October 3, 2017

October DMM^® Update

Postal Explorer^® (pe.usps.com) is your source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference links, and an extensive subject index. Today, we updated our mailing standards to include the following changes:

Online Application for Postage and Fees Refunds

We revised the DMM in various sections to add an online postage and fees refund option for Priority Mail Express® and certain extra services. We published this information in the September 28, 2017, Postal Bulletin.

First-Class Package Service — Retail

We revised the DMM in various sections, due to the transfer of First-Class^® Parcels, a market-dominant product, to the competitive product list. First-Class Mail Parcels will be renamed First-Class Package Service — Retail and will continue to be available at retail with the same service and content restrictions. Additionally, the existing single-piece First-Class Package Service price category will be renamed First-Class Package Service — Commercial. We published this information in the September 14, 2017, Postal Bulletin.

Our next scheduled DMM update is November 6, 2017.

The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer^® (pe.usps.com)