Effective November 7, 2022, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), in various sections, to add flat trays as an alternative handling unit to sacks and bundles for USPS Marketing Mail® and Periodicals flats.
The Postal Service will also update Quick Service Guides (QSG) to add flat trays as an alternative handling unit. The QSG sections that will be revised include:
n 207d, “Periodicals Nonbarcoded Flats”;
n 207f, “Periodicals Barcoded (Automation) Flats”;
n 240e, “Commercial — USPS Marketing Mail Nonautomation Flats”;
n 240f, “Commercial — USPS Marketing Mail Automation Flats”;
n 240g, “Commercial — USPS Marketing Mail Carrier Route Flats”; and
n 705a, “Pallets.”
For questions or support, contact the local Business Mail Entry Unit or the Postal Service Mailing and Shipping Solutions Center at 877-672-0007 or MSSC@usps.gov.
The standards become effective immediately after they have been published.
The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the November 7, 2022, edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 10-6-22
