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Discount Mailing Services
   
 

Quick Service Guides, which provide a summary of each mailing service, including rates and procedures, are available at your local Post Office or BMEU. A complete list of Quick Service Guides in PDF and HTML are available on Postal Explorer.

  Quick Service
Guide Number
Discount Postcards and Letters  

Physical Standards for Discount Letters and Cards

201
Designing Letters and Cards for Automated Processing 201a
Using Tabs, Wafer Seals, and Glue Strips 201b
First-Class Mail Move Update 230a
First-Class Mail Nonmachinable Letters 230b
First-Class Mail Machinable Letters and Cards 230c
First-Class Mail Automation Letters and Cards 230d
Standard Mail Nonmachinable Letters 240a
Standard Mail Machinable Letters 240b
Standard Mail Automation Letters 240c
Standard Mail Enhanced Carrier Route Letters 240d
   
Discount Flats  
Physical Standards for Discount Flats 301
Designing Flats for Automated Processing 301a
First-Class Mail Nonautomation Flats 330a
First-Class Mail Automation Flats 330b
Standard Mail Nonautomation Flats 340a
Standard Mail Automation Flats 340b
Standard Mail Enhanced Carrier Route Flats 340c
Bound Printed Matter Flats 360
Media Mail Presorted Flats 370
Library Mail Presorted Flats 380
   
Discount Parcels  
Physical Standards for Discount Parcels 401
Designing Parcels for Automated Processing 401a
First-Class Mail Presorted Parcels 430
Standard Mail Machinable Parcels 440a
Standard Mail Irregular Parcels 440b
Standard Mail Enhanced Carrier Route Irregular Parcels 440c
Parcel Post 450
Bound Printed Matter Irregular and Machinable Parcels 460
Media Mail Machinable Parcels 470
   

Basic Standards for All Mailing Services

 
Postage Meters and PC Postage Systems 604c
Permit Imprints 604d

Many business mail entry units (BMEUs) offer training seminars for discount mailers and can answer your mailing questions. To locate a BMEU use the Business Mail Entry Locator.

 

CHECKLIST FOR DISCOUNT MAILERS
To successfully complete a discount mailing, you should be familiar with all of the steps covered in this section. Use this list to review these steps as you begin your discount mailing.

  • Choose a Mailing Service
  • Choose a Postage Payment Method
  • Get the Required Mailing Permit
  • Prepare Your Mailpiece
  • Get an Address List
  • Check the Accuracy of Your Mailing Address List
  • Sort Your Mail
  • Fill Out a Postage Statement
  • Enter Your Mail

 

 

 

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