VTR for Royal Mail 1st/2nd class major issue
We send 100s of small items a week via 2nd class large letter via our click and drop account due to getting business rates. But as click and drop do not sent this across as 2nd class and just standard it’s killing our VTR.
Is the only way to buy the postage through Amazon and lose out on our business rate? These are all low value items so the pence does count on this wether we end up making a profit or loss on these items
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I posted a thread about this a while ago
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/seller-forums/discussions/t/2183ae53-fe07-43dd-8ba0-da4bd5c6ac5b
Unfortunately Amazon do not see 2nd Class Large Letter post brought on account as valid for VTR. It hammers your VTR rate.
However Amazon do verify the delivery confirmation number in the background and you do not get suspended.
I have moved away totally from 2nd Class Large Letter post. Mostly because it also does not update the buyer showing the item being delivered. In my instance this was leading to a lot of fraudulent INR claims.
If you are VAT registered than Royal Mail 48 works okay with VTR. It is also cheaper then 2nd Class large letter post from July if VAT registered.
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Currently it is but only by a couple of pence for 100 gram and 250 gram. Other tiers I am not sure as I don't use them.
As I stated in my post when the price rises for 2nd Class on Account start in July then CRL48 will be cheaper again.
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Talk to your RM Account manager.
They offered RM Tracked 48 Large Letter cheaper than CRL Large Letter for anything above 100 grams.
£150 transit cover, and up to 1Kg for a fixed price.
They need to specifically add Large Letter though, as usually it only sets up with Tracked 48 Parcel rate.
Under 100 grams was still cheaper with CRL - Scanned when delivered (or supposed to be!) - we add a bright label on the Large Letter to remind to scan
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For whatever reason Amazon do not consider BPL1 and BPL2 valid for VTR.
They also do not update buyers that the item has been delivered. So you are very lucky you are not getting any fraudulent INR complaints from customers.
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Using Buy Shipping, with RM Account linked. Then Tracked 48 Large Letter - on Buy Shipping this is called: Royal Mail Tracked 48 (LBT). Tracked 24 also available: Royal Mail Tracked 24 (LBT).
Includes up to 1Kg (although Amazon max shows 750g) - input large letter size max of course, if larger, then it is a small parcel rate of course, not this code
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Greetings All,
We use Royal Mail click & drop and use BPL1 and BPL2.
Our VTR is 34.42%. I asked Amazon to resolve this issue about 2 months ago. Amazon has not as yet sorted this out.
All BPL1 & BLP2 brought through RM should automatically be regarded as positive & confirmed delivery .
Further Amazon VTR policy accepts BLP1 & BLP2 as valid posting options.
None of my buyers have said they have not received their parcel - so what ever the problem is - RM or Amazon software - Amazon should mark all BPL1 and BLP2 as successfully delivered - so my VTR should by 100%
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you can link your click and drop to your amazon account and still get your current rates,
