Effective November 3, 2025, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 705.8.9.5 and 705.8.10.6, to clarify the standards for palletizing Bound Printed Matter machinable parcels.
Although these updates will not be published in the DMM until November 3, 2025, these standards are effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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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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8.9 Bundles on Pallets
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8.9.5 Bound Printed Matter
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[Revise item b(1) to read as follows:]
1. Only individual pieces of flats or nonstandard parcels that weigh less than 10 pounds each may be prepared as bundles on pallets. The following also apply:
(a) Presorted price pieces that weigh 10 or more pounds each must be prepared and palletized as machinable parcels under 8.10.6, or prepared in sacks under 265.5.0 for flats and 265.8.0 for parcels.
(b) Carrier-route pieces that individually weigh 10 or more pounds each must either be prepared and palletized as machinable parcels under 8.10.6, and qualify for Presorted prices, or be prepared in sacks under 265.6.0 for flats and 265.9.0 for parcels and qualify for carrier-route prices.
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8.10 Pallet Presort and Labeling
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[Revise the title and text of 8.10.6 to read as follows:]
8.10.6 Machinable Bound Printed Matter Parcels and Combined Mailings of USPS Marketing Mail Marketing Parcels 3.5 Ounces or More, USPS Marketing Mail, Package Services, and Parcel Select Machinable Parcels
Pallets must be prepared under 8.0 in the sequence below. Unless indicated as optional, all sort levels are required. Combined mailings of USPS Marketing Mail Marketing parcels, USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel Select, and Package Services machinable parcels also must meet the standards in 6.0 or 21.0. Pallets must be labeled according to Line 1 and Line 2 information below and under applicable standards in 8.6. Pallets may contain combined mailings of machinable parcels or mailings consisting only of Bound Printed Matter machinable parcels. Preparation sequence and labeling:
a. 5-digit, scheme required. Pallets must contain parcels for the same 5-digit scheme under L606. For 5-digit destinations not part of L606, or for which scheme sorts are not performed, 5-digit pallets must be prepared under 8.10.6b. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L606.
2. Line 2: “STD/PSVC MACH 5D” or “PSVC MACH 5D”; followed by “SCHEME” (or “SCH”).
b. 5-digit, required. Pallets must contain parcels only for the same 5-digit ZIP Code. Labeling:
1. Line 1: city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination. (See 8.6.4c for overseas military mail.)
2. Line 2: “STD/PSVC MACH 5D” or “PSCV MACH 5D.”
c. SCF/RPDC, optional, but required for DSCF prices. Pallets must contain only parcels for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in L005. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L002, Column C.
2. Line 2: “STD/PSVC MACH SCF” or “PSVC MACH SCF.”
d. Mixed, optional. Labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG.”
2. Line 2: “STD/PSVC MACH WKG” or “PSVC MACH WKG.”
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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, 9-4-25
