Effective September 3, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 602 and 707 to consolidate ZIP Code™ accuracy standards for non-barcoded, presorted Periodicals pieces into existing DMM 602.6.0, which details the ZIP Code accuracy standards for other classes of mail. The standards and methods to incorporate ZIP Code accuracy for mailpieces is the same for all classes of mail; a previous consolidation neglected to include Periodicals.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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602 Addressing
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6.0 ZIP Code Accuracy Standards
6.1 Basic Standards
[Revise the introductory text of 6.1 to read as follows:]
Except for mail bearing a simplified address, addresses used on pieces in a mailing at all commercial First-Class Mail, First-Class Package Service presorted parcel, nonbarcoded presorted Periodicals, Standard Mail, Parcel Select Lightweight, and Bound Printed Matter presorted and carrier route prices are subject to the ZIP Code accuracy standard and must meet these requirements:
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700 Special Standards
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707 Periodicals
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12.0 Nonbarcoded (Presort) Eligibility
12.1 Basic Standards
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12.1.2 Address Quality
All pieces in a Periodicals nonbarcoded price mailing must bear a delivery address that includes the correct ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code and meets these address quality standards:
[Revise item 12.1.2a to read as follows:]
a. The ZIP Code accuracy standard in 602.6.0.
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[Delete item 12.4, ZIP Code Accuracy, in its entirety.]
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next monthly update of the online DMM, available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 8-22-13
