Effective January 19, 2025, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 503.5.1.6 and 503.5.2.3, to clarify the acceptance criteria for electronically submitted Certificate of Mailing forms PS 3665 and PS 3606-D.
The Postal Service is revising the acceptance standards for Certificate of Mailing to allow electronically submitted form PS 3665, Certificate of Mailing — Firm (Domestic), with mailings of three or more pieces and electronically submitted form PS 3606-D, Certificate of Bulk Mailing — Domestic, of any number of pieces or weight in pounds to be presented at a Post Office® Business-Mail Entry Unit (BMEU).
Although the Postal Service will not publish this revision in the DMM until January 19, 2025, these standards are effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
503 Extra Services
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5.0 Certificates of Mailing
5.1 Basic Standards
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5.1.6 Acceptance
[Revise the text of 5.1.6 to read as follows:]
The following apply:
a. Hardcopies of form PS 3665, Certificate of Mailing — Firm (Domestic), (including USPS-approved privately printed versions) with mailings of less than 50 pieces and less than 50 pounds of corresponding articles presented at one time must be presented to a retail Post Office, station, or branch.
b. Hardcopies of form PS 3665 (including USPS-approved privately printed versions) with mailings of at least 50 pieces or 50 pounds of corresponding articles presented at one time must be presented to a Post Office Business-Mail Entry Unit (BMEU) or authorized Detached-Mail Unit (DMU).
c. Electronically submitted form PS 3665 with mailings of three pieces or more must be presented to a Post Office BMEU.
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5.2 Other Bulk Quantities – Certificate of Bulk Mailing
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5.2.3 Acceptance
[Revise the text of 5.2.3 to read as follows:]
The following apply:
a. Hardcopies of form PS 3606-D, Certificate of Bulk Mailing — Domestic, (including USPS-approved facsimiles) with identical-weight mailings of less than 50 pieces and less than 50 pounds must be presented at any retail Post Office, station or branch.
b. Hardcopies of form PS 3606-D (including USPS-approved facsimiles) with identical-weight mailings of at least 50 pieces or 50 pounds must be presented to a Post Office Business-Mail Entry Unit (BMEU) or authorized Detached-Mail Unit (DMU).
c. Electronically submitted form PS 3606-D of any number of pieces or weight in pounds must be presented to a Post Office BMEU.
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the January 19, 2025, edition of the online DMM, which is available on Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
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