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A

absentee balloting materials, 703.8.0

accelerated reply mail, 508.5.8

additional entry for Periodicals, 707.30.0

authorization, 707.30.2

cancellation, 707.30.5

fee, 707.1.4

address correction services, 507.4.0

address element correction, 507.7.4, 507.7.5

Address Information System (AIS) products, 509.1.0

address labels

detached address labels (DALs), 602.4.0

Periodicals, 707.3.2.2

address lists

accuracy, 708.3.0

verification of, 708.3.5

address placement, 602.1.0

cards, 102.1.0, 202.2.0

letters, 102.1.2, 202.2.0

parcels, 102.3.3

Periodicals, 707.3.2.3

address quality standards, flats

automation

First-Class Mail, 333.5.1

Standard Mail, 343.7.1

barcoded pieces, 333.5.4, 343.7.3, 363.6.3

carrier route

Bound Printed Matter, 363.5.3

carrier route code accuracy, 343.6.2, 363.5.3

enhanced carrier route, 343.6.1.2

general standards

Bound Printed Matter, 363.3.1

First-Class Mail, 333.3.3

Standard Mail, 343.3.3

Move Update, 333.3.5

ZIP Code accuracy

Bound Printed Matter, 363.4.3

First-Class Mail, 333.3.6

Standard Mail, 343.3.8

address quality standards, general

Alternative Addressing Format, 602.3.0

Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS), 708.3.0

address quality standards, letters and cards

automation

First-Class Mail, 233.5.1

Standard Mail, 243.7.1

automation enhanced carrier route, 243.6.5.1

barcoded pieces

First-Class Mail, 233.5.4

Standard Mail, 243.7.4

carrier route code accuracy

First-Class Mail, 233.5.2

Standard Mail, 243.6.2

enhanced carrier route,243.6.1.2

general standards

First-Class Mail, 233.3.0

Standard Mail, 243.5.1

Move Update, 233.3.5

ZIP Code accuracy

First-Class Mail, 233.3.6

Standard Mail, 243.3.8

address quality standards, parcels

carrier route code accuracy

Bound Printed Matter, 463.5.2

Standard Mail, 443.6.2

enhanced carrier route, 443.6.1

general standards

Bound Printed Matter, 463.5.1

First-Class Mail, 433.3.0

Standard Mail, 443.5.1

Move Update, 433.3.5

ZIP Code accuracy

Bound Printed Matter, 463.4.3

First-Class Mail, 433.3.6

Standard Mail, 443.3.8

address quality standards, Periodicals

barcoded/automation, 707.14.1.1

carrier route, 707.13.1.2

general, 707.12.1.2

address sequencing services, 507.8.0

address services

Address Change Service (ACS), 507.4.2

address correction, 507.4.1

carrier route schemes, 507.9.4

Delivery Statistics Product, 507.9.1

FASTforward, 507.4.3

mailing list services, 507.7.0

fees, 507.7.1

sequencing for cards and electronic files, 507.8.0

fees, 507.8.1

addressee, See recipient services

addressing

See also address placement

alternative addressing formats, 602.3.0

automation mailings

letters

First-Class Mail, 233.5.4

Standard Mail, 243.7.4

flats

Bound Printed Matter, 363.6.3

First-Class Mail, 333.5.4

Standard Mail, 343.7.3

Periodicals, 707.14.4

change of address, 507.2.1

commercial mail receiving agencies, 602.2.3

content, 602.1.4, 602.1.5

detached address labels (DALs), 602.4.0

elements of a complete address, 602.1.4, 602.1.5

exceptional address, 602.3.4

military mail, 703.2.2

"occupant"-style addressing, 602.3.3.1

Periodicals, 707.3.2

return address, 602.1.5

simplified address, 602.3.2

ZIP Code, 602.1.8

advance deposit account, 604.6.4

advertising

nonprofit and classroom Periodicals, 707.10.1.3

nonprofit Standard Mail, 703.1.6

pandering, 508.8.1

Periodicals, 707.4.13

sexually-oriented material, 508.9.0

aerosols, 601.2.5

agriculture

Science-of-Agriculture, 707.1.2, 707.11.2

State Departments of Agriculture, 707.6.3

USDA, 703.7.3.2

air transportation prohibitions for hazardous materials, 601.10.10

Alternate Mailing System (AMS), 705.4.0

ancillary service endorsements

address service requested, 507.1.0

change service requested, 507.1.0

class of mail, explanation by, 507.1.0

BPRS Standard Mail, 507.1.5.3k.

