Price guide Advertising Mail, Business Mail, Publishing Mail, Subscription Mail, Door to Door, Response Services and Inbound Mail Services
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Price guide Advertising Mail, Business Mail, Publishing Mail, Subscription Mail, Door to Door, Response Services and Inbound Mail Services January 2022
Helping your business thrive and prosper Royal Mail is the UK’s designated Universal Postal Service Provider, supporting customers, businesses and communities across the country. We are the only company that has the capability to deliver a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, six-days-a-week service on a range of letters and parcels to more than 31 million addresses across the UK. Online Price Calculator Use our online price calculator to find the best options for your mailing. There’s also a downloadable excel version. royalmailtechnical.com/calculator For other prices such as stamps, franking, parcels and international please visit: royalmail.com/current-postage-prices Although correct at the time this price guide was produced (December 2021), postal prices, fees and other conditions are subject to revision from time to time and services may need to be added or withdrawn. Up-to-date information may be obtained by visiting royalmail.com
Contents Marketing Services 2 General Correspondence Products 3 Your mailing options 4 Know your formats 6 Advertising Mail Royal Mail Advertising Mail® 7 Door to Door Royal Mail Door to Door® 13 Business Mail Business Mail 1st Class 15 Royal Mail Business Mail® 15 Publishing Mail Royal Mail Publishing Mail® 20 Subscription Mail 21 Response Services Business Reply Plus 22 Freepost Standard 22 Freepost NAME 22 Licence Fees 23 Admail 23 Inbound Mail Services Selectapost 24 Pre-sorted Delivery 24 Early Collect 24 Early Extraction 24 Adjustment Charges 25
Marketing Services Royal Mail Advertising Mail® Royal Mail Subscription Mail® Provides flexibility and savings on your direct Subscription Mail is our subscription magazine mail and marketing campaigns. service, where items posted contain 30% or It is already building many best-known brands’ more editorial content. relationships with customers. With direct We consulted the sector and customers told us marketing campaigns delivering return on they need certainty to grow their subscriptions. investment like never before, it’s time to make Subscription Mail offers up to 12-months price it really work for you. certainty so that customers can plan ahead and The right choice for your business if you: invest in launching new titles. • want a reliable medium that enables you to speak On this service, customers can benefit from directly to customers and measure the effect significant savings versus Publishing Mail. • need a service that is ideal for retaining existing customers, as well as acquiring new ones • are sending over 1,000 Letters or Parcels or 250 Large Letters per day • can meet our criteria for mail that is 100% advertising content. To find out more go to royalmail.com/advertising-mail Royal Mail Door to Door ® Royal Mail Door to Door® is our unaddressed leaflet distribution service. Delivered by our trusted network of delivery post people, only Door to Door offers you: • access to all 31 million UK addresses with prices from just 5.8p per item • the flexibility to deliver leaflets, catalogues, samples and more • free planning and targeting of your distribution to ensure your message reaches the right people • creative and design support to maximise the impact of your items • exclusivity – your item won’t be sent out with any that have a competing message with yours* • a Collection Service – meaning we’ll come and collect your items from you • flexible payment options – via account or via debit/credit card • self-service online booking – available at dropaleaflet.royalmail.com with payment via PayPal or account. To find out more go to royalmail.com/doortodoor * With the exception of Government, Political, Religious and Multi-Ad items mailings. 2 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
General Correspondence Products Business Mail 1st Class Royal Mail Publishing Mail® and Royal Mail Business Mail® Is our specialist mailing service for Is the perfect solution for your general business publishers and distributors of magazines, correspondence and transactional mail, journals and newsletters. such as bills, statements or invoices. The right choice for your business if you: Business Mail 1st Class is the right option for • publish magazines, newsletters, periodicals or businesses or organisations looking to send journals with at least one-sixth editorial content critical or time-sensitive mail quickly – and • distribute a minimum of 1,000 items at least get a response just as fast. For items that do twice a year – there is no limit on the amount not require urgent delivery, Business Mail you can send 2nd Class is the perfect solution. • want to earn savings for the volume of mail you The right choice for your business if you: send or for doing some preparation of your mail. • are sending out general correspondence You can customise Publishing Mail to meet your and transactional mail needs by choosing from the options on pages 4-5. • want to reach your customers and build To find out more go to trust and relationships royalmail.com/publishing-mail • want to earn savings for the volume