Effective March 2, 2020, the Postal Service™ will revise various sections of Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), to clarify the rules for using detached address labels (DALs) and detached marketing labels (DMLs).
The Postal Service is revising and reorganizing section 602.4.0, “Detached Address Labels (DALs) and Detached Marketing Labels (DMLs),” to clarify the use of DALs and DMLs. Generally, the revisions add more specific references to DMLs instead of using the term “DALs” to encompass both DALs and DMLs (which are DALs that include advertising). The Postal Service is also making minor revisions to various other sections for consistency with this clarification.
In addition, the Postal Service will update the applicable Quick Service Guides and Customer Support Rulings to reflect these revisions.
Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until March 2, 2020, the standards are effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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202 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece
1.0 All Mailpieces
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1.2 Delivery and Return Address
[Revise the second sentence of 1.2 to read as follows:]
***Except for mail prepared with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) under 602.4.0, the piece must have the address of the intended recipient, visible and legible, only on the side of the piece bearing postage. (Periodicals do not display postage and the address may appear on either side.)***
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203 Basic Postage Statement, Documentation, and Preparation Standards
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6.0 Sacks
6.1 General Standards
[Revise the second sentence of the introductory text of 6.1 to read as follows:]
***Also, see 602.4.0 when Product Samples are mailed with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs).***
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207 Periodicals
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13.0 Carrier Route Eligibility
13.1 Basic Standards
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13.1.2 Address Quality
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[Revise the text of item c. to read as follows:]
c. For flats with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs), the additional standards in 602.4.0.
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16.0 Postage Payment
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16.2 Filing Marked Copy
[Revise the fourth sentence of 16.2 to read as follows:]
***Advertising matter printed on envelopes, wrappers, and detached marketing labels (DMLs) must be included in the measurement.***
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240 USPS Marketing Mail
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243 Prices and Eligibility
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3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for USPS Marketing Mail
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3.3 Additional Basic Standards for USPS Marketing Mail
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[Revise the text of item e. to read as follows:]
e. Each letter and flat piece must bear the addressee’s name and delivery address, including the correct ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code, except as allowed when using alternative addressing formats under 602.3.0 or detached address labels (DALs) and detached marketing labels (DMLs) under 602.4.0.
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[Revise the last sentence of item f. to read as follows:]
f. ***DALs or DMLs may be used subject to 602.4.0.
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3.4 IMpb Standards
[Revise the first sentence of 3.4 to read as follows:]
All USPS Marketing Mail parcels, except USPS Marketing Mail Marketing parcels mailed as product samples that do not use detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) or bear simplified addresses, must bear an Intelligent Mail package barcode (IMpb) prepared under 204.2.0.***
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4.0 Price Eligibility for USPS Marketing Mail
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4.4 Extra Services for USPS Marketing Mail
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4.4.2 Ineligible Matter
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[Revise the text of item c. to read as follows:]
c. Pieces mailed with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) under 602.4.0.
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5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Nonautomation USPS Marketing Mail Letters, Flats, and Presorted USPS Marketing Mail Parcels
5.1 Basic Standards
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[Revise the text of 5.1c(3) to read as follows:]
3. If merchandise samples are prepared with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs), the additional standards in 602.4.0.
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6.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Enhanced Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail Letters and Flats
6.1 General Enhanced Carrier Route Standards
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6.1.2 Basic Eligibility Standards
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[Revise the text of 6.1.2d(4) to read as follows:]
4. If flat-size pieces are prepared with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs), the additional standards in 602.4.0.
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[Revise the text of item i. to read as follows:]
i. Enhanced Carrier Route price mail may not be more than 12 inches high, 15 inches long, or 3/4-inch thick. Exception: Merchandise samples with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) may exceed these dimensions if the labels meet the standards in 602.4.0.
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8.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Marketing Parcels Mailed as Product Samples
8.1 General Product Sample Standards
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8.1.2 Pricing for Product Samples
[Revise the second sentence in the introductory text of 8.1.2 to read as follows:]
***Detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) for Product Samples must be sorted to carrier routes, including delivery routes and Post Office Box sections.***
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8.1.3 Basic Eligibility Standards
[Revise the first sentence in the introductory text of 8.1.3 to read as follows:]
All parcels (or DALs and DMLs, when used) in a mailing of Product Samples must bear an alternative addressing format.***
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[Revise the text of items c., d., and e. to read as follows:]
c. DALs and DMLs, when used, must be sorted to carrier routes and documented under 245.12.0 and 705.8.0, as applicable.
d. DALs and DMLs used with parcels mailed at targeted prices must bear a delivery address that includes the correct ZIP Code, ZIP+4 code, or numeric equivalent to the delivery point barcode and that meets the carrier route accuracy standard in 6.2.
e. DALs and DMLs must meet the applicable sequencing requirements in 8.3 through 8.5 and in 245.12.6.