Express Mail, 507.1.5.5

First-Class Mail and Priority Mail, 507.1.5.1

Standard Mail, 507.1.5.3

Package Services, 507.1.5.4

Periodicals, 507.1.5.2

clear space

flats, 302.3.4

letters and cards, 202.4.4

parcels, 402.3.4

retail, 102.4.4

electronic service requested, 507.1.0

forwarding service requested, 507.1.0

placement on the mailpiece

flats, 302.3.0

letters and cards, 202.4.0

parcels, 402.3.0

retail, 102.4.0

return service requested, 507.1.0

temp-return service requested, 507.1.0

type size

ACS participant codes, 507.4.2.5

flats, 302.3.4

letters and cards, 202.4.4

parcels, 402.3.4

retail, 102.4.4

with return address

flats, 302.3.0

letters and cards, 202.4.0

parcels, 402.3.3

animals

adult fowl, 601.9.3.4

bees, 601.9.3.7

cold-blooded, 601.9.3.3

container for mailing, 601.9.3.10

day-old poultry, 601.9.3.2

dead, 601.9.4

furs or pelts, 601.9.5

insects, 601.9.3.8

nonmailable, 601.9.7

scorpions, 601.9.3.9

special permits for animals mailed to Pacific islands, 601.9.3.6

warm-blooded, 601.9.3.5

APO, See military mail

appeals for decision made about mailing standards, 607.2.0

appeals for Post Office box and caller service, 508.4.9.3, 508.5.7.3

Armed Forces, mail sent by, 703.4.0

aspect ratio, 201.3.7

Automated Flat Sorting Machine 100 (AFSM 100), See automation flats

automation cards, 201.3.0

automation discount, 243.4.2

enclosed in letters, 201.3.14

labels, 201.3.13

mail preparation

First-Class Mail, 235.6.0

Standard Mail, 245.7.0

size, 201.1.0

tabs and wafer seals, 201.3.10

automation flats, general 301.3.0

addressing

Bound Printed Matter, 363.6.0

First-Class Mail, 333.5.4

Standard Mail, 343.7.3,

attachments, 301.3.6.2

automation discount, 346.4.2

Bound Printed Matter, 363.6.0

First-Class Mail, 301.3.0, 333.5.0

labels, 301.3.7

mail preparation

First-Class Mail, 335.6.0

Standard, 345.7.0

Bound Printed Matter, 365.7.0

polywrap, 301.3.3

Periodicals, 707.14.0

addressing, 707.14.4

mail preparation, 707.25.0

reply mail enclosed in an automation flat, 201.3.15

size, 301.3.0

size, 301.3.2

staples, 301.3.4.2

Standard Mail, 343.7.0

tabs and wafer seals, 301.3.4

uniformity, 301.3.6

automation letters, general 201.3.0

addressing

First-Class Mail, 233.5.4

Standard Mail, 243.7.4

automation discount, 243.4.2

First-Class Mail, 201.3.4, 233.5.0

enhanced carrier route, 243.6.1

heavy letters, 201.3.14.4, 243.6.4.1

labels, 201.3.12

mail preparation

First-Class Mail, 235.6.0

Standard Mail, 245.7.0

Periodicals, 707.14.0

addressing, 707.14.4

mail preparation, 707.24.0

reply mail enclosed in an automation letter, 201.3.15

size, 201.3.2

Standard Mail, 201.3.5, 243.7.0

tabs and wafer seals, 201.3.10

automation mailings, general

different payment methods, 705.5.0

reply mail enclosed in mailing, 201.3.15

automation parcels, See barcoded parcels

B

ballots, 703.8.0

balloon price

Parcel Post, 101.7.1

Priority Mail, 101.5.3

barcoded parcels, 708.5.0

barcodes

address block, inside

flats, 302.4.6

letters, 202.5.7

barcode clear zone

letters, 202.5.1

machinable parcels, 402.4.2

certification, 708.4.6

container labels, 708.6.0

dimensions and spacing, 708.4.2.5

flats, 302.4.0, 708.4.0

human-readable information, 708.5.10

inserts, 202.5.8

letters and cards, 202.5.0, 708.4.0

parcels, 402.4.1, 708.5.0

reflectance, 708.4.4

sack labels, 708.6.1, 708.6.3

second barcode on flats, 302.4.3

skew, 708.4.5

tray labels, 708.6.1, 708.6.2

types of barcodes

5-digit barcode, 708.4.2.2

letters, 202.5.4

flats, 302.4.4

concatenated, 708.5.3

Confirm, 503.13.3

Delivery Confirmation, 503.9.4, 708.5.3

delivery point barcode (DPBC), 708.4.2.4

flats, 302.4.5

letters, 202.5.6

Four-State Customer Barcode, See Intelligent Mail barcode

integrated, 708.5.3

Intelligent Mail barcode, 708.4.3

PLANET Code barcode, 503.13.3

POSTNET barcode, 708.4.2

Signature Confirmation, 708.5.3, 503.10.4

