# Mailing promotions and incentives

USPS mailing promotions take a percentage off First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail postage for mailpieces using a technology or print treatment USPS rewards.[^1][^2][^3] Mailers get each mailpiece pre-approved in the My Products Portal, then register on the Business Customer Gateway.[^4][^5] Mail Growth Incentives pay postage credit for volume growth, and the Marriage Mail Incentive is a 20% discount.[^6][^7]

Updated November 5, 2026. 63 sources.

## Questions

### What mailing promotions does USPS offer in 2026?

USPS's 2026 calendar has five mailing promotions, each with its own period, code and discount.[^3]

| Promotion | Period | Code | Discount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integrated Technology | Six consecutive months from a start date the mailer picks[^3] | `IT` | 5% off First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail[^3] |
| Tactile, Sensory & Interactive | January 1 to June 30, 2026[^3] | `SS` | 5% off First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail[^3] |
| Continuous Contact | April 1 to December 31, 2026[^3] | `CC` | 5% off USPS Marketing Mail[^3] |
| First-Class Mail Advertising | September 1 to December 31, 2026[^3] | `FA` | 5% off First-Class Mail[^3] |
| Catalog Insights | October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026[^3] | `CT` | 10% off USPS Marketing Mail[^3] |

Catalog Insights and Tactile, Sensory & Interactive ended on June 30, 2026.[^3] Two add-ons, Informed Delivery and Sustainability, run all year and each add 1% to a [promotion's discount](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#promotions-2026).[^3]

### How do I sign up for a USPS mailing promotion?

A mailer gets each mailpiece pre-approved in the [My Products Portal](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md), then registers through Incentive Programs on the Business Customer Gateway.[^4][^5][^8] A mailer should register at least two hours before presenting its first qualifying mailing.[^5] For the 2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion, USPS said it would answer a pre-approval request within four business days.[^9][^2]

### How do I claim a USPS promotion discount?

A mailer claims a promotion in its mailing's [eDoc](https://postalref.com/guides/edoc.md), with the promotion's two-letter code in the Component Characteristics Record, the eDoc record for a mailpiece's content and incentives.[^10][^11] PostalOne!, the USPS system that produces postage statements, then calculates the discount and applies it at the time of mailing.[^12][^2] In the 2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion, the discount had to be claimed then, during the promotion period, and could not be rebated later.[^9][^10]

### What does the Tactile, Sensory & Interactive Promotion require?

A Tactile, Sensory & Interactive mailpiece uses print that engages the senses, such as scent or texture, or interactive features such as pop-ups and infinite folds.[^13] In 2026 the promotion took 5% off First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail from January 1 to June 30, claimed with the code `SS`.[^3] Mailers submit its mailpiece samples to USPS through the [My Products Portal](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md), as for the other promotions.[^1]

### How do I find a provider for an augmented reality mailpiece?

USPS's [Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#tech-directory) lists companies that integrate direct mail with digital technology, for mailers seeking it in their campaigns.[^14][^15] Besides augmented reality, a provider can be listed for near field communication, video in print or digital to direct mail.[^15] A provider applies with case studies and samples for each technology, and approved providers are listed for free.[^16][^15]

### Can I combine USPS mailing promotions?

No: a mailpiece or mailing gets one promotion discount at most, though up to two add-ons can add to it.[^2][^10] [Full-Service](https://postalref.com/guides/full-service.md) incentives and the [Seamless Acceptance](https://postalref.com/products/seamless-acceptance.md) incentive, a per-piece discount on eligible Full-Service mail, are not promotions, so both apply to eligible pieces in a promotion.[^17][^18] [Mail Growth Incentives](https://postalref.com/products/mail-growth-incentives.md) postage credit applies too, after every other discount, incentive and promotion.[^19]

