Quick Service Guide 440c

Discount Parcels—Standard Mail

Enhanced Carrier Route Irregular Parcels

July 2007
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Related QSG

703, Standard Mail Nonprofit Eligibility

Physical Standards (401)

Maximum weight: less than 16 ounces.

For an overview of the physical standards for discount parcels, see Quick Service Guide 401.

Rates and Fees (443.1.0)

Destination discounts apply to mail prepared as prescribed by USPS and addressed for delivery within service area of destination BMC/ASF, SCF, or delivery unit (446.2.0).

Annual $175.00 presort mailing fee.

Content (443.2.0)

Pieces are eligible if not required to be mailed at First-Class Mail rates or not authorized for Periodicals rates. Nonprofit rates require specific authorization (703.1.0).

Eligibility Standards (443.6.0)

Mailings of 200 or more addressed pieces (or 50 pounds of addressed pieces), sorted and marked as described below. Pieces must be part of a group of 10 or more to one carrier route, prepared in line-of-travel or walk-sequence order, as required. All pieces must meet the physical standards for irregular parcels.

Each piece must include a complete delivery address with correct ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code, as appropriate.

Carrier route information must be updated using CASS-certified process within 90 days before mailing date.

Detached address labels required for merchandise samples (602.4.0) and when mailed at Enhanced Carrier Route saturation rates.

Postage and Payment Documentation (444)

Precanceled stamp (604.3.0), meter (604.4.0), or permit imprint (604.5.0).

Documentation:

Additional standards apply to mailings of nonidentical-weight pieces.

Mail Preparation (445)

Marking on each piece in the postage area (402.2.0):

Basic rate mail must be in line-of-travel (LOT) or in walk sequence (445.6.0).

High-density (WSH) and saturation (WSS) rate mail must be in walk sequence (445.6.0).

Palletization is preferred, see Quick Service Guide 705d, Standard Mail Bundles on Pallets.

See reverse for preparation and labeling.

Use standard sack label (445.4.0).

Enter and Deposit (446)

Mailing entered at an acceptance point designated by USPS.

For the specific DMM standards applicable to this category of mail, consult the DMM sections referenced above and the general sections within each DMM module.

Bundling and Sacking Sequence
Bundle Preparation (445.7.4)
Saturation1 Bundles: 10 or more addressed pieces to same carrier route (city route, rural route, highway contract route, post office box section, or general delivery unit) must be prepared in bundles; fewer than 10 pieces allowed only if route has fewer than 10 delivery stops. Mail must be presented in walk-sequence (443.6.5) and meet density standards. Labels: Use optional endorsement line (OEL) (708.7.0) with carrier route description prefix and route number. Rate: Saturation	High Density2 Bundles: 10 or more addressed pieces to same carrier route (city route, rural route, highway contract route, post office box section, or general delivery unit) must be prepared in bundles. Mail must be presented in walk-sequence (443.6.4) and meet density standards. Labels: Use OEL with carrier route description prefix and route number (708.7.0). Rate: High density	Basic3 Bundles: 10 or more addressed pieces to same carrier route (city route, rural route, highway contract route, post office box section, or general delivery unit) must be prepared in bundles. Mail must be presented in line-of-travel or walk- sequence (443.6.3). Labels: Use OEL with carrier route description prefix and route number (708.7.0). Rate: Basic
Sack Preparation (445.7.5)
Carrier Route Sacks: Required at 125 pieces or 15 pounds. Labels: For Line 1, use city, state and 5-digit ZIP Code of destination. For Line 2, use "STD IRREG" and "WSS," "WSH," or "LOT," as applicable, followed by route type and number.	5-Digit Carrier Routes Sacks: Required, no minimum. Labels: For Line 1, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code of destination. For Line 2, use "STD IRREG CR-RTS."

1Minimum 90% total active residential or 75% total active deliveries per route (100% if simplified address) (443.6.5). 2Minimum 125 pieces per route unless route has fewer than 125 deliveries. 3Use "WSS" for saturation, "WSH" for high density, and "LOT" for basic.

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