of mail you send or for doing some preparation of your mail. Response Services You can customise Business Mail 1st Class and Our Response Services enable businesses Business Mail to meet your needs by choosing and consumers to react to direct marketing, from the options on pages 4-5. magazine inserts, press advertisements, voting communications and surveys through To find out more go to an item of mail; paid by you. royalmail.com/business-mail You can use them to great effect for electoral If you do not want to take up any of the special communications, market research and surveys options detailed in these pages, simply hand your too. It’s all done with a dedicated item of mail mail over to us and we will do the rest. paid through your account with Royal Mail. New Unsorted Barcodes Choose Business Reply Standard for: We have started to phase out some of our • replies by 1st or 2nd Class unsorted options. It is important to use one of • can be personalised with your branding and logo. the barcoded options to get the best prices. Account customers can save 6-7p by printing a Choose FREEPOST NAME for: simple barcode. • handwritten or printed options To find out more go to • respondent only writes the FREEPOST NAME royalmail.com/barcodesavings – no full postal address required. To find out more go to royalmail.com/standardresponseservices or royalmail.com/freepostname royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 3
Your mailing options For businesses and organisations which use mail as an integral part of their communications plans, Royal Mail have a number of options available for you to choose from. The final price for your mailing will depend on a number of choices that you make, and this price guide is intended to give you an overview of the options. Should you need any further details please see the appropriate product guide at royalmail.com What is the content of your mailing? How quickly do you want it delivered? Advertising Mail 1st Class The working day after collection Mailings which comprise a largely uniform message to all addressees, with the purpose 2nd Class 2 working days after collection of promoting the sale or use of products or Economy 6 working days after collection services, or to encourage contribution to, or support of a cause. Publishing Mail Are you able to pre-sort the mailing A service for periodicals such as newsletters, into separate containers, depending journals and magazines (but not brochures, on the destination? catalogues, directories and exhibition guides). We then pass on the cost saving to you. Most of Before customers can use the service we need our customers who use this facility use the to verify that items meet our qualifying criteria. services of a Mailing House to realise this At least one-sixth of the periodical must be potential. Should you need any support in editorial content. making this happen please visit royalmail.com Business Mail Unsorted is where you just give us the mail as it is. Typically contain general correspondence and items of a personalised nature for transactional, Low Sort is where we ask you to sort to Mail contractual or relationship purposes. Generally Centre level (c 80 selections) for mail that can be they are for mailings that do not qualify for processed through our letter sorting equipment Advertising Mail, or Publishing Mail. Goods cannot (our lowest cost way of processing mail). be sent in Business Mail – please use one of our Parcels products. High Sort requires a deeper level of sortation as it separates mail for each Delivery Office (c 1500 selections). How much does it weigh? Typically we have a single price for 0-100g, another for 101-250g, then above 250g you pay for each additional gram. With the parcel format (only available with Advertising Mail and Publishing Mail) the weight band is 0-750g then 751-1000g. Above 1000g you pay for each additional gram. 4 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Your mailing options Can the items be processed by our What is your mailing volume? Sortation and Sequencing equipment? If your daily volumes (per speed and format) (Machine Readability) reach certain threshold levels you will get MailMark® is the new style barcode which is additional discounts. able to direct and track individual items through the network up to the point where they are How do you access these services? ready for delivery. Access to the services in this price guide is via OCR – even just applying the right font, and a Royal Mail Online Business Account, which making sure that certain areas of the envelope is our online ordering and invoicing system. are clear from text or artwork, can help us use It allows you to order mail services and manage Optical Character Recognition. your Royal Mail invoices quickly and simply in Address Quality – items that are carefully and one place. For more information go to: royalmail.com/oba accurately addressed will give better performance and help achieve lower prices. Again, many customers make use of third party providers to realise the savings that are achievable here. Give us a call and we can point you in the right direction. What containers are you presenting the mail in? We have migrated much of our internal movement of mail into trays rather then bags to drive efficiency, and now offer customers for our pre-sorted products a preferential rate if you can do the same. Trays protect your mail from damage. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 5
