Good-bye, POSTNET

Posted on August 16, 2018 by mailomg in memo 287, Uncategorized // 0 Comments

The USPS has issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register for the amendment of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, (DMM) to remove all references to the POSTNET barcode. (Doc# 2018-15549)

Please submit comments on or before August 22, 2018 and click the link below for more information.

Mail or deliver written comments to:

Manager, Product Classification
U.S. Postal Service
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446
Washington, DC 20260-5015.

If sending comments by email, include the name and address of the commenter and send to ProductClassification@usps.gov, with a subject line of “POSTNET.” Faxed comments are not accepted.

Please contact Lizbeth Dobbins at (202) 268-3789 or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7261 for more information.

Click for Federal Register Notice

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