8.2 Carrier Route Accuracy Standard
[Revise the text of 8.2 to read as follows:]
The carrier route accuracy standard in 602.7.0 must be met for each address on DALs and DMLs used with Product Samples mailed at targeted prices.
8.3 Additional Standards for Targeted Product Samples
8.3.1 Sequencing
[Revise the text of 8.3.1 to read as follows:]
All parcels mailed at targeted prices must be accompanied with DALs or DMLs prepared in line-of-travel (LOT) walk sequence (see 245.12.6). The combined weight of the DAL or DML and associated sample must be less than 1 pound; there are no additional fees for use of DALs or DMLs with pieces mailed at targeted prices.
8.3.2 Basic Preparation for Targeted Prices
[Revise the last sentence in 8.3.2 to read as follows:]
***DALs or DMLs must be in carrier route bundles and prepared under 245.12.0 and 602.4.0.
8.4 Additional Standards for Saturation (Every Door) Product Samples
8.4.1 Basic Eligibility Standards for Saturation Prices
[Revise the text of 8.4.1 to read as follows:]
All parcels in a mailing at saturation prices must bear simplified addresses (or be accompanied by DALs or DMLs bearing simplified addresses), and the mailing must meet the saturation standards for simplified addressed pieces under 602.3.2. For DAL and DML charges, see Notice 123 — Price List.
8.4.2 Basic Preparation for Saturation Prices
[Revise the last sentence of 8.4.2 to read as follows:]
***If used, DALs or DMLs must be in carrier route bundles and prepared under 245.12.0 and 602.4.0.
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8.5.2 Saturation Price for Marketing Parcels
[Revise the last sentence of 8.5.2 to read as follows:]
***DALs or DMLs must be in carrier route bundles of 10 or more pieces and prepared under 602.4.0.
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9.0 Customized Market Mail
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9.2 Eligibility Standards
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[Revise the text of 9.2c(1) to read as follows:]
1. Detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) under 602.4.0 are not permitted.
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245 Mail Preparation
1.0 General Information for Mail Preparation
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1.3 Terms for Presort Levels
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1.3.3 Marketing Parcels
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[Revise the text of item a. to read as follows:]
a. Targeted (Product Samples or Simple Samples): a type of Marketing parcel that is intended for specific carrier routes with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs) sorted to and marked at the carrier route level; with a minimum of one piece per carrier route. Multiple DALs or DMLs per route are all addressed for delivery to the same city route, rural route, highway contract route, Post Office box section, or general delivery unit.
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2.0 Bundles
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2.2 Marketing Parcels
2.2.1 Bundling
[Revise the first sentence of 2.2.1 to read as follows:]
Bundling is permitted only for Marketing parcels mailed at Product Sample prices and for related DALs or DMLs when used.***
2.2.2 Facing Slips
[Revise the introductory text of 2.2.2 to read as follows:]
Facing slips used on bundles of DALs or DMLs must show the carrier route designation, the 5-digit destination ZIP Code, and the number of DALs or DMLs for that carrier route. Facing slips used on bundles of Product Sample parcels must show the quantity in the bundle, if less than 50, and this information:
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[Revise the text of item b. to read as follows:]
b. Line 2: Content (e.g., “MKT MKTG SAMPLE) if accompanied by DALs or DMLs bundled by carrier route, or contents followed by carrier route type and route number when not accompanied by DALs or DMLs (e.g., “MKT MKTG SAMPLE CR R 012”).
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3.0 Letter Trays and Sacks
[Revise the fourth sentence of 3.0 to read as follows:]
***Also, see 602.4.0 when Product Samples are mailed with DALs or DMLs.***
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11.0 Preparing Presorted Parcels
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11.4 Preparing Marketing Parcels (Less Than 6 Ounces) and Irregular Parcels
11.4.1 Bundling
[Revise the text of 11.4.1 to read as follows:]
Bundling is permitted only for bundles of Product Sample parcels (and associated DALs or DMLs) under 12.0.
