Effective May 31, 2015, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) section 280.1.4 to add a provision to First-Class Package Service® that allows Commercial Plus® prices for new customers who have a customer commitment agreement with the USPS®. This revision will provide consistency with other Postal Service products.
Although this clarification will not be published in the DMM until May 31, 2015, this revision is effective immediately.
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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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280 First-Class Package Service
283 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Prices and Fees for First-Class Package Service
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1.4 Commercial Plus Prices
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1.4.1 Eligibility
First-Class Package Service prices are available for presorted or single-piece mailings, and when customers:***
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1.4.2 New First-Class Package Service Customers
Commercial Plus prices are available for new First-Class Package Service customers who have a customer commitment agreement with the USPS. Shippers must contact their account manager or the manager, Shipping Support, Shipping Services (see 608.8.0 for address) for additional information.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online DMM, which is available on Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 5-14-15