### How do USPS Mail Growth Incentives work?

[Mail Growth Incentives](https://postalref.com/products/mail-growth-incentives.md) give registered Mail Owners postage credit when their qualifying First-Class Mail or USPS Marketing Mail volume grows past a threshold.[^6] The credit is 30% of the added pieces times the final average price paid per piece.[^20] Mail Owners register in the [My Products Portal](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md), and registration for 2026 ran from March through May 2026.[^19][^6]

### What is the Marriage Mail Incentive?

The [Marriage Mail Incentive](https://postalref.com/products/marriage-mail.md) is a 20% discount, as of July 12, 2026, on qualifying Saturation and High Density Plus USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats.[^7] [Saturation](https://postalref.com/guides/saturation-mail.md) mail reaches at least 90% of a carrier route's residences or 75% of its addresses; High Density Plus mail has at least 300 pieces a route.[^21] Each piece carries at least 4 advertisers and weighs 2 oz or less, and the Mail Owner sends at least 10 qualifying mailings per 12-month cycle.[^22]

## How it fits together

[Mailing Promotions](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md) are USPS's discount and incentives program for First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail customers.[^1] Each promotion has a promotion period and rewards a treatment, technique or technology on the mailpiece.[^10][^2] USPS publishes each year's promotions in a calendar with their periods, codes and discounts.[^23][^3] Since 2025, add-ons raise a promotion's discount for features such as an [Informed Delivery](https://postalref.com/products/informed-delivery.md) campaign.[^24]

A mailer uploads each mailpiece's sample to the [My Products Portal](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md) for pre-approval.[^4] It registers for the promotion through Incentive Programs on the [Business Customer Gateway](https://postalref.com/products/business-customer-gateway.md).[^5][^8] It claims the discount in the eDoc for its mailing, and PostalOne! applies it to the postage statement at the time of mailing.[^10][^2]

[Mail Growth Incentives](https://postalref.com/products/mail-growth-incentives.md) reward growth instead: Mail Owners whose qualifying volume grows past a threshold get postage credit.[^6] They register in the same portal, during a registration period each year.[^19] Mailings in a promotion still count toward that growth.[^25]

The Marriage Mail Incentive is a 20% discount on qualifying Marriage Mail sent as [Saturation](https://postalref.com/guides/saturation-mail.md) or High Density Plus letters and flats.[^7] A negotiated service agreement is a contract between USPS and one mailer that can set customized prices.[^26] A mailpiece gets one promotion discount at most, but other incentives and discounts can add to it.[^2][^7][^17]

## Mailing promotions

Each promotion runs in its own promotion period, and a mailer registers for it during a registration period.[^27] The 2025 Tactile, Sensory & Interactive Promotion ran from February 1 to July 31, 2025, with registration open from December 15, 2024.[^27] Its 2026 promotion ran from January 1 to June 30.[^3]

In the 2026 calendar, Catalog Insights is 10% off and the other four promotions are 5% off.[^3] Each add-on adds 1%, and a mailer can claim up to two with one promotion.[^3][^10] An add-on cannot be claimed alone.[^24] USPS offers two add-ons, Informed Delivery and Sustainability.[^28]

Promotions over the years have rewarded these features of the mail:

- Tactile, Sensory & Interactive rewards print that engages the senses through special visual effects, sound, scent, texture or even taste.[^13]
- Emerging and Advanced Technology rewarded technologies such as augmented reality, near field communication and video in print.[^29]
- The 2021 Informed Delivery Promotion took 2% off postage for an Informed Delivery interactive campaign on qualifying mailpieces.[^30]
- The 2021 Mobile Shopping promotion took 2% off USPS Marketing Mail with mobile technology that leads to a shopping website.[^31]
- Personalized Color Transpromo rewarded color, variable print and personalization in marketing messages, such as on bills and statements.[^32]
- Earned Value gave postage credit for [reply mail](https://postalref.com/guides/reply-mail.md) that recipients mailed back and USPS scanned during the promotion period.[^33]