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12.0 Preparing Enhanced Carrier Route Product Sample Parcels
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12.2 Marking
[Revise the first sentence of 12.2 to read as follows:]
All Enhanced Carrier Route pieces (or DALs or DMLs) must be marked under 202.3.0.***
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12.4 Bundling
12.4.1 Bundle Preparation
[Revise the introductory text of 12.4.1 to read as follows:]
Carrier route preparation and bundling of DALs or DMLs is required; Product Samples must be bundled by either carrier route or by 5-digit/L606 destinations. Prepare bundles as follows:
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[Revise the text of items b. and c. to read as follows:]
b. DALs or DMLs are required for parcels mailed at targeted prices; mailers must prepare carrier route bundles of DALs or DMLs. Bundles of DALs or DMLs must have a facing slip with the number of DALs or DMLs for that carrier route indicated. Bundles of parcels must be prepared in sacks or cartons labeled to the correct 5-digit/L606 destination, and bundled under 2.0 and the same bundling standards as for saturation parcels under 12.4.1c. Optionally, parcels may be prepared in carrier route bundles, with a facing slip on the top of each bundle noting the carrier route. Prepare bundles of DALs or DMLs and bundles of samples in the same carton or sack, with the bundles of DALs or DMLs on the top. See 602.4.0 for additional preparation standards for parcels and accompanying DAL or DMLs, including optional pallet preparation.
c. DALs or DMLs are optional for parcels mailed at saturation prices. Bundles of parcels must be prepared in sacks or cartons labeled to carrier routes or to 5–digit (or L606) destination ZIP Codes, and bundled in similar quantities per bundle up to 50 pieces per carrier route bundle or 5-digit/L606 bundle. When DALs or DMLs are used, the DALs or DMLs must be prepared in carrier route bundles and placed in the same carton or sack as the samples for the corresponding route or routes within the same delivery ZIP Code. Bundles of DALs or DMLs must have a facing slip with the number of DALs or DMLs for that carrier route indicated. If not placed in a sack or carton, saturation parcels must be bundled in quantities of 50 or less under 2.0, and the bundles placed on 5–digit/L606 pallets in a stable manner. As an option, bundled saturation parcels without accompanying DALs or DMLs may be prepared in sacks or cartons labeled to carrier routes or 5-digit destination ZIP Codes, and then placed on pallets. A manifest report showing the total number of samples per carrier route is required when the samples are not prepared with DALs or DMLs.
12.4.2 Fewer than the Minimum Number of Pieces Per Route
[Revise the first sentence of 12.4.2 to read as follows:]
As a general exception to 12.4.1 and 12.5.1, mailers may prepare pieces and DALs or DMLs with fewer than 125 pieces or less than 15 pounds of mail to a carrier route or a 5-digit destination when the mail is in a carton.***
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260 Bound Printed Matter
263 Prices and Eligibility
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5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter
5.1 Basic Standards
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[Revise the text of 5.1a(5) to read as follows:]
5. If pieces are prepared with detached address labels (DALs) or detached marketing labels (DMLs), the additional standards in 602.4.0.
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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602 Addressing
1.0 Elements of Addressing
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1.5 Return Addresses
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1.5.3 Required Use of Return Addresses
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[Revise the text of item o. to read as follows:]
o. Detached addressed labels (DALs) and detached marketing labels (DMLs).
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4.0 Detached Address Labels (DALs) and Detached Marketing Labels (DMLs)
[Revise the text of 4.0 to read as follows:]
4.1 General
4.1.1 Definition
Detached address labels (DALs) and detached marketing labels (DMLs) in their basic form (4.3.1 through 4.3.5) may be used by mailers as an optional method of printing addresses and postage indicia instead of printing addresses and postage on the items mailed. In addition to the basic form under 4.3.1 through 4.3.5, DMLs also include advertising under 4.3.6. For these standards, “item” refers to the types of eligible mail described in 4.2.1 through 4.2.3.
4.1.2 Alternative Addressing Format
DALs and DMLs may have alternative addressing formats under 3.0, subject to the applicable standards under 4.0.
4.1.3 Ancillary Service Endorsements
Ancillary service endorsements are not permitted. A DAL or DML that is undeliverable as addressed is handled under 507.1.1 through 507.1.9 for the applicable class of mail. The accompanying item is treated as specified by the mailer under 4.5.
