Global Business

Postal Service Launches the Customer Label Distribution System

The Postal Service™ is rapidly moving ahead with the implementation of its Intelligent Mail^® and Mail Visi­bility strategies. In support of these strategies, the Postal Service released the first phase of the Customer Label Distribution System (CLDS) in November 2007. The CLDS provides mailers with the capability to create, edit, and submit Intelligent Mail tray label orders online for printing by the Topeka Label Printing Center.

CLDS Brings Easy Online Ordering for Mailers

• Mailers no longer need to manually submit PS Form 1578-B, Requisition for Facing Slips or Labels, or phone the Postal Service to place an order.
• Mailers can place an order online at http://clds.usps.com using a PostalOne! account and a Mailer ID (MID).
• Both mailers and the Postal Service realize time savings through the online label ordering process.

CLDS Key Features

• Create new bulk, collated, and DMM label orders. (A DMM label order uses the label list published in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) as a basis for the label lines.)
• View an on-screen sample of a label before submitting an order.
• Manage orders with search, sort, copy, edit, and archive capabilities.
• View account details and add, edit, and delete shipping addresses.
• View reference material such as label catalogs, a list of all content identifier numbers (CINs), and a list of all DMM labels.
• Check the status of any online order.

CLDS Supports Intelligent Mail Tray Labels

• The Intelligent Mail vision is to provide end-to-end visibility in the mailstream by identifying and tracking letters, flats, and packages — enabling a seamless approach to mail acceptance.
• Intelligent Mail tray labels provide increased identification and visibility by uniquely identifying each mail tray, tub, and sack as well as the mail’s originator.
• CLDS supports transition from the original 10-digit tray label to the 24-digit Intelligent Mail tray label.
• For more information about Intelligent Mail tray labels, go to http://ribbs.usps.gov; in the left-hand column, under “RIBBS Links,” select Intelligent Mail^® Tray Label.

For more information on CLDS, go to http://ribbs.usps.gov; in the left-hand column, under “RIBBS Links,” select the CLDS. To submit questions, send an e–mail to clds@usps.gov.

— Global Systems Management,
Global Business, 12-20-07