However, these smaller pieces may qualify for letter prices or nonautomation flats prices, depending on mailpiece characteristics. We will increase the maximum size for ECR flats so that the same maximum size (15 inches long, 12 inches high, 3/4-inch thick) applies to all flats, regardless of the price paid.Ī 5-inch by 6-inch minimum for automation flats has been set because smaller pieces cannot be efficiently processed and present handling problems at delivery. The deflection standard has been lessened, and bound or folded pieces will be allowed to be tested differently than enveloped pieces. These changes ensure that pieces paid for at automation flats prices can be processed in automated operations and delivered as flats. The new uniform- thickness standard allows up to a 1/4-inch variation in thickness.
A rectangular-shape requirement and a uniform-thickness standard for all flats have been added. The physical standards for automation flats retain most of the criteria for the AFSM 100 pieces, with new standards for flexibility that exclude boxes and box-like pieces. Changes have been made to flat-size mailing standards to ensure that the prices for flats and parcels better cover their costs and ensure those pieces eligible for flat-size prices can be processed on automated flat sorting machines (AFSM 100s) and handled efficiently at delivery. To better align mail preparation with our processing capabilities and to maximize access to lower prices for mailers, changes in many mail preparation standards, including nonautomation flats, are being implemented. ECR letters paid for at the basic letter rate must meet address matching and coding standards and must be delivery-point barcoded and automation compatible. Destination sectional center facility (DSCF) entry rates are allowed for destination delivery unit (DDU) entry of some ECR letters, including letters with simplified addresses and locally entered mailings of 2,500 pieces or less. We have eliminated DDU entry rates for all ECR letter-size pieces. Mailers will sort and bundle mailings that contain pieces both over and under 3 ounces according to current preparation standards. Mailers sort and bundle ECR letters that are not barcoded, not automation compatible, or that weigh over 3 ounces (up to 3.5 ounces), according to current preparation standards.
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Nonmachinable letters over 3.3 ounces are charged the Not Flat-Machinable (NFM) rates or, if barcoded and meeting other requirements, an automation flat-size rate.ĮCR letters weighing up to 3 ounces that are delivery-point barcoded and automation compatible are sorted in full trays according to new preparation standards. Mailers have the option to prepare origin/entry 3-digit trays. Required nonmachinable letter sort levels are 5-digit, 3-digit, ADC, and mixed ADC, for which there are separate prices. The nonmachinable surcharge has been replaced with a separate price structure for nonmachinable letters weighing up to 3.3 ounces. Mailers have the option to prepare origin/entry 3-digit trays as well.
Simplified letter mail preparation for machinable letters now requires mailers to sort only to AADC and mixed–AADC levels. In addition, to encourage more trays filled to capacity, the definition of a “full letter tray” has been changed to be one in which the pieces fill the length of the tray between 85 and 100 percent. To help reduce the number of “air trays” (partially filled overflow trays) and the overall cost of handling mail in letter trays, a reduced-overflow tray option for automation letters will be offered. The Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) automation basic letters preparation and prices have been eliminated. Automation letter mailers also have the option to prepare origin/entry 3-digit/scheme trays. Sort levels are optional for 5-digit/scheme, and required for 3-digit/scheme, AADC, and mixed-AADC levels. Lettersįor automation letters, we maintain the 150-piece minimum per sortation level for automation letters. As in First-Class Mail, Standard Mail pricing has greater recognition of shape and reduced reliance on weight. The new Standard Mail prices encourage mail that is compatible with our operations and drop shipped closer to its destination.
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