Effective July 14, 2024, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 204.3.2.2 and 204.3.2.4, to reflect the Postal Service replacing the Customer Label Distribution System (CLDS) with the Intelligent Mail® Barcode Generator (IMBG).
The Postal Service has retired the CLDS. Label creation functionality has been assumed by the IMBG.
Information on the IMBG is on PostalPro™ at postalpro.usps.com. For support or answers to questions, call the Postal Service Mailing and Shipping Solutions Center at 877-672-0007 or email MSSC@usps.gov.
Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until July 14, 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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204 Barcode Standards
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3.0 Standards for Barcoded Tray Labels, Sack Labels, and Container Labels
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3.2 Specifications for Barcoded Tray and Sack Labels
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3.2.2 Line 1 (Destination Line)
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[Revise the third sentence of item c. to read as follows:]
c. Overseas Military Mail. ***The human-readable content line is automatically printed when labels are obtained through the Intelligent Mail Barcode Generator (IMBG), available on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com.***
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3.2.4 3-Digit Content Identifier Number
[Revise the third sentence of 3.2.4 to read as follows:]
***The human-readable content line is automatically printed when labels are obtained by mailers through the IMBG, available on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com.***
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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.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 4-18-24