Know your formats Here are the formats we use to work out the postage. Each format has its own size and weight limits. The illustrations below will help you check the format of your item. Advertising Mail & Business Mail* Large Letter – machine Letter: up to 100g Large Letter: up to 750g readable: up to 750g max max max max max max D5mm L240mm D25mm L353mm D10mm L345mm max max max W165mm W250mm W245mm *T here is no Parcel option in Business Mail and goods are not permitted in Business Mail Large Letters. For information on Parcels services please visit royalmail.com/parcels Publishing Mail Large Letter – machine Door to Door Large Letter: up to 750g readable: up to 750g Items up to 200g* max max max max max max D25mm L353mm D10mm L345mm D17mm** L297mm max max max W250mm W245mm *Minimum size 100 x 70mm W210mm Response Services Bundles to weigh less than 6.4kg. Boxes to weigh less than Letter: up to 100g Large Letter: up to 750g 10kg. In each box – every item max max max max to weigh the same and be made D5mm L240mm D25mm L353mm from the same paper weight. We can check your item when you send us a sample, and if you max max want to talk anything through W165mm W250mm with the team you can call: 0345 266 0858. Subscription Mail **If your item is more than 5mm thick please contact the Door to Door team on 0345 266 0858 for advice. Large Letter – machine readable: up to 750g Manual Large Letter max max max max W245mm L345mm W245mm L345mm max max D10mm D25mm 6 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Advertising Mail Standard unsorted options Letter Number of items per sales order † Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 2,500- 10,000- Speed Option Code and including 2,499 9,999 24,999 25,000+ 1st Class Standard Tariff CLN 100g 70.9p 69.6p 68.1p 66.7p Account †† UNC 100g 64.1p 62.8p 61.5p 60.2p 2nd Class Standard Tariff CLN 100g 43.9p 43.0p 42.1p 41.2p Account †† UND 100g 39.9p 39.2p 38.3p 37.5p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. † Mailings of less than 1,000 items may be refused or charged at a higher rate. †† Barcode is required for the Account options. For further information visit A royalmail.com/barcodesavings Highly Machine readable unsorted options Letter Number of items per sales order † Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 2,500- 10,000- Speed Option Code and including 2,499 9,999 24,999 25,000+ 1st Class Advanced UNK 100g 52.6p 51.3p 50.0p 48.7p Mailmark EBT 100g 51.2p 50.1p 49.0p 47.9p OCR CLF 100g 57.9p 56.7p 55.5p 54.2p 2nd Class Advanced UNL 100g 31.4p 30.6p 29.8p 29.0p Mailmark EBU 100g 30.5p 29.8p 29.2p 28.6p OCR CLH 100g 33.7p 33.0p 32.3p 31.6p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. † Mailings of less than 1,000 items may be refused or charged at a higher rate. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 7
Advertising Mail Low Sort and High Sort options Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 4,000- 20,000- 40,000- 80,000- Speed Option Code and including 19,999 39,999 79,999 119,999 120,000+ 1st Class Low Sort Mailmark EBD 100g 58.2p 57.1p 55.6p 54.8p 54.2p Low Sort OCR AUR 100g 64.6p 63.4p 61.8p 61.0p 60.4p High Sort Direct AUX 100g 74.7p 73.5p 71.9p 71.1p 70.4p High Sort Residue * AUX 100g 75.2p 73.9p 73.5p 73.1p 72.7p 2nd Class Low Sort Mailmark EBE 100g 23.7p 23.3p 22.6p 22.3p 22.1p Low Sort OCR AVN 100g 26.3p 25.8p 25.2p 24.8p 24.6p High Sort Direct AV1 100g 29.5p 29.1p 28.4p 28.1p 27.8p High Sort Residue * AV1 100g 29.5p 29.1p 28.7p 28.7p 28.6p Economy Low Sort Mailmark EBF 100g 20.1p 19.7p 19.2p 19.0p 18.8p Low Sort OCR AVU 100g 23.6p 23.2p 22.6p 22.3p 22.0p High Sort Direct AV4 100g 25.5p 25.1p 24.5p 24.2p 24.0p High Sort Residue * AV4 100g 25.5p 25.2p 25.1p 24.9p 24.9p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. *The price for Residue is based on the number of items per mailing, not per day. Mailings of less than 4,000 items may be refused or charged at a higher rate. Tray savings: For trayed mailings of Letters you can save 0.35p (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. 8 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Advertising Mail Catalogue option Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 4,000- 20,000- 40,000- 80,000- Speed Option Code and including 19,999 39,999 79,999 119,999 120,000+ Economy High Sort Direct AM3 100g 25.5p 25.1p 24.5p 24.2p 24.0p AM3 110g 27.1p 26.6p 26.0p 25.7p 25.5p AM3 120g 28.4p 28.0p 27.3p 27.0p 26.8p AM3 130g 29.8p 29.3p 28.7p 28.3p 28.1p AM3 140g 31.1p 30.6p 29.9p 29.5p 29.3p AM3 150g 32.4p 31.9p 31.2p 30.8p 30.6p High Sort Residue* AM3 100g 25.5p 25.2p 25.1p 24.9p 24.9p AM3 150g 47.8p 47.2p 46.9p 46.7p 46.7p Large Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 10,000- 20,000- 40,000- Speed Option Code and including 9,999 19,999 39,999 59,999 60,000+ Economy High Sort Direct AM3 100g 31.8p 31.2p 30.4p 30.1p 29.7p AM3 110g 34.3p 33.7p 32.9p 32.5p 32.2p AM3 120g 36.4p 35.7p 34.9p 34.5p 34.2p AM3 130g 38.3p 37.6p 36.8p 36.3p 36.0p AM3 140g 40.3p 39.6p 38.7p 38.2p 37.9p AM3 150g 42.0p 41.3p 40.4p 39.9p 39.5p AM3 250g 43.3p 42.6p 41.5p 41.0p 40.6p High Sort Residue* AM3 100g 34.8p 34.6p 34.4p 34.4p 34.4p AM3 150g 47.8p 47.5p 47.2p 47.2p 47.2p AM3 250g 47.8p 47.5p 47.2p 47.2p 47.2p For details of Large Letters over 250g see the Advertising Mail rate card. Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. *The price for Residue is based on the number of items per mailing, not per day. Mailings of less than 1,000 Large Letters or 4,000 Letters may be refused or charged at a higher rate. Tray savings: For trayed mailings you can save 0.35p for Letters and 1.50p for Large Letters (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 9
