Effective November 6, 2023, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), in various sections, to implement Postal Service changes related to collapsed zones for Bound Printed Matter.
Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until November 6, 2023, the standards are effective July 9, 2023.
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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260 Commercial Mail Bound Printed Matter
263 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Prices and Fees
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1.1 Nonpresorted Bound Printed Matter
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1.1.1 Prices
[Revise the first sentence of 1.1.1 to read as follows:]
BPM prices are based on the weight of a single addressed piece or one pound, whichever is heavier.***
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1.2 Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter
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1.2.7 Computing Postage for Permit Imprint
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[Revise the first sentence of 1.2.7a(1) to read as follows:]
1. For pieces weighing 1 pound or less, compute the per pound price by multiplying the total number of addressed pieces by the 1-pound price for the price category.***
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[Revise the first sentence of 1.2.7a(2) to read as follows:]
2. For pieces weighing more than 1 pound, compute the per pound price by multiplying the unrounded total weight of the addressed pieces by the pound price for the category.***
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4.0 Price Eligibility for Bound Printed Matter
4.1 Price Eligibility
[Revise the introductory paragraph of 4.1 to read as follows:]
BPM prices are based on the weight of a single addressed piece or 1 pound, whichever is heavier. Price categories are as follows:***
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264 Postage Payment and Documentation
1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment
1.1 Postage Payment Options
[Revise the text of 1.1 to read as follows:]
The mailer is responsible for proper postage payment. Subject to the corresponding standards, postage and fees for Bound Printed Matter must be paid by permit imprint, as defined in 604.5.0. Mailings may contain nonidentical-weight pieces only when authorized by the director, Business Acceptance Solutions (see 608.8.0 for address), unless mailed as specified in 2.2.
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265 Mail Preparation
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5.0 Preparing Presorted Flats
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5.3 Sacking
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[Delete sections 5.3.2 and 5.3.3 in their entirety and renumber current sections 5.3.4 and 5.3.5 as 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, respectively.]
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6.0 Preparing Carrier Route Flats
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6.3 Sacking
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[Delete sections 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 in their entirety and renumber current sections 6.3.4 through 6.3.7 as 6.3.2 through 6.3.5, respectively.]
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8.0 Preparing Presorted Parcels
8.1 Basic Standards
[Delete the title of “8.1.1 General,” move the text of that section under “8.1 Basic Standards,” and delete sections 8.1.2 and 8.1.3 in their entirety.]
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9.0 Preparing Carrier Route Parcels
9.1 Basic Standards
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[Delete sections 9.1.2 and 9.1.3 in their entirety and renumber current section 9.1.4 as 9.1.2.]
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266 Enter and Deposit
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2.0 Presenting a Mailing
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[Delete sections 2.3 and 2.4 in their entirety and renumber current sections 2.5 and 2.6 as 2.3 and 2.4, respectively.]
2.3 NDC Acceptance
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[Delete item b. of renumbered 2.3 and renumber current item c. as item b.]
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3.0 Destination Entry
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3.7 Verification
3.7.1 Mail Separation and Presentation
[Delete item b. and renumber current items c. through f. as items b. through e.]
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4.0 Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC) Entry
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4.3 Acceptance at Designated SCF — Mailer Benefit
[Delete item f. and renumber current item g. as item f.]
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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9.0 Combining Bundles of Automation and Nonautomation Flats in Flat Trays
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9.4 Bound Printed Matter
9.4.1 Basic Standards
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[Revise item e. to read as follows:]
e. The prices for pieces in the Presorted price mailing qualifying for and claiming the barcode discount are applied based on meeting the sortation requirements in 265.7.0. The prices for pieces in the Presorted price mailing are based on meeting the sortation requirements in 265.5.0.
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the November 6, 2023, edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 6-29-23
