Effective September 13, 2007, uncontainerized 5-digit scheme and carrier route Periodicals bundles entered at a destination delivery unit (DDU) are subject to a bundle charge but not a container charge. These standards apply to bundles directly entered at or drop shipped to the DDU and to those entered at the DDU under exceptional dispatch.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®)
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700 Special Standards
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707 Periodicals
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22.0 Preparing Nonbarcoded (Presorted) Rate Periodicals
22.1 Basic Standards
22.1.1 General
For letter-size mail, nonletter-size mail in sacks, and palletized mail, the following standards apply:
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[Revise the introductory text of item d as follows:]
d. Bundles of nonletter-size pieces must be sacked or palletized (except under 23.4.2) under one of the following:
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23.0 Preparing Carrier Route Rate Periodicals
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23.4 Preparation — Flat-Size Pieces and Irregular Parcels
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[Revise the introductory text of 4.2 by adding “carrier route or 5-digit” to the first sentence as follows:]
23.4.2 Exception to Sacking
Sacking is not required for carrier route or 5-digit bundles prepared for and entered at a DDU when the mailer unloads bundles under 29.5.5. Mail presented under this exception is not subject to the container charge (but is still subject to the bundle charge). Mailers must prepare unsacked bundles as follows:
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25.0 Preparing Flat-Size Barcoded (Automation) Rate Periodicals
25.1 Basic Standards
25.1.1 General
[Revise 1.1 by adding a new last sentence as follows:]
Each piece must meet the physical standards in 301.3.0 or in 26.0. Bundle, sack, and tray preparation are subject to 18.0 through 21.0 and this section. Trays and sacks must bear the appropriate barcoded container labels under 708.6.0. Pieces may be prepared in bundles that are not placed in sacks or pallets only as provided in 23.4.2.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 9-13-07