4.1.4 Documentation
When requested by USPS, DAL or DML mailers must provide documentation to establish that the applicable distribution standards in 4.2.1 through 4.2.3 are met.
4.1.5 Extra Services
Items mailed with DALs or DMLs may not be combined with any extra service.
4.2 Eligible Mail
4.2.1 Periodicals or USPS Marketing Mail Flats Saturation Mailings
Saturation mailings of only unaddressed Periodicals (207.23.9.4) or USPS Marketing Mail (245.9.10.4) flats may be mailed with DALs or DMLs, but DALs or DMLs may not bear simplified addresses when used with USPS Marketing Mail flats. Saturation flat mailings presented with DALs or DMLs that are not automation-compatible and correctly barcoded do not qualify for saturation prices. Instead, they may be entered at applicable basic carrier route prices. This standard (for automation-compatible barcoded DALs and DMLs) does not apply to DALs or DMLs with simplified addressing when correctly used with Periodicals flats.
4.2.2 USPS Marketing Mail Marketing Parcels — Product Samples
DALs or DMLs must be used with USPS Marketing Mail Marketing parcels mailed at targeted Product Sample prices and may be used with parcels mailed at saturation Product Sample prices.
4.2.3 Bound Printed Matter
Unaddressed pieces of Bound Printed Matter may be mailed with DALs or DMLs when:
a. The mail is prepared on 5-digit pallets meeting the standards in 705.8.0. (Exception: Separate 5-digit pallets of carrier route and Presorted price mail are not required for flat-size mail.) The destination delivery unit (DDU) is determined using the Drop Shipment Product under the provisions for the DDU price in 266.3.0 through 266.6.0. The mail may not be prepared on pallets when the Drop Shipment Product indicates that the delivery unit that serves the 5-digit pallet destination cannot handle pallets. For such delivery units, mail with DALs or DMLs must be prepared in sacks. The trays or cartons of DALs or DMLs must be prepared under 4.4, placed on the same pallet as the pieces, and must be stretch-wrapped together as one unit.
b. The mail is prepared in 5-digit sacks and entered at the destination delivery unit. The destination delivery unit is determined by using the Drop Shipment Product under the provisions for the DDU price in 266.3.0 through 266.6.0. DALs or DMLs must be bundled under 4.4 and presented to the destination delivery unit with the accompanying items to be distributed with the DALs or DMLs.
4.3 Label Preparation
4.3.1 Label Construction
Each DAL or DML must be made of paper or cardboard stock that is not folded, perforated, or creased, and that meets these measurements:
a. Between 3-1/2 and 5 inches high (perpendicular to the address).
b. Between 5 and 9 inches long (parallel to the address).
c. At least 0.007-inch thick, except under 4.3.1d.
d. If more than 4-1/4 inches high or more than 6 inches long, must be at least 0.009-inch thick.
e. Must have an aspect ratio (length divided by height) from 1.3 to 2.5, inclusive.
4.3.2 Addressing
The address for each item must be placed on a DAL and DML, parallel to the longest dimension of the DAL and DML, and may not appear on the item it accompanies. The DAL and DML must contain a delivery address and a return address. In addition, if DALs or DMLs accompany saturation mailings of Periodicals or USPS Marketing Mail flats, a correct Intelligent Mail barcode with an 11-digit routing code must be printed on each DAL or DML except when using a simplified address for Periodicals flats as allowed by standards.
4.3.3 One DAL/DML Per Item
Only one DAL or DML may be prepared for each accompanying item, and only one item may be identified for delivery per DAL or DML. (A single DAL or DML may not be prepared to deliver one each of different accompanying items or multiples of the same item.)
4.3.4 Required Information
The following words must appear in bold type at least 1/8-inch high on the front of each DAL and DML: “USPS regulations require that this address label be delivered with its accompanying postage-paid mail. If you should receive this label without its accompanying mail, please notify your local postmaster.” The title or brand name of the item (which may include an illustration of the item) must also appear on the front or back of the DAL and DML to associate it with the accompanying item.
4.3.5 Other Information
In addition to the information described in 4.3.2 and 4.3.4, and an indicium of postage payment, only official pictures and data circulated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children may appear on the front of a DAL.
