Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide NDG Presort
Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide NDG Presort
Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide NDG Presort
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<strong>NDG</strong> PRESORT<br />
1 OVERVIEW<br />
1.1 Who Should Use This <strong>Guide</strong>?<br />
This guide explains how to prepare <strong>NDG</strong> <strong>Presort</strong> mailings for the following services:<br />
• Addressed Admail: Short <strong>and</strong> Long (S/L) <strong>and</strong> Oversize (O/S)<br />
• Publications <strong>Mail</strong>: Short <strong>and</strong> Long (S/L) <strong>and</strong> Oversize (O/S).<br />
Please ensure you are using the most recent version of this guide <strong>and</strong> other support documents that detail our<br />
requirements, qualifications, terms <strong>and</strong> conditions, <strong>and</strong> pricing. These documents are available online at<br />
canadapost.ca/postalservices.<br />
It is your obligation to meet all the requirements outlined in your Customer Agreement.<br />
NOTE 1: Some words <strong>and</strong> expressions used in this document have a specific meaning. Please refer to Section 1<br />
"Definitions" of the General Terms <strong>and</strong> Conditions for the definition of specific terms referenced<br />
throughout this document <strong>and</strong> the Agreement.<br />
2: The figures in this document are used for illustration only.<br />
1.2 What is <strong>NDG</strong> <strong>Presort</strong>?<br />
<strong>NDG</strong> <strong>Presort</strong> is a mail preparation <strong>and</strong> presortation option that allows mailers to manually sort their mail items<br />
according to the National <strong><strong>Presort</strong>ation</strong> Schematic (NPS).<br />
“<strong>NDG</strong>” st<strong>and</strong>s for the “National Distribution <strong>Guide</strong>”, which is the former name of the National <strong><strong>Presort</strong>ation</strong><br />
Schematic (NPS) [see Section 2.1.2 "National <strong><strong>Presort</strong>ation</strong> Schematic (NPS)"]. When <strong>NDG</strong> was changed to NPS,<br />
the term <strong>NDG</strong> <strong>Presort</strong> was kept for operational reasons.<br />
1.3 Key Requirements<br />
To qualify for the <strong>NDG</strong> <strong>Presort</strong> option, your mailings must:<br />
• consist of items that meet the requirements specified in the applicable Canada Post Non-machineable Postal<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ards guide<br />
• be presorted as per the National <strong><strong>Presort</strong>ation</strong> Schematic (NPS)<br />
• be accompanied by Orders (Statements of <strong>Mail</strong>ing) prepared <strong>and</strong> submitted manually or by using Canada<br />
Post’s Electronic Shipping Tools (EST)<br />
• consist of:<br />
for Addressed Admail mailings: at least 1,000 items* per Order (Statement of <strong>Mail</strong>ing)<br />
for Publications <strong>Mail</strong> mailings:<br />
• at least 50 items per Order (Statement of <strong>Mail</strong>ing) for mailings comprised of <strong>NDG</strong> National items<br />
(phantom pricing is available at the <strong>NDG</strong> National base price)<br />
• no minimum volume requirement for mailings containing qualified <strong>NDG</strong> Regional** <strong>and</strong>/or Local<br />
Rural items (even if some <strong>NDG</strong> National items are included on the Order (Statement of <strong>Mail</strong>ing)<br />
<strong>Mail</strong> <strong>Preparation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong><strong>Presort</strong>ation</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> Version 1.2 Page 1 January 14, 2013
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