Metered/Imprint Mail | Australia Post

Bulk mail changes

From 3 March 2025 a fee will be introduced for non-conforming bulk mail lodgements.  And from 1 July 2025 Clean Mail will no longer be available. Instead, customers will be able to lodge mail as PreSort Letters Unbarcoded.

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Posting your mail

Want to send fewer than 300 items with postage paid by an approved postage meter, and they're not machine addressed, barcoded or sorted? Use Metered or Imprint Mail.

As well as Priority delivery, Imprint/Metered mail offers the option of a lower cost Regular delivery service for non-time critical mail.

Benefits

It's easy - simply post your mail in a street posting box (metered mail only) or over the counter at any post office
No minimum volume
No need for barcoding, sorting or lodgement documents

What you can send

With both Metered and Imprint Mail, you can send the following weight and size letter or parcel.

	Small	Large
Maximum weight	250g	500g
Minimum size	88 x 138mm	N/A
Maximum size	130 x 240mm	360 x 260mm
Maximum thickness	5mm	20mm

Delivery timetable

Metered and Imprint Mail may be sent via either Regular or Priority speed.

Pricing and payment

The following rates apply for your Metered or Imprint Mail delivered within Australia with postage paid by:

an approved postage meter
an Australia Post business credit account

Size and weight	Dimensions	Priority timetable	Regular timetable
Small letter up to 250g	130 x 240 x 5mm	$3.120	$1.820
Large letter up to 125g	260 x 360 x 20mm	$4.940	$3.640
Large letter over 125g & up to 250g	260 x 360 x 20mm	$6.760	$5.460
Large letter over 250g & up to 500g	260 x 360 x 20mm	$10.150	$8.850

Using Metered/Imprint Mail is easy

Metered Mail

Simply put a postage meter imprint on your items to the correct postage value, and post them in a street posting box or over the counter at any Post Office.

If required, complete the Metering lodgement form (PDF 115kB).

Imprint Mail

Use a postage paid imprint and lodge your items over the counter at any Post Office, with a completed Full Rate Mail mailing statement (PDF 563kB)

Letters Lodgement Correction Fee

Acceptance staff at the lodgement facility will perform an inspection to determine if a lodgement satisfies the conditions of the service.

If articles within a lodgement do not satisfy the conditions of the service, you may be charged a Letters Lodgement Correction Fee.

A fee will be charged when articles are;

lodged without a mailing statement or other required lodgement documentation
lodged with an incorrect mailing statement or lodgement document
incorrectly prepared or presented according to the service guidelines.

For more information go to auspost.com.au/fees-and-charges-explained

Need help?

If you have any questions about Metered/Imprint Mail, call us on 13 11 18 or email us.