Could you save money by posting mail in trays?

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1 Could you save money by posting mail in trays?

2 Key Points Applies only to inland sorted mail options Business, Advertising, Sustainable Advertising and Publishing Standard prices apply to mail posted in bags and bundles Price savings for Letters and Large Letters when posted in trays Effective 31st March

3 Advantages of trays Bags must be tied Mail must be bundled Bags give less protection Trays do not need ties No need to bundles Trays protect mail Lower prices Royal Mail opens bags and bundles for all sorted mailings* to transfer the mail to trays Mail in trays is typically in better condition as it travels through the mail pipeline On average this mail is sorted more readily and has fewer quality issues Barcoded mail has better read rates 3 s There are presentation requirements see the rest of this presentations and the Containerisation section of our User Guide. * Excluding Parcels, A3 Parcels and Large Letters over 10mm in thickness.

4 Savings on Letters 0.2p 2 40p Per item Per thousand items Per bag or tray, based on 200 items per container Excludes VAT Effective 31 st March

5 Savings on Large Letters 0.3p 3 15p Per item Per thousand items Per bag or tray, based on 50 items per container Excludes VAT Effective 31 st March

6 6 Technical details

7 Tray specifications are unchanged Max gross weight in kg. Empty tray = 1kg Max thickness in mm for large letters in trays Max depth in mm for large letters stacked in trays Further details in the Containerisation section of our User Guide These are current specifications valid both before and after 31 st March

8 Secondary containers for trays Max gross weight in kg of a wheeled cage (York) Max gross weight in kg of a rigid steel cage (RSC) Further details in the Containerisation section of our User Guide These are current specifications valid both before and after 31 st March

9 Minimum average items per selection For letters in trays For large letters in trays Further details in the Containerisation section of our User Guide These are current specifications valid both before and after 31 st March

10 Minimum average examples Direct Selections Residue Selections Volume Required No direct selections 86 residue selections 8,600 (L) or 2,150 (LL) 86 direct selections 0 residue selections 8,600 (L) or 2,150 (LL) 500 direct selections 40 residue selections 54,000 (L) or 13,500 (LL) 1000 direct selections 20 residue selections 102,000 (L) or 25,500 (LL) 1529 direct selections 0 residue selections 152,900 (L) or 38,225 (LL) 10 Volume of Mailing/(Number of Direct Selections + Number of Residue Selections) 100 (Letters) or 25 (Large Letters). It is possible to have less than 86 selections, but 1529 is the highest.

11 Three islands mail must be bagged Jersey Guernsey Isle of Man Any mail for these destinations should be bagged. This will not affect the price of a mailing. If a mailing is trayed, but with bags for the three islands, then the entire mailing will receive the tray price. Select the option for trays when booking the mailing. 11

12 Recap mail which must not be trayed Large Letters Parcels 3 Islands Over 10mm thick Including A3 Parcels Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man Further details in the Containerisation section of our User Guide These are current specifications valid both before and after 31 st March

13 Online Business Account 13 When booking mailings using an Online Business Account (OBA), customers will need to declare mailings as bags or trays. Segregated Bundles should be declared as bags.

14 Segregated Bundles Will be priced as bags Should be declared as bags when booking a mailing using an Online Business Account 14

15 For more information 15

16 Information and Contacts For more information visit For supplies of trays, and for tools to assess the impacts of switching from bags to trays, contact the Business Customer Advisor at your local distribution centre. Area East and Northern Home Counties Midlands North West London and South East Scotland South West North East Contact