Featured Updates
05/17/2024
05/10/2024
Certified Mail®
Certified Mail is an extra service that provides the sender with a mailing receipt, tracking history, and, upon request, electronic verification that a mail piece was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made.
05/17/2024
02/27/2024
Election Mail and Ballot Mail STID Finder
The Election Mail and Ballot Mail Service Type IDentifier (STID) Finder is a tool designed to assist election officials and their mail service providers in selecting an appropriate Election Mail and Ballot Mail STID for their outbound mailings.*
01/19/2024
USPS Technical Specifications for Mail.dat and Mail.xml
USPS Technical Specifications
02/14/2024
First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail Growth Incentives FAQs
On September 27, 2023, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the Postal Service request to make Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) changes to establish two distinct Mail growth incentives — a First Class Mail Growth Incentive and a Marketing Mail Growth Incentive.
02/13/2023
Caller/Reserve Transition to the Enterprise Payment System (EPS)
Effective July 1, 2023, customers without an EPS account will no longer be able to apply for or renew caller and reserve services at the retail counter.
08/18/2022
Seamless Acceptance Undocumented Mail Fact Sheet
Provides insight into the source of undocumented error reporting, common causes, and best practices.
04/07/2022
Balance Check in the Customer Validation Tool Instructions
When given explicit permission by permit holders to do so, MSPs have the ability to perform balance checks for EPS and Local Trust accounts at the permit level.
Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685)
Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685) contains the policies and processes for the verification of eligible business mailings using tools provided by Intelligent Mail® Full-Service, eInduction, and Seamless Acceptance.
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05/17/2024
05/17/2024
05/17/2024
05/17/2024
05/17/2024
PostalOne! Contingency Plan
Learn what to do in the event a system outage prevents you from submitting your mailing information electronically.
USPS Service Alerts
Receive near real-time notifications about postal facility service disruptions due to weather-related outages and other natural disasters or events.
Stay Informed About Postal Policy
Updated daily, the Federal Register Notices offer detailed information regarding official USPS policy and regulatory changes.
Intelligent Mail: Featured Resources
Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685)
Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685) contains the policies and processes for the verification of eligible business mailings using tools provided by Intelligent Mail® Full-Service, eInduction, and Seamless Acceptance.