Business Customer Gateway: Overview and Tour

This presentation provides an overview of the Business Customer Gateway and a tour for new users. 

Applying for Access to Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR)

This presentation provides instructions for applying for access to the IV Mail Tracking & Reporting application (IV-MTR). The instructions include how to register for a Business Customer Gateway (BCG) account, add the IV-MTR service in the BCG, and receive and enter the authorization code.

PTR Domestic Scan Events and Descriptions

Guide to Mailer Scorecard

Formerly Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats Reporting Guide

The Postal Service provides mailers with access to a mail quality tool, the Mailer Scorecard, which displays a dashboard view of the results of the letter and flat mailing activity within each of these initiatives over a calendar month. This view is available to both the mailer who submitted the electronic documentation for the mailing (eDoc submitter) and the mail owner.

Domestic Merchant Returns API: User Guide

This user guide provides examples of XML transactions to the USPS Merchant Returns web service and guidance for installation.

Trailing Edge Die-Cut (TED-C) Process for Eligibility at Automation Letter Prices

This advisory provides the process for getting approval to mail a non-rectangular trail edge die-cut (TED-C) letter-size mailpieces at the applicable automation letter prices. 

Intelligent Mail Small Business (IMsb) Tool User Guide

Certified Mail®

Certified Mail is an extra service that provides the sender with a mailing receipt, tracking history, and, upon request, electronic verification that a mail piece was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made. Certified Mail can be used with both First-Class and Priority Mail, and items sent with this extra service are dispatched and handled in transit as ordinary mail.  This guide provides an explanation of the product, the different types of Certified Mailings, and instructions for preparing Certified Mail.

Parcel Labeling Guide

This document has been developed to make it easier to create and use labels on parcels shipped via the United States Postal Service® (USPS®). While some flexibility exists in design of shipping labels, using these standards will make label certification easier and make processing your parcels more efficient.

Known Issues List 4-1-2024