INFORMATIONAL: Mercury Remains Prohibited in The Mail

October 2024 Planned Changes

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.

July 2024 Release Overview

Election Mail and Ballot Mail STID Finder

The Election Mail and Ballot Mail Service Type IDentifier (STID) Finder is a tool designed to assist election officials and their mail service providers in selecting an appropriate Election Mail and Ballot Mail STID for their outbound mailings.*

USPS Technical Specifications for Mail.dat and Mail.xml

USPS Technical Specifications

First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail Growth Incentives FAQs

On September 27, 2023, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the Postal Service request to make Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) changes to establish two distinct Mail growth incentives — a First Class Mail Growth Incentive and a Marketing Mail Growth Incentive.

Seamless Acceptance Undocumented Mail Fact Sheet

Provides insight into the source of undocumented error reporting, common causes, and best practices.

Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685)

Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685) contains the policies and processes for the verification of eligible business mailings using tools provided by Intelligent Mail® Full-Service, eInduction, and Seamless Acceptance.

INFORMATIONAL: Scheduled Commercial System Release – June 26, 2024

DELIVERY: Central Area -IA-NE-SD District

Postal Customer Council Marketing Survey

July 2024 PCC Events Calendar Alert

Mail Growth Incentive - Postage Credit Claim Process Webinar

Please see a webinar recording detailing how to claim Postage Credits for the Mail Growth Incentive.