Send large letters and packets to the United Kingdom Packetpost ™

Send large letters and packets
to the United Kingdom
Packetpost™
Send large letters and packets to the United Kingdom
By working in partnership with their customers Royal Mail have developed
a prompt, efficient and cost-effective service that makes the most of their
unique experience and resources. That service is Packetpost™.
As with Standard Tariff Letters, you can choose
from a First Class service for next-day delivery,
or a Second Class service for delivery within
two to three working days. For both services
the transit times apply from when your mail is
handover to Royal Mail in the United Kingdom.
Where some other carriers charge all your
items at the next-day delivery rate, whether you
need it or not, with Packetpost™ you can decide
exactly which items deserve the extra cost.
Easy to use
Only Royal Mail has the nationwide resources at
its disposal to offer your company the benefits
of such a high standard in packet delivery.
Packetpost™ offers you the same reliability
and expertise as Royal Mail’s Standard Tariff
Letters service but it simplifies aspects such as
calculating prices. It is a service designed for
ease of use.
The benefits of Packetpost™ include:
• Items do not have to be weighed individually.
• Free re-deliveries if Royal Mail cannot deliver
because the recipient is out.
• No extra charge for Saturday morning
deliveries.
• Compensation for lost items available.
Daily or Flat Rate options
With Packetpost™, the highest levels of
service are standard and unlike other courier
companies, Royal Mail delivers to every
address in the United Kingdom from Monday
to Saturday.
Royal Mail’s rates are the same, irrespective of
where in the United Kingdom you wish to have
your items delivered. Through Spring Global
Mail, as Royal Mail’s international sales agent,
you can take full advantage of these costeffective rates. Whether you want to send your
items First or Second Class, you can choose
from the following two options:
Daily Rate
• Send more than 5,000 large letters or
packets per class, per format, per year.
• Charged according to the average weight by
format of a complete consignment.
• Packetpost™ prices are always lower than
the Standard Tariff Letters rates.
Flat Rate
• Send more than 10,000 large letters or
packets, per class, per format, per year.
• Charged according to a pre-agreed flat rate
price.
• Lets you budget delivery costs in advance.
• Posting profiles are monitored to ensure the
best possible prices.
For more details on tariffs, ask us for the latest
Packetpost™ rate card.
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How to qualify
By checking the list below, you can see if Royal
Mail’s Packetpost™ service is appropriate for
your needs:
• There is no minimum item requirement per
mailing, but you must send at least 5,000
large letters or packets for the Daily Rate
service, or 10,000 large letters or packets for
the Flat Rate service per class, per year.
• Large Letter: up to 25mm x 250mm x
353mm in size, with a maximum weight
of 750g.
• Packet: up to 460mm x 460mm x 610mm
for rectangular items; or, for roll-shaped
items, the maximum length is 900mm
with the length plus twice the diameter not
exceeding 1.04m.
• The maximum weight of a First Class item
is 20kg and a 2kg weight limit applies to
Second Class.
Please get in touch
Every year, hundreds of companies throughout
the United Kingdom find Packetpost™ more
efficient, more reliable and more cost-effective
than any other courier in the United Kingdom.
If you think Packetpost™ is right for you or
you have not been provided with Packetpost™
prices, please contact your Spring Global Mail
representative who will be happy to discuss your
business needs more fully.
You can also find more information about
the Royal Mail services on our website
www.springglobalmail.com/royalmail.
Royal Mail can transport printed items,
perishable goods, delicate instruments, works of
art, computers and software, and even insects!
There are, however, a number of restricted
items, which they choose not to carry. A list of
these items can be found on our website,
www.springglobalmail.com/royalmail, or ask your
Spring Global Mail representative for details.
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The Royal Mail service described in this brochure is offered to you by
Spring Global Mail, a joint venture between TNT, Royal Mail Group.
We are an international sales agent for Royal Mail’s inland postal services
and, as such, have direct access to Royal Mail’s national distribution network.
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Although correct at the date this leaflet went to print, from time to time services may be added to or withdrawn.
Up-to-date information may be obtained from www.springglobalmail.com/royalmail or your Spring Global Mail representative.
© Spring Global Mail and Royal Mail, July 2009. All rights reserved.
Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Royal Mail, the Royal Mail Cruciform and Packetpost are trademarks (registered or otherwise)
of Royal Mail Group Ltd in the United Kingdom and other countries. Royal Mail Group Ltd is registered in England and Wales, number 4138203.
Registered office: 100 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0HQ, United Kingdom. Spring Global Mail is a trading name of G3 Worldwide Mail N.V.
Registered office: Building Apollo, Wisselwerking 58, 1112 XS Diemen, Netherlands. Royal Mail Group Ltd has licensed G3 Worldwide Mail N.V. to
use its trademarks.