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DDD1: Mail Collection Policy Decal Is Now Available

Revised DDD1: ATTENTION Mail Collection Policy (formerly the 13-Ounce Rule)

The DDD1 decal is now available in eBuy2. The mission of the Anonymous Mail Program is to prevent anonymous mail from entering the mailstream and to promote the safety of all USPS® employees, customers, and transportation networks. A mailpiece can be identified that has been accepted at a retail service counter by the Postage Validation Imprint (PVI), metered postage, or by an AVSEC Clearance Stamp applied to the mailpiece.

Revised DDD1 Decal

The mail collection policy related to the acceptance of international mailpieces was revised on May 21, 2012, to include the new restrictions on international mailpieces that can be deposited in a blue collection box and all lobby drops.

The following items may not be deposited in a collection box:

n Any mailpiece that bears postage stamps and weighs more than 13 ounces.

n Any mailpiece with a customs declaration form that was not completed and submitted online (handwritten).

n Any mailpiece that requires a customs declaration form and bears postage stamps.

These items must be presented to a USPS employee at a retail service counter at a Post Office™ location for shipment.

Decal DDD1, “ATTENTION Mail Collection Policy” label, has been revised, and an initial supply has been shipped to Post Offices™ with a blue collection box or lobby drop. Additional quantities of the decal are now available for order in English (DDD1) and Spanish (DDD1-S).

This decal is to be applied to all collection boxes and mail drops. Postmasters are required to ensure that all existing DDD1 decals are replaced or covered by the new DDD1 (August 2012 version) as soon as received by their unit. Instructions on how to apply the label can be found on the back of the decal. Additional information on installation of Decal DDD1 is available in Modification Work Order #MWO-015-07 which is posted at http://blue.usps.gov/nationalpreparedness/_pdf/mwo01507.pdf.

To order additional quantities of the DDD1 and DDD1-S decal from the Lowen Graphic eBuy2 catalog, use the following information:

PSIN: DECDDD1

PSN: 7690-04-000-6662

Unit of Measure: PK (1 PK = 10 DECALS)

Minimum Order Quantity: 1

Bulk Pack Quantity: N/A

Quick Pick Number: 517

Edition Date: August 2012

Decal DDD1S, Spanish version, will also be available through the MDC. Use the following information to order:

PSIN: DECDDD1-S

PSN: 7690-04-000-6663

Unit of Measure: PK (1 PK = 10 DECALS)

Minimum Order Quantity: 1

Bulk Pack Quantity: N/A

Quick Pick Number: N/A

Edition Date: August 2012

Further Resources

For more information on the changes to international mail policies and global trade compliance, visit https://www.usps.com/business/international-export.htm or the Global Trade Compliance intranet site at http://blue.usps.gov/blue/operations/exportmonitoring/welcome.htm.