USS Code, 708.5.1

UCC/EAN, 708.5.1

ZIP+4 barcode

flats, 302.4.4

general, 708.4.2.3

letters, 202.5.4

window envelope, 202.5.9 - 202.5.11

batteries

battery-powered devices, 601.11.17

lithium, 601.10.20

primary (non-rechargeable) cells, 601.10.20.5

secondary (rechargeable) cells, 601.10.20.6

nonspillable batteries, 601.10.19.4

beer, 601.11.7

bees, 601.9.3.7

bills and invoices

Express Mail

retail, 113.3.0

commercial, 413.2.0

First-Class Mail

commercial flats, 333.2.2

commercial letters, 233.2.2

commercial parcels, 433.2.2

retail mail, 133.3.2

Priority Mail, 123.3.0

solicitations in guise of, 601.12.1

biological products, 601.10.17.2b

bird stamp, for hunting migratory birds, 509.2.1

blind, free matter for, 703.5.0

what may be mailed, 703.5.2, 703.5.3

who is qualified, 703.5.1.3

blood, 601.10.17

book price, See Media Mail, general

books

packaging for mailing, 601.7.2

Bound Printed Matter, commercial flats

annual destination entry mailing fee, 366.3.4

attachments, 363.3.3

barcoded flats, 301.3.2

carrier route accuracy, 363.5.3

cobundling, 705.11.4

combined with other classes of mail, 703.9.0

combined with other Package Services, 705.7.0

computing postage, 363.1.0

content standards, 363.2.0

cotraying and cosacking bundles, 705.9.4

deposit, 366.3.9

appeals, 366.3.9.11

nonpresorted pieces, 366.1.1

scheduling appointments, 366.3.9.3

verification, 366.2.1

destination entry discount, 366.3.0

documentation, 364.2.0

carrier route mail, 364.2.6

facsimile postage statements, 364.2.9

machinable mail, 364.2.3

multiple mailings, 364.2.8

standard format, 364.2.6

drop shipments, 366.2.6

eligibility, 363

barcoded pieces, 363.6.0

basic, 363.3.0

carrier route, 363.5.0

machinable, 363.5.0

enclosures, 363.3.3

entry

DBMC entry, 366.4.0

DDU entry, 366.6.0

destination entry, 366.3.0

verification, 366.2.1

DSCF entry, 366.5.0

general standards, 301.2.3.1

invoices, 363.3.3.1

markings required on mailpiece, 302.1.0, 302.2.2.2

postage payment options, 364.1.0

preparation of mail, 365

barcoded flats, 365.7.0

carrier route flats, 365.6.0

bundling, 365.2.0, 465.2.0

bundles of flats on pallets, 705.8.10.3

bundling for mail on pallets, 705.8.9.5

presorted flats, 365.5.0

sacks of flats on pallets, 705.8.10.3

machinable mail, 365.7.0

optional endorsement lines, 365.2.11

carrier route info lines, 365.2.11

sacks, 365.3.0

prices and fees, 363.1.0

price eligibility

barcoded flats, 363.6.1

carrier route prices, 363.4.1

DBMC prices, 366.4.0

DDU prices, 366.6.0

DSCF prices, 366.5.0

nonpresorted prices, 363.1.1

presorted prices, 363.5.0

size, 301.1.0, 301.2.3

undeliverable mail, 507.1.5.4

weight standards, 301.2.3

written additions, 363.3.4

ZIP Code accuracy, 363.4.3

Bound Printed Matter, commercial parcels

annual destination entry mailing fee, 466.3.4

attachments, 463.3.3

barcoded parcels, 465.7.0

carrier route accuracy, 463.5.2

combined with other classes of mail, 703.9.0

combined with other Package Services, 705.9.4

computing postage, 463.1.0

content standards, 463.2.0

deposit, 466.3.9

appeals, 466.3.9.11

nonpresorted pieces, 466.1.0

scheduling appointments, 466.3.9.3

verification, 466.2.1

discounts

barcoded machinable parcels, 465.7.1

destination entry, 466.3.0

documentation, 464.2.0

facsimile postage statements, 464.2.7

multiple mailings, 464.2.6

drop shipments, 466.2.6

eligibility, 463

carrier route, 463.5.0

mailings, 463.3.0

enclosures, 463.3.3

entry

DBMC entry, 466.4.0

DDU entry, 466.6.0

destination entry, 466.3.0

verification, 466.2.1

DSCF entry, 466.5.0

general standards, 401.2.4.1

invoices, 463.3.3.1

markings required on each mailpiece, 402.2.1

carrier route irregular parcels, 465.6.2, 465.6.3

carrier route parcels, 465.6.1.1

presorted irregular parcels, 465.5.2, 465.5.3

presorted parcels, 465.5.1.1

nonmachinable parcels, 401.2.4

