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Advanced Preparation: Plant-Verified Drop Shipment705705.15.1.4b. Transport the mailing at the mailer’s expense to a postal facility within the originservice area designated by the origin postmaster and with the capability toprocess that class of mail. If this option is chosen, all applicable postagestatements must be provided with the mailings.15.0 Plant-Verified Drop Shipment15.1 Description15.1.1 PurposePlant-verified drop shipment (PVDS) enables origin verification and postage paymentfor shipments transported by a mailer (or third party) at the mailer’s expense, on themailer’s own or contracted vehicle, to destination USPS facilities for acceptance asmail. The mailings may be prepared for deposit at a destination entry rate, or theymay be claimed at the applicable rates from the destination entry facility.15.1.2 FunctionUnder PVDS:a. Mailings are verified at origin by USPS employees assigned to a detached mailunit (DMU) at a mailer’s plant or at the business mail entry unit (BMEU) at theorigin post office serving the mailer’s plant. The shipments are then released fortransportation to destination USPS facilities.b. For Periodicals, postage is paid at a valid original entry or additional entry postoffice serving the mailer’s plant, unless an alternative postage payment methodis authorized.c. For Standard Mail and Package Services, postage and fees are paid under avalid permit at the post office serving the mailer’s plant, or as designated by thedistrict manager.d. The shipment is deposited at the destination USPS facility, by the mailer or themailer’s agent, where it is verified and accepted as mail by USPS employeesand released for processing.15.1.3 Other MailingsThe following mailings must be verified, accepted, and paid for at the destinationUSPS facility:a. Periodicals mailings not verified at origin under PVDS or under the CentralizedPostage Payment System (see 707.16.0 and 707.17.0). The destination USPSfacility must be a valid original entry or additional entry post office if mailings aresubmitted there for postal verification.b. Standard Mail and Package Services mailings not verified and paid for at originunder PVDS. Mailers must have a valid permit at the destination USPS facilityfor postage payment.15.1.4 DatesThe postage statement may be submitted before or at the time a shipment ispresented to the origin post office DMU or BMEU. The date shown by the mailer andthe post office round stamp date on the postage statement and Form 8125represents the date the origin post office DMU or BMEU verified the shipment andDomestic Mail Manual Updated 3-15-07