Starting July 29 the U.S. Postal Service will begin giving mailers of Standard A Mail flats (catalogs and other non-letter size mailers) and irregular-shaped parcels the option of using a new labeling list and package reallocation system.
Postal officials hope the optional system will lead to an increase in the amount of palletized and sacked Standard A Mail that is pre-sorted by 5-digit Zip code entering the mail stream at either Sectional Center Facilities (SCFs) or Destination Delivery Units (DDUs).
Mailers who submit automatable palletized or sacked flats or packages will be eligible for the basic DDU enhanced carrier route rate of 13.6 cents per piece, if the pallet or sack is deposited at a facility where the carrier cases the mail, according to the USPS.
The per-piece charge goes down to 12.5 cents a piece for high-density and 11.4 cents for saturation mailings that are either palletized or sacked entering the mail stream at a DDU.
The basic per-piece charge for flats and other non-letter size Standard A mail entering the mail stream at an SCF is 14.1 cents per piece; 13 cents for a high-density mailing and 11.9 cents for a saturation mailing.
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