In 2025, the Integrated Technology Promotion covered mobile shopping, augmented reality, near field communication and other technologies.[^34][^35] A mailer seeking a company to build such a mailpiece can find one in the [Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#tech-directory).[^15] It is USPS's online directory of companies that integrate direct mail with digital technology, and approved providers are listed for free.[^14][^15]

Informed Delivery had a promotion of its own in 2021, and since 2025 it has been an add-on.[^30][^24]

- **2025 - Tactile, Sensory & Interactive Promotion**: “This Promotion will help you utilize technological advancements within the print industry to create an engaging sensory experience with your mailpieces.”[^27]
- **2021 Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion**: “In order to ensure that Direct Mail continues to be a relevant part of the marketing mix, the Postal Service is offering another promotion encouraging customers to incorporate technologies such as “Enhanced” Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Near Field Communication (NFC), Video in Print (ViP) featuring Shoppable Video, Integration with Voice Assistants, and Digital to Direct Mail in their direct mail campaigns.”[^29]
- **2021 Informed Delivery Promotion**: “The United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Informed Delivery (ID) Promotion offers a 2% discount on postage for business mailers who register for the Promotion and conduct an Informed Delivery interactive campaign on qualifying mailpieces.”[^30]
- **2021 Mobile Shopping Promotion**: “The 2021 Mobile Shopping promotion encourages mailers to integrate mobile technology with direct mail, thus creating a convenient method for consumers to do their online shopping.”[^31]
- **2021 Personalized Color Transpromo Promotion**: “The 2021 Personalized Color Transpromo Promotion is intended to incorporate marketing messages highlighted through the use of color, dynamic variable print and personalization.”[^32]
- **Earned Value Promotion**, also called Earned Value program: “Mailers who register their Mailer ID (MID), permit(s), and use eligible Intelligent Mail® barcodes (IMbs) on their BRM, CRM, and Share Mail pieces may receive a postage credit for each mailpiece that is placed in the mailstream by the recipient and scanned during the promotion period.”[^33]
- **Add-On**: “a series of add-ons to USPS® Mailing Promotions, through which you can increase your Promotion discount by pairing your qualified mailpiece with features that enhance mail’s reach and ROI”[^24]
- **incentive**: “Any price reduction (i.e., discount) to a postal product or service relative to the next highest relevant price or a rebate for the use of a product or service based on various requirements such as mailer-specific volumes.”[^36]

## Enrolling and claiming

A mailer enrolls in the promotions and in the Mail Growth Incentives through the Business Customer Gateway and the My Products Portal.[^5][^19]

| Offer | Where the mailer signs up | How it lowers postage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mailing promotions | Incentive Programs on the Business Customer Gateway, at least two hours before the first qualifying mailing[^5][^8] | A discount on the postage statement at the time of mailing[^2] |
| Mail Growth Incentives | The My Products Portal, during each year's registration period[^19] | Postage credit, claimed in July, October and from January 15 to February 28[^37] |
| Marriage Mail Incentive | PostalOne!, then a check box in each mailing's eDoc[^7] | A 20% discount on qualifying pieces[^7] |

A mailing promotion, from the sample to the mailing.

1. Request access to the My Products Portal, if the mailer has not signed up before.[^2]
2. Upload every sample of the mailpiece to the portal for pre-approval.[^4]
3. Wait for USPS's pre-approval; for Catalog Insights, USPS promised an answer within four business days.[^9][^2]
4. Register for the promotion in Incentive Programs on the Business Customer Gateway.[^5][^8]
5. Claim the promotion's code in the eDoc's Component Characteristics Record.[^10]
6. PostalOne! applies the discount to the postage statement at the time of mailing.[^2]