4.3.6 Advertising
Advertising may appear on a DML under the following conditions:
a. The DMLs must meet the physical characteristics under 4.3.1 and have a correct Intelligent Mail barcode with an 11-digit routing code (see 204.1.0).
b. The advertising must not obstruct or overlap any of the required elements on the front of a DML.
c. Advertising on the front of a DML must be to the left of the delivery address and placed to maintain required clear spaces around the address and postage payment (see 202 and 1.0).
d. Advertising may also appear on the back of a DML.
4.4 Mail Preparation
4.4.1 Notice to Delivery Office
Each delivery office to receive a DAL or DML mailing must be notified in writing at least 10 days before the requested delivery period begins. To ensure that the delivery office can readily relate the notice to the cartons containing the corresponding items, a copy of that letter must be enclosed with the DALs or DMLs unless the initial notice and the cartons used for the DALs or DMLs and items each conspicuously bears a mailing identification number. The letter must contain the following information:
a. Name and telephone number of the mailer or representative.
b. Origin Post Office of the mailing.
c. Expected mailing date.
d. Description of the mailing.
e. Number of addressees for each 5-digit ZIP Code.
f. Number of DALs or DMLs per carton or bundle.
g. Number of items per carton or bundle.
h. Expected delivery period (range of dates).
i. Requested action for excess or undeliverable DALs, DMLs, or items (see 4.5).
4.4.2 Basic Standards for DALs and DMLs
The DALs or DMLs must be presorted, counted, and prepared by 5-digit ZIP Code delivery area. Only DALs or DMLs for the same 5-digit area may be placed in the same carton, sack, or tray. DAL or DML mailings claimed at carrier route basic or walk-sequence prices must be further prepared under the corresponding standards. Mailers must prepare DALs or DMLs as bundles in sacks or in cartons, unless prepared in trays under 4.4.6 when mailed with saturation flats or with Product Samples. Different size cartons may be used in the same mailing, but each must be filled with dunnage as necessary to ensure that the DALs or DMLs retain their orientation and presort integrity while in transit. Each carton of DALs or DMLs must bear a label showing the information in 4.4.5 unless a mailing identification number is used (see 4.4.1). Multiple containers of DALs or DMLs must be numbered sequentially (“1 of __,” “2 of __,” etc.).
4.4.3 Basic Standards for Items Distributed with DALs and DMLs
Except for bundles of saturation flats or Product Samples placed directly on pallets under 4.4.7, the items to be distributed with DALs or DMLs must be placed in cartons or prepared in bundles placed in sacks, subject to the standards for the price claimed. A label bearing the content description information in 4.4.5 must be affixed to each carton, sacked bundle, or pallet unless a mailing identification number is used (see 4.4.1). Cartons of items (including those on pallets) may be of different sizes, but must be filled with dunnage as necessary to ensure the integrity of the items while in transit. The gross weight of each carton or sack must not be more than 40 pounds.
4.4.4 Combined Cartons
Both the DALs or DMLs and the accompanying items may be enclosed in the same carton when sent to a small volume 5-digit ZIP Code area. If the DALs or DMLs and the accompanying items are packed together, these standards apply:
a. The DALs or DMLs must be bundled and labeled under 4.4.2 and placed on top of the items.
b. The carton must be packed with dunnage to ensure the integrity of the contents while in transit.
c. The gross weight of the carton must not exceed 40 pounds.
d. The exterior of the carton must be labeled under 4.4.5 and marked “DALs ENCLOSED” or “DMLs ENCLOSED” in letters not less than 1/2-inch high.
4.4.5 Container Labels
Sacks, cartons, and pallets of DAL or DML mail must be labeled under the preparation standards for the price claimed. A second label must be affixed to each bundle in a carton or sack to provide the following information (unless a mailing identification number is used under 4.4.1):
a. Delivery Post Office name and 5-digit ZIP Code delivery area.
b. Title, brand name, or other description of the items.
c. Name and telephone number of the mailer or representative.
d. Number of labels or items in the carton, as applicable.
e. Instructions to open and distribute either the DALs or DMLs with matching items or the items with matching DALs or DMLs, as appropriate.
