What is Local Bulk Mail? Is there any discount?

Local Bulk Mail

You may use the Local Bulk Mail Service under the following major conditions :

  1. The minimum quantity is 2000. The items are identical in size, shape and weight and each item does not exceed 2kg. (Not applicable to registration or recorded delivery service, and also the items paid by different methods for the purpose of meeting the minimum quantity) ;
  2. Items are properly faced and either boxed or bundled in 50's or multiples of 50;
  3. You can mail at Bulk Acceptance Offices and pay by “Postage Prepaid” or “Permit Mailing”. You may also use “Private Frank Machine” to pay and mail at designated Post Offices. (Paid by stamps is not accepted);

Please click here for the detailed posting procedures and conditions of Local Bulk Mail.

Local Bulk Mail Discount

Discount is offered on posting mail items (limited to Small Letter and Large Letter formats only) that comply with the requirements of Hongkong Post’s Mechanised Letter Sorting System (MLSS)* and/or that allow to be delivered in a less speedy standard. These mail items are categorised as MLSS Compliant Mail and Bulk Economy Mail respectively.

* MLSS adopts the advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to read addresses on envelopes.

MLSS Compliant Mail items are Small Letters that fully meet the specific mandatory requirements of Hongkong Post’s Mechanised Letter Sorting System. For details of the mandatory requirements, please refer to Local Bulk Mail Service Posting Guide, download from here.

Bulk Economy Mail is delivered within three working days after posting.

Postage Rates and Delivery Standard

Weight Not Exceeding MLSS Compliant Mail Non-MLSS Compliant Mail
Bulk Economy Bulk Ordinary * Bulk Economy
Small Letter Small Letter Small Letter Large Letter
30g $1.75 $1.80 $1.95 $3.50
50g $2.65 $2.70 $2.95
100g - - - $4.70
250 g - - - $6.80
500g - - - $13.00

Remark:
*The delivery standard of “Bulk Ordinary Mail” follows the prevailing delivery standard of ordinary local mail that is being charged at the principal postage. Please refer to here for the information on the latest delivery standard of ordinary local mail.