Appendix E Strapped Bundle / Un-bagged Specification
Parameters
The Daily Posting entry level to this service is that the mailing must meet the Premier entry criteria of at least 4000 mailing Items per Customer, per mailing. The Customer must notify their Account Manager in advance of their intention to handover an unbagged Posting. • The Strapped Bundled/Unbagged variant is only available to Mailing Items of uniform size. Items, which weigh over 100g, must be presented in bundles of at least 5 items. • Items of between 81g and 100g must be presented in bundles of at least 7 items. • Items weighing between 5g and 80g must be presented in bundles at least 20mm thick in order to provide adequate bundle rigidity. • The dimensions of the item of mail must fall between C5 and A3 (162mm x 229mm and 297mm x 420mm. Please note: • Items which are greater than 162mm x 229mm but less than 165mm x 240mm and less than 5mm thickness will be priced as Letters. • Items which are greater than 165mm x 240mm but less than 250mm x 353mm and less than 25mm thickness will be priced as Large Letters for the appropriate weight band. • Items which are greater than 250mm x 353mm but less than 297mm x 420mm and less than 25mm thickness will be priced as a packets for the appropriate weight band. • Items which are greater than 25mm thick and heavier than 750g will be priced as a Packet for the appropriate weight band. • Bundled items will follow the same criteria as section 6.2 in this guide for under size bags i.e. you must have a minimum of 25 letters, 5 large letters. Bundles must be either: • Securely double strapped, with the straps applied crossways, (lengthway strap applied first) as per the Selections on the Whistl Sort database. Strap tension should be such that the bundles are secure without causing the bundle to bend; or • Wrapped with polywrap (30 microns). Postings that include bundles that are not strapped securely will not be accepted. It is the customer’s responsibility to safeguard the hygiene of mail presented for posting – e.g mail is free of moisture, clean and undamaged. The tension of any strapping applied to bundles must be such that there is no damage to the mailpiece. When items are of a single uniform thickness across the whole width and length of the item, they must be faced and bundled the same direction.
Presentational requirements
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