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Mailsort® 120 and 700


Mailsort® 120 and Mailsort® 700 help you make significant savings on standard postal rates, and give you the flexibility to move between different services depending on speed or budget requirements. Customers get a free Mailsort® User Guide and sortation database.

You sort your mail

Mailsort® is based upon you organising your large mailings into specific groups, all with correct addresses, so that when we collect it we can move it to its destination quickly. By using computer software to sort the mail as it is being produced, this saves us time when we collect it, so we can offer you discounts for the time you save us.

What you can send

You will need to send a minimum of 4,000 letter-sized items. This minimum increases to 10,000 for Mailsort® 700.

Mailsort® 120, and 700

There are two Mailsort® machineable options (with 3 delivery options):

Mailsort® 120

  •  Items must be machineable (have to go through accreditation process to ensure mail format is machine readable)
  • Can produce in trays (easier for you).

Mailsort® 700

  • Items must be machineable (have to go through accreditation process to ensure mail format is machine readable)
  • Must produce in bags.

Mailsort® 120 is a cost-effective choice for your business if you:

  • Want to make savings by carrying out some basic preparation
  • Send large volumes of letter-format mail in the UK
  • Can ensure that items are addressed with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) font or typefaces OR feature a Customer Bar Code (CBC) and that 90% of addresses have the correct postcode
  • Can sort your mail into selections based on our mail centres (full details can be obtained from the Mailsort® Database)
  • Mail at least 4,000 Letters in a single posting
  • Mail items that meet our Letter format requirements:
    • weigh up to 100g
    • 90mm x 140mm or bigger
    • 165mm x 240mm (C5+) or smaller
    • 5mm thick or less
  • Want the flexibility to choose when your items are delivered.

Mailsort® 700 is a cost-effective choice for your business if you:

  • Want to make savings by carrying out some basic preparation
  • Send large volumes of letter-format mail in the UK
  • Can ensure that items feature a Customer Bar Code (CBC) in addition to an address and that 90% of addresses have the correct postcode
  • Can sort your mail into selections based on postcode areas (full details can be obtained from the Mailsort® Database)
  • Mail at least 10,000 items in a single posting
  • Mail items that meet our Letter format requirements:
    • weigh up to 100g
    • 90mm x 140mm or bigger
    • 165mm x 240mm (C5+) or smaller
    • 5mm thick or less
  • Want the flexibility to choose when your items are delivered

Save more with Sustainable Mail™

Mailsort® will be the first Royal Mail product to offer a sustainable option. Sustainable Mail™ is designed to help you minimise the environmental impact of your mailings and demonstrate your commitment to sustainability.

Improve targeting and increase the recyclability of your mailings to meet our Sustainable Mail™ specification, and you can benefit from prices up to 4.7% below Mailsort® 120 and Mailsort® 700 prices.


Formats accepted on the Mailsort service

Letter format image. Maximum length 240mm. Maximum width 165mm. Maximum thickness 5mm. Maximum weight 100g. For example most letters, bills and statements, some brochures and catalogues
  

Large letter format image. Maximum length 353mm. Maximum width 250mm. Maximum thickness 25mm. Maximum weight 750g. For example A4 envelopes, most brochures, catalogues and company reports, some magazines
  

A3 Packet format image. Maximum length 420mm. Maximum width 297mm. Maximum thickness 25mm. Maximum weight 750g. For example A3 size magazines and oversized direct mail items
  

Anything bigger than an A3 Packet. Minimum length 420mm (maximum 610mm). Minimum width 297mm (460mm maximum). Minimum thickness 25mm (460mm maximum). Maximum weight 750g (2kg maximum). For tubular and cylindrical packages the maximum length is 900mm. In addition the item’s length when added to twice the diameter must not exceed 1,040mm. For example VHS cassettes, books, parts and samples, prints and posters in cylindrical packaging
  

Document Library

Download product information, from application forms to user guides.

All the documents are available to download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you don't already have it you can download the free Acrobat Reader.

Application Form Last Updated
Self Regulation of Direct Marketing
Explains the Mailing Standards Levy.
Version August 2008, File Size 79 kb 		11/08/08
Technical Manual Last Updated
Mailsort Database Booklet
Mailsort Database Booklet
Version 1, 		29/05/07
Mailsort User Guide - (tech manual)
Mailsort User Guide - (tech manual)
Version 1, 		26/02/09
Price List Last Updated
International Bulk Mail Rate Card - April 09
International Bulk Mail Rate Card, effective from 6th April 09
Version 1, File Size 105 kb 		06/04/09
Mailsort 120 Rate Card
Pricing Reduction changes for 26 October 2009
Version version 3, File Size 80 kb 		26/10/09
Mailsort 700 Rate Card
Price information for Mailsort 700
Version version 3, File Size 77 kb 		26/10/09
Sustainable Mail Rate Card
Sustainable Mail price details
Version Version 3, File Size 67 kb 		20/11/09
User Guide Last Updated
Mailsort 2 120 Letters Using Trays
How to use Trays for Mailsort 2 120 Letter format items.
Version September 2006, File Size 67 kb 		29/05/07
Know How
Information on Bulk Mail products
Version version 2 June 2009, File Size 1627 kb 		08/06/09
Sustainable Mail Last Updated
Sustainable Mail Specification
Specification for sustainable mail
Version 22.05.09, File Size 74 kb 		26/05/09
Sustainable Mail Checklist
Preparing for sustainable mail checklist
Version May 2009, File Size 94 kb 		26/05/09
Mailsort User Guide: Sustainable Mail
User guide for mailsort with sustainable mail
Version May 2009, File Size 140 kb 		26/05/09
Promotional Brochure Last Updated
Mailsort Introduction
Introduction to Mailsort Services
Version Version 2, File Size 289 kb 		08/06/09
Schedule Last Updated
Bulk Mail Specific Terms and Conditions
Bulk Mail Specific Terms and Conditions.
Version June 2009, File Size 111 kb 		09/06/09
Royal Mail General Terms and Conditions
This is the Royal Mail General Terms and Conditions.
Version June 2009, File Size 168 kb 		23/06/09
International Services Specific Terms
Specific terms for international services, for use in conjunction with Royal Mail General Terms and Conditions (www.royalmail.com/termsandconditions)
Version June 2009, File Size 98 kb 		29/06/09