Advertising Mail Standard unsorted options Large Letter Number of items per sales order † Product Weight up to 250- 750- 2,000- Delivery Speed Option Code and including 749 1,999 4,999 5,000+ 1st Class Standard CLN 100g 106.2p 104.0p 101.9p 99.7p 250g 146.2p 143.2p 140.2p 137.3p 500g 185.3p 181.5p 177.8p 174.0p 750g 259.5p 254.3p 249.0p 243.7p Account †† UNC 100g 100.3p 98.2p 96.2p 94.2p 250g 140.3p 137.4p 134.6p 131.7p 500g 179.4p 175.7p 172.1p 168.4p 750g 253.6p 248.5p 243.3p 238.2p 2nd Class Standard CLN 100g 73.8p 72.3p 70.8p 69.3p 250g 104.0p 101.9p 99.8p 97.7p 500g 134.6p 131.9p 129.2p 126.4p 750g 190.6p 186.7p 182.9p 179.0p Account†† UND 100g 67.9p 66.5p 65.1p 63.7p 250g 98.1p 96.1p 94.1p 92.1p 500g 128.7p 126.1p 123.5p 120.9p 750g 184.7p 180.9p 177.2p 173.4p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. † Mailings of less than 250 items may be refused or charged at a higher rate. †† Barcode savings. A barcode is required for the Account options. For further information visit royalmail.com/barcodesavings 10 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Advertising Mail Highly machinable unsorted options Large Letter Number of items per sales order † Product Weight up to 1- 250- 750- 2,000- Delivery Speed Option Code and including 249 749 1,999 4,999 5,000+ 1st Class Mailmark EBT 100g 101.8p 87.0p 85.1p 83.4p 81.5p 250g 142.4p 121.8p 119.1p 116.6p 114.0p 500g 182.1p 155.7p 152.3p 149.1p 145.8p 750g 257.5p 220.2p 215.4p 210.9p 206.2p Advanced* UNK 100g 101.8p 87.0p 85.1p 83.4p 81.5p 250g 142.4p 124.2p 121.3p 118.5p 115.6p 500g 182.1p 158.8p 155.2p 151.5p 147.9p 750g 257.5p 224.6p 219.4p 214.3p 209.1p OCR CLF 100g n/a 96.6p 94.5p 92.5p 90.4p 250g n/a 136.7p 133.7p 130.9p 128.0p 500g n/a 177.2p 173.4p 169.8p 166.0p 750g n/a 250.9p 245.4p 240.3p 235.0p 2nd Class Mailmark EBU 100g 68.9p 63.2p 61.8p 60.5p 59.2p 250g 99.6p 91.4p 89.4p 87.5p 85.6p 500g 130.7p 119.9p 117.3p 114.8p 112.3p 750g 187.5p 172.0p 168.2p 164.7p 161.1p Advanced* UNL 100g 68.9p 66.8p 65.2p 64.2p 63.1p 250g 99.6p 96.5p 94.3p 92.8p 91.3p 500g 130.7p 126.7p 123.7p 121.7p 119.8p 750g 187.5p 181.7p 177.5p 174.6p 171.8p OCR CLH 100g n/a 71.4p 69.9p 68.4p 66.9p 250g n/a 100.9p 98.7p 96.6p 94.5p 500g n/a 131.4p 128.5p 125.8p 123.0p 750g n/a 187.9p 183.7p 179.9p 175.9p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. † In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. Mailings of less than 250 OCR items may be refused or charged at a higher price. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 11
Advertising Mail Sorted options Large Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 10,000- 20,000- 40,000- Speed Option Code and including 9,999 19,999 39,999 59,999 60,000+ 1st Class Low Sort Mailmark EBD 100g 77.1p 75.7p 73.9p 73.0p 72.3p 250g 86.8p 85.3p 83.2p 82.2p 81.4p Low Sort OCR AUR 100g 87.8p 86.8p 86.3p 85.8p 84.8p 250g 100.1p 99.0p 98.4p 97.9p 96.7p High Sort Direct AUX 100g 81.8p 80.4p 78.4p 77.4p 76.7p 250g 92.7p 91.1p 88.9p 87.8p 86.9p High Sort Residue* AUX 100g 90.5p 88.9p 87.8p 87.8p 87.2p 250g 101.9p 100.1p 98.9p 98.9p 98.3p 2nd Class Low Sort Mailmark EBE 100g 34.1p 33.5p 32.7p 32.3p 32.0p 250g 46.2p 45.4p 44.3p 43.8p 43.3p Low Sort OCR AVN 100g 38.7p 38.3p 38.1p 37.8p 37.4p 250g 52.7p 52.2p 51.9p 51.6p 51.0p High Sort Direct AV1 100g 36.4p 35.7p 34.9p 34.4p 34.1p 250g 49.7p 48.8p 47.7p 47.1p 46.6p High Sort Residue* AV1 100g 40.2p 39.4p 39.0p 39.0p 38.7p 250g 54.5p 53.5p 52.9p 52.9p 52.6p Economy Low Sort Mailmark EBF 100g 29.8p 29.2p 28.5p 28.2p 27.9p 250g 40.7p 40.0p 39.0p 38.5p 38.2p Low Sort OCR AVU 100g 34.1p 33.7p 33.5p 33.4p 33.0p 250g 46.5p 46.0p 45.8p 45.5p 45.0p High Sort Direct AV4 100g 31.8p 31.2p 30.4p 30.1p 29.7p 250g 43.3p 42.6p 41.5p 41.0p 40.6p High Sort Residue* AV4 100g 34.8p 34.6p 34.4p 34.4p 34.4p 250g 47.8p 47.5p 47.2p 47.2p 47.2p For details of Large Letters over 250g and Parcels see the Advertising Mail rate card. Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Prices in this table exclude the mailing standards levy of 0.2% and the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, both of which are not subject to VAT. Further details of the Mailing Standards and JICMAIL Levy can be found in the specific terms relating to Advertising Mail. Mailings of less than 1,000 items may be refused or charged at a higher rate. *The price for Residue is based on the number of items per mailing, not per day. Tray savings: For trayed mailings of Large Letters up to 10mm thick you can save 1.50p (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. 