At a glance
If you're a business customer or a customer with a Charity, School or College account, you'll now be able to use the network of 11,500 Post Office® branches to make cash deposits, withdrawals, change-giving or to make a balance enquiry, as long as you have a debit card or a deposit card (for paying in cash and/or change-giving only). It's also now possible to deposit a cheque using your HSBC paying in slip and a cheque envelope (supplied by the Post Office®). Your Business Debit or Deposit Card will not be required to deposit cheques.
Benefits
- Useful if you find it difficult to access our branches
- Convenient for business customers who would prefer to access their account at their local Post Office®
Charges
- There is no additional charge for using the Post Office®, our usual account charges apply
- Business customers enjoying free banking, or who are not currently charged for counter services, will not be charged for using the Post Office® until their free banking period comes to an end
Important information
You’ll need to have a Business Debit Card to make withdrawals and balance enquiries.
You can use a Business Debit Card or Business Deposit Card to pay in or exchange cash for change.
Cheques can be deposited using an HSBC paying in slip, together with a cheque envelope (supplied by the Post Office®). Please note, there will be 1-2 additional business day for the clearing timescale as HSBC won't receive cheques until the next business day following deposit at the Post Office®.
Cash Deposits at the Post Office
- The maximum cash deposit (accumulative) per day is GBP9,000
- The maximum cash deposit (accumulative) per month is GBP40,000
- Some Post Office branches operate different counter thresholds due to their size. Please speak to your local Post Office regarding their specific limits
- The maximum coin content per deposit allowed is £250 of coin separated into full sachets per denomination or up to 10 full bags of coin (separated per denomination). Please see the below table which confirms values per denomination for full sachets and full bags