DMM REVISION
Products Mailable at Nonprofit Standard Mail Rates
Effective January 1, 2007, we are revising 703.1.6.11 of
the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to adjust the maximum
value of a low-cost item to $8.90.
Under statutory restrictions in DMM 703, products that
are mailed at the Nonprofit Standard Mail rates must meet
at least one of three exceptions. A low-cost item is one of
these exceptions under the Internal Revenue Code. The
value of a low-cost item - the actual cost to the authorized
nonprofit organization - is determined each year by the
Internal Revenue Service, based on cost of living.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
703 Nonprofit Standard Mail and Other Unique
Eligibility
1.0 Nonprofit Standard Mail
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1.6 Eligible and Ineligible Matter
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1.6.11 Products Mailable at Nonprofit Standard Mail
Rates
The following products are mailable at Nonprofit Standard
Mail rates:
[Revise item a to reflect the change in the maximum
allowed value of low-cost items, as follows:]
a. Low-cost items within the meaning of 26 USC
513(h)(2), Internal Revenue Code. At the beginning
of each calendar year, the value of low-cost items is
adjusted for cost of living. Effective January 1, 2007,
the cost of such items cannot exceed $8.90. This
cost is the cost to the authorized organization that
mails the items or on whose behalf the items are
mailed.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the DMM and into the online update available via
Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 2-1-07
