240 Commercial Mail USPS Marketing Mail
243 Prices and Eligibility
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1.0 Prices and Fees
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[Revise the title of 1.3 to read as follows:]
1.3 Regular and Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) and Customized MarketMail Prices
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1.4 Fees
1.4.1 Presort Mailing Fee
[Add a sentence between the first and second sentence of 1.4.1 to read as follows:]
***The annual mailing fee for USPS Marketing Mail includes Heavy Printed Matter.***
5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Nonautomation USPS Marketing Mail Letters, Flats, and Presorted USPS Marketing Mail Parcels
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5.5 Nonmachinable Price Application – Letters
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5.5.4 3-Digit Price
[Revise the text of 5.5.4 to read as follows:]
The 3-digit price applies to letter-size pieces subject to nonmachinable prices when placed in origin/entry SCF trays (regardless of quantity) for a 3-digit ZIP Code prepared in 3-digit and SCF trays (and overflow pieces in Mixed trays) under 245.5.0.
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5.6 Nonautomation Price Application – Flats
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5.6.3 3-Digit Prices for Flats
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[Revise the text of item a. to read as follows:]
a. In groups of 50 or more 5-digit/scheme or 3-digit/scheme pieces in a 3-digit/SCF flat tray and pieces placed in origin/entry SCF trays regardless of quantity (see 245.1.4).
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7.0 Eligibility Standards for Automation USPS Marketing Mail
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7.5 Price Application for Automation Flats
7.5.1 General
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[Revise the text of item b. to read as follows:]
b. Groups of 50 or more flat-size pieces in a 3-digit/scheme/SCF tray and pieces placed in origin/entry SCF trays (regardless of quantity) qualify for the 3–digit price.
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245 Mail Preparation
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13.0 Preparing Presorted Heavy Printed Matter Parcels
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13.3 Preparing Machinable Parcels
13.3.1 Sacking
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[Revise the text of item c. to read as follows:]
c. Mailers must note on the postage statement whether they applied the piece count or weight, except for USPS Ship mailings prepared under 705.2.0.
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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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8.6 Pallet Labels
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8.6.5 Line 2 (Content Line)
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[Revise the first sentence of item a. to read as follows:]
a. Content line information. Except for First-Class Mail, pallet labels must indicate whether the mail on the pallet is barcoded, non-barcoded, or both.***
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8.10 Pallet Presort and Labeling
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[Revise the title of 8.10.8 to read as follows:]
8.10.8 Nonstandard Parcels Weighing 2 Ounces or More – USPS Marketing Mail, Including Marketing and Heavy Printed Matter Parcels
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[Revise the text of item f(2) to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: Use “STD NONSTD SCF” or “HPM NONSTD SCF.”
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15.0 Combining USPS Marketing Mail Flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats, and Periodicals Flats
15.1 Basic Standards
15.1.1 General
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[Revise the text of item f. to read as follows:]
f. All mailpieces combined within bundles must be similar in size to create stable bundles. The maximum weight of a bundle is 20 pounds.
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[Revise the text of item h. to read as follows:]
h. Each comailing containing Bound Printed Matter flats must meet the following requirements:
1. Except under 15.1.1h2, BPM flat-sized pieces must not weigh more than 20 ounces when combined in applicable bundles, and must be entered at a destination sectional center facility (DSCF)/local processing center (LPC) on 5-digit or 3-digit/sectional center facility (SCF) level pallets, or at a destination delivery unit (DDU)/sorting and delivery center (S&DC).
2. BPM flat-sized pieces may weigh up to 24 ounces when combined in carrier-route (CR) level bundles on a pallet included in no less than SCF/3D sortation entered at an SCF/LPC. BPM flat-sized pieces must not exceed 20 ounces if prepared in the CR-level bundle with certain Periodicals or USPS Marketing Mail pieces that may weigh more than 20 ounces. The maximum number of BPM pieces weighing more than 20 ounces up to the maximum of 24 ounces must not exceed 50 percent of each mailing.
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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, 10-1-26
