Sponsoring.Mail: reduced postage for selected purposes
Donation letters count among the most popular options for Austrians to support charitable organisations in their fantastic work. Whether you prefer a traditional classic letter format or a creative direct mailing campaign: Sponsoring.Mail gives you plenty of options for starting a conversation with your target audience.
What are your benefits with Sponsoring.Mail?
- Higher response rate thanks to direct addressing
- Attention-catching format and haptic experience
- Payment slips still rank among the most popular ways of donating (source: 2022 Donation Report, Fundraising Association Austria)
Who can use Sponsoring.Mail?
The following clients benefit from reduced postage for Austrian Post’s product Sponsoring.Mail:
- Sponsoring.Mail N for non-profit organisations with tax-deductible status (list of organisations with tax-deductible status as defined by the Austrian Ministry of Finance)
- Sponsoring.Mail S for non-profit organisations, associations, political candidates, and political parties
What rate can I use? Sponsoring.Mail N or S?
| Sponsoring.Mail N |
Sponsoring.Mail S |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sender |
Non-profit organisations with tax-deductible status (as defined by the Austrian Ministry of Finance) |
Non-profit organisations without tax-deductible status Associations Political candidates Political parties |
| Format |
Personally addressed items with identical content |
Personally addressed items with identical content |
| Item type |
Fundraising for non-profit, charitable or church-related purposes Information about ongoing donation projects |
Fundraising for non-profit, charitable or church-related purposes Information about ongoing donation projects Information about the association’s activities, political activities, or political campaigning (min. 51 %) |
What items cannot be sent as Sponsoring.Mail?
- Items not published in a member state of the European Union
- Commercial advertising
- Items sent on behalf of commercial entities
- Customer newspapers or magazines
- Items asking for payment of membership duties
- Any form of invoice
- Third-party inserts
The perfect shipping option for your items: choose between Classic and Plus
Choose between the following two formats:
- Sponsoring.Mail Classic – for items weighing up to 50 g
- Sponsoring.Mail Plus – for other formats weighing up to 2,000 g
| Sponsoring.Mail Classic |
Sponsoring.Mail Plus |
|
|---|---|---|
| Minimum dimensions |
L 140 x W 90 mm |
L 140 x W 90 mm |
| Maximum dimensions |
L 235 x W 162 x H 5 mm |
L 324 x W 229 x H 24 mm |
| Maximum weight |
50 g |
2,000 g |
| Processing |
Machine processable, no bundling |
Bundling required |
Format: Rectangular or square
Minimum volume: 1,000 items (additional payment to reach minimum volume available)
Delivery time: 5 business days after posting (Monday through Friday)
Franking impression:
- two lines on the outside of the item
- one line above and clearly separated from the address (exclusively for window envelopes, address labels, addressed printed directly on the item)
Layout:
Österreichische Post AG
Product code SM
Contract number
Product letter: N or S
Sender address
Example N:
Österreichische Post AG
SM 04Z034567 N
Any Company, Anystreet 10, 1010 Vienna
Example S:
Österreichische Post AG
SM 04Z034567 S
Any Company, Anystreet 10, 1010 Vienna
Return information: No returns:
Retouren an Postfach 555, 1008 Wien or Nicht retournieren
Return to sender: 0.02 euro net/item
VAT: Exempt from VAT as part of universal services if posted at a postal branch
No VAT if posted at a distribution centre
Shipping documents: Posting list and bundle label as specified in the Austrian Post Posting Manager
All relevant information is available under "GTC - Sponsoring.Post" and "Special conditions, machine processability".
Shipping documents
Sponsoring.Mail bundle label (available in German only)
pdf
Sponsoring.Mail bundle label (available in German only)
xlsx
Posting list, Sponsoring.Mail Classic (available in German only)
pdf
Posting list, Sponsoring.Mail Classic (available in German only)
xlsx
Posting list, Sponsoring.Mail Plus (available in German only)
pdf
Posting list, Sponsoring.Mail Plus (available in German only)
xlsx
Posting
Österreichische Post service locations for posting large volumes (available in German only)
pdf
Contact us
If you have any questions about our products or if you would like to request a non-binding quote, don't hesitate to contact us.