Electronic lodgement

Electronic Lodgement of Mailing Statements (eLMS)

Electronic Lodgement of mailing statements (eLMS) is a simple method of mailing statements online. Whether you're a mailing house or business that lodges your own bulk mail articles, eLMS is a time saving, self administered service available to business customers with a credit account.

Australia Post developed eLMS with a simple web interface to lodge and access your business mail statement delivery details, which is available 24hours, 7days a week. eLMS does not require any special software or hardware, it can be accessed from any computer with internet access and offers customisation into existing front end systems like SOAP or XML.

Benefits of using eLMS

• No set-up costs - there are no set-up costs or charges associated with using this Australia Post service.
• Self managed with reporting - you can make real-time updates to all mailing statements including access to a number of reports such as customer lodgement reports, reconciliation reports and track financial statements.
• Efficient - mailing statements can be created and lodged online and unlike paper based solutions, allows your business to enter different types of products for the same lodgement point, a single all in one mailing statement and allows import of your data from pre-prepared files.
• Flexible - a number of IT options can be configured to suit your technical requirements; including direct web browser access, XML user access and SOAP user access.

How does it work?

You will need to be set-up in our eLMS system; your local state eLMS manager will provide you an account number and arrange a time for basic training for your business. Using eLMS works in just 3 simple steps

Step 1. Select your account number or, if you are a mailing house, your clients account numbers (your clients name will automatically appear in the Originating Customer name). Enter the job number and name and selected the lodgement point for this statement.

Step 2. Enter the type of product and the quantity of mail items. You can keep adding new types of products for the same lodgement point, all on one mailing statement.

Step 3. Check your total mailing statement. Save your draft if you want to make changes later, or click submit and it will be sent electronically to Australia Post. The details will then be verified and confirmed and you can dispatch your bulk mail lodgement.

Getting started

If you have any questions about eLMS or to set-up the service, please call our Customer Call Centre on 13 11 18 or email us.