Send international mail in a variety of sizes and weights with Postage Paid Mixed International

Less time and trouble
Do you regularly send international mail (letters, direct mail or goods) in a variety of sizes and weights? With Postage Paid Mixed International, you no longer have to weigh it, separate it and frank it, saving you time and trouble.

Size and weight not important
With Postage Paid Mixed International, it does not matter (within limits) how heavy or large your items are. You just pay one average price per item for the whole consignment. It is not necessary to frank the items either. You simply use envelopes bearing the PostNL Port Betaald / Port Payé Pays Bas postage paid impression.

Handled with priority
Postage Paid Mixed International always goes by fast Priority service and receives international priority treatment.

How does Postage Paid Mixed International work?

No minimum quantity
The number of mail items you tender each time is not important, providing you tender for a minimum amount of € 10 per zone (Europe or Rest of World).

Sizes and weights
Maximum weight: 2 kg

Sizes: 

• Minimum size: 14 x 9 cm 
• Maximum size: 38 x 26.5 x 3.2 cm

Franking and addressing
The mail should be franked using the PostNL Port Betaald / Port Payé Pays Bas postage paid impression. You can download the international postage paid logo. Your items should also state a return address for the Netherlands in the upper left-hand corner of the address label, as well as the correct Priority sticker or stamp. See the brochure Adressering van Internationale Postzendingen (Addressing international mail items) for the correct method of addressing.

Separating and tendering
Your mail should be tendered, separated into items for within Europe and outside Europe, to one of the PostNL business counters or Business Points.

Outside the EU? Customs declaration form!
For goods items sent to countries outside the European Union, you will need a customs declaration form. Up to a value of € 425, you will need the CN22 customs declaration form, and for values higher than that, the CN23 customs declaration form.

What does Postage Paid Mixed International cost?

Rates
The rates for Postage Paid Mixed International are based on the average weight of all the letters in the consignment. Though there is no minimum quantity, there is a minimum amount of € 10 per consignment.

New rates can be found in the PostNL Rates brochure. You can also determine the correct rate using the Tarievenwijzer (electronic postal rate wizard).

There is a zero VAT rate for Postage Paid Mixed International.

Telephone request
You can request Postage Paid Mixed International by telephone from PostNL Business Service on +31 (0)76 527 2727.

Frequently asked questions

What is Priority?
Priority items are handled with priority in the Netherlands and in the destination country. Priority can be combined with all optional services. You can indicate your choice for Priority only with the new Priority sticker.

How long does an international Priority item take?
More information about the delivery times of international items can be found in the PostNL Rates brochure.

Can I use a country code for sorted international consignments?
Yes, you can. You can find these country codes at www.iso.org.