In Mail.dat, each claim is a code in the Component Characteristics Record, the eDoc record for a mailpiece's content and incentives.[^10][^11] Mail.XML carries the same codes as MailCharacteristic values, and Marriage Mail in its Content block.[^5][^38][^7]

| Claim | Code in the eDoc |
| --- | --- |
| A promotion, such as Integrated Technology in 2026 | `IT`, Type I[^3][^39] |
| An add-on, such as Informed Delivery in 2026 | `PI`, Type A[^3][^39] |
| Mail Growth Incentives postage credit | `MG` for USPS Marketing Mail, `FG` for First-Class Mail[^40][^41] |
| Marriage Mail Incentive | `MM`, Type C for content[^7] |

- **Business Customer Gateway**, also called BCG, BCG (Business Customer Gateway): “where shippers can manage their mailing activity”[^42]
- **Electronic Documentation**, also called eDoc, Electronic Documentation of Mailing Information, electronic document, electronic mailing documentation: “an electronic postage statement that may also contain specific information about a mailing such as barcode information and qualification reports”[^43]
- **postage statement**, also called mailing statement: “Documentation provided by a mailer to USPS that reports the type and volume of mail being presented, type of postage method used, processing category of the mail, total weight of the mailing, and other required information and certifies that the mail meets the applicable eligibility standards for the prices and fees claimed. Postage statement data can be submitted electronically or on hardcopy using official USPS forms or approved mailer facsimiles of those forms.”[^44]
- **eDoc submitter**: “the mailer who submitted the electronic documentation for the mailing”[^45]

## Mail Growth Incentives

The Mail Growth Incentives are two separate offers, the First-Class Mail Growth Incentive and the Marketing Mail Growth Incentive.[^46] They run at the same time and cannot be combined.[^46] Only Mail Owners earn postage credit: the businesses that decide what a mailpiece says, benefit from it and pay its postage.[^47][^48]

Once registered, a Mail Owner keeps mailing as usual, and USPS tracks its volume in PostalOne! by its Mail Owner CRID.[^25][^46] Postage credit is 30% of the added pieces times the final average price paid per piece.[^20] The Mail Owner claims it in the portal and spends it only on qualifying mail of the class that earned it.[^40][^47]

For 2026, growth is measured over January through December 2026, against January through December 2025.[^6] A fiscal year in the incentives, as in a fiscal year baseline volume, is USPS's, October 1 to September 30, not the Mail Owner's.[^46][^49] Registration for 2026 ran from March through May 2026.[^6]

- **Mail Owner**, also called MO: “the business entity, organization, or individual who makes business decisions regarding the mailpiece content, directly benefits from the mailing, and ultimately pays for the postage on the mailpiece directly or by way of a Mail Service Provider”[^50]
- **MGI registration**, also called Mail Growth Incentive registration: “the process by which a Mail Owner reaches agreement with the USPS to participate in either of the Mail Growth Incentives – to include agreement with the Terms and Conditions of participation and agreement on the baseline volume.”[^48]
- **Agreed Upon Baseline**, also called baseline volume: “the confirmed total mail volume of all qualified previous calendar year First Class or Marketing Mail the customer has agreed to.”[^51]
- **Customer Registration ID**, also called CRID, Customer Registration Identification Number, Customer Registration Identifier, Customer Identifier, Customer Reference ID, Customer Registration Identifications: “a USPS-generated numeric code of up to 15 digits that uniquely identifies a business at a specific location”[^52]

## The Marriage Mail Incentive and negotiated agreements

The Marriage Mail Incentive lowers the price of mail that combines several companies' advertisements into one mailpiece.[^7] USPS introduced it with the July 9, 2023 price change.[^53] The Mail Owner claims it by checking the Marriage Mail Incentive box in the eDoc, which certifies that the mailing meets every requirement.[^7] USPS checks compliance afterward, by frequency in the month after each 12-month cycle and by random audits.[^54][^55]

