Effective January 21, 2024, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 202.3.8 and 505.3.1.4, to clarify that the USPS Returns® service basic markings are Priority Mail Express® Return, Priority Mail Return®, and USPS Ground Advantage™ Return.
Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until January 21, 2024, the standards are 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
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202 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece
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3.0 Placement and Content of Mail Markings
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[Add new section 3.8 to read as follows and renumber current 3.8 and 3.9 as 3.9 and 3.10:]
3.8 USPS Returns Service Markings
The basic required markings indicating USPS Returns service are as follows and must be printed on a shipping address label:
a. Priority Mail Express Return.
b. Priority Mail Return.
c. USPS Ground Advantage Return.
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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505 Return Services
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3.0 USPS Returns Service
3.1 Basic Standards
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3.1.4 Labels
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[Add a new first sentence to the text of 3.1.4b(1) to read as follows:]
1. For USPS Returns service markings, see 202.3.8.***
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
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