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705Advanced Preparation: Combining Package Service Parcels for Destination Entry705.7.1.2shipment and must meet the minimum volume requirements for Presort rates andParcel Select rates. Combined Package Services mailings must meet the standardsin 456.2.0 and 466.2.0 through 466.5.0, except as provided by this section. Mailersmay not combine Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter with other parcels underthese standards. Parcels entered at SCFs and DDUs under these standards are noteligible for the barcode discount.7.1.2 Basic Standards[1-4-07] Package Services parcels that qualify as machinable, nonmachinable, andirregular under 401 and meet the following conditions may be combined in 5-digitscheme and 5-digit sacks or 5-digit scheme and 5-digit pallets under theseconditions:a. Minimum volume requirements for Parcel Select, Presorted Bound PrintedMatter, Presorted Library Mail, and Presorted Media Mail must be metseparately before combining.b. Postage must be paid via permit imprint under an approved manifest mailingsystem as provided in 3.0. For mailings presented under 7.0, mailers maydocument and pay postage using the Electronic Verification System (eVS)under 2.9.c. All parcels must be prepared in sacks under 7.2 or on pallets under 7.3. Formail entered at the DSCF rates, pallet preparation is not permitted for 5-digitZIP Codes that are unable to handle pallets. Refer to the Drop Ship Productmaintained by the National Customer Support Center (NCSC) (see 608.8.0 foraddress) to determine which 5-digit delivery facilities can handle pallets. If aDDU facility cannot handle pallets, and a mailer transports mail to the DDUfacility on pallets, the driver will have to unload the pallets into a containerspecified by the delivery unit.d. Pieces may be claimed at single-piece rates, Presorted rates, and destinationentry rates under 7.2.1 or 7.1.6.e. Separate postage statements must be prepared for each subclass anddestination entry rate as appropriate.f. The deposit of combined Package Services at a DSCF or DDU must be inaccordance with applicable drop shipment standards.7.1.3 Combined Parcels Prepared in Sacks—Rate Eligibility[4-13-06] In addition to the applicable standards in 456.2.0 and 466.2.0 through466.5.0 for destination entry Package Services, the following standards apply forcombined Package Services mail prepared in sacks:a. Parcel Select DSCF rates apply to parcels that are contained in 5-digit schemeand 5-digit sacks, each containing at least 10 pieces of any combination ofPackage Services, or contained in overflow sacks under 7.2.2, provided allother requirements for the DSCF rate in 456.2.0 are met. Parcel Select DDUrates apply to parcels that are contained in 5-digit scheme and 5-digit sacks,each containing at least 10 pieces of any combination of Package Services, orcontained in overflow sacks under 7.2.2, provided all other requirements for theDDU rate in 456.2.0 are met.Domestic Mail Manual Updated 3-15-07