August 29, 2017
DMM Advisory
Pricing — keeping
you informed about the prices and mailing standards of the United States Postal
Service
USPS
Marketing Mail™ (Standard Mail®) Markings and Labels Update
The Postal Service™ published a DMM Advisory on Friday,
June 30, 2017, and Friday, July 7, 2017 providing updates about the rebranding
of Standard Mail® as USPS Marketing Mail™. The update stated the
Postal Service continues to work with the industry on a timeline for
implementation for the required use of new postage markings, permit imprint
indicia, and sack, tray, and pallet labels. As information, this messaging
applies to all USPS Marketing Mail shapes.
We updated the Domestic Mail Manual and Quick Service
Guides in the applicable preparation sections and added the statement
“Customers should not convert to the USPS Marketing Mail markings until a date
is announced.”
We continue to receive requests to test the new name and to
convert to the new markings since the new name appeals to many customers.
If you are interested in testing, please respond to this Advisory with your
name and contact information. Testing data will assist all customers as
we move forward with implementation. In the meantime, we continue to
request that customers do not transition to the new markings until we publish
the final details through a DMM Advisory and Industry Alert.
The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM
Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) To subscribe to the DMM Advisory, send an e-mail to dmmadvisory@usps.com. Simply indicate,
"Subscribe" in the subject line.