254 Postage Payment and Documentation

Overview

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment

2.0 Mailing Documentation

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment

1.1 Postage Payment Options

1.1.1 Parcel Select Destination Entry

Parcel Select destination entry may be paid as follows:

1. Metered postage may be used on pieces as provided under 1.1.1c and 604.4.
2. Permit imprint may be used for identical-weight pieces provided the mail can be separated at acceptance into groups that each contain pieces subject to the same combination of prices.
3. [7-14-24] Except for plant-verified drop shipments (see 705.17.0), Electronic Verification System (eVS) shipments (see 705.2.9), and metered mail drop shipments (see 705.19.0), the mailer must have a meter license or permit imprint authorization at the destination facility parent Post Office for mailings deposited for entry at a DNDC/DRPDC or ASF/RPDC, at a DSCF/DRPDC, or at the parent Post Office of a DDU or DS&DC. Except for manifested mail using eVS under 705.2.9, postage and fees are paid to the Post Office that verifies the mailings. The mailer must ensure that Form 8125 accompanies plant-verified drop shipments along with mailing documentation.

1.1.2 USPS Connect Local

USPS Connect Local mailings must be paid with USPS Click-N-Ship.

1.2 [7-14-24] NDC/RPDC as Agent

The DNDC/DRPDC may verify and accept mail if authorized by PS Form 4410, Authorization for NDC Acceptance, to act as an agent for the parent Post Office where the mailer‘s account, or license is held (see Exhibit 1.2).

Exhibit 1.2 [7-14-24]NDC/ASF/RPDC Parent Post Office

2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

[1-21-24] All metered and permit-imprint mailings of 50 pieces or more, except manifested mail using eVS under 705.2.9, must be accompanied by a completed postage statement. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to correct the postage statement and document the correction. See 203.1.0 and 203.2.0 for postage statement and documentation standards.

2.2 Other Documentation

[7-14-24] When presented for acceptance, documentation of postage by entry office and presort level (e.g., by DNDC and by 5-digit ZIP Code for DSCF and DDU prices) is required under 705.2.0 through 705.4.0. Except for DSCF, mail palletized under the alternate preparation option that requires separate documentation, other documentation is not required when the correct price is affixed to each piece. DSCF mail palletized under the alternate preparation option in 705.8.0 must submit the detailed documentation required in 705.8.18.2.