Disclaimer
4-State Barcode font for Macintosh

Although the barcodes have been tested, we cannot guarantee the final printed barcode will be within the Australia Post specifications required for postage savings.

You will be required to have your barcode printed and checked by the Australia Post Barcode Quality Program, details are below:

Contact Details
Barcode Quality Program
Australia Post
GPO BOX 1777
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Telephone: 131318
Facsimile: 03 9204 7777
E-mail: bqp.help@auspost.com.au
Web: http://www.auspost.com.au/bqp

As an example of what may constitute a BQP procedure, I have included the following tests, which were conducted on an Aficio Ricoh 180 Laser Printer, at 12pt font size.

Result Test Type
Passed Structure
Passed DPID corresponds to address printed on envelope
Passed Reflectance
Passed Total Skew less than 5%
Not Tested Quiet Zone
Passed The average Bar length, was measured as 38.5 mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (37.0 mm to 42.2 mm)
Not Tested The average Bar length, was measured as - mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (52.2 mm to 59.5 mm)
Not Tested The average Bar length, was measured as - mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (67.5 mm to 76.8 mm)
Passed The average Bar width, was measured as 0.5 mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (0.4 to 0.6mm)
Passed The average Bar spaces, was measured as 0.55 mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (0.4 to 0.7mm)
Passed Type 0 bar - measured dimension of 5.0 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (4.2 to 5.8mm)
Passed Type 1 bar - measured dimension of 3.2 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (2.6 to 3.7mm)
Passed Type 2 bar - measured dimension of 3.2 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (2.6 to 3.7mm)
Passed Type 3 bar - measured dimension of 1.3 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (1.0 to 1.6mm)