Effective September 12, 2022, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 201.3.3, to reference an advisory for mailing non-rectangular trailing edge die-cut (TED-C) letter-size mailpieces at automation letter prices.
As a result of the Postal Service working with the mailing industry, a process was developed to allow mailing non-rectangular TED-C letter-size mailpieces at applicable automation letter prices. These pieces have a die-cut that extends past the conventional trailing edge of the mailpiece.
Additionally, a template was created with instructions to assist with designing TED-C mailpieces. The “Trail Edge Die-Cut (TED-C) Process for Eligibility at Automation Letter Prices” advisory and the template are on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com.
The TED-C process will allow mailers greater flexibility in designing letter-size mailpieces at applicable automation letter prices while improving ease of use for customers.
The Postal Service will also update Quick Service Guide (QSG) 201a, “Commercial — Designing Letters and Postcards for Automated Processing,” to include a reference to the advisory for mailing non-rectangular trailing edge die-cut (TED-C) letter-size mailpieces at automation letter prices.
Although the Postal Service will not publish this revision in the DMM until September 12, 2022, this standard is 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
201 Physical Standards
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3.0 Physical Standards for Machinable and Automation Letters and Cards
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3.3 Dimensions and Shape
[Revise the second sentence of 3.3 to read as follows:]
***Automation priced letter-sized mailpieces are not subject to 1.1.1c (rectangular) when they are prepared as a trailing edge die-cut (TED-C) automation piece under the “Trail Edge Die-Cut (TED-C) Process for Eligibility at Automation Letter Prices” advisory on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com.***
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The Postal Service will publish this revision in the September 12, 2022, edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 7-28-22
