intelligent mail® package barcode: what you need to know for 2015
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Intelligent Mail®
Package Barcode What you need to know for 2015!
September 16, 2014
Your presenter Paul Kovlakas
Throughout his 24 years with Pitney Bowes, Paul has served in a number of
Product Development and Product Management roles. Paul now serves as Director
of Address Quality and Intelligent Mail Initiatives on the U.S. Postal Relations
team. He is responsible for industry and Postal Service engagement on operational
and regulatory issues, and requirements related to mailing and shipping, including
the Intelligent Mail® Barcode and Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode initiatives. For
our key product and business stakeholders and clients, he represents their
concerns to the USPS and helps them understand anticipated and announced
postal priorities and requirements so that they can plan, decide and strategize more
effectively.
Product Specialists
Peter Binder, Channel Enablement Manager, SMB Solutions
Ashmi Pancholi, Product Marketing Manager, Distribution Solutions
Objectives for today
Make it simple!
What is the Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IM®pb)?
What’s “changing”?
How will this affect the cost of sending a package?
Can I use my postage meter?
Certified Mail and Extra Services
IM®pb Basics
What the IM® package barcode is….
USPS® “next generation” tracking
barcode
Improved Visibility
“Built in” tracking
Better delivery prediction
End-to-end tracking
Competitive tracking
capabilities
Required for discounts
(Commercial Base Pricing – CBP)
Benefits of the IM®pb
Access to best prices
End-to-end tracking information
Better predictive delivery
Faster, more efficient service
Automatic Insurance (Priority Mail®), up to:
$50 (for Retail and Commercial Base Pricing)
$100 for Commercial Plus Pricing
Combines Tracking with Extra Services barcodes
All commercial parcels must include an IM®pb or
unique tracking barcode:
To qualify for Commercial Base Pricing (CBP)*:
Electronic Shipment information
Address Information included in Electronic File
Effective January 2014…
* USPS has allowed meter users to use CBP rates without the required electronic
file until January 26th 2015
Effective January 2015…
Discounted (CBP) rates no longer available if the
electronic shipping information is not transmitted.
Pay retail rates
2 choices for sending packages:
Use shipping software to print and
apply a shipping label with IMpb
Each label is unique, so you can
track it
The software sends the shipping
information to the USPS®
You pay the discounted CBP rate!
Apply a unique, pre-printed USPS®
tracking barcode label – get from
Pitney Bowes or the USPS
Use your meter to pay for and affix
postage
You can still track this package
Pay “retail” rate (no discount)
OR+
Q. What are you typically sending?
How you send… What you can do… After Jan. 2015…
With a postage meter,
Under 5 pieces/week
Continue to use meter,
apply pre-printed package
barcode label
Will pay full “Retail” rates
With a postage meter,
6-11 pieces/week Get pbSmartPostage™
Track / Get discounted
pricing (CBP)
12+ packages/ week Get SendSuite™ solutionTrack / Get discounted
pricing (CBP)
Let Pitney Bowes help make it easy for you!
Choose what works best for you – based on:
The number of parcels or packages you send
The way you need to send them
Critical
Questions
Answered
IMpb 2.0 Federal Register Final Rule
With no change in your current meter/tape
process…..
Continue to send parcels using meter tape
Pay “Retail Rate” (full price – no discounts)
Use pre-printed label (Label 400)
Electronic Return Receipt (eRR) and Confirmation services
ARE STILL available for regular mail, through your meter,
using the “standard” labels
If insurance or “proof of mailing” is desired, take package
to local post office
Postage Meters – as of January 2015…
IMpb 2.0 Federal Register Final Rule
FAQs:
Is an IMpb or other tracking label necessary on every
package?
Answer: Yes
Can we continue to get “discounted rates” for parcels using
a postage meter (i.e. DM300 or Connect+)?
Answer: No
If we use a postage meter with Certified Mail for letters –
can we continue to use our current label stock?
Answer: Yes. The USPS will continue to accept and
process Certified Mail using the label format.
Postage Meters – as of January 2015…
IMpb 2.0 Federal Register Final Rule
FAQs:
Can we use current label stock for e-Certified for
packages?
Answer: Yes, USPS will accept/process Certified Mail labels
provided by Pitney Bowes. However, the charge is the full
Retail Rate. With pbSmartPostage™ or SendSuite Live™ you
can get discounted rates (CBP).
Will Connect+ have a shipping app to support IM® package
barcode processes?
Answer: All new Connect+ transactions will include
pbSmartPostage at no charge.
Postage Meters – as of January 2015…
FAQs:
Does pbSmartPostage print the IM®pb labels and get
Commercial Base Pricing (i.e. discounted pricing)?
Answer: Yes
Are special labels required with pbSmartPostage?
Answer: No – not for shipping, but if you need Extra
Services, extra labels or forms may be required
Can we use pbSmartPostage in combination with a postage
meter scale - and print postage from the meter?
Answer: No. These two systems work independently –
so you will need a separate desktop or thermal printer for
the IMpb labels
pbSmartPostage™
pbSmartPostage™
Select/ Validate address Select service, enter weight
& dimensions
Generate & print label Select options & print settings
SendSuite Live™
Select address Validate address
Select service, enter weight
& dimensionsGenerate & print label
Priority Mail®
September 7,2014
Priority Mail® – September 7, 2014GOOD NEWS for Pitney Bowes meter clients*
Pricing has gone DOWN to send heavier Priority Mail packages to local
areas.
If you’re sending heavier parcels, take a look at the new zoned pricing to
see how you’ll save money.
If you send packages regularly – using the GROUND services of private
carriers - take another look at Priority Mail pricing and delivery dates!
The reduced prices make USPS Priority Mail even more competitive- AND
Priority Mail may have faster delivery.
If you send heavier packages, take a look at Priority Mail “Regional Rate”
boxes.
You may find you can save considerably more than using your own
packaging!
*This also applies to online postage users and those with shipping software
IMpb 2.0 Federal Register Final Rule
Down from
$16.88
Priority Mail® – September 7, 2014Commercial Base Pricing
Take Another Look at the USPS®
Upgrades to Priority Mail® & Priority Mail Express™ Enhanced tracking
Day specific delivery
Free insurance included ($50/$100)
Free USPS pickup & Optional hold for pickup
Now “on par” with major carriers
98% of USPS mail carriers now carry package scanners
Avg. number of scans for USPS, UPS® & FedEx® very close
Lowest costs for packages under 3 lbs.
Free daily pickup; Saturday Delivery at no extra charge
No fuel/residential surcharges; no hidden costs
Questions?
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