POSTAGE SERVICES

UK & Overseas Postage

Postage is often the biggest single cost of a direct mail campaign. But, with our knowledge and experience, we can help make your budget go further and maximise your ROI.

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If you have any questions, or would like a quote on your next project, just get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

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Best rate postage rates for your mailing

When it comes to bulk mailings, postage rates can be a minefield. But, with our experience and know-how we'll always offer you the best price, combined with using the most reliable postage provider.


Discounts on postage is just one of the benefits of using a mailing house. Due to the volumes we mail each year and the work we do to ensure mail is addressed, presented and sorted correctly prior to arriving at the sorting offices, we can offer clients wholesale discounts.


Once we’ve processed your data, we’ll work out which is the most cost effective rate for your mailing, based on what you’re sending and how quickly you want it to land.


The best way to achieve maximum postage discounts is to make sure your data is as clean as possible to start with. Our team of skilled data processors use dedicated software that can clean up a database, from removing duplicate records, segmenting, checking for ‘gone aways’, or ensuring addresses are complete. Data is also sorted according to the postal service being used for your mailing. We handle and process all data to our ISO 27001 certification.


We work closely with Royal Mail and all the Down Stream Access providers so we’ll find the best service available to send your mail to ensure it lands when you want it to and at the best rate.


For parcel and overseas items, we have a number of providers we work with. We’ll look at what you’re sending out, and work out the most reliable and cost effective service to use.


So whether you’re looking to mail 100 items or 50,000, UK or International, mail to businesses or consumers, letters, large letters or parcels, you’ll have complete peace of mind you will always get cost-effective solutions that will save you money and deliver results every time.


Direct mail doesn’t just drive response, it drives customer engagement. Research shows an average of over 5 minutes of website usage generated by items prompting digital traffic. So whilst postage may seem like a big outlay, look at the ROI it delivers.

Factors that affect postage rates...


  • What are you sending? Letters, Large letters, Parcels?
  • What's the size, format and weight of the items?
  • How many items are you sending?
  • Where you’re sending them to – UK or overseas?
  • What is the key message or purpose of your campaign? Is it business communication, advertising, publishing or subscription?
  • How urgent do you want it to land? 1st Class, 2nd Class or Economy?
  • How clean is your data?
  • Are you using envelopes, poly wrap, paper wrap or a naked mailer?


We’re always happy to give advice on how you can achieve the best rate. This may be tweaking

your artwork, the format, or how to address the piece.


Ask about a FREE health check on your data...

We'll run your database against the latest Royal Mail PAF information to find the number of duplicates in your data at personal and family level, plus the number of matches against the following files:

  • MPS (Mailing Preference Service)
  • MortaScreen
  • The Bereavement Register
  • GAS (from REaD group)
  • GAS Reactive
  • Royal Mail NCOA® Update
  • Royal Mail NCOA® Suppress


We'll provide you with a breakdown of costs to  remove there records in each of these groups.

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Frequently Asked Questions 

  • What postage discounts can we get from a mailing house?

    The final postage cost depends upon a number of different criteria. Does your data meet Mailmark? Is it Business Mail or Advertising Mail? Subscription or publishing? What Are envelope mailings cheaper than paper wrap or poly wrap?

  • Are there minimum quantities in order to get a discount?

    Greater discounts are available on larger volumes (4,000 items for letters or 1,000 items for large letters).


    However, you’ll probably find our rates for sending lower volumes are still more competitive than standard or franked mail tariffs.

  • Can you send parcels as well as letters?

    Yes! Whether you need to send large or small parcels, just one or two, or several hundred, we can pack and dispatch them. We work with a number of different carriers so we can ensure we use the most reliable and cost-effective service.

  • I have some overseas items in my mailing?

    That’s not a problem at all. We can also offer competitive rates on overseas mail and parcels.

If you have any questions, or would like a quote on your next project, just get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

Call: 01733 342 321 or email sales@kjsmail.co.uk

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