Clean mail is a bulk discount service offered by the Post Office for mailouts numbering more than 300 in a specific letter category that are formatted according guidelines set out by the post office.
The main two addressing requirements are firstly that the bottom row of the address position being the suburb, state and postcode is all in CAPS and secondly that the addresses are all machine addressed so this would not apply to hand written envelopes.
Many businesses take advantage of this service for mailouts such as statements or invoices or alternatively for their marketing mailouts in order to save money on these regular postings.
The reason why the post office offers discounts for these businesses is the uniformity of the addressing allows them to put the mail through their high speed sorting machines rather than having to hand sort and pass on some of these savings to the customer.
There are some additional requirements in order for your business to qualify for this service relating to both the addressing (this includes print skew and some other technical requirements) as well as the types of mail that can be sent including only small and small plus categories of mail
You can either use your postage meter or your account with the Post Office to pay for this service, however please keep in mind, should you wish to use your account, you will need to fill out a variation on the standard form which is available from your Post Office.
In order to help our customers to gain access to the discounts offered by the clean mail service without the worry about all of the technical requirements, Everyday Mail has started a boutique mailhouse service that can not only advise on clean mail matters but also help you with printing, folding and inserting all of your documents no matter how large or small the volume.
You can learn more about our boutique mailhouse service by clicking here or just give us a call on 1300 624 562 to discuss your specific requirements in more detail.
