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Call us now 0800 2 88 88 22Postal guide
Do you need advice on postal sizing? Then our handy postal guide can help you.
Find out about the Royal Mail PIP sizes, and which of our postal products are suitable in line with the PIP sizes!
If you have any questions regarding postal sizes, or on any of our postal packaging products, please call us on 0800 288 8822.
But…what is a ‘PIP’?
PIP stands for Pricing in Proportion, and is related to the weight, length, width and thickness of a package.
Take a look at the table below to see where your product would fit in this sizing system, and what packaging would be best suited to use for it.
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Letter |
Max weight: 100g |
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Large letter |
Max weight: 750g |
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Small parcel Wide option |
Max weight: 2kg |
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Small parcel Deep option |
Max weight: 2kg |
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Medium parcel |
Max weight: 20kg |
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Small roll |
Rolls and cylinders up to and including 450mm in length and 80 mm in diameter. |
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Medium roll |
Rolls or cylinders where the length plus twice the diameter is less than 1,040mm with no dimension exceeding 900mm. Does not exceed 20kg. |
