Size and weight comparison guide
- Letter: Greetings cards, personal letters, postcards, bills, A4 documents, certificates, magazines, CD or DVD incased, some large greeting cards
- Small parcel: Shoes, portable speakers, mobile phones
- Medium parcel: Gifts, shoes, grocery bag, 2 tiers cake, flower bouquet
- Heavy: 3 tiers cake, large flower bouquet( 18” or more), 5 grocery bags
These general recommendations will help you estimate the weight of your parcel, but you’ll need to know the exact weight
- Letter or greeting card – 30g
- Standard DL (110mm x 220mm) envelope with 4 sheets of A4 – 44g
- CD in bubble envelope – 130g
- A4 envelope with 20 sheets of A4 – 160g
- Mobile phone in bubble envelope – 180g
- DVD in bubble envelope – 190g
- 400 page paperback book in bubble envelope – 310g
- Pair of jeans – 500g
- Glossy magazine in bubble envelope – 585g
- Pair of trainers – 1kg