Royal Mail is removing the use of coloured adhesive labels used for Special Delivery Guaranteed® and Royal Mail Signed For® products as part of its modernisation programme.

The indicia should be printed in black ink. Blue ink is also accepted.

Your barcodes will be issued to you by your meter manufacturer and printed by the franking machine when selecting Special Delivery Guaranteed or Royal Mail Signed For products.

The recording of Special Delivery Guaranteed or Royal Mail Signed For items within dispatch books is not mandatory.

If items are collected, a Collection List does not need to be signed. Dispatch receipts are not mandatory.

The pricing for all mail items is set annually by Royal Mail. Any changes would be as a result of an overall postage change.

Any company branding may be applied to any part of the mail item providing it does not interfere with Royal Mail’s ability to process the item. The areas on letter mail where Royal Mail applies its codemarks should be avoided where possible.

Please contact you meter supplier to understand the options available.

When selecting Special Delivery Guaranteed or Royal Mail Signed For on your meter, the print length will automatically set to the correct length. This may mean your company logo or return address may not print with these services.

The deadline for using the current adhesive labels is midnight 31/10/2022

Yes. By entering the item’s unique tracking identifier into Royal Mail’s Track Your Item users can see the item’s status, link below: https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item

Yes, the unique tracking identifiers on the self-adhesive labels can be accessed until the deadline, and for 12 months via https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item

After the deadline of 31/10/2022 has passed non-compliant mail items risk being surcharged by Royal Mail.

Please dispose of them securely.

Each week a file will be sent from the manufacturers to Royal Mail confirming the barcodes used by each die number (the franking machine/meter's licence number).