Preparing
How to pack and label addressed mail correctly
Check the format
Up to 0,5cm thick for small items
- Ordinary letters
- Length and width up to 25 x 17,6cm
Up to 2 cm thick for large items
- Larger letters, magazines and brochures
- Length and width up to 35,3 x 25 cm
2-7 cm thick extra large items
- Documents and smaller packets
- Lengde og bredde inntil: 35,3 x 25 cm
More than 7cm thick extra large items
- Gifts and small packets
- Length and width more than 35,3 x 25 cm. Length + width + thickness can be up to 90 cm.
Same size
The above mail formats shows the different size categories you can choose from when sending Items of identical format. Each size is priced individually, and all items in a mailing/order must, therefore, be the same size. For the largest size, there is a surcharge for items larger than 7 cm thick or more than 25x35,3 cm in size.
Varying sizes
The price is based on average weight per item. Weigh all items together and divide with the number of items. Find the price per item in pricelist. The only thing you need to remember is to pick out the two largest sizes which has a large format surcharge.
General minimum and maximum dimensions for all mail items
Mail items that are too small can easily be lost, and the minimum size for mail is therefore set to 9 x 14 cm.
If sending extra large items, you must ensure that they are within the maximum dimensions for mail items, with a length of maximum 60 cm and length + width + thickness not exceeding 90 cm.
For larger items, please see our parcel services
The following dimensions apply to rolls:
Minimum length of at least 10 cm. Length + double diameter must be at least 17 cm.
Maximum length of up to 90 cm. Length + double diameter must not exceed 104 cm.
Maximum weight:
2 kg per item
Label your mail correctly
Post paid by invoice must always be marked with the postage stamp Norway P.P. (postage paid).
Download franking stamps in the tab "Clichés and labels" at the top of this page.
Post abroad
If you send mail abroad, you must note the Priority item to ensure the fastest possible delivery.
Download postage marks in the tab clichés and labels on top of this page
Addressing
Correct address plays a major role in ensuring that your mail is delivered to the right recipient without delay. Ensure that the addresses for both the sender and the recipient are written correctly and put in the right place.
If you are sending mail of a identical format, we recommend you to spend a few moments checking out if you can adapt the layout and addressing for machine sorting, and get a dicount. Find your type of items in Discount terms for machine readable mail.
For all postal addresses, there should be a postcode and city on the bottom line of the address like this:
Name of the recipient
Street/road name + house number
Postcode and city
John Smith
High street 15 A
0161 OSLO
More examples:
Order forms
Mail that should be paid by invoice is normally ordered online at My Post and handed in with a consignment note from the online shop. If you need to do this manually, you can fill out an order form and deliver it with the mail.
Packing mail
Regardless of the type of mail you are sending, it is important that everything is packed properly and delivered in appropriate load carriers.
If you are sending a large number of items, the way in which you arrange and pack the mail will be extra important. You can get discounts if the mailing is packed as described in the individual discount categories in terms and conditions for mail of identical format.
Box
If you are sending mixed mail, either mail franked with a franking machine or invoiced items of varying sizes, a suitable box may be a practical means of delivering the mail.
- Suitable when you have a smaller number of items
- Select a box that suits your mail
Tray
Regardless of whether you are sending mail of identical or varying sizes, you can use our red mail trays when handing in your mail.
- Suitable for envelopes and when you are delivering a smaller number of items without envelope, open or plastic wrapped.
Bundle
Periodicals and customer magazines are good examples of items suitable for bundles. All bundles must have flat upper and lower sides, so that the bundle’s address side is not bent.
- Suitable for mail of identical format packed in plastic or without any particular type of wrapping.