Skip Top Navigation
  • Who We Are

    • Leadership
    • Financials
    • Government Relations
    • Judicial Officer
    • Legal
    • Our History
    • Postal Facts
  • What We're Doing

    • Strategic Planning
    • Current Initiatives
    • Securing The Mail
    • Sustainability
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Government Services
    • Postal Customer Council
    • Service Performance Results
  • Newsroom

    • National News
    • Local News
    • Testimony & Speeches
    • Broadcast Downloads
    • Events Calendar
    • Photo Gallery
    • Service Alerts
  • Careers

    • Career Opportunities
    • Working at USPS
    • How to Apply
    • Profile Login
  • Doing Business with Us

    • Suppliers
    • Licensing
    • Rights & Permissions
    • Auctions
    • Public Key Infrastructure
The image is the profile of an eagle's head adjoining the words United States Postal Service to form the corporate signature, along with the text About
Link to "2-7.7 Pallet Boxes" Link to contents for "2 Procedures at Origin Office"      Link to "2-8 Bedload Guidelines"

2-7.8 Containerization of Parcel Select Mailings

The pallet requirements for Parcel Select claimed at the destination sectional center facility (DSCF) price are as follows:

Minimum: One of the following:

  1. 50 pieces and 250 pounds.
  2. 36-inch height of mail (excluding pallet).
  3. 35 pieces and 200 pounds per pallet when average number of pieces is 50 (see DMM 705.8.20.2.b).

Maximum:

  1. 2,200 pounds.
  2. 77-inch height for a single (mail plus pallet) pallet (see DMM 705.8.5.5).
  3. Pallet boxes less than 60 inches, excluding the pallet (see DMM 705.8.4.2).

Parcel Select DDU: Pallet boxes cannot exceed 60 inches, excluding the pallet (see DMM 705.8.4.2).

For ONDC and DNDC Presort, the following requirements apply:

Machinable parcels:

  1. Pallet boxes cannot exceed 69 inches, excluding the pallet.
  2. Minimum height of mail on pallet is 52 inches (see DMM 705.8.18.a).
  3. Maximum: See Exhibit 2-7.2.

Nonmachinable parcels: Minimum height of mail on pallet is 42 inches (see DMM 705.8.18.2.a).




Link to "2-7.7 Pallet Boxes" Link to contents for "2 Procedures at Origin Office"      Link to "2-8 Bedload Guidelines"
  • LEGAL

    • Privacy Policy ›
    • Terms of Use ›
    • FOIA ›
    • No FEAR Act EEO Data ›
  • ON ABOUT.USPS.COM

    • Newsroom ›
    • USPS Service Alerts ›
    • Forms & Publications ›
    • Careers ›
    • Site Index ›
  • ON USPS.COM

    • USPS.com Home ›
    • Buy Stamps & Shop ›
    • Print a Label with Postage ›
    • Customer Service ›
    • Delivering Solutions to the Last Mile ›
  • OTHER USPS SITES

    • Business Customer Gateway ›
    • Postal Inspectors ›
    • Inspector General ›
    • Postal Explorer ›
Copyright© 2025 USPS. All Rights Reserved.