Effective January 9, 2022, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 286.1.1 and 604.4.6.3, to clarify the First-Class Package Service — Commercial (FCPS-C) standards for enter and deposit.
FCPS-C was originally a presorted priced product and was later redefined as a single-piece priced product. These revisions will update the standards for enter and deposit to better reflect FCPS-C as a single-piece priced product. In addition, the Postal Service will update the “Enter and Deposit” section of Quick Service Guide (QSG) 280.
Although these revisions will not be published in the DMM until January 9, 2022, the standards are effective immediately.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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280 First-Class Package Service — Commercial
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286 Enter and Deposit
1.0 Deposit
1.1 Time and Location of Deposit
[Revise the text of 1.1 to read as follows:]
Mailers may deposit First-Class Package Service — Commercial parcels with postage evidencing indicia at any Postal Service facility, preferably near the customer’s local Post Office. First-Class Package Service — Commercial parcels bearing a permit imprint must be deposited under 604.5.0 and 705.
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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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4.6 Mailings
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4.6.3 Deposit of Mail
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[Revise the first sentence of item a. to read as follows:]
a. Mailers may deposit Priority Mail Express (including Flat Rate), Priority Mail (including Flat Rate), retail First-Class Mail, First-Class Package Service — Retail, First-Class Package Service — Commercial, retail Media Mail and Library Mail, and USPS Retail Ground with a postage evidencing indicia at any Postal Service facility, preferably near the customer’s local Post Office.***
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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
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Product Solutions, 12-16-21
