Effective January 22, 2023, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 703.1.6.11, to reflect a change in the price for low-cost items.
Under section 703.1.6.11, which is based on statutory restrictions, three types of products or items are mailable at Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail® prices. A low-cost item (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) is one of those products.
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service determines the maximum allowed value of a low-cost item adjusted for cost of living. For 2023, the allowed value of a low-cost item is $12.50 or less. The value of a low-cost item is the item’s cost to the authorized nonprofit organization mailing the item or on whose behalf the item is mailed.
Although the Postal Service will not publish this revision in the DMM until January 22, 2023, the standard is effective January 1, 2023.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
703 Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail and Other Unique Eligibility
1.0 Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail
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1.6 Eligible and Ineligible Matter
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1.6.11 Products Mailable at Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Prices
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[Revise item a. to read as follows:]
a. Low-cost items within the meaning of 26 USC 513(h)(2), Internal Revenue Code. At the beginning of each calendar year, the value of low-cost items is adjusted for cost of living. Effective January 1, 2023, the cost of such items must not exceed $12.50. This cost is the cost to the authorized organization that mails the items or on whose behalf the items are mailed.
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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the January 22, 2023, edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
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Product Solutions, 12-15-22
