Tech Guides
08/13/2020
USPS Picture Permit® Indicia (PPI) Technical Requirements Version 8.0

USPS Picture Permit® Indicia (PPI) provides organizations the opportunity to include their corporate logo, brand images, or trademarks in the permit indicia space of First-Class Mail® automation letters and postcards, and all USPS Marketing Maill® letters. The addition of images to the permit imprint indicia has the potential of increasing open rates and enhancing the value of the mail.

Tech Guides
10/18/2019
SingleSource ACS™ Technical Guide

This guide is a technical reference for SingleSource ACS. Includes how ACS works, participation requirements, and fulfillment files.

Tech Guides
10/18/2019
Traditional ACS™ Technical Guide

This document is a guide that provides technical information about Traditional ACS™.

Tech Guides
10/18/2019
OneCode ACS® Technical Guide

This guide provides technical references for OneCode ACS®.

Tech Guides
10/18/2019
ACS™ File Format Technical Guide

This document contains the technical guide for ACS file format.

Tech Guides
10/16/2019
Export Compliance Customs Data Requirements

Due to federal export regulations, USPS currently requires electronic customs information on all mail items that bear a customs declaration in order to facilitate federal oversight.

Tech Guides
03/22/2019
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Mail.XML Guide

This guide provides information about using MailXML™ to receive mail tracking data through the IV-MTR application. Through Mail.XML, mailers can receive visibility information for letter and flat containers and handling units (trays, tubs, and sacks).

Tech Guides
09/14/2018
Periodicals Accuracy, Grading, and Evaluation (PAGE) Technical Guide

This guide provides technical information for the PAGE program, which evaluates publication and print planning (ppp) software to determine its accuracy in calculating the percentage of advertising according to DMM® standards.

Tech Guides
03/02/2018
Advertising Technical Guide

Advertising technical guide for licensed products.