A negotiated service agreement is a contract between USPS and one mailer.[^26] It can set customized prices and classifications and change mailing standards for that mailer.[^26] Terms that affect prices or classifications need a recommended decision from the Postal Regulatory Commission, which USPS requests.[^26] A commercial contract price is an incentive available through such a contract, generally with a large-volume mailer.[^56] A [USPS Ship](https://postalref.com/products/usps-ship.md) shipper should work with USPS sales to be approved for pricing under a negotiated service agreement.[^57]

- **Marriage Mail Incentive**, also called Marriage Mail Price Incentive: “The Marriage Mail Incentive is a discounted (incentive) price offered on Saturation (including EDDM-Commercial) and High Density Plus Marketing Mail letters and flats which meet certain requirements including weight and advertiser content.”[^7]
- **Negotiated Service Agreement**, also called NSA, Negotiation Service Agreements: “A customized and mutually beneficial contractual agreement between USPS and a specific mailer (customer or organization).”[^26]
- **Marriage Mail**, also called MM: “Marriage Mail is a form of marketing mail in which marketing service companies combine advertisements from multiple businesses into a single mailpiece to reduce the cost of the mailing for individual customers.”[^53]
- **commercial contract price**: “An incentive available through a negotiated contract generally with a large-volume mailer.”[^56]

## Stacking discounts and credits

A mailpiece or mailing gets one promotion discount at most, and using several qualifying treatments does not raise it.[^2][^10] Up to two add-ons can be claimed on top of the promotion.[^10]

> In general, only one promotion can be availed at a time (with the exception of the Earned Value promotion), however Full-Service and Seamless incentives are not promotions and can be claimed on eligible pieces in a promotion.[^17]

**Must.** A mailpiece can get only one promotion at a time. The exception, the Earned Value Promotion, was last held in 2022.[^58] Full-Service and Seamless incentives are not promotions, so a mailer can claim them on eligible pieces in a promotion.

As of July 12, 2026, the [Seamless Acceptance](https://postalref.com/products/seamless-acceptance.md) incentive takes $0.002 off each eligible Full-Service piece of First-Class Mail or USPS Marketing Mail.[^59][^18] Mail Growth Incentives postage credit comes off the final amount due, after every other discount, incentive and promotion.[^19] The Marriage Mail Incentive combines with other incentives and discounts too, when the mailing meets each one's requirements.[^7]

## What goes wrong

In the 2025-2026 [Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#catalog-insights), a discount had to be claimed at the time of mailing and could not be rebated later.[^9][^10] A mailing whose prototype had no written approval before its entry date did not qualify.[^60] A final mailpiece that differed from its approved sample could lose the discount.[^60] A mail diversion message, one that steers recipients away from USPS products, services or features, such as a "pay online" call to action, made the mailing ineligible.[^2][^61]

For Catalog Insights, USPS's promotion office said it would audit mailings at random.[^62] A mailer that could not furnish its sample and approved Service Request within 15 business days of notice could lose its discounts.[^62]

USPS charges a Mail Owner the entire [Marriage Mail Incentive](https://postalref.com/products/marriage-mail.md) claimed in a 12-month cycle when it sends fewer than 10 qualifying mailings in that cycle.[^54] A Mail Owner that does not send requested samples within 30 business days pays the full non-incentive price.[^22]

USPS may withhold [Mail Growth Incentives](https://postalref.com/products/mail-growth-incentives.md) credit when mail is not entered under a registered CRID in the Mail Owner CRID field.[^25] A Mail Owner with no agreed baseline by the last day of registration is not registered.[^47] One that does not name a permit in time forfeits its remaining postage credit.[^63]

