Effective November 3, 2025, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 505.1.0, to clarify standards on forwarding returned paid-for Business Reply Mail® (BRM) mailpieces.
The Postal Service is adding new section 505.1.9, “Forwarding Returned Paid-for Pieces,” to clarify that BRM mailers who want to forward return pieces to a different location may choose to enroll in Premium Forwarding Service Commercial®. The following apply:
n BRM pieces must be successfully invoiced and paid for in full before forwarded.
n Mailers must follow the Premium Forwarding Service® enrollment steps and successfully create a request within the application for the desired forwarding dates.
n USPS® will gather the returned, paid-for BRM pieces and dispatch the mail in bulk as Priority Mail Express® or Priority Mail® shipments to a new address.
The Postal Service is also revising the DMM index to add a “forwarding returned paid-for pieces” item under the “Business Reply Mail” entry for easy search capabilities.
This revision will provide BRM mailers with consistency in forwarding returned paid-for pieces.
Although these revisions will not be published in the DMM until November 3, 2025, the standards are effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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505 Return Services
1.0 Business Reply Mail (BRM)
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[Add a new 1.9 to read as follows:]
1.9 Forwarding Returned Paid-for Pieces
BRM mailemrs may enroll in Premium Forwarding Service Commercial under 508.7.3 to forward their returned pieces to a different location. The following apply:
1. BRM pieces must be successfully invoiced and paid for in full before forwarded.
2. Mailers must follow the Premium Forwarding Service enrollment steps and successfully create a request within the application for the desired forwarding dates.
3. USPS will gather the returned, paid-for BRM pieces and dispatch the mail in bulk as Priority Mail Express or Priority Mail shipments to a new address.
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Index
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B
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Business Reply Mail (BRM), 505.1.0
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[Add a new item alphabetically under the “Business Reply Mail (BRM), 505.1.0” entry to read as follows:]
forwarding returned paid-for pieces, 505.1.9
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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the November 3, 2025, edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
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