Effective September 11, 2017, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 505.3.1.5 and 505.3.7.3, for clarity and consistency.
The Postal Service will revise section 505.3.1.5 for consistency and to update the account volume required for Priority Mail® Commercial Plus® prices. We will also revise section 505.3.7.3 for clarity and to update the account volume required for Priority Mail Commercial Plus cubic prices.
Although we will not publish these revisions in the DMM until September 11, 2017, the standards are effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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505 Return Services
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3.0 Merchandise Return Service (MRS)
3.1 Prices and Fees
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3.1.5 Priority Mail Commercial Base and Commercial Plus Prices
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[Revise the text of items a. and b. to read as follows:]
a. Commercial Base prices (223.1.2) are available for permit holders using MRS for Priority Mail items when all MRS requirements for Priority Mail are met.
b. Commercial Plus prices (223.1.3) are available for permit holders using MRS for Priority Mail items who qualify for Commercial Base prices and whose account volume exceeds 50,000 pieces in the previous calendar year or who have a customer commitment agreement with the USPS (223.1.3.2).
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3.7 Additional Standards for USPS Return Services
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3.7.3 Prices
[Revise the introductory text of 3.7.3 to read as follows:]
Commercial prices are available for permit holders receiving Priority Mail Return Service, First-Class Package Return Service, and Ground Service (Parcel Select Ground) mailpieces under 3.7. Eligibility for Commercial Plus prices are available for permit holders receiving Priority Mail Return Service items and who qualify for Commercial Base prices, and at least one of the following:
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[Revise the text of item b. to read as follows:]
b. Have cumulative returns Commercial Plus cubic (see 223.1.4) volume exceeding a combined total of 50,000 pieces returned in approved packaging in the previous calendar year.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of the DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Marketing, 8-3-17
