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You must take your mail
to a business mail entry unit or Post Office where you hold
a permit.
ORIGIN ENTRY
Discount mail cannot be placed in a blue USPS collection box or handed to your
carrier. It must be presented at a business mail entry unit (BMEU) or designated
postal facility where you hold a mailing permit. The Postal Service has thousands
of facilities that can accept your mail.
The staff at your BMEU can answer your mailing questions and
help ensure that your mailing is prepared correctly. In addition,
many BMEUs offer training seminars for new mailers.
Your BMEU or Post Office can provide some of the supplies
you will need, including stickers, trays, sleeves (tray lids),
sacks, tray labels, postage statements, and instructions for
sorting your mail.
To locate a BMEU near you, visit Postal
Explorer (click on “Postal Links”).
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THE PROCESS OF ENTERING YOUR MAIL
Apply for Permit
Obtain authorization to enter discount mail and pay appropriate fees at a postal
facility near you.
When you apply for a mailing permit on Form 3615, pay
the fees, and receive authorization to enter mail at
that location. Be sure to check the hours of operation
and find out where to bring your mail.
Postage Statements
When entering a mailing, submit a completed postage statement.
Postage statements are forms you use to describe your
mailing and compute your postage. Documentation to support
the information on the postage statement and the rates
claimed may be required. Presort software programs can
complete your postage statement for you.
Verify
The postal employee will check to ensure that your mail is correctly prepared
and paid for.
When you bring your mail to the BMEU or Post Office,
a postal employee will verify that your mailing matches
what you claim on your postage statement. The postal
employee will also check to see that your mail is properly
sorted and is eligible for the rates claimed.
Postage Payment
Payment must be made before or at the time of mailing.
See Postage Payment Options for
the different postage payment methods.
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DESTINATION
ENTRY DISCOUNTS
If you are mailing Standard Mail, Periodicals, Parcel Post, or Bound
Printed Matter, you may be eligible for further discounts if you enter
your mail closer to its destination.
After your mail is verified and postage is paid at the
facility where you hold your permit, you can take your
mail to one of three places to receive a destination
entry discount: a destination bulk mail center (DBMC)
(or destination area distribution center [DADC] for Periodicals),
a destination sectional center facility (DSCF), or a
destination delivery unit (DDU). The discount you receive
depends on which of these locations you choose.
To find more information on destination entry or to
find locations, see Business
Mail 101.
You can expedite the delivery of your discount mail
and qualify for destination discounts by using Priority
Mail or Express Mail Drop Shipments. See your local Post
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LEVELS OF DESTINATION ENTRY
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Destination Bulk Mail Center
There are 21 DBMCs and
8 ASFs in the U.S.
For this discount, you may choose to enter your mail at a destination
bulk mail center. The 21 bulk mail centers in the United States
handle mail for large areas. An auxiliary service facility (ASF)
sometimes acts as a DBMC. To qualify for DBMC rates, your mailpieces
must be addressed for delivery within the service area for that
particular DBMC or ASF.
Available for:
- Standard Mail
- Periodicals
- Bound Printed Matter
- Parcel Post
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Destination Sectional Center Facility
There are 350 DSCFs in
the U.S.
You can receive a greater discount by entering your mail at a destination
sectional center facility. To qualify for DSCF rates, your mailpieces
must be addressed for delivery within the service area for that
particular DSCF.
Available for:
- Standard Mail
- Periodicals
- Bound Printed Matter
- Parcel Post
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Destination Delivery Unit (local Post Office)
There are more than 33,000
DDUs in the U.S.
You can receive an even greater discount by taking your mail to
a destination delivery unit. Standard Mail and Periodicals mailings
that are taken to a DDU must be claimed at Carrier Route rates
and addressed for delivery within the service area for that particular
DDU.
Available for:
- Standard Mail (Carrier Route only)
- Periodicals (Carrier Route only)
- Bound Printed Matter
- Parcel Post
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