Export to PDF ignores document size settings?

I have several documents in InDesign CS4 and when I export them to PDF the document size changes.
I have set all the following options to A4 (210x297mm):
In Indesign: File->Document Settings
In Windows->Printer settings->Adobe PDF->Paper Size
After exporting and opening in Reader 9 the document size has changed to 210 x 303.3mm
This then requires a tweak before the first print run.
I should be able to just export to production and they can print from the PDF without checking the settings!
What have I missed?

I am using the export option not printing to PDF.
The summary reads as follows
Description
    [Based on 'Box Labels'] [Based on '[High Quality Print]'] Use these settings to create Adobe PDF documents for quality printing on desktop printers and proofers. Created PDF documents can be opened with Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5.0 and later.
PDF Preset: Box Labels
Compatibility: Acrobat 8 (PDF 1.7)
Standards Compliance: None
General
    Pages: All
    Spreads: Off
    Generate Thumbnails: Off
    Optimise PDF: Off
    Create Acrobat Layers: Off
    Export Layers: Visible Layers
    Include Bookmarks: Off
    Include Hyperlinks: Off
    Export Nonprinting Objects: Off
    Export Visible Guides and Baseline Grids: Off
    Create Tagged PDF: Off
    Include Interactive Elements: Off
    Multimedia: N/A
Compression
    Colour Images
        No Sampling Change
        for images above: 450 ppi
        Compression: None
        Tile Size: N/A
        Quality: None
    Greyscale Images
        Bicubic Downsample at: 300 ppi
        for images above: 450 ppi
        Compression: Automatic
        Tile Size: N/A
        Quality: Maximum
    Monochrome Images
        Bicubic Downsample at: 1200 ppi
        for images above: 1800 ppi
        Compression: CCITT Group 4
    Compress Text and Line Art: On
    Crop Image Data to Frames: On
Marks and Bleeds
    Crop Marks: Off
    Bleed Marks: Off
    Registration Marks: Off
    Colour Bars: Off
    Page Information: On
    Page Mark Type: Default
    Weight: 0.25 pt
    Offset: 2.117 mm
    Use Document Bleed Settings: Off
    Bleed Top: 0 mm
    Bleed Bottom: 0 mm
    Bleed Left: 0 mm
    Bleed Right: 0 mm
    Include Slug Area: Off
Output
    Colour Conversion: No Colour Conversion
    Destination: N/A
    Profile Inclusion Policy: Include RGB And Tagged Source CMYK Profiles
    Simulate Overprint: N/A
    Output Intent Profile Name: N/A
    Output Condition: N/A
    Output Condition Identifier: N/A
    Registry Name: N/A
Advanced
    Subset Fonts Below: 100%
    Omit PDF: Off
    Omit EPS: Off
    Omit Bitmap Images: Off
    Transparency Flattener Preset: N/A
    Ignore Spread Overrides: N/A
Security
    N/A
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