PremierSort
Overview
The Service
- Ideal for time sensitive mail items
- Injected into the Royal Mail UK network 2 days after collection
- Offering great flexibility for less time sensitive mail
- Injected into Royal Mail UK network 3 days after collection
A 2 or a 3 day service for unsorted mail only
2 day service
3 day service
Who's it for?
- Well suited for businesses who do not want to sort their mail
- Ideal for organisations with less time sensitive mail or those requiring greater sorting options
What are the benefits to you - the customer?
- We have state of the art sortation equipment that reduces the time to sort by up to 30%
- Cost-effectiveness - Our machines also reduce the amount of unreadable or rejected mail which in turn lowers your costs and administration time
- Flexibility - We can sort a wide range of envelopes
- Convenient collection times to suit customers
- State of the art Management Information reporting enabling a full track and trace system
PremierSort Details
What Happens to my mail?
2 Day Service
Day 0
- Unsorted mail collected from you
- Mail delivered to TNT Post sortation centres
- Mail machine sorted
Day 1
- Bags of sorted mail delivered to Royal Mail
- Bags are signed for by Royal Mail
- Royal Mail local sortation
Day 2
- Delivered by Royal Mail
3 Day Service
Day 0
- Unsorted mail collected from customers
- Mail delivered to TNT Post sortation centre
Day 1
- Mail machine sorted
Day 2
- Bags of sorted mail delivered to the Royal Mail
- Bags are signed for by the Royal Mail
- Royal Mail local sortation
Day 3
- Delivered by Royal Mail
Summary of PremierSort services
| Service | Format Weight Bands |
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| Letters | Light Large Letters | Packets | 0-100g | 101-250g | 251-750g | 751-1kg | >1kg | |
| Letters 2 Day | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Letters 3 Day | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Light Large Letters 2 Day | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Light Large Letters 3 Day | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Heavy Large Letters 3 Day | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | Packets 3 Day | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Are there minimum volumes?
The minimum volumes a customer must reach per collection, prior to using TNT Post's PremierSort service is as follows:
- Letters 10, 000 items
- Light Large Letters 1000 items
- Heavy Large Letters 1000 items
- Packets 250 items
If you are currently a TNT Post Premier customer and wish to use the TNT Post PremierSort service, please contact your TNT Post Account Manager for more information regarding minimum volumes.
Addressing Standard
The addressing standards for PremierSort are laid out in the PremierSort Customer Guide.
View PremierSort Customer Guide
You can use electronic copies of our PremierSort Mail Piece Templates as a reference to ensure that your mailings meet our requirements
Mail Piece Template - Letters and Light Large Letters
Mail Piece Template - Heavy Large Letters
Specifications
Our requirements give you greater flexibility but we do ask that your mail meets certain criteria so we can process it quickly and accurately. You can view the criteria in the PremierSort Customer Guide.
Indicia
Mailing items need to carry approved TNT Post indicia. PremierSort customers can choose from 3 variations of our indicia, available in one of two sizes - small or large.
Standard Design
Premier Indicia
Wave Design
The TNT Post indicia ideally should be printed in black on white or light coloured paper. Other coloured indicia's are possible, as long as they are in contrast by at least 50% in tone with the envelope. This should always be checked with TNT Post prior to printing.
Mail Pieces
Format Details
| All millimetres | Min Length | Max Length | Min Height | Max Height | Min Thickness | Max Thickness | Min Weight (g) | Max Weight (g) |
| PremierSort Letters | 140 | 240 | 90 | 165 | 0.25 | 5 | 2 | 100 |
| PremierSort Light Large Letters | 140 | 330 | 90 | 240 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 100 |
| PremierSort Heavy Large Letters | 241 | 353 | 166 | 250 | >4 | 25 | 101 | 750 |
| PremierSort Packets | 140 | 381 | 90 | 305 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.5 | 1000 |
How do I lay out my envelope?
We have created a set of specifically designed Mail Piece Guides for PremierSort Letters & Light Large Letters, Heavy Large Letters and Packets.
Click here to view Letters & Light Large Letters, Heavy Large Letters and Packets
Electronic Support
Current PremierSort Customer Guide
Click here to view the PremierSort Customer Guide
Updates will appear here
Product card
Click here to view the PremierSort Product Card
PremierSort Mail Piece Templates
Click here to view the PremierSort Mail Piece Template for Letters & Light Large Letters
Click here to view the PremierSort Mail Piece Template for Heavy Large Letters
Click here to view the PremierSort Mail Piece Template for Packets