443 Prices and Eligibility

1.0 Prices and Fees for Standard Mail

1.1 Standard Mail Price Application

Standard Mail prices are based on the weight of the pieces as follows:

a. The appropriate minimum per piece price applies to any Standard Mail piece that weighs 3.3 ounces (0.2063 pound) or less.

b. A price determined by adding the per piece charge and the corresponding per pound charge applies to any Standard Mail piece that weighs more than 3.3 ounces.

1.2 Regular Standard Mail—Presorted and Enhanced Carrier Route Prices

	Entry Discount	Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR)			Machinable1			Irregular1
		Saturation2	High Density	Basic	5-Digit	BMC	Mixed BMC	5-Digit	3-Digit	ADC	Mixed ADC
Parcels weighing 3.3 oz. or less	None	$0.389	$0.405	$0.519	---	---	---	$0.708	$0.761	$1.080	$1.330
	DBMC	0.356	0.372	0.486	---	---	---	0.675	0.728	1.047	1.297
per piece price	DSCF	0.346	0.362	0.476	---	---	---	0.665	0.718	1.037	---
	DDU	0.321	0.337	0.451	---	---	---	0.640	---	---	---
more than 3.3 oz.3	None	0.604	0.604	0.635	0.733	0.733	0.733	0.733	0.733	0.733	0.733
per pound price	DBMC	0.445	0.445	0.476	0.574	0.574	---	0.574	0.574	0.574	0.574
	DSCF	0.395	0.395	0.426	0.524	---	---	0.524	0.524	0.524	---
	DDU	0.273	0.273	0.304	0.402	---	---	0.402	---	---	---
+		+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
per piece price		0.264	0.280	0.388	0.400	0.799	1.007	0.557	0.610	0.929	1.179

1.3 Nonprofit Standard Mail—Presorted and Enhanced Carrier Route Prices

	Entry Discount	Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR)			Machinable1			Irregular1
		Saturation2	High Density	Basic	5-Digit	BMC	Mixed BMC	5-Digit	3-Digit	ADC	Mixed ADC
Parcels weighing 3.3 oz. or less	None	$0.300	$0.316	$0.449	---	---	---	$0.528	$0.581	$0.900	$1.150
	DBMC	0.267	0.283	0.416	---	---	---	0.495	0.548	0.867	1.117
per piece price	DSCF	0.257	0.273	0.406	---	---	---	0.485	0.538	0.857	---
	DDU	0.232	0.248	0.381	---	---	---	0.460	---	---	---
more than 3.3 oz.3	None	0.415	0.415	0.446	0.633	0.633	0.633	0.633	0.633	0.633	0.633
per pound price	DBMC	0.256	0.256	0.287	0.474	0.474	---	0.474	0.474	0.474	0.474
	DSCF	0.206	0.206	0.237	0.424	---	---	0.424	0.424	0.424	---
	DDU	0.084	0.084	0.115	0.302	---	---	0.302	---	---	---
+		+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
per piece price		0.214	0.230	0.357	0.280	0.679	0.887	0.397	0.450	0.769	1.019

1.4 Regular Standard Mail—Not Flat-Machinable Prices

	Entry Discount	Not Flat-Machinable1
		5-Digit	3-Digit	ADC/BMC	Mixed ADC/BMC
Pieces weighing 3.3 oz. or less	None	$0.519	$0.580	$0.871	$1.183
	DBMC	0.486	0.547	0.838	1.150
per piece price	DSCF	0.476	0.537	0.828	---
	DDU	0.451	---	---	---
more than 3.3 oz.2	None	0.733	0.733	0.733	0.733
per pound price	DBMC	0.574	0.574	0.574	0.574
	DSCF	0.524	0.524	0.524	---
	DDU	0.402	---	---	---
+		+	+	+	+
per piece price		0.368	0.429	0.720	1.032

1.5 Nonprofit Standard Mail—Not Flat-Machinable Prices

	Entry Discount	Not Flat-Machinable1
		5-Digit	3-Digit	ADC/BMC	Mixed ADC/BMC
Pieces weighing 3.3 oz. or less	None	$0.353	$0.414	$0.705	$1.017
	DBMC	0.320	0.381	0.672	0.984
per piece price	DSCF	0.310	0.371	0.662	---
	DDU	0.285	---	---	---
more than 3.3 oz.2	None	0.633	0.633	0.633	0.633
per pound price	DBMC	0.474	0.474	0.474	0.474
	DSCF	0.424	0.424	0.424	---
	DDU	0.302	---	---	---
+		+	+	+	+
per piece price		0.222	0.283	0.574	0.886

1.6 Fees

1.6.1 Annual Mailing Fee

Mailing fee, per 12-month period: $180.00.

1.6.2 Weighted Fee

For return of pieces bearing the ancillary service markings "Address Service Requested" and "Forwarding Service Requested."

weighted fee
Single Piece Weight Not Over (ounces)	Weighted Fee per Piece1
1	$2.90
2	3.32
3	3.74
4	4.16
5	4.58
6	5.00
7	5.42
8	5.84
9	6.26
10	6.68
11	7.10
12	7.52
13	7.94
Over 13 but under 16	11.87

1.7 Computing Postage for Standard Mail

1.7.1 Weight

To compute the total weight of the addressed pieces in a mailing or mailing segment for:

a. Identical-weight pieces, multiply the computed average weight of a single piece by the corresponding number of pieces; do not round the product.

b. Nonidentical-weight pieces, add the actual weight of the individual pieces or weigh the entire mailing in bulk; do not round either result.

1.7.2 Determining Single-Piece Weight

To determine single-piece weight in a mailing of identical-weight pieces, weigh a sample group of at least 10 randomly selected pieces and divide the total sample weight by the number of pieces in the sample. To determine single-piece weight in a mailing of nonidentical-weight pieces, weigh each piece individually. Express all single-piece weights in decimal pounds, rounded off to four decimal places.

1.7.3 Net Postage

Postage is computed at the applicable prices on the entire mailing to be mailed at one time. The net postage price is either the applicable minimum per piece price or the piece/pound price, as adjusted for any discounts and surcharges.

1.7.4 Per Piece and Per Pound Charges

The per piece charge is computed based on the total number of addressed pieces for each price category claimed. The minimum price may apply to each piece as detailed in 1.1, Standard Mail Price Application. Otherwise, the per piece charge must be added to the per pound charge to determine total postage. Where applicable, the per pound charge is computed based on the total weight of the addressed pieces for each price category claimed, and is added to the per piece charge to determine total postage. For example, a quantity of pieces weighing 100.25 pounds is charged 100.25 times the applicable price per pound, based on the price claimed, plus one unit of the applicable per piece charge for each addressed piece.

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