How do I address a dnDC item for delivery?
Must be addressed for delivery within the service area of the NDC/ASF where the mail is deposited. Machinable parcels claiming the DNDC price must bear a correct barcode under 204.2.0 for the ZIP Code of the delivery address. Nonbarcoded machinable parcels are eligible for USPS Retail Ground prices, and are not eligible for DNDC prices.
What is NDC discount in USPS?
A Standard Mail discount for pieces properly prepared and entered by the mailer at the network distribution center or other postal facility designated as an NDC that serves the delivery address on the pieces. The mailer receives the discount because of the reduction in USPS transportation and distribution costs.
What is the dnDC for machinable and nonbarcoded parcels?
Machinable parcels claiming the DNDC price must bear a correct barcode under 204.2.0 for the ZIP Code of the delivery address. Nonbarcoded machinable parcels are eligible for USPS Retail Ground prices, and are not eligible for DNDC prices. For machinable parcels on pallets, see 705.8.10.6. For machinable parcels prepared in sacks, see 255.4.3.3.
What are the dnDC parcel standard requirements?
Parcels claimed at the DNDC price must meet the standards in 255.4.3, including: Must be part of a mailing of 50 or more Parcel Select pieces (at any price). Must be addressed for delivery within the service area of the NDC/ASF where the mail is deposited.
What is DNDC?
DNDC. Don't Know, Don't Care.
What is a USPS DDU?
The destination delivery unit, or DDU, is the final stop in the U.S. Postal Service network that a package takes prior to delivery. Often referred to as the Last Mile, packages arriving at a DDU are sorted to carrier routes and sent out for delivery.
How many USPS DDUs are there?
There are more than 33,000 DDUs in the U.S. You can receive an even greater discount by taking your mail to a destination delivery unit. Eligible pieces must be addressed for delivery within the service area for that particular DDU.
What unit is DSCF?
dscf means dry cubic feet at standard conditions.
What does it mean if my package is delivered at DDU?
In the world of shipping, delivered duty unpaid (DDU) simply means that it's the customer's responsibility to pay for any of the destination country's customs charges, duties, or taxes. These must all be paid in order for customs to release the shipment after it arrives.
How many USPS DDU locations?
There are more than 33,000 DDUs in the U.S. You can receive an even greater discount by taking your mail to a destination delivery unit.
How long does USPS take to deliver to APO?
10 to 15 daysMail addressed to most APO/FPO destinations can be combined with Delivery Confirmation (Tracking) either at the local post office or online at Click-n-Ship. Typically military mail can be delivered between seven and 10 days depending on country of destination. Priority Mail parcels will take 10 to 15 days.
How slow is parcel select?
2-8 business daysIs USPS Parcel Select Ground slow? Yes, USPS Parcel Select Ground is one of the slowest delivery services available from the US Post Office. You can expect delivery in 2-8 business days.
How long does it take to ship a package to Okinawa?
2 to 6 weekA: While most of the mail addressed to Okinawa is transported via commercial airline Standard Mail/Parcel Post Mail is transported by ship and has an approximate 2 to 6 week delivery time.
What does DSCF stand for?
DSCFAcronymDefinitionDSCFDry Standard Cubic Foot (Filtration particulate loading rate, gas physics)DSCFDestination Sectional Center Facility (United States Postal Service)DSCFDepartment for Schools, Children and Families (United Kingdom)DSCFDepartment of State Central Files4 more rows
What is a postal stamp?
Post Mark – A postal imprint made on letters, flats, and parcels that shows the name of the Post Office that accepts custody of the mail, along with the two-letter state abbreviation and ZIP Code of the Post Office, and for some types of mail the date of mailing, and the time abbreviation a .m. or p.m.
What is ICS in mail processing?
Identification Code Sorting (ICS) – A system that records and tracks the florescent ID tags applied by mail processing equipment on automation-compatible letter mail. Data components of this tag provide information, including the location where the mail piece was introduced into the automated flow and the address assigned to the mail piece through address directory lookup.
What is EAS in USPS?
Electronic Address Sequencing (EAS) – This is a USPS mailing option that allows mailers to submit address lists in electronic format rather than on address cards. The USPS then arranges the submitted addresses into a carrier’s route, with additional services such as inserting missing addresses, or new addresses. The submitted address lists must contain at least 90 percent, but not more than 110 percent of the total possible deliveries in a 5-digit ZIP Code.
What is the difference between the POSTNET code and the PLANET code?
The PLANET Code digit symbology is the inverse of the POSTNET Code digit symbology. The PLANET Code uses a combination of two short bars and three tall bars to define a digit, whereas the POSTNET Code uses three short bars and two tall bars.
What is joint mailing?
This includes outer envelopes, into a common envelope, as a way to share postage and lists rental costs. The use of complete mail pieces inside a common envelope tends to make a joint mailing more expensive than a cooperative mailing.
What does BFN mean in mail?
Bad and Foreign Address (BAFN/BFN) – Mail that either does not meet CASS standard (cannot be CASS certified), has an incomplete or incorrect address or is going to a foreign country.
Can you return dead mail?
Dead Mail – Dead mail has to meet 3 criteria, it is undeliverable as address, there is no forwarding address, and it cannot be returned to the sender (usually because there is no return address on the piece or the classification of the mail does not entitle it to return service.
The three pillars of ZIP code presorting
Five-digit ZIP, automated area distribution center (AADC) and mixed AADC are the three primary presort methods that the Postal Service bases their postage pricing on.
But, what does it all mean?
That’s the key question: five-digit, AADC, mixed – do the differences here really matter?