All postage must be pre-paid, though at the discounted rate, and the mailing verified in advance by USPS clerk. Mailings must be accompanied by an accurate 8125 form. Unfortunately, destination entry postal drop shipping can be a challenge. When delivery times are critical but First Class mailing is not legally required, postal drop shipping can create a windfall of savings over First Class postage and in many cases get mail in home as fast or faster. In fact, drop shipping standard mail has even become a viable alternative to First Class mail. Discounts are currently set at $33 per thousand mailpieces entered at the BMC level and $42 per thousand mailpieces entered at the SCF level, and drop shipped mail will typically arrive 3-5 days earlier than standard mail entered at a local post office. Today, the core benefits of cost and time savings remain, with most postal drop shipping going to the BMC (Bulk Mail Center) or SCF (Sectional Center Facility) level. Best of all, wear and tear on mail is dramatically reduced and you can expect faster, more reliable in-home delivery.

In exchange for dropping mail further downstream into the postal system, the USPS offers additional postage discounts of $33/BMC and $42/SCF per thousand pieces.

With, mail bypasses most of the USPS processing and transit system. With significant cost and time savings on the table, mailers across the nation quickly began taking advantage of destination entry postal drop shipping.

As an added benefit, drop-shipped mail bypassed most of the upstream USPS infrastructure which resulted in faster, more reliable in-home performance.

The further into the postal system mail was 'dropped,' the greater the postage discount. In February 1991, cost savings measures led the USPS® to begin offering postage discounts for mailers who would - at their own cost - ship pre-paid, presorted, and palletized standard mail directly to regional postal facilities nearer the mail's final destinations.

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