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 reflect a change in standards for the Postal Service Sectional Center Facility (SCF) pallet discount for USPS Marketing Mail® letters, and to clarify changes that became effective January 22, 2023, related to the Postal Service SCF pallet discount for USPS Marketing Mail flats.
In the article titled, “New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products” in Postal Bulletin 22614 (12-29-22, pages 5–6), the Postal Service published revised standards for claiming the SCF pallet discount for USPS Marketing Mail flats. Those revisions were incorporated into the January 22, 2023, DMM edition.
Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until November 6, 2023, the standards are effective immediately for USPS Marketing Mail flats and on July 9, 2023, for USPS Marketing Mail letters.
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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240 Commercial Mail USPS Marketing Mail
243 Prices and Eligibility
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5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Nonautomation USPS Marketing Mail Letters, Flats, and Presorted USPS Marketing Mail Parcels
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5.4 Machinable Price Application — Letters
[Add new title “5.4.1 General” immediately above the introductory text and renumber current 5.4.1 as 5.4.2.]
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[Add new 5.4.3 to read as follows and renumber current 5.4.2 “Mixed AADC Price” as 5.4.4:]
5.4.3 AADC USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to AADC-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
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5.5 Nonmachinable Price Application — Letters
[Revise the text of section 5.5 in its entirety to read as follows:]
5.5.1 General
Nonmachinable prices in 1.0 apply only to USPS Marketing Mail letter-size pieces (including card-size pieces) that meet the criteria in 201.2.1 for nonmachinable letters. Nonmachinable saturation or high-density letter-size pieces are subject to applicable saturation or high-density nonautomation letter prices.
5.5.2 5-Digit Price
The 5-digit price applies to letter-size pieces subject to nonmachinable prices in quantities of 150 or more pieces for a 5-digit ZIP Code prepared in 5-digit trays (and overflow pieces in 3-digit or ADC trays) under 245.5.0.
5.5.3 5-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 5-digit-eligible pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3a to 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
5.5.4 3-Digit Price
The 3-digit price applies to letter-size pieces subject to nonmachinable prices in quantities of 150 or more pieces for a 3-digit ZIP Code prepared in 3-digit trays (and overflow pieces in ADC or MADC trays) under 245.5.0.
5.5.5 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 3-digit-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
5.5.6 ADC Price
The ADC price applies to letter-size pieces subject to nonmachinable prices in 3-digit origin/entry trays and to pieces in quantities of 150 or more for an ADC prepared in ADC trays (and overflow pieces in MADC trays) under 245.5.0.
5.5.7 ADC USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to ADC-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
5.5.8 Mixed ADC Price
The mixed ADC price applies to letter-size pieces that are subject to nonmachinable prices and prepared in mixed ADC trays.
5.6 Nonautomation Price Application — Flats
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[Add new 5.6.2 to read as follows and renumber current 5.6.2 as 5.6.3:]
5.6.2 5-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 5-digit-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3d, 705.8.10.3e, and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
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[Add new 5.6.4 to read as follows and renumber current 5.6.3 as 5.6.5:]
5.6.4 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 3-digit-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
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[Add new 5.6.6 to read as follows and renumber current 5.6.4 as 5.6.7:]
5.6.6 ADC USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to ADC-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
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6.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Enhanced Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail Letters and Flats
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6.3 Basic Price Enhanced Carrier Route Standards
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[Add new 6.3.3 to read as follows and renumber current 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 as 6.3.4 and 6.3.5:]
6.3.3 Basic Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to Basic Carrier Route-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3a to 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
[Add new 6.3.6 to read as follows:]
6.3.6 Basic Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to Basic Carrier Route-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3d, 705.8.10.3e, and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
6.4 High Density and High Density Plus (Enhanced Carrier Route) Standards — Letters
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6.4.3 High Density and High Density Plus USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to High Density- and High Density Plus-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3a to 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
6.5 High Density and High Density Plus (Enhanced Carrier Route) Standards — Flats
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[Add new 6.5.5 and 6.5.6 to read as follows:]
6.5.5 High Density USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 125 or more High Density-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3d, 705.8.10.3e, and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
6.5.6 High Density Plus USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 300 or more High Density Plus-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3d, 705.8.10.3e, and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
6.6 Saturation ECR Standards — Letters
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6.6.3 Saturation USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to at least 90 percent or more of the total number of active residential addresses, or 75 percent or more of the total number of active possible delivery addresses, on each carrier route that are palletized under 705.8.10.3a to 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
6.7 Saturation Enhanced Carrier Route Standards — Flats
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6.7.4 Saturation USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to at least 90 percent or more of the total number of active residential addresses, or 75 percent or more of the total number of active possible delivery addresses, on each carrier route that are palletized under 705.8.10.3d, 705.8.10.3e, and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
7.0 Eligibility Standards for Automation USPS Marketing Mail
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7.3 Price Application for Automation Letters
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[Add new 7.3.2 and 7.3.3 to read as follows:]
7.3.2 5-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 5-digit-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3a to 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
7.3.3 AADC USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to AADC-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
7.4 Price Application for Automation Flats
[Add new title “7.4.1 General” immediately above the text of 7.4.]
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[Add new 7.4.2 through 7.4.4 to read as follows:]
7.4.2 5-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 5-digit-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3d, 705.8.10.3e, and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
7.4.3 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to 3-digit-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
7.4.4 ADC USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF pallet discount applies to ADC-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None), DNDC, or DSCF entry.
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700 Special Standards
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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8.0 Preparing Pallets
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8.10 Pallet Presort and Labeling
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8.10.3 USPS Marketing Mail or Parcel Select Lightweight — Bundles, Sacks, or Trays
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c. 5-digit carrier routes, required except for trays, permitted for bundles, sacks, trays, and cartons.***
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[Revise the first sentence of the introductory text of item e. to read as follows]
e. 3-digit, optional, option not available for parcels other than Product Sample parcels or for bundles for 3-digit ZIP Code prefixes marked “N” in L002.***
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f. SCF, required, permitted for bundles, trays, and sacks (irregular parcels only). The pallet may contain carrier route, automation price, and/or Presorted price mail for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in L005, or L051 for Parcel Select Lightweight sacks. Mailers may, at their option, place AADC trays on SCF pallets when the tray’s “label to” 3-digit ZIP Code (from L801) is within that SCF’s service area. Mailers may also, at their option, place mixed ADC or mixed AADC trays, labeled per L010, on an SCF pallet entered at the SCF facility responsible for processing mixed ADC or mixed AADC trays for that NDC/ASF facility. Labeling:
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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