12 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Door to Door Door to Door rate card (under 5mm in depth) Standard Bookings Number of items per contract (price per 1,000 items) Weight up to Up to 25,001 - 100,001 - and including 25,000 100,000 200,000* 20g £65.99 £60.99 £58.49 35g £70.61 £65.26 £62.58 60g £92.39 £85.39 £81.89 80g £99.64 £92.09 £88.32 100g £116.14 £107.34 £102.94 120g £151.30 £135.68 £133.19 140g £166.43 £149.26 £139.47 160g £182.44 £163.62 £152.90 180g £197.65 £177.24 £165.64 200g £214.87 £192.70 £180.09 Prices exclude VAT which is charged at the standard rate. Subject to availability and a minimum charge of £200 excluding VAT. Prices in this table exclude the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, which is not subject to VAT. *For standard rate card, distributions of over 200,000 items receive volume-related discounts. Each contract over this volume is priced according to the weight and geographic profile of the distribution and the Door to Door team will be able to provide you with an exact price for such distributions. Door to Door rate card (under 5mm in depth) New User Number of items per contract (price per 1,000 items) Weight up to Up to 25,001 - 100,001 - and including 25,000 100,000 200,000 20g £62.99 £57.32 £54.53 35g £67.40 £61.33 £58.35 60g £88.19 £80.25 £76.34 80g £95.11 £86.55 £82.34 100g £110.86 £100.88 £95.97 Prices exclude handling charges and VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Subject to availability and a minimum charge of £200 excluding VAT. New offer rate applicable to brand new customers or customers returning after 18 months Prices in this table exclude the JICMAIL levy of 0.3%, which is not subject to VAT. Please remember, if your contracts contain items with a depth measuring 5mm or more, they must be booked through the Door to Door Booking Centre, please call 0345 266 0858. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 13
Door to Door For any advice regarding Door to Door please call 0345 266 0858, or visit: royalmail.com/doortodoor for further information. Please remember, if your contracts contain items with a depth measuring 5mm or more, they must be booked through the Door to Door Booking Centre. We want to make your next leaflet campaign as easy to manage as possible. That’s why we offer an end-to-end solution to suit your needs. Our Booking Centre team can help you to plan, target and book your items, also help you with your print requirements and arrange collection and handover of your items to our processing centres. There is a minimum charge per contract of £200 plus VAT. A contract can be booked for distributions over a 13 week period, and you can spread distribution and payments over this period to help reduce the upfront cost to you. To discuss how Door to Door can help your business and to make a booking, please contact the Door to Door team between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday on 0345 266 0858 or by email doortodoor@royalmail.com You can also visit royalmail.com/doortodoor for more information. 14 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Business Mail Standard unsorted options Letter Number of items per sales order † Product Weight up to 1,000- 2,500- 10,000- Delivery Speed Option Code and including 1-999 2,499 9,999 24,999 25,000+ 1st Class Standard STL 100g 82.0p 79.7p 78.0p 76.1p 74.6p Account†† UNA 100g 75.0p 72.9p 71.3p 69.6p 68.3p 2nd Class Standard STL 100g 55.0p 53.7p 52.5p 51.2p 50.1p Account†† UNB 100g 48.0p 46.8p 45.8p 44.7p 43.7p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. † †† Barcode savings. A barcode is required for the Account options. For further information visit royalmail.com/barcodesavings Highly Machine readable unsorted options Letter Number of items per sales order † Product Weight up to 250- 500- 1,000- 2,500- 10,000- Delivery Speed Code Option and including 1-249 499 999 2,499 9,999 24,999 25,000+ 1st Class UNI Advanced 100g 75.0p 61.5p 61.5p 59.4p 57.8p 56.1p 54.8p EBR Mailmark 100g 75.0p 58.5p 58.5p 57.5p 56.2p 55.0p 53.8p CL3 OCR 100g n/a n/a 67.2p 66.0p 64.6p 63.2p 61.8p 2nd Class UNJ Advanced 100g 48.0p 39.5p 39.5p 39.2p 38.8p 38.6p 38.5p EBS Mailmark 100g 48.0p 37.8p 37.8p 37.1p 36.3p 35.6p 35.0p CL4 OCR 100g n/a n/a 42.8p 42.1p 41.1p 40.3p 39.4p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. † In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. Mailings of less than the minimum volumes may be refused or charged at a higher price. For Business Mail Advanced (BMA) posted via Mailmark Franking machines: Business Mail Advanced 1st Class items should be franked 75p and Business Mail Advanced 2nd Class items should be franked 48p. Items that qualify will be charged the Advanced prices in the table above and items which do not qualify will be charged at 75p (exc VAT) for 1st Class, and 48p (exc VAT) for 2nd Class. The difference between the sum franked per item and the sum of items qualifying and not qualifying will be credited or debited automatically to your account with your franking machine supplier. You will receive a VAT statement and Franking Account statement monthly. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 15
