Postal Users' Guide - New Zealand Post

Armed Forces ConcessionSummary of keyfeaturesThe Armed Forces Concession is a pricing concession for items posted to or from New Zealandservice personnel serving at designated Missions abroad or at sea. It also applies to overseasservice personnel serving with the armed forces in New Zealand.Letters and parcels sent through the Armed Forces Concession are subsidised. Instead of beingcharged at the international rate, postage is charged at:the domestic Standard Post rate for lettersa special Armed Forces Concession rate for parcels (up to a 10kg weight limit).Police serving overseas can also access these concession rates, subject to guidelines set byNew Zealand Police.ProductrequirementsOutbound mail – lettersDestinations are limited to those that have been agreed between the Armed Forces andNew Zealand Post, and are subject to change.Letters must be marked as Forces Concession. All items posted must carry theindividual's name, rank, regimental number and name of Operation.Items are to be presented at a PostShop or collected from a military base.Outbound mail – parcelsDestinations are limited to those that have been agreed between the Armed Forces andNew Zealand Post, and are subject to change.Parcels must be marked as Forces Concession. All items posted must carry theindividual's name, rank, regimental number and name of Operation.Items are to be presented at a PostShop or collected from a military base.GeneralAll items must have:the address written in English in the following format:“Forces Concession”Service number/rank/and nameOP “Operation name”Address 1 (post office box/street number)Address 2 (city/postal code)Address 3 (country)C/- INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTREAUCKLANDa New Zealand return addressan International Air service indicator on the front, top left hand cornercorrectly completed Customs documentation (see below).Items posted from New Zealand must be addressed to a military base, naval ship or a UnitedNations organisation.Inbound mail – letters and parcelsItems posted to New Zealand must have a valid New Zealand delivery address. For mail destinedfor military bases, naval ships or United Nations organisations, the valid delivery address is usuallya post office box or private bag.PUG 12c (October 2013) Page 1 of 3