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Standard Mail Rates

• Annual fee — $185.00
• Customized MarketMail, per piece — $0.460.
• Fee for forwarded letter mail, per piece — $0.35
• Fee for forwarded flat mail, per piece — $1.05
• Repositionable notes, standard mail letters and flats, each — $0.015

Pieces weighing 3.3 ounces (0.2063 lb.) or less, each
Regular Rates ($)	DEST. ENTRY RATES
	None	DBMC	DSCF	DDU
LETTERS
CARRIER ROUTE
Basic	0.262	0.228	0.219	N/A
High Density	0.193	0.159	0.150	N/A
Saturation	0.182	0.148	0.139	N/A
REGULAR
Automation:
Mixed AADC	0.270	0.236	N/A	N/A
AADC	0.253	0.219	0.210	N/A
3-Digit	0.251	0.217	0.208	N/A
5-Digit	0.233	0.199	0.190	N/A
Nonautomation:
Mixed AADC	0.273	0.239	N/A	N/A
AADC	0.256	0.222	0.213	N/A
Mixed ADC (Nonmachinable)	0.578	0.544	N/A	N/A
ADC (Nonmachinable)	0.491	0.457	0.457	N/A
3-digit (Nonmachinable)	0.447	0.413	0.413	N/A
5-digit (Nonmachinable)	0.330	0.296	0.296	N/A
FLATS
CARRIER ROUTE
Basic	0.262	0.228	0.219	0.210
High Density	0.220	0.186	0.177	0.168
Saturation	0.194	0.160	0.151	0.142
Surcharge for use of detached address labels, each — $0.017
REGULAR
Automation:
Mixed ADC	0.496	0.462	N/A	N/A
ADC	0.486	0.452	0.443	N/A
3-digit	0.418	0.384	0.375	N/A
5-digit	0.346	0.312	0.303	N/A
Nonautomation:
Mixed ADC	0.558	0.524	N/A	N/A
ADC	0.509	0.475	0.466	N/A
3-digit	0.464	0.430	0.421	N/A
5-digit	0.367	0.333	0.324	N/A
PARCELS
CARRIER ROUTE
Basic	0.584	0.538	0.485	0.455
High Density	0.459	0.413	0.360	0.330
Saturation	0.451	0.405	0.352	0.322
Surcharge for use of detached address labels, each — $0.017
REGULAR
Irregular:
Mixed BMC* (Irregular)	1.701	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMC* (Irregular)	1.226	1.182	N/A	N/A
SCFt* (Irregular)	N/A	0.782	0.730	N/A
5-digit (Irregular)	N/A	0.775	0.524	0.289
* Surcharge, nonbarcoded pieces, each — $0.07 Surcharge does not apply to pieces sorted to 5-digit ZIP Codes.
NOT FLAT-MACHINABLE PIECES
REGULAR
Not Flat-Machinable:
Mixed BMC*	1.515	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMC*	0.996	0.952	N/A	N/A
SCF	N/A	0.598	0.546	N/A
5-digit	N/A	0.565	0.513	0.465
* Surcharge, nonbarcoded pieces, each — $0.07 Surcharge does not apply to pieces sorted to 5-digit ZIP Codes.

Flats and parcels weighing more than 3.3 ounces (0.2063 lb.)
FLATS
Regular Rates ($)		DEST. ENTRY RATES
		None	DBMC	DSCF	DDU
CARRIER ROUTE
	per pc.+	per lb.	per lb.	per lb.	per lb.
Basic	0.118	0.696	0.533	0.488	0.443
High Density	0.086	0.604	0.445	0.401	0.356
Saturation	0.068	0.604	0.445	0.401	0.356
Surcharge for use of detached address labels, each — $0.017
Flat-size pieces with certain characteristics are subject to not flat-machinable or parcel prices.
Subtract $0.001 for each flat that complies with the full-service Intelligent Mail option requirements (effective November 29, 2009).
REGULAR
Automation:
Mixed ADC	0.346	0.725	0.562	N/A	N/A
ADC	0.336	0.725	0.562	0.517	N/A
3-digit	0.268	0.725	0.562	0.517	N/A
5-digit	0.196	0.725	0.562	0.517	N/A
Nonautomation:
Mixed ADC	0.408	0.725	0.562	N/A	N/A
ADC	0.359	0.725	0.562	0.517	N/A
3-digit	0.314	0.725	0.562	0.517	N/A
5-digit	0.217	0.725	0.562	0.517	N/A
PARCELS
Regular Rates ($)		DEST. ENTRY RATES
		None	DBMC	DSCF	DDU
CARRIER ROUTE
	per pc.+	per lb.	per lb.	per lb.	per lb.
Basic	0.400	0.890	0.669	0.410	0.265
High Density	0.288	0.830	0.609	0.350	0.205
Saturation	0.280	0.830	0.609	0.350	0.205
Surcharge for use of detached address labels, each — $0.017
MACHINABLE
Nonautomation:
Mixed BMC* (Machinable)	1.279	0.990	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMC* (Machinable)	0.879	0.990	0.775	N/A	N/A
5-digit (Machinable)	0.440	N/A	0.775	0.566	0.370
Mixed BMC* (Irregular)	1.497	0.990	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMC* (Irregular)	1.022	0.990	0.775	0.524	N/A
SCF* (Irregular)	0.622	N/A	0.775	0.524	N/A
5-digit (Irregular)	0.563	N/A	0.775	0.524	0.289
* Surcharge, nonbarcoded pieces, each — $0.07
NOT FLAT-MACHINABLE
Regular Rates ($)		DEST. ENTRY RATES
		None	DBMC	SCF	DDU
REGULAR
	per pc.+	per lb.	per lb.	per lb.	per lb.
Mixed BMC*	1.311	0.990	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMC*	0.792	0.990	0.775	N/A	N/A
SCF*	0.438	N/A	0.775	0.524	N/A
5-digit	0.405	N/A	0.775	0.524	0.289
* Surcharge, nonbarcoded pieces, each — $0.07

For Additional Information

Without a proactive strategy to plan and prepare mail properly, you could wind up paying considerably more for postage than is necessary.

With the new yearly rates and regulations now in place, there are price changes, surcharges, and regulations that can take effect at various times throughout the year. It’s now more important than ever to maintain an open dialogue with us regarding your mailing needs.

Discussing your campaign objectives, design, and approach with us well before it reaches print is the surest way we know to help you take advantage of current postal rules and regulations that can maximize your savings and reduce your headaches.

Contact Automatic Mail Services, Inc today at 718-361-3091 or by email to info@automatic-mail.com.