Unaddressed Admail - Canada Post

3.4.5 LABELLING HARDSIDED CONTAINERS
Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide – Unaddressed Admail
The Unaddressed Admail label must be completed (Form #33-086-523, #33-086-691 or #33-086-723) and
placed in the label holder for each container.
3.4.6 LABELLING CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED CONTAINERS
The Unaddressed Admail adhesive label must be completed (Form #33-086-523, #33-086-691 or #33-086-723)
and affixed to each container or Flexipack pouch. Place the label on the top or the side and in the same location
of each container. For Flexipack pouches, affix the labels on the designated labelling area on each pouch.
3.5 Make Up and Label Monotainers and Pallets (Step 5)
Use of monotainers or pallets is optional for Unaddressed Admail, but Canada Post encourages the consolidation
of Customer-supplied containers (including boxes), Flexipack pouches, or Canada Post supplied hardsided
containers by using monotainers or pallets. (Monotainers are preferable for consolidating Flexipack pouches).
When pallets are used to consolidate Flexipack pouches, Gaylord-type packaging must be used to stabilize the
pallets.
A monotainer (as shown in Figure 11) is a large, collapsible, steel-frame container provided by Canada Post.
During peak periods, such as Christmas, the number of monotainers requested may not be available.
Monotainers and pallets maintain the integrity of the mail items that are placed on one (1) Order (Statement of
Mailing) or intended for the same destination (e.g., all mail items for Vancouver arrive on one (1) pallet). This
reduces the amount of handling and helps ensure a complete mailing arrives at its destination at the same time.
A pallet (also referred to as a skid) is a wooden platform used for the conveyance of Customer-supplied or
Canada Post supplied hardsided containers.
Mailers may use Canada Post reusable plastic pallets as a shipping unit for the following services (based on
availability):
brick-piled Unaddressed Admail (refer to the Brick-piling Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide at
canadapost.ca/mailpreparation)
containerized Unaddressed Admail
Reusable plastic pallets meet all of the above requirements and are available free of charge with a minimum order
of 40 pallets. Reusable plastic pallets have economic, environmental and handling advantages over wooden
pallets.
NOTE 1: Customers may access Canada Post equipment, when available, by contacting the National Equipment
Container Facility (NECF) Order Desk by phone at 905.565.0480, by fax at 905.564.6830, by email at
necf@canadapost.ca or through a Regional Equipment Coordinator. Canada Post equipment may only
be used for mailings of Canada Post products, services or shipments. The equipment remains the
exclusive property of Canada Post and is not permitted for personal use. The Customer is responsible to
ensure the equipment remains in good condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
2: To order reusable plastic pallets, Customers must have an active Canada Post Agreement (for any
service).
Figure 11:
Monotainer Wooden Block Pallet Canada Post Reusable Plastic Pallet
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