Discounts for Intelligent Mail barcodes will be effective May 2011
If you are not already using the Intelligent Mail ® barcodes, you will certainly want to do so by May 2011 when automation discounts on letter-size and flat-size mailpieces take affect.In May 2011 the POSTNET barcode will be ineligible for automation prices. Additionally, the PLANET Code ® barcode, used with Confirm® service for mail tracking, will be retired in May 2011. To receive Confirm service after this date, you’ll need to use the Intelligent Mail barcode.
The advantages of Intelligent Mail® barcode are:
- Holds all routing, sorting and additional services information in one barcode.
- Offers OneCode ACS® at less cost than traditional ACS®
- Provides more real estate on the envelope for marketing messages
- Allows customers to receive automation prices in May 2011.
Apply the IMb to these mail classes and processing categories:
- First-Class Mail letters and flats
- Standard Mail letters and flats
- Periodicals letters and flats
- Bound Printed Matter flats
- Business Reply Mail
