliver letters for which the payment is no more than £1.30 per letter and where each letter weighs no more than 500 grams.

The JCRA has 2 classes of licence: Class I licences for all operators other than the public postal operator (currently Jersey Post Limited) who holds a Class II licence.

Guernsey

Guernsey Post Ltd holds the sole operating licence for the reserved postal sector in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, in which it has a statutory monopoly.

Click here for information on the following:

• List of Licensees
• Application Process & Forms
• Licence Fees

Jersey

The Law in Jersey requires providers to hold a licence for the provision of postal services. This is for the conveyance and delivery of letters where the payment is no more than £1.30 per letter and where each letter weighs no more than 500 grams.

There are currently two classes of postal licence in Jersey: a Class I licence for postal operators and a Class II licence for the public postal operator which is currently Jersey Post Limited.

Further information can be found using the links below.

Class I Licence template

Postal Licence application form and guidelines are availble both as a pdf and in a Word format.

Guernsey

Guernsey Post Ltd holds the sole operating licence for the reserved postal sector in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, in which it has a statutory monopoly.

Application Fees

A one-off application fee is payable with all applications.

Annual Licence Fees

Postal licence fees are calculated on the basis of costs directly attributed to regulating the postal industry in each Island.

For Jersey, the Class 1 licence application fee has been set at £1,500 and the minimum annual licence fee for postal operators is £1,000.  From 1 March 2012, Jersey postal licence fees are calculated on the basis of 'licensable turnover' (the sum of a licensee's turnover generated by the provision of postal services for letters that are below the licensable limits of £1.30 and/or 500 grams).  For Jersey Post Ltd, as the universal postal operator in Jersey, licensable turnover includes turnover generated by the fulfilment of its universal service obligations ('USO') (even where those activities fall outside licensable letter limits).  In effect, this includes Jersey Post's income from postal and retail services, but excludes income from Promail, Philately, Forex, Fedex (courier and express services) and bulk mail above the licensable limits of £1.30 and/or 500grms.  Further detail is provided in Document CICRA 12/19.

For Guernsey Post Ltd, the annual licence fee payable by Guernsey Post Ltd is set out in Document OUR 04/08.