4.4.6 Optional Tray and Bundle Preparation
Mailers may prepare DALs or DMLs in letter trays according to 245.9.0 when DALs or DMLs are used in mailings of saturation flats or Product Samples. Bundles of saturation flats and bundles of Product Sample parcels to be distributed with DALs or DMLs may be prepared on 5-digit (and 5-digit scheme under L606 for parcels) pallets under 4.4.7. Do not use pallets when the Drop Shipment Product indicates the delivery unit that serves the 5-digit pallet destination cannot handle pallets. For such delivery units, mail with DALs or DMLs must be prepared in cartons or sacks. The tray(s) of corresponding DALs or DMLs must be placed on top of the accompanying pallet of flats, and the pallet contents must be secured with stretchwrap to avoid separation in transportation and processing. All containers must be labeled according to 4.4.5.
4.4.7 Optional Container Preparation
Bundles of flats, bundles of Product Samples, and cartons or sacks of items may be placed on pallets meeting the standards in 705.8.0. Cartons or trays of DALs or DMLs must be placed on pallets with the corresponding items under 4.4 and 705.8.0. The USPS plant manager at whose facility a DAL or DML mailing is deposited may authorize other containers for the portion of the mailing to be delivered in that plant’s service area.
4.5 Dispmosition of Excess or Undeliverable Material
The letter required under 4.4.1 must either request that the delivery office contact the mailer (or representative) about excess DALs, DMLs, or items, or provide instructions for their treatment. (If the mailer does not provide information about excess DALs, DMLs, or items, such material is disposed of as waste by USPS.) The mailer must choose one of the following options for each DAL or DML mailing and the items:
a. Disposal of any excess material as waste.
b. Return of the excess material to the mailer, postage due at the applicable single-piece price under 4.6.
c. Holding of the excess material for pickup by the mailer (or representative). If pickup is not made within 15 calendar days of the notice to the mailer, the material is returned to the mailer postage due.
d. Holding of the excess material while additional DALs, DMLs, or items are supplied (as applicable). If additional material is not supplied within 15 days of the notice to the mailer, the excess material is returned to the mailer postage due. Additional material must be sent prepaid to the delivery Post Office as First-Class Mail, First-Class Package Service — Retail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express.
4.6 Postage
4.6.1 Prices
DAL or DML mailings are not eligible for automation prices, but the pieces may qualify for carrier route prices, subject to applicable standards. Mailers must pay a surcharge for each DAL or DML used with USPS Marketing Mail flats. See Notice 123 — Price List for prices.
4.6.2 Postage Computation and Payment
Postage is computed based on the combined weight of the item and the accompanying DAL or DML. If the numbers of DALs/DMLs and items mailed are not identical, the number of pieces used to determine postage is the greater of the two. No postage refund is allowed in these situations. In addition, these methods of postage payment apply:
a. Periodicals flats must be prepaid. A notice of entry must appear in the upper right corner of the DAL or DML.
b. USPS Marketing Mail flats (except EDDM flats) and parcels and Bound Printed Matter pieces must be paid by permit imprint, which must appear on each DAL or DML.
c. A surcharge applies to each DAL or DML used in a USPS Marketing Mail flats mailing and to each DAL or DML used with pieces mailed at USPS Marketing Mail Product Sample saturation parcel prices.
4.6.3 Returns
Postage for excess or undeliverable DALs or DMLs that are properly endorsed or for items being returned is computed at the single-piece price (First-Class Mail, First-Class Package Service — Retail, Priority Mail, or Package Services) applicable to the combined weight of the DAL or DML, and the accompanying item, regardless of whether both are returned. The total amount due for returned material, which includes the return postage and the applicable address correction fee for each DAL, DML, or item returned, is collected when the material is returned to the mailer.
4.6.4 Additional Items
Postage for additional material (DALs, DMLs, or items) mailed to USPS under 4.5d must be prepaid as First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Priority Mail Express, subject to the eligibility standards for the price claimed and the conditions in 4.6.2.
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7.0 Carrier Route Accuracy Standard
7.1 Basic Standards
[Revise the third sentence in the introductory text of 7.1 to read as follows:]
***Addresses used on pieces claiming any Periodicals carrier route prices, any USPS Marketing Mail Enhanced Carrier Route prices (including DALs or DMLs used with Product Samples), or any Bound Printed Matter carrier route prices are subject to the carrier route accuracy standard and must meet the following requirements:
[Revise the text of item a. to read as follows:]
a. Each address and associated carrier route code used on the mailpieces (or DALs or DMLs) in a mailing must be updated within 90 days before the mailing date with one of the USPS-approved methods in 6.2.
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 2-13-20
