Don't get caught out with higher than necessary postal costs.
Check your envelope, packet or parcel dimensions against the chart below to see if you which pricing bracket your item falls into.
Format | Max weight | Max length | Max width | Max thickness/depth | |
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Letter | 100g | 24cm | 16.5cm | 5mm |
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Large Letter | 750g | 35.3cm | 25cm | 2.5cm |
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Small Parcel | 2kg | 45cm | 35cm | 16cm |
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Medium Parcel | 20kg | 61cm | 46cm | 46cm |
Large Parcel - via Parcelforce Worldwide | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m length and depth combined | ||
Tubes | Length of the item plus twice the diameter must be less than 104cm, with the greatest dimension less than 90cm. |
All information here correct at time of publishing. Please check the Royal Mail guide for up to date details.