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. 2 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. 3 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. PP/EN/0709 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.