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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
E-mail: bqp.help@auspost.com.au Web: www.auspost.com.au/bqp
As an example of what may constitute a BQP procedure, we have included the following tests, which were conducted on an Aficio Ricoh 180 Laser Printer, at 12pt font size.
ResultTest Type
PassedStructure
PassedDPID corresponds to address printed on envelope
PassedReflectance
PassedTotal Skew less than 5%
Not TestedQuiet Zone
PassedThe 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 TestedThe 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 TestedThe average Bar length, was measured as - mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (67.5 mm to 76.8 mm)
PassedThe average Bar width, was measured as 0.5 mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (0.4 to 0.6mm)
PassedThe average Bar spaces, was measured as 0.55 mm, which is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (0.4 to 0.7mm)
PassedType 0 bar - measured dimension of 5.0 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (4.2 to 5.8mm)
PassedType 1 bar - measured dimension of 3.2 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (2.6 to 3.7mm)
PassedType 2 bar - measured dimension of 3.2 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (2.6 to 3.7mm)
PassedType 3 bar - measured dimension of 1.3 mm, is within the range of the Australia Post specifications (1.0 to 1.6mm)