Business Mail Low Sort and High Sort options Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 4,000- 20,000- 40,000- 80,000- Speed Option Code and including 19,999 39,999 79,999 119,999 120,000+ 1st Class Low Sort Mailmark EBA 100g 58.2p 57.1p 55.6p 54.8p 54.2p Low Sort OCR MXD 100g 64.6p 63.4p 61.8p 61.0p 60.4p High Sort Direct LE1 100g 74.7p 73.5p 71.9p 71.1p 70.4p High Sort Residue * LE1 100g 75.2p 73.9p 73.5p 73.1p 72.7p 2nd Class Low Sort Mailmark EBB 100g 40.6p 39.9p 38.8p 38.3p 37.9p Low Sort OCR MXE 100g 45.0p 44.1p 43.0p 42.4p 42.0p High Sort Direct LE2 100g 51.0p 50.1p 49.0p 48.5p 48.0p High Sort Residue * LE2 100g 51.6p 50.8p 50.5p 50.2p 49.9p Economy Low Sort Mailmark EBC 100g 34.8p 34.1p 33.2p 32.8p 32.4p Low Sort OCR MXF 100g 40.5p 39.7p 38.7p 38.2p 37.8p High Sort Direct LE3 100g 43.3p 42.6p 41.7p 41.2p 40.8p High Sort Residue * LE3 100g 43.4p 43.0p 42.7p 42.6p 42.5p Large Letters between 250g and 750g are priced per gram. For details see the Business Mail rate card. Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. *The price for Residue is based on the number of items per mailing, not per day. Mailings of less than 4,000 items may be refused or charged at a higher rate. Tray savings: For trayed mailings of Letters you can save 0.35p (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. 16 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Business Mail Standard unsorted options Large Letter Number of items per sales order † Product Weight up to 1- 250- 750- 2,000 Delivery Speed Option Code and including 249 749 1,999 4,999 5,000+ 1st Class Standard STL 100g 125.0p 123.1p 121.1p 118.6p 116.0p Tariff 250g 175.0p 172.3p 169.6p 166.0p 162.4p 500g 203.0p 199.9p 196.7p 192.5p 188.4p 750g 282.0p 277.6p 273.3p 267.5p 261.7p Account†† UNA 100g 119.0p 117.2p 115.3p 112.9p 110.4p 250g 169.0p 166.4p 163.8p 160.3p 156.8p 500g 197.0p 193.9p 190.9p 186.9p 182.8p 750g 276.0p 271.7p 267.4p 261.8p 256.1p 2nd Class Standard STL 100g 97.0p 95.4p 93.4p 91.2p 89.2p Tariff 250g 135.0p 132.8p 130.0p 127.0p 124.1p 500g 154.0p 151.5p 148.3p 144.8p 141.6p 750g 214.0p 210.5p 206.1p 201.3p 196.8p Account †† UNB 100g 91.0p 89.5p 87.6p 85.6p 83.7p 250g 129.0p 126.9p 124.2p 121.3p 118.6p 500g 148.0p 145.6p 142.5p 139.2p 136.1p 750g 208.0p 204.6p 200.3p 195.6p 191.3p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. † †† Barcode savings. A barcode is required for the Account options. For further information visit royalmail.com/barcodesavings royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 17
Business Mail Highly machinable unsorted options Large Letter Number of items per sales order Product Weight up to 1- 250- 750- 2,000- Delivery Speed Option Code and including 249 749 1,999 4,999 5,000+ 1st Class Mailmark EBR 100g 119.0p 99.5p 97.3p 95.3p 93.1p 250g 169.0p 141.3p 138.2p 135.3p 132.3p 500g 197.0p 164.7p 161.1p 157.7p 154.2p 750g 276.0p 230.7p 225.6p 220.9p 216.0p Advanced† UNI 100g 119.0p 103.7p 101.8p 99.4p 96.9p 250g 169.0p 147.2p 144.6p 141.1p 137.7p 500g 197.0p 171.6p 168.5p 164.5p 160.5p 750g 276.0p 240.4p 236.1p 230.5p 224.8p OCR CL3 100g n/a 112.5p 110.0p 107.7p 105.3p 250g n/a 160.2p 156.7p 153.5p 150.1p 500g n/a 208.1p 203.5p 199.3p 194.9p 750g n/a 294.6p 288.1p 282.1p 275.8p 2nd Class Mailmark EBS 100g 91.0p 76.7p 75.0p 73.4p 71.8p 250g 129.0p 108.7p 106.3p 104.1p 101.8p 500g 153.4p 129.3p 126.4p 123.8p 121.0p 750g 217.5p 183.3p 179.2p 175.5p 171.6p Advanced † UNJ 100g 91.0p 81.0p 79.1p 77.1p 75.2p 250g 129.0p 114.8p 112.2p 109.3p 106.6p 500g 148.0p 131.7p 128.7p 125.4p 122.3p 750g 210.3p 187.2p 182.9p 178.1p 173.7p OCR CL4 100g n/a 89.1p 87.1p 85.3p 83.4p 250g n/a 128.6p 125.8p 123.2p 120.4p 500g n/a 169.3p 165.6p 162.1p 158.5p 750g n/a 240.3p 235.0p 230.1p 225.0p Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. † In order to qualify for a price based on number of items, items must be of the same service, class and format, and be contained on a single sales order. 18 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Business Mail Sorted options Large Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 10,000- 20,000- 40,000- Speed Option Code and including 9,999 19,999 39,999 59,999 60,000+ 1st Class Low Sort Mailmark EBA 100g 77.1p 75.7p 73.9p 73.0p 72.3p 250g 86.8p 85.3p 83.2p 82.2p 81.4p Low Sort OCR MXD 100g 87.8p 86.8p 86.3p 85.8p 84.8p 250g 100.1p 99.0p 98.4p 97.9p 96.7p High Sort Direct LE1 100g 81.8p 80.4p 78.4p 77.4p 76.7p 250g 92.7p 91.1p 88.9p 87.8p 86.9p High Sort Residue* LE1 100g 90.5p 88.9p 87.8p 87.8p 87.2p 250g 101.9p 100.1p 98.9p 98.9p 98.3p 2nd Class Low Sort Mailmark EBB 100g 55.0p 54.0p 52.7p 52.1p 51.6p 250g 71.0p 69.7p 68.1p 67.2p 66.6p Low Sort OCR MXE 100g 62.0p 61.3p 61.0p 60.6p 59.9p 250g 80.7p 79.8p 79.4p 78.9p 78.0p High Sort Direct LE2 100g 58.4p 57.3p 55.9p 55.3p 54.7p 250g 75.8p 74.4p 72.6p 71.7p 71.0p High Sort Residue* LE2 100g 64.3p 63.2p 62.4p 62.4p 62.0p 250g 83.5p 82.0p 81.0p 81.0p 80.5p Economy Low Sort Mailmark EBC 100g 48.8p 48.0p 46.9p 46.3p 45.9p 250g 62.9p 61.8p 60.3p 59.6p 59.1p Low Sort OCR MXF 100g 54.8p 54.2p 53.9p 53.6p 53.0p 250g 71.1p 70.3p 69.9p 69.5p 68.7p High Sort Direct LE3 100g 52.6p 51.6p 50.4p 49.8p 49.3p 250g 67.5p 66.3p 64.7p 63.9p 63.3p High Sort Residue * LE3 100g 57.5p 56.9p 56.5p 56.2p 56.2p 250g 74.0p 73.1p 72.7p 72.2p 72.2p Large Letters between 250g and 750g are priced per gram. For details see the Business Mail rate card. Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. * The price for Residue is based on the number of items per mailing, not per day. Tray savings: For trayed mailings of Large Letters up to 10mm thick you can save 1.50p (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 19
