Effective November 2, 2015, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 604.4.3, to indicate that the postage value must be displayed in dollars and cents, such as $0.49.
Displaying the postage value in the proper format allows for timely delivery and supports revenue protection and reporting.
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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604 Postage Payment Methods and Refunds
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4.0 Postage Meters and PC Postage Products (“Postage Evidencing Systems”)
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4.3 Postage Payment
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4.3.1 Paying for Postage
[Revise the first sentence of 4.3.1 to read as follows:]
The numerical value of postage displayed (in dollars and cents) on each mailpiece must be equal to or greater than the amount due for the applicable price and any extra service fees, or another amount permitted by mailing standards.***
4.3.2 Legibility of Postage
[Add a new last sentence to 4.3.2 to read as follows:]
***The postage amount must be shown in dollars and cents (e.g., $0.49).
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com/.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 10-15-15
