Applications/ Forms
02/07/2017
Manifest Mailing Application

Before completing the Manifest Mailing System Application, review Publication 401: Guide to the Manifest Mailing System.

User Guides
02/06/2017
Guide to Post Office Box Street Addresses (PBSA)

This document provides information on how to determine if a StreetStyle address actually represents a Post Office Box address, designated as a P.O. Box™ Street Address (PBSA).

Announcements
01/23/2017
AMS API Prorated Fee Structure

Current prorated fee schedule for Address Matching System (AMS) Application Programming Interface (API). 

Announcements
01/23/2017
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process

The Postal Service is revising its pending proposal to amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM® ), to include a newly proposed measurement and assessment procedure for evaluating address quality for mailers who enter eligible letter- and flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail® (FCM) and Standard Mail® that meet the requirements for Basic or Full-Service mailings.

 

 

Data Files
01/11/2017
Intelligent Mail Barcode Tracing (IMb Tracing®) Full Operation Codes List

This spreadsheet provides a list of both active and inactive Full Operation Codes for IMb Tracing.

Data Files
01/10/2017
Priority Mail Express Sunday/Holiday Delivery

The destination ZIP Codes listed support scheduled delivery of Priority Mail Express shipments on Sundays and/or holidays. It must be used in conjunction with the Priority Mail Express Directory.

Announcements
01/05/2017
Licensing Announcement: SHA‐256 Products on EPF

To comply with the recommendations from the December 2014 Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of the NCOALink® program, the USPS® will transition the monthly AMS API data from SHA‐1 to SHA‐256 technology as the method for data encryption.

User Guides
01/05/2017
Program Registration Online Enrollment User Guide

This document is intended for new users of the Online Enrollment Program Registration application. New users can use this document as a guide to understand the requirements for each external page and how the pages interact throughout the enrollment process. 

Tech Guides
01/05/2017
Appendix B: Universal Name/Address Record

This appendix to the PAVE technical guide contains information on universal name / address record for BMA certification.

Announcements
12/19/2016
Licensing Announcement: Reminder on SHA-256 Conversion

As a reminder, the USPS has begun the conversion of its licensed products from SHA‐1 to SHA‐256. This conversion is based on an OIG (Office of Inspector General) recommendation to transition USPS Licensed Products to a more secure algorithm to comply with current USPS security policies.

Quick Service Guides
12/15/2016
Share Mail™ Layout Guidelines

This document provides guidelines for Share Mail dimensions, Facing Identification Marks (FIMs), Indicia, and the submission process.

Announcements
12/15/2016
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products

On October 12, 2016, the Postal Service filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective January 22, 2017. This final rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) that we will adopt to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments.

Questions should be directed to Lizbeth Dobbins (lizbeth.j.dobbins@usps.gov) or Audrey Meloni (Audrey.M.Meloni@usps.gov).

User Guides
11/30/2016
Personalized Color Transpromo Samples

This document shows samples of acceptable and unacceptable color statemenst for 2017 Personalized Color Transpromo 

Data Files
11/28/2016
Address Information System (AIS) Area/District 3-Digit and 5-Digit ZIP Code™ Assignments
This document provides addressing information for  Area/District 3-Digit and 5-Digit ZIP Code™ Assignments
Tech Guides
11/08/2016
USPS® Verification of Periodicals Advertising Percentage

The Postal Service requires publishers, qualifying for Periodicals mailing privileges, to provide the percentage of advertising and non-advertising content for each issue to determine the pound price charge (DMM 207.2.1.5) of the mailing.

Applications/ Forms
11/08/2016
PCC Award of Excellence

This document is the PCC Award of Excellence certificate. 

Applications/ Forms
11/08/2016
Certificate of Participation

This document is a certificate of participation for the PCC communitity.

Applications/ Forms
11/08/2016
Certificate of Appreciation

This document is a certificate of appreciation for PCC community.

User Guides
11/03/2016
BCG Account Management Postage Assessment Key Roles Sign-up, Review, Update

This document details the steps for VAE update/sign-up, registering new users to enable VAE access, and registering a new mail owner user.

Fact Sheets
10/18/2016
Overseas Military Mail/ Diplomatic Mail Table

This document contains information about the Overseas Military Mail/ Diplomatic Mail Table.

Presentations
10/18/2016
Folded Self-Mailer (FSM) Presentation

This presentation reviews folded self-mailer DMM standards.

Fact Sheets
10/07/2016
Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) No Stat Info

This document contains the No Stat data sheet for CDS.

Presentations
10/03/2016
Full-Service Intelligent Mail Options for Small Business (with notes)

This presentation from a September 2016 PPC Workshop provides an overview, benefits, and steps to getting started with Full-Service Intelligent Mail. Includes presenter's notes.

Presentations
10/03/2016
Full-Service Intelligent Mail Options for Small Business

This presentation from a September 2016 PPC Workshop provides an overview, benefits, and steps to getting started with Full-Service Intelligent Mail.

FAQs
09/26/2016
Move Update Compliance for Non-U.S. Mailers FAQs

The U.S. Postal Service® has gathered some common questions asked by foreign mailers. Chief among these questions: How may a foreign mailer sending Standard Mail® into the United States meet the new Move Update requirement?