Publishing Mail Low Sort and High Sort options Large Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 10,000- 20,000- 40,000- Speed Option Code and including 9,999 19,999 39,999 59,999 60,000+ 1st Class Low Sort Mailmark EBP 100g 64.6p 63.8p 62.7p 61.6p 61.2p 250g 73.0p 72.2p 70.9p 69.6p 69.2p Low Sort OCR PQ3 100g 72.9p 72.1p 71.7p 71.3p 70.5p 250g 81.8p 80.9p 80.4p 80.0p 79.1p High Sort Direct PR1 100g 69.6p 68.7p 67.5p 66.2p 65.8p 250g 77.0p 76.1p 74.7p 73.4p 72.9p High Sort Residue* PR1 100g 74.9p 74.0p 73.6p 73.1p 72.3p 250g 83.1p 82.1p 81.6p 81.1p 80.1p 2nd Class Low Sort Mailmark EBQ 100g 49.5p 49.0p 48.1p 47.2p 46.9p 250g 63.0p 62.2p 61.1p 60.0p 59.7p Low Sort OCR PQ4 100g 55.9p 55.3p 55.0p 54.6p 54.0p 250g 71.3p 70.5p 70.1p 69.7p 68.9p High Sort Direct PR2 100g 48.2p 47.7p 46.8p 46.0p 45.7p 250g 61.6p 60.8p 59.8p 58.7p 58.3p High Sort Residue* PR2 100g 52.1p 51.5p 51.2p 51.0p 50.4p 250g 66.9p 66.2p 65.9p 65.5p 64.8p For details of Large Letters between 250g and 750g and Parcels see the Publishing Mail rate card. Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. * The price for Residue is based on the number of items per mailing, not per day. Tray savings: For trayed mailings of Large Letters up to 10mm thick you can save 1.50p (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. 20 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Subscription Mail Low Sort and Manual options Large Letter Number of items per day* Delivery Product Weight up to 1,000- 10,000- 20,000- 40,000- Speed Option Code and including 9,999 19,999 39,999 59,999 60,000+ 1st Class Low Sort Mailmark PQC 100g 58.0p 57.4p 56.6p 55.7p 55.4p 250g 63.7p 63.1p 62.1p 61.2p 60.8p 2nd Class Low Sort Mailmark PQD 100g 41.9p 41.4p 40.6p 39.8p 39.5p 250g 53.9p 53.2p 52.2p 51.2p 50.8p SBA 100g 64.9p 64.3p 63.3p 62.3p 62.0p 250g 71.7p 71.0p 69.9p 68.8p 68.5p SBB 100g 49.2p 48.6p 47.7p 46.9p 46.5p 250g 63.2p 62.4p 61.3p 60.3p 59.8p *Mailings of less than 2,000 items may be charged at a higher rate. **Mailings of new titles with a minimum of 1,000 items are permitted in the first year. Tray savings: For trayed mailings of Large Letters up to 10mm thick you can save 1.50p (ex VAT) per item from the prices in this table. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 21
Response Services Business Reply and Freepost Business Reply and Freepost enable your customers to respond easily and cost free to your outbound communications. To get our lowest price simply provide your customers with a pre printed, machine readable envelope, typically used for many financial transactions and customer orders. This is our PLUS option and is available for letter format only. If you want the flexibility of different sizes and weights to come back, then our STANDARD service covers all options. Finally, if you want your customers to provide the envelope, and simply handwrite the return address, then FREEPOST NAME is ideal, as they only need to remember the name, not a postal address. Great if you are using broadcast media or off the page. To get more detail on any of these options please visit royalmail.com/responseservices Business Reply Plus & Freepost Plus Weight up to Format and including 1st Class 2nd Class Letter* 100g £0.68 £0.48 Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. *Only Letter format items can be sent using Business Reply Plus and Freepost Plus. Letter and Large Letters Business Reply Standard & Freepost Standard Freepost NAME Weight up to Format and including 1st Class 2nd Class 1st Class Letter 100g £0.74 £0.57 £0.75 Large Letter 100g £1.07 £0.85 £1.16 250g £1.52 £1.23 £1.61 500g £2.05 £1.69 £2.14 750g £2.95 £2.40 £3.04 Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Note: The Business Reply Standard and Freepost Standard prices above apply to alpha, alpha numeric and licence barcode styles. 22 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Response Services Business Reply and Freepost Parcels* Business Reply Standard & Freepost Standard Freepost NAME Weight up to Format and including 1st Class 2nd Class 1st Class Parcels 0-1000g £4.75 £3.70 £4.90 1250g £7.20 n/a £7.30 1500g £8.10 n/a £8.20 1750g £9.35 n/a £9.45 2000g £10.00 n/a £10.12 4000g £13.70 n/a £13.85 4000-6000g £18.30 n/a £18.45 For each additional 2000g or part thereof add £4.60 £4.60 Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Note: The Business Reply Standard and Freepost Standard prices above apply to alpha, alpha numeric and licence barcode styles. *Prices effective from 4 January 2022. Licence Fees – to use any of our Response Services, you’ll need to sign up for the appropriate annual licence. Once you’ve signed up you’ll only pay postage for the replies you receive. Service Annual Licence Fee Business Reply Plus, Freepost, Business Reply Standard and Freepost Standard £99.70 Business Reply and Freepost Standard and Plus >10 licences £68.00 Freepost NAME (first licence) £263.00 Freepost NAME (subsequent licences) £142.00 Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed with Response £140.00 Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Please note that a deposit may be required. Admail – is our redirection service for direct response advertisers, enabling you to receive orders and enquiries at a different address from the one used in your promotional material or advertising. Duration Price 30 days £252.00 60 days £395.00 90 days £516.00 180 days £868.00 1 year £1,242.00 Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 23