## Index: 38 entries

### Programs (22)

- [2020 Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2020%20Emerging%20and%20Advanced%20Technology%20Promotion)
- [2020 Informed Delivery Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2020%20Informed%20Delivery%20Promotion)
- [2020 Mobile Shopping Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2020%20Mobile%20Shopping%20Promotion)
- [2021 Earned Value Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2021%20Earned%20Value%20Promotion)
- [2021 Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [2021 Informed Delivery Promotion](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [2021 Mobile Shopping Promotion](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [2021 Personalized Color Transpromo Promotion](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [2022 Earned Value Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2022%20Earned%20Value%20Promotion)
- [2022 Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2022%20Emerging%20and%20Advanced%20Technology%20Promotion)
- [2022 Informed Delivery Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2022%20Informed%20Delivery%20Promotion)
- [2022 Mobile Shopping Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2022%20Mobile%20Shopping%20Promotion)
- [2022 Personalized Color Transpromo Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2022%20Personalized%20Color%20Transpromo%20Promotion)
- [2022 Tactile, Sensory & Interactive Promotion](https://postalref.com/?q=2022%20Tactile%2C%20Sensory%20%26%20Interactive%20Promotion)
- [2023 Tactile Sensory & Interactive](https://postalref.com/?q=2023%20Tactile%20Sensory%20%26%20Interactive)
- [2024 Tactile, Sensory & Interactive](https://postalref.com/?q=2024%20Tactile%2C%20Sensory%20%26%20Interactive)
- [2025 - Tactile, Sensory & Interactive Promotion](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [Add-On](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [Earned Value Promotion](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [Mail Growth Incentives](https://postalref.com/products/mail-growth-incentives.md)
- [Mailing Promotions](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md)
- [Negotiated Service Agreement](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#other-prices)

### System (1)

- [My Products Portal](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md)

### Documents (9)

- [2025 Informed Delivery MPP Integration](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md#informed-delivery-integration)
- [2026 Promotions Calendar and Technical Information](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#promotions-2026)
- [Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#tech-directory)
- [eDoc Submitter Permit Enrollment Guide](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md#edoc-submitter-permit)
- [Guide to Promotions & Incentives Program](https://postalref.com/products/mailing-promotions.md#guide)
- [Guide to the My Products Portal](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md#promotions-guide)
- [How to Enroll in the Promotions](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md#enroll)
- [Integrated Technology Enrollment Guide](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md#integrated-technology-enrollment)
- [My Products Portal Multiple Pre-Approval Requests (Batch Upload)](https://postalref.com/products/my-products-portal.md#batch-upload)

### Terms (6)

- [Agreed Upon Baseline](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#growth)
- [Catalog Incentive](https://postalref.com/?q=Catalog%20Incentive)
- [incentive](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#promotions)
- [Marriage Mail Incentive](https://postalref.com/products/marriage-mail.md#marriage-mail-price-incentive)
- [MGI registration](https://postalref.com/guides/promotions.md#growth)
- [Reply Envelope or Reply Card](https://postalref.com/?q=Reply%20Envelope%20or%20Reply%20Card)

## Sources

[^1]: [PostalPro: Guide to Promotions & Incentives Program](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/incentives): “Your resource for participation in the Postal Service’s discount and incentives program for First-Class and Marketing Mail customers. … Utilize the portal to submit your mailpiece samples and ask questions you may have about the Promotions.”

[^2]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=4), page 3: ““Mail diversion” messages included on the mailpiece will make the mailing ineligible for the promotion discount, regardless of whether or not the mailing includes qualifying treatment, technique, or technology for the promotion. … Wait for USPS to review and pre-approve. We’ll respond within four business days, and we may have a few revisions to ensure that you qualify for the discount. … The discount is calculated in the PostalOne!® system and applied to the postage statement at the time of mailing. … Only one promotion discount can be applied to a mailpiece or mailing. … Request access to the My Products Portal if you have not previously signed up.”

