What Is a Parcel?
What classifies as a parcel and how it differs from letters and large letters.
What Is a Parcel
A parcel is any item that exceeds the Royal Mail large letter dimensions (353mm x 250mm x 25mm thick, 750g). Anything thicker than 25mm but within the small parcel limits (61cm x 46cm x 46cm, up to 2kg) is classified as a small parcel. Larger or heavier items become medium or large parcels with higher postage rates.
Quick answer
A parcel is any item that exceeds the Royal Mail large letter dimensions (353mm x 250mm x 25mm thick, 750g). Anything thicker than 25mm but within the small parcel limits (61cm x 46cm x 46cm, up to 2kg) is classified as a small parcel. Larger or heavier items become medium or large parcels with higher postage rates
Key details
Larger or heavier items become medium or large parcels with higher postage rates
Practical information
Anything thicker than 25mm but within the small parcel limits (61cm x 46cm x 46cm, up to 2kg) is classified as a small parcel Larger or heavier items become medium or large parcels with higher postage rates
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A parcel is any item that exceeds the Royal Mail large letter dimensions (353mm x 250mm x 25mm thick, 750g). Anything thicker than 25mm but within the small parcel limits (61cm x 46cm x 46cm, up to 2kg) is classified as a small parcel
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