Save on postage - Royal Mail introduces "Large Letter" format
What? Royal Mail's Pricing in Proportion (PiP) is a different system of calculating postage costs which is both size and weight based.
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When? It was introduced in August 2006. Why? Pricing by size is a concept that Royal Mail had pursued for some time in order to rebalance its prices in line with costs. It is not a new concept and had been employed worldwide in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Japan and Germany for some time. How? Royal Mail allocated £10m to major multi-media broadcast campaigns to inform and educate businesses and consumers. |
What’s the difference between letters, large letters and packets?
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Letters include most letters, postcards, greeting cards, bills and statements and some brochures and catalogues & small postage calendars. Letters are A5 size, half a sheet of standard A4 paper, 5mm in thickness and 0-100g in weight.
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Large Letters include most brochures, catalogues, company reports, magazines, CDs and DVDs & medium format calendars to post. Large Letters do not exceed 353mm x 250mm in size (which is slightly larger than standard A4 paper) and 25mm in thickness. Large Letters may contain unfolded sheets of A4 paper.
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Packets include VHS cassettes, books, some magazines and catalogues, parts and samples, foodstuffs, prints and posters in cylindrical packaging. A packet is any item longer than 353mm or wider than 250mm or thicker than 25mm or heavier than 1,000g. The maximum weight allowed for second class items is 1kg.
Please contact us with any queries you may have with regards to the sending and mailing of our calendars.