PrintPost

The required postage to send mail by PrintPost is based on the weight of your mail items together with the time you lodge it to be mailed. 

Standard rates apply to mail lodged after 8am and before noon Monday to Friday. Afternoon rates apply to mail lodged between noon and 5pm Monday to Friday.   Evening rates apply to mail lodged after 5pm weekdays and at any stage on weekends or public holidays by prior arrangement.

Standard and afternoon rates

Weekend and evening rates

There will be additional costs if your mail does not comply with PrintPost requirements including the addressing standards and envelope layout standards for manually sorted mail.l.

Non-Conformance pricing

At least 85% of your mail must comply with our addressing standards for your lodgement to qualify for PrintPost pricing.  If more than 15% of your mail does not comply you may need to pay non-conformance charges.  For more information please refer to the  Bulk Mail rate card - PrintPost (PDF – 92kb).

Sending items by PrintPost

To benefit from PrintPost rates when sending your magazines, periodicals or catalogues you need to make sure you are sending 1,000 or more items and each item is of the following maximum dimensions:

• Thickness 20mm
• Size (length x height) 385mm x 260mm
• Weight 1.5kg

Note:  The minimum volume threshold must be met for each mailing customer.  Mail from groups of customers may not be consolidated to achieve PrintPost pricing.

Magazines and periodicals are publications with fixed titles that are published regularly, i.e. at least twice a year.  Catalogues are publications that market products and services directly to prospective buyers and are published at least twice a year.  Sales flyers or circulars do not meet the definition of a catalogue under PrintPost, even if published regularly.

PrintPost is not intended for delivering handbooks, manuals, directories or annual reports.

When sending by PrintPost, the following conditions also apply:

• All mail items must display an approved PermitPost impression and New Zealand delivery and return addresses
• All items must be the same.  For example, each item must be the same deisgn, size, shape and within the same weight range.
• Compliance with current New Zealand Post standards envelope layout and addressing.
• For PrintPost rates to apply to the total lodgement, you need to achieve an 85% Statement of Accuracy.
• You need to supply a Statement of Posting form and appropriate PrintPost product code

How to prepare your mail for lodgement

Statement of Posting

A Statement of Posting (AR019N) form must accompany all lodgements or the lodgement will be held by New Zealand Post until the form is received. Contact our Customer Service Centre on 0800 501 501 to have us send you a form. For help when completing the form, download our  Statement of Posting guide (PDF – 152kb).

Product codes

When completing your Statement of Posting you’ll need to tell us your product code. Refer to the table at the start of this section for the correct code.

New Zealand Post has the discretion to correct any incorrectly completed Statements of Posting or lodgement slips (such as where the wrong PrintPost code has been provided).

Letter trays and containers

Place your items address side up and in letter trays so that the PermitPost impression is on the top right-hand corner of the envelopes, facing the front of the tray. Letter trays are available on application at your nearest mail centre.

A containerisation service is available for customers with lodgements over 40 trays.

Large items may be lodged in letter trays or, if too large or bulky, in a bag. Bags are available from your nearest mail centre.

For significant volumes of large, extra large or oversize items, mail can be lodged directly into roll cages or ULDs. If mail is lodged in bags, or directly into roll cages or ULDs, it should be bundled to a maximum thickness of 150mm and a maximum weight of 12kg per bundle or 25kg per bag. The address on each item must be clearly visible and all facing the same way.  Bundles must be tight with items banded across length and width.

Bulk Mail labels

All trays must be clearly and correctly labelled with the appropriate New Zealand Post label.

Mailhouse lodgement

For mail lodged via mailhouses, use the green label for lodgements originating from the North Island and purple labels for lodgements originating from the South Island.   These labels can be ordered through your Mail Centre, as can emergency supplies of blank labels if required.  To find out more about these labels please download the Bulk Mail labelling chart(PDF – 144kb).

Business customer lodgement

For mail that is not lodged via mailhouses, simplified labelling requirements apply.  These labels can be downloaded from www.nzpost.co.nz/traylabels. Please print and complete these labels and attach these to the front of your mail tray.

Layout standards

Be sure to meet the manual sort Envelope Layout Standards so your mail can be processed correctly.

Lodging your mail

Lodge your items at any New Zealand Post mail centre or your local PostShop store.  If you have a New Zealand Post Account and want to have your items picked up, talk to us today.

Mail will only be accepted after 5pm, on weekends or public holidays by prior arrangement with your local mail centre and will be charged at a higher rate.