Guides for business letters and business cards

If you write to a German company, the layout is not a matter of taste: paper size, margins and fold marks follow a published standard. These guides explain what matters and why, in English, with the exact measurements.

Standards and structure

DIN 5008 DIN 5008 explained What the standard covers, the difference between Form A and Form B, and the measurements that matter when writing to Germany.
Layout Letterhead layout: what goes where From the sender line to the footer: the order of the elements, the reference block and the disclosures required by German commercial law.

Formats and sending

Formats US Letter vs A4 A4 is 210 × 297 mm, US Letter 8.5 × 11 inches: how the formats differ and which one applies in which country.
Sending Window envelopes and the address field Window positions and folding to DIN 680 – so the address is visible without adjusting.

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