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Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb)
The USPS retired the POSTNET barcode January 28, 2013. All mailings now require Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMb).
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Phone: 540-949-7266
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The Intelligent Mail barcode is the result of the USPS effort to provide more robust codes capable of encoding more information, while minimizing the space used on the mailpiece. The Intelligent Mail barcode offers:
- Utilization of lowest postal rates
- Better customer intelligence
- Free Address Change Service
- Visibility into the mail stream/Tracking
- More effective returned mail processing
- Better scan rates and improved deliverability
- Better looking mail pieces (fewer barcodes)
- Delivery Confirmation
- Access to new services
The Intelligent Mail service is built upon a suite of Intelligent Mail barcodes for mailpieces, handling units
(trays and sacks) and containers (pallets, et al.).
Intelligent Mail barcodes are information-rich. For example, the POSTNET barcode only includes delivery
point routing information. In contrast, the Intelligent Mail barcode for mailpieces holds significantly more data
and includes additional fields that can allow mailers to uniquely identify each mailpiece in a mailing.
Intelligent Mail barcodes facilitate feedback about the mailpiece, handling units and containers, and allows
for USPS service performance measurement, making it possible to use the mail in a much smarter, more
efficient manner.
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What are the real concerns facing Mailers?
Price. In today's market, the biggest concern is how much this will cost or save. The savings can add up if you mail in quantity. Early compliance for the Intelligent Mail barcode discount offers:
- $1.00 per 1000 pieces of Standard Mail
- $3.00 per 1000 pieces of First Class Mail
For smaller mailers, there are other incentives. Indirect savings through a more efficient mailing system also save everyone money and peace of mind. As you consider how to implement Intelligent Mail in your company, you should recognize that every approach offers unique solutions:
- Saving space on the envelope means less product waste
- Less undeliverable mail means higher ROI
Why should mailers care about the IMb?
The extra data and tracking capabilities available through IMb. Even basic IMb can track mail and predict delivery dates. Those using Full-Service IMb will receive mail feedback about address quality and get automated address correction information.
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USPS IMb Compact for end users if you don't already have the font on your system:
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Facts about the INTELLIGENT MAIL® BARCODE (IMb)
- To obtain the lowest automation prices on Letters
and Flats, mailers must use the 65-bar Intelligent
Mail® barcode on each mail piece, encoding the
delivery point information plus four new fields
including an assigned Mailer ID, the class of mail,
an optional endorsement line, plus a mail piece
sequence number that must remain unique for 45
days.
- New 24-digit tray barcodes and 21-digit container
barcodes.
- Electronic documentation using Mail.dat,®Wizard
Web Services or Postage Statement Wizard® will
be required for the full-service option.
- Must acquire Mailer ID number(s) from the Postal
Service, encode all data into the barcode
components and then graphically render this
barcode on every mail piece, tray and container.
Program optimization means that you must:
- Create mechanisms to capture data provided by
the USPS
- Link USPS data back to your source data
- Leverage this data to improve your business
The USPS will provide mailers with two options: Full-Service and Basic
Under the Basic option:
- Mailers migrate from the POSTNET barcode to the Intelligent Mail barcode for mailpieces
- The use of IMb tray labels or container placards is not required. Use of these formats is
optional
- The Basic option,
which provides mailers with less intelligence, does not require electronic
documentation or the nesting of tray and container barcodes.
For more information, please reference Overview to Intelligent Mail Basic Service
Under the Full-Service option:
in addition to using Intelligent Mail barcodes on mailpieces, mailers
need to use the Intelligent Mail tray labels on their handling units (trays, sacks), and the Intelligent
Mail container labels on their container placards.
- The Intelligent Mail barcodes affixed on the mailpieces, handling units and containers need
to be unique for a period of 45 days
- Mailers are required to submit their mailing information, such as postage statements and
qualification reports, electronically
- Mailers will receive additional benefits with the Full-Service option to include a discounted
price, Start-the-Clock information indicating when their Full-Service mailings were inducted
into the Postal mailstream, and address correction information at no charge
The Table below:
Key differences between the Basic and Full-Service options
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Basic |
Full-Service |
| Barcode on Mailpiece |
31-digit IMb – uniqueness not required |
31-digit IMb – Uniqueness
required |
| Handling Unit |
24-digit IMTB or Legacy 10-
digit Tray and Sack Label –
uniqueness not required |
24-digit IMtb – Uniqueness
required |
| Container Placards |
21-digit IMcb, not required |
21-digit IMcb - uniqueness
required where containers
are required |
| Mailing Information (e.g. Postage
Statements, Qualification Report) |
Hardcopy, Mail.dat®,
Mail.XML®, or Postal Wizard |
Mail.dat®, Mail.XML®, or
Postal Wizard |
| Start-the-Clock |
NA |
Available |
Full-Service ACS (address
change) |
NA |
Available |
FTI Q&A Breakdown of questions from the DMM News Source:
For the latest information on the Intelligent Mail barcode, including the full dimension specification, visit the Rapid Information Bulletin Board System (RIBBS) website at: http://ribbs.usps.gov/OneCodeSolution/
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