On March 2, 2009, the Postal Service™ revised Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 708.6.6 to provide a new option to mailers preparing pallets, or other approved containers, with pallet placards bearing Intelligent Mail® container barcodes. Current standards require that pallet placards prepared in the 8 inch by 11 inch format be affixed to the outside of any shrinkwrap or plastic by a self-adhesive or other adhesive means.
The revised standard permits, until November 29, 2009, pallet placards prepared in the 8 inch by 11 inch format and bearing Intelligent Mail barcodes to be affixed beneath shrinkwrap or plastic. Mailers must affix placards so as to not obscure any required element of the placards and so that the placards remain secure throughout USPS® processing. Mailers are reminded that placards prepared in the 4 inch by 7 inch optional format must continue to be affixed to the outside of any shrinkwrap or plastic by a self-adhesive or other adhesive means.
Beginning November 29, 2009, all placards bearing Intelligent Mail container barcodes must be affixed by self-adhesive or other adhesive means to the outside of the shrinkwrap or plastic, as described in DMM 708.6.6.5.
These revisions were incorporated into the March 2, 2009, update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com and will be included in the next printed version of the DMM.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 3-12-09