Inbound Mail Services Selectapost – saves you time by delivering mail already sorted by up to 25 departments or categories. The right choice for your business if you: • need to have mail on desks in the quickest possible time • need us to deliver your mail already sorted into as many as 25 categories that you specify, such as departments or your floors. To find out more go to royalmail.com/selectapost Price Price If delivered to a single point If delivered to multiple points Fixed Annual charge per selection* £213.60 £213.60 Per 1,000 Letters £34.60 £35.80 Per 1,000 Large Letters £51.60 £52.80 Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. *Annual charge is invoiced quarterly. Pre-sorted Delivery – if you receive on average 6,000 items or more daily, or need more than 25 departments, Pre-sorted Delivery saves you time by delivering mail already sorted. The right choice for your business if you: • want us to sort your company’s incoming mail before it’s delivered, saving you time and freeing up space • would like the choice of having your mail sorted to more than 25 departments or categories • are looking for savings efficiency. If you would like a quote go to royalmail.com/psd Early Collect – enables you to collect your mail at an earlier time that suits you. The right choice for your business if you: • want to respond to your customers at the earliest opportunity • need the convenience of picking up mail from your local delivery office before office hours, 6.00am until 8.30am, Monday to Saturday. For more information go to royalmail.com/earlycollect Early Extraction – enables you to access your mail at the earliest possible time in the morning. The right choice for your business if you: • want to access your mail ahead of normal delivery time – and as early as you need • would like the chance to process incoming mail sooner • want the flexibility of a six days a week service. If you would like a quote go to royalmail.com/earlyextraction 24 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
Adjustment Charges Mailmark Adjustment Charges Fault Applies to Flat Fee Per Item Fee Notes Missorts Mailmark Letters n/a 12.95p Missorts Mailmark Large Letters n/a 37.75p Adjustment charges only apply when one or a International item as domestic Mailmark n/a £2.02 combination of charges result in a charge of £10 Non-machine processed Mailmark Letters n/a 2.2p or more per eManifest Postcode and Delivery Non-machine processed Mailmark Large Letters n/a 3.91p point suffix accuracy Postcode accuracy Mailmark Letters n/a 8.68p adjustment charges only apply if the combined Postcode accuracy Mailmark Large Letters n/a 17.05p result drops below 90% per eManifest Mailmark Letters Delivery point suffix accuracy n/a 0.93p and Large Letters Missing or incorrect Mailmark Letters £29.45 n/a per eManifest eManifest ID and Large Letters Unmanifested volume Mailmark Letters 49p Letters/ £29.45 per supply chain and Duplicates and Large Letters 78p Large Letters Incorrect SCID Mailmark Letters £29.45 n/a per eManifest and Large Letters Item ID mismatch Mailmark Letters £29.45 n/a per eManifest and Large Letters Account and Advanced Charges Fault Applies to Class Format Flat Fee Per Item Fee Barcode not seen Unsorted Account 1st Class and Letters and n/a 7p 2nd Class Large Letters Sales order under Account and Advanced 1st Class Letters 75p declared – UK 2nd Class Letters 48p n/a 1st Class Large Letters 169p 2nd Class Large Letters 129p Sales order under Account and Advanced Letters 198p n/a declared – International Ls and LLs Large Letters 483p Not highly machinable Advanced 1st Class Letters 13.5p 2nd Class Letters 8.5p 1st Class Large Letters n/a 13.5p 2nd Class Large Letters 8.5p Missing sales order Mailmark £29.45 n/a Incorrect sales order Mailmark £29.45 n/a Prices in these tables exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Full details of the Mailmark adjustment framework are available at royalmail.com/mailmark royalmail.com Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 25
Adjustment Charges Machine Readable Adjustment Charges Fault Applies to Flat Fee Per item fee Note Low volume faults Sorted machine-readable £29.45 n/a per posting Medium volume low Sorted machine-readable £29.45 n/a per posting impact faults Medium volume high 10% of posting Sorted machine-readable £29.45 adjustment impact faults adjusted High volume low Sorted and non-sorted £29.45 n/a per posting impact faults machine-readable High volume high 100% of mailing Sorted £29.45 adjustment impact faults adjusted BMA on account and Incorrect licence design £29.45 n/a per month Response Services Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate. Full details of the Low/High machine readable faults are available in the Quick Guides at royalmailtechnical.com Other Adjustment Charges Fault Applies to Flat Fee Per item fee Notes Presentation errors Sorted £29.45 n/a per posting Incorrect labels/bag ties Sorted £29.45 25p per label or tie Incorrect cage cards Sorted £29.45 32p per card used Storage costs Sorted £29.45 32p per cage per day per bag/bundle/tray Overweight bags/bundles/trays Sorted £29.45 82p generated per cage/york Overweight cages/yorks Sorted £29.45 82p generated Minimum average items Sorted £29.45 adjustment 100% of mailing per selection Bulk surcharging* Unsorted n/a 41p per item Response specification Response Services n/a 41p per item Missing sales order All products £29.45 n/a per posting Incorrect sales order All products £29.45 n/a per posting Prices in this table exclude VAT, which is charged at the standard rate, except for Bulk surcharges. *Bulk surcharges are exempt from VAT. 26 Royal Mail Price Guide January 2022 royalmail.com
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