postage payment options, 464.1.0

preparation of mail, 465

bundles of irregular parcels on pallets, 705.8.10.4

bundling, 465.2.0

bundling for mail on pallets, 705.8.9.5

carrier route irregular parcels, 465.6.2, 465.6.3

carrier route machinable parcels, 465.6.4

combined machinable parcels, 465.6.4

combining parcels, 465.1.4

machinable parcels on pallets, 705.8.10

optional endorsement lines, 465.2.10 - 465.2.11

carrier route info lines, 465.2.10

presorted irregular parcels, 465.5.2, 465.5.3

presorted machinable parcels, 465.5.4, 465.5.5

sacks of irregular parcels on pallets, 705.8.10.4

prices and fees, 463.1.0

price eligibility

carrier route prices, 463.4.1,

DBMC prices, 466.4.0

DDU prices, 466.6.0

DSCF prices, 466.5.0

nonpresorted prices, 463.1.1

presorted prices, 463.5.0

size, 401.1.0, 401.2.4

undeliverable mail, 507.1.5.4

weight standards, 401.1.0, 401.2.4

written additions, 463.3.4

ZIP Code accuracy, 463.4.3

boxes

acceptable sizes and load, 601.3.2

Post Office boxes, 508.4.0

bulk mail, See commercial mail

Bulk Mail Center (BMC) acceptance

retail mail

Parcel Post, 156.1.4

commercial flats

Bound Printed Matter, 366.2.5

commercial parcels

Bound Printed Matter, 466.2.5

Parcel Select, 456.1.4

bulk parcel return service (BPRS), 507.12.0

annual accounting fee, 507.12.1.2

annual permit fee, 507.12.1.1, 507.12.2.1

application for a permit, 507.12.4.1

fees, 507.12.1

general information, 507.12.3

label format, 507.12.6

label placement, 507.12.5

label example, 507.12.6

postage and fees, application, 507.12.2

bundles, general

pallets, 705.8.5.7 - 705.8.5.12

counter-stacking, 705.8.5.8

labeling bundles of mail, 705.8.5.10

securing bundles of mail, 705.8.5.11

bundles of letters

facing slips for carrier route mail

Standard Mail, 245.2.10

First-Class Mail, 235.2.0

labeling bundles of mail

First-Class Mail, 235.2.8

Standard Mail, 245.2.8

securing bundles of mail

First-Class Mail, 235.2.4

Standard Mail, 245.2.4

Standard Mail, 245.2.0

bundles of flats

Bound Printed Matter, 365.2.0

counter-stacking

Bound Printed Matter, 365.2.4

Library Mail, 385.2.4

Media Mail, 375.2.4

Standard Mail, 345.2.4

facing slips for carrier route mail

Bound Printed Matter, 365.2.12

Standard Mail, 345.2.13

First-Class Mail, 335.2.0

labeling bundles of mail

Bound Printed Matter, 365.2.10

First-Class Mail, 335.2.8

Library Mail, 385.2.9

Media Mail, 375.2.9

Standard Mail, 345.2.11

Library Mail, 385.2.0

Media Mail, 375.2.0

sacks

Standard Mail, 345.2.6

securing bundles of mail

Bound Printed Matter, 365.2.5

First-Class Mail, 335.2.4

Library Mail, 385.2.5

Media Mail, 375.2.5

Standard Mail, 345.2.5

Standard Mail, 345.2.0

bundles of parcels

Bound Printed Matter, 465.2.0

counter-stacking

Bound Printed Matter, 465.2.4

Library Mail, 485.2.4

Media Mail, 475.2.4

Standard Mail, 445.2.6

facing slips for carrier route mail

Bound Printed Matter, 465.2.11

Standard Mail, 445.2.11

labeling bundles of mail

Bound Printed Matter, 465.2.9

Library Mail, 485.2.8

Media Mail, 475.2.8

Standard Mail, 445.2.9

Library Mail, 485.2.0

Media Mail, 475.2.0

sacks

First-Class Mail, 435.2.0

Standard Mail, 445.3.0

securing bundles of mail

Bound Printed Matter, 465.2.5

Library Mail, 485.2.5

Media Mail, 475.2.5

Standard Mail, 445.2.5

Standard Mail, 445.2.0

bundles of Periodicals, 707.19.0

counter-stacking, 707.19.3

facing slips for carrier route mail, 707.19.15

labeling bundles of mail, 707.19.13

sacks, 707.19.8

securing bundles of mail, 707.19.4

Business Mail, See commercial mail

business reply mail (BRM), 507.9.0

annual accounting fee, 507.9.6.4

annual permit, renewal, 507.9.5.4

application for a permit, 507.9.5.2

distributed by agents of the permit holder, 507.9.11

fees and per piece charges, 507.9.1

format, 507.9.8, 507.9.9

general information, 507.9.4

how annual accounting fee is applied,