[^3]: [2026 Promotions Calendar and Technical Guide](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/2026%20MAILING%20PROMOTIONS%20TECHNICAL%20INFORMATION-091124%20(002).pdf#page=2), PDF page 2: “5% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … 2026 MAILING PROMOTIONS TECHNICAL INFORMATION … PROMOTION PERIOD CCR INCENTIVE CODE ELIGIBLE MAIL CLASS/ PROCESSING CATEGORY DISCOUNT CALCULATION … INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY Pick your start date for 6 consecutive months IT First-Class Mail® & Marketing Mail® 5% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … TACTILE, SENSORY, AND INTERACTIVE January 1 – June 30 SS First-Class Mail® & Marketing Mail® 5% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … CONTINUOUS CONTACT April 1 – December 31 CC (Type C – Initial) (Type I – Follow-Up) Marketing Mail® 5% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … FIRST-CLASS MAIL ADVERTISING September 1 – December 31 FA First-Class Mail ® 5% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … CATALOG INSIGHTS October 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 CT Marketing Mail ® 10% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … SUSTAINABILITY – ADD ON Available all year long ST First-Class Mail® & Marketing Mail® 1% Discount off at Postage Statement line level … INFORMED DELIVERY – ADD ON Available all year long PI First-Class Mail® & Marketing Mail® 1% Discount off for mailers at Postage Statement line level 0.5% credit to eDoc submitter”

[^4]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=17), page 16: “Participants must upload all mailpiece samples to the My Products Portal for pre-approval.”

[^5]: [Mail.xml Technical Specifications R65.0.0.0 ](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-10/eDoc-XML-Tech_Spec.pdf#page=51), page 51: “All participants can enroll in incentive programs through the Business Customer Gateway (BCG). … Enrollment should be completed at least two hours prior to presenting the first qualifying mailing. … For the Picture Permit Imprint promotion, use the MailCharacteristic Fee value of ‘PP’ and MailCharacteristic Incentive value of ‘PP’ for Picture Permit Indicia.”

[^6]: [PostalPro: Mail Growth Incentives](https://postalpro.usps.com/mgi): “To incentivize mailers to grow mail volume, the Postal Service is issuing postage credit to registered mail owners who grow qualifying First-Class Mail or Marketing Mail volumes versus a defined threshold. … Registration | March 2026 — May 2026 … Incentive Performance Period | January 2026 — December 2026 … Incentive Baseline Period | January 2025 — December 2025”

[^7]: [Marriage Mail Incentive Fact Sheet](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-07/Fact%20Sheet_Marriage%20Mail%20Incentive%20070926.pdf#page=1), PDF page 1: “As of July 12, 2026, the Incentive price will be a 20% discount on qualifying pieces. … The Marriage Mail Incentive is a discounted (incentive) price offered on Saturation (including EDDM-Commercial) and High Density Plus Marketing Mail letters and flats which meet certain requirements including weight and advertiser content. … A Mail Owner who claims the Marriage Mail Incentive is not precluded from availing of other incentives or discounts, subject to meeting the requirements of each incentive and discount. … The customer must be an eDoc submitter using mail.dat, mail.XML or Postal Wizard, with a unique Mail Owner CRID, an Enterprise Payment Account and registered in PostalOne! … While preparing the eDoc, a Mail Owner must place a check mark in the box for “Marriage Mail Incentive,” or equivalent, using the format of the appropriate eDoc field. … For eDoc submissions claiming the Marriage Mail Incentive, the Mail.dat Component Characteristic record must have a value of “MM” as a type of “C” (Content), and the Mail.XML Content block must be used to document a value of “MM.” … Marriage Mail is a form of direct mail in which marketing service companies combine or “marry” advertisements (e.g., coupons or sales notices) from multiple companies into one mail piece to reduce the cost of the mailing for individual advertisers. … By doing so, the Mail Owner or submitter certifies compliance with all requirements for claiming the Marriage Mail Incentive price.”

[^8]: [How to Enroll in the Promotions](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2023-02/BCG-how-to-enroll.pdf#page=2), PDF page 2: “Step 4: Go to the Incentive Programs in the list displayed and click “Go to Service”.”

