Publication 91 - Confirmation Services Technical Guide

Confirmation Services Technical Guide
Legend for Require Code:
BLANK = Optional
ALL = Required for any type of file
DC = Delivery Confirmation service SC = Signature Confirmation EM = Express Mail
IEM = International Express Mail
BI = Bulk Insurance (future)
Require
Code
Record
Positions
Field Name
Format
(Size)
ALL 038–044 Postage 9(7)
Defined
as:
9(4)V9(3)
EM,
IEM, BI
EM,
IEM, BI
See
rules →
045 Unit of
Measure Code
046–054 Weight 9(9)
Defined
as:
9(5)V9(4)
055 Processing
Category
056 Destination
Rate Indicator
Description
Postage for pieces subject to both a piece and pound
rate.
9(1) Unit of measurement for mailpiece:
‘1’ — lbs.
‘2’ — oz.
‘3’ — kilos.
X(1)
X(1)
Mailpiece weight.
‘0’ — Cards.
‘1’ — Letters.
‘2’ — Flats.
‘3’ — Machinable Parcels.
‘4’ — Irregular Parcels.
‘5’ — Outside/
Nonmachinable.
Refer to Destination Rate Indicator table in Appendix
A.
Example
$5.69 Entered
as: 0005690
Content Rules and Limitations
Postage (excluding special service fees and
surcharges) less any workshare discount. Only
enter piece rate.
Leading zeros required.
In unit of dollars and rounded to the nearest cent.
2 Field must contain a Postal Service-defined valid
code.
Default is zeros.
14.3 lbs.
Entered as
000143250
In unit of measure and significant to four decimal
positions. (Exclude weight of nonincidental
enclosure here — see Pos. 181–189.)
Leading zeros required.
Default is zeros.
3 Default is spaces for nonapplicable products.
D Default is ‘N’ for nonapplicable products.
Mandatory for drop-ship mailers.
EM, IEM 057–058 Rate Indicator X(2) Refer to Rate Indicator table in Appendix A. FR For Parcel Post service with destination rates, use
single piece for the rate indicator.
Default is spaces for nonapplicable products.
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