October DMM Advisory
5 Oct 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) is your source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference links, and an extensive subject index. Today, we updated our mailing standards to include the following changes:
Parcel Return Service—Clarifications
We revised 507.13.0 to clarify standards regarding Parcel Return Service (PRS).
2010 Standard Mail Incentive Program Removal
We revised 709 by removing section 2.0, Standard Mail Incentive Program.
Service Standards for Express Mail Military Service (EMMS)
We revised 703.2.0 which clarifies the USPS service commitment for Express Mail items sent to and from APO/FPO and DPO destinations.
First-Class Package Service
We revised 401, 402, 433, 434, 435, 436, 503, 507, 602, 705, and 708 to introduce First-Class Package Service, which replaces and removes First-Class Mail commercial base and commercial plus parcels from the market-dominant product offering.
Mailing Services Prices to Change April 17, 2011
14 Jan 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
Today, we notified the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) that we will change prices for our Mailing Services products, which include First-Class Mail®, Standard Mail®, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services.
The new prices take effect on April 17, 2011, almost two years since the Postal Service last raised prices for Mailing Services products. Based on a price cap calculated by the PRC using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, we will increase prices by an average of 1.741 percent across each Mailing Services class of mail.
The new prices can be viewed online on Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com. Click on the link in the left blue navigation frame under “*New* April 17, 2011 Pricing Information.”
We will use the DMM Advisory to keep you informed.
Expanded Options – Attachments to Letters and Flats
18 Nov 2009 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
Many of you have requested this change . . . and we are happy to announce:
On November 29, 2009, we will revise the DMM to allow automation and carrier route Standard Mail letters (of a certain size range) and all Standard Mail flats, to have attached thin labels or stickers, eligible as Standard Mail matter, under certain conditions.
We also add new standards for affixing dry or clean release cards to automation and carrier route letters and flats of all classes of mail, when content eligibility requirements are met.
For details, see the complete revision in the Postal Bulletin scheduled for publication tomorrow, November 19, 2009 (22272).