Presstream?

As one of Royal Mail's largest partners we can produce your mailing to Presstream standards, and we work on dozens of Presstream magazine mailings each month.

What is Presstream?
If you’re a publisher of magazines, journals or newsletters, Royal Mail's Presstream services offer great savings on the standard postal costs.

• Presstream is ideal for publishers
• Presstream provides reliable drop dates
• Up to 2kg per item is acceptable for a Presstream mailing 
• Presstream  provides unrivalled geographic coverage
• Presstream provides free returns of undeliverable items

Presstream is ideal if you distribute a minimum of 1,000 Large Letters, A3 Packets or Packets at least twice a year. Your item must have at least one sixth editorial content.To request an application form please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fill out the Presstream® application form and send it, together with a sample of the newspaper, journal or magazine, to the Presstream® Product team, who will confirm it is suitable and issue the publication with a periodical code, by email, to the account handler. This can then be used to set up a contract for a customer. The information provided on the application form constitutes Part C of the Presstream® Schedule. The Presstream® Schedule (including Presstream® Walksort®) should be read in conjunction with the Royal Mail General Terms and ConditionsIf you are sending over 3,000 items, you may want to apply for a Profile Price. RM will need to analyse the mailing line listing, to ensure there are enough items going to the qualifying postcode areas. A second application form needs to be completed and forwarded along with your mailing list to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The Profile Pricing application from can be requested from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

What are the restrictions?

• Royal Mail have to see the publication before they can provide access to the service.
• The front cover should show the title, date and month or season it’s published and should be published and posted at least twice a year.
• ·You must be mailing at least 1,000 Large Letters, A3 Packets or Packets to qualify.

• With Royal Mail Presstream all items in a mailing must be the same shape, size and weight, unless you've a made special arrangement beforehand with us in writing.
• With Royal Mail Presstream there is a maximum weight limit of 11kg per bag.
• With Royal Mail Presstream you must have accurate Postcodes on at least 90% of the mailing.
• You can’t use Royal Mail Presstream services to send catalogues, brochures, directories or direct mail
• With Royal Mail Presstream at least one sixth of the Periodical must be editorial content.