Royal Mail International Signed Service

The Royal Mail can provide businesses with a huge range of services that can be used within the UK and internationally. One of these services is the Royal Mail International Signed Service. This service is an alternative service available for businesses who wish to ensure peace of mind as items can be tracked from the moment it leaves the building within the UK, and a signature will be required to the point of delivery. It is a fairly common service to use and perfect when sending important letters, parcels or packets to international destinations outside of the UK.

To use this service you can purchase postage online, print the label yourself, and drop your item at the Post Office or a Royal Mail customer service point.

Features

Some of the main features of using the Royal Mail’s International Signed Service is:

  • Compensation cover up to £50.
  • Additional compensation cover up to £250.
  • Free returns for undelivered items.
  • Items tracked until they leave the UK.
  • Signature on delivery.
  • Aim to deliver to Europe within 3-5 working days.
  • Aim to deliver to Worldwide destinations outside of Europe within 5-7 working days.
  • International Signed cannot be sent to PO Boxes or Pack Stations due to it not being possible for a signature to be captured. This restriction does not apply when items are sent to Africa or the Middle East.

Prices

You can view the latest Royal Mail International Signed Prices for 2022 here. These prices have been in affect since 4th April 2022 and they see Mailmark franking machine users benefit the most with more huge savings to be made in comparison to stamps.

Sizes & What You Can Send

Letters

  • Maximum Weight: 100g
  • Maximum Dimensions: L 24cm x W 16.5cm x D 0.5cm
  • Examples: Greetings cards, personal letters and postcards

Large Letters

  • Maximum Weight: 750g
  • Maximum Dimensions: L 35.3cm x W 25cm x D 2.5cm
  • Examples: Magazines, CDs and DVDs

Parcels

  • Maximum Weight: 2kg
  • Maximum Dimensions: L 60cm x W * x D * – *L+D+W must be under 90cm

Tubes & Rolls

  • Maximum Weight: 2kg
  • Maximum Dimensions: L 90cm x W * x D * – The length plus twice the diameter must be less than 104cm, with the greatest dimension less than 90cm

Prohibitions and restrictions

It is your responsibility to check that whatever you are sending is permitted in the post by Royal Mail. You must check both:

How Can Mailcoms Help?

If you are interested in getting a franking machine that will allow you to benefit from sending mail at a much lower price, then please view our franking machine page here or call us today on 01543 572 776.

We are a Royal Mail Authorised Independent Inspector & Maintainer of Franking Machines with over 20,000 customers nationwide and we can supply you with our very own range of models.

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