Mail Piece Design
Endorsements
The endorsement must be in one of these four positions:
- About two lines below the return address.
- About two lines above the delivery address block (including any nonaddress elements like barcodes, keylines, and optional endorsement lines).
- Immediately to the left of the postage area and below or to the left of any rate marking.
- Immediately below the postage area and below any rate marking.
These positions are shown below.
| Mailer Endorsement & USPS | Priority Mail & 1st Class Mail | Standard (A) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Service Requested: Forwarding & return. New address notification provided. | ||
| Months 1-12: mailpiece forwarded; separate notice of new address correction | Forwarding at no charge. | Forwarding at no charge. |
| Months 13-18: mailpiece returned with new address attached. | No charge. | Weighted fee charged.1 |
| After 18 months or if undeliverable: mailpiece returned with reason for nondelivery attached. | No charge. | Weighted fee charged.1 |
| Forwarding Service Requested: Forwarding & return. New address notification provided only for return. | ||
| Months 1-12: mailpiece forwarded | No charge. | No charge. |
| Months 13-18: mailpiece returned with new address attached. | No charge. | Weighted fee charged.1 |
| After 18 months or if undeliverable: mailpiece returned with reason for nondelivery attached. | No charge. | Weighted fee charged.1 |
| Return Service Requested: No forwarding, only return. New address notification provided. | ||
| Mailpiece returned with new address or reason for nondelivery attached. | No charge. | Single-piece First-Class Mail or Priority Mail rate charged. |
| Change Service Requested: No forwarding or return. New address notification provided. | ||
| Separate notice of new address or reason for nondelivery provided; mailpiece disposed of by USPS. | Manual notice: $0.60 each. Electronic notice: $0.20 each |
Manual notice: $0.60 each. Electronic notice: $0.20 each |
| Temp - Return Service Requested | ||
| Pieces returned with new address or reason for nondelivery attached. If temporary change of address, pieces forwarded; no separate notice of new temporary change of address provided. | No charge. | N/A |
| No Endorsement | ||
| UAA handled by class of mail. | Same as USPS action for "Forwarding Service Requested." | Mailpiece disposed of by USPS. |
1. Weighted fee is the appropriate Single-Piece First Class or Priority Mail rate multiplied by 2.472 and rounded up to the next whole cent.
