International Final Bag Labelling
International Destination Sort Bag Labelling & Printing
Once you have prepared your mail file in Destination Sort order this section enables you to then produce the right quantity of labels, in the right order by the right service speed. This only applies to International Destination Sort direct bags and not the Bundle Sort offering. See www.royalmail.com/destinationsort for more details about the service.
There are three options available:
Option 1 - Stand alone final labelling software. Data is manually keyed into the software program and labels produced. This software program is available from The Barcode Warehouse, contact number 01636 602003 or by e-mailing joanne.bryan@thebarcodewarehouse.co.uk.
Option 2 - Automatic Bag label Production. This requires exporting a bag label file, either for importing into the approved bag labelling software program, available from The Barcode Warehouse, (contact number 01636 602003 or by e-mailing joanne.bryan@thebarcodewarehouse.co.uk) or for importing into an alternative software supplier's program, click here.
Click here for the guideline document to create your own final label import file.
Option 3 - Producing your own bag labelling software and bag labels. To do this you may need to prepare a bag label file for exporting (as per option 2) and follow the print, design and text requirements below:
- Click here for the guideline document to create your own final label import file.
- Click here for the guideline document to produce your own final label.
- Obtain the text data for the destination names, their three digit codes, and the country text. Please download International Destination Sort Final Label Database Version 707 for use from 11th March 2010.
PLEASE NOTE:
- All customers printing labels will require a unique ID from Royal Mail.
- All labels produced by unapproved software will need to be approved before going live.
- You must use Royal Mail supplied blank labels, these are free of charge. So for label approval and blank labels please email labels@royalmail.com.
Printers
The following types of printers have been shown to print and produce Destination Sort labels of a standard acceptable to Royal Mail:
TEC B series versions: 472, 572, 482, SX4,SX5.
You may already have one of these printers if you produce your own Final Bag labels for Royal Mail's Mailsort products. If this is the case, you will need only to change your label stock.
These are available from a variety of sources over the internet including The Barcode Warehouse. Prices vary but are in the region of about £800.