Windowbook Postal Concierge--The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) made two major announcements this week, both regarding the use of barcodes. First, the USPS plans to retire the POSTNET barcode by January 2013, and the USPS will be repeating the Mobile Barcode Incentive this summer, which requires use of mobile barcodes on mailpieces. This was a very popular postal incentive in 2011, and the USPS hopes to increase mail volumes again this coming summer by offering this incentive again.
POSTNET Barcode to RetireEffective January 2013, mailers who plan to claim automation discounts on their mail will need to use the Intelligent Mail® barcode and use at least the Basic service level of Intelligent Mail to do so. Mailers will no longer be able to use the POSTNET barcode to claim automation discounts as of January 2013. Then, in January 2014, the USPS takes this plan one step further by requiring the Full Service level of Intelligent Mail in order to qualify for automation discounts. Essentially at that point the Intelligent Mail Basic Service will be retired. Read more!
POSTNET Barcode to RetireEffective January 2013, mailers who plan to claim automation discounts on their mail will need to use the Intelligent Mail® barcode and use at least the Basic service level of Intelligent Mail to do so. Mailers will no longer be able to use the POSTNET barcode to claim automation discounts as of January 2013. Then, in January 2014, the USPS takes this plan one step further by requiring the Full Service level of Intelligent Mail in order to qualify for automation discounts. Essentially at that point the Intelligent Mail Basic Service will be retired. Read more!