[^9]: [PostalPro: 2025 - 2026 - Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/node/14850): “The 2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion Guidebook provides you all the details you need to know in order to successfully participate in this promotion.”

[^10]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=14), page 13: “To claim the discount for mailings submitted via Mail.dat and Mail.XML, the Component Characteristics Record (CCR) file MUST be populated with the appropriate two-letter characteristic code: … The discount must be claimed at the time of mailing during the promotion period and cannot be rebated at a later date. … Up to two Add-Ons may be claimed in addition to the Promotion. … Mail must be tendered for acceptance during the promotion period. … The use of technology and/or print treatments eligible for other promotion discounts will not increase the discount amount.”

[^11]: [Mail.dat Technical Specifications R65.0.0.0](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-10/USPS_Mail_dat_Tech_Spec.pdf#page=64), page 64: “The component characteristics record designates the content of the mailpiece, applicable incentive and/or applicable fee.”

[^12]: [Guide to eInduction](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-08/375_Guide-to-eInduction_1.pdf#page=8), page 7: “PostalOne! is the information management system that provides an electronic linkage between a customer’s mailing information and the Postal Service’s business mail acceptance and induction processes. It produces postage statements and supporting documentation.”

[^13]: [PostalPro: 2020 Tactile, Sensory and Interactive Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2020_tactile_sensory): “New print elements can be incorporated in a mail campaign to engage a multi-sensory experience through special visual effects, sound, scent, texture/tactile treatments, and even taste. … In addition, interactive mailpiece features (such as pop-ups, infinite folds, or other dimensional treatments) can help drive customer engagement.”

[^14]: [Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory - Provider Requirements](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2020-04/Tech%20Directory%20Requirements%20for%20Providers%203-16-20%20Updated_0.pdf#page=1), PDF page 1: “The USPS is compiling a directory of companies that integrate direct mail with digital technology.”

[^15]: [PostalPro: Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory Overview](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/promotions_resources/tech_directory): “The Directory is an opportunity for Providers to connect with Mailers who are seeking to integrate technology into their direct mail campaigns. … Providers have the option to be listed in the Directory for any or all of four technologies: Augmented Reality, Near Field Communication, Video in Print, and Digital to Direct Mail. … There is no cost or fee for approved Providers to be listed in the Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory.”

[^16]: [Direct Mail Technology Integrator Directory - Provider Requirements](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2020-04/Tech%20Directory%20Requirements%20for%20Providers%203-16-20%20Updated_0.pdf#page=2), PDF page 2: “Submit case studies demonstrating the integration of one or more of these technologies with print … Provide a sample mailpiece, print piece (physical or electronic), or digital art files utilizing the technologies that you are applying to be listed for”

[^17]: [Seamless Acceptance Incentive FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2020-11/Seamless%20Incentive%20FAQs.pdf#page=1), PDF page 1: “In general, only one promotion can be availed at a time (with the exception of the Earned Value promotion), however Full-Service and Seamless incentives are not promotions and can be claimed on eligible pieces in a promotion.”

[^18]: [Seamless Acceptance: Mailer Fact Sheet](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2024-10/Seamless%20Acceptance_%20Mailer%20Fact%20Sheet%20_%20PostalPro%20v4.pdf#page=1), PDF page 1: “Seamless Incentive - $0.002 for eligible Full-Service pieces mailed as First Class and Marketing Mail and $0.001 for pieces mailed as Periodicals and Bound Printed Matter (min. 1,000 pieces per mailing)”

[^19]: [Mail Growth Incentives FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/MGI%20FAQ%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=6), page 6: “The Mail Growth Incentive postage credit is applied to the final amount due on the postage statement after all other discounts, incentives, and promotions have been applied. … Each year, a Registration Period is announced. During this time, Mail Owners must register for one or both Mail Growth Incentives via the My Products Portal (MPP), accessible through the Business Customer Gateway (BCG).”

[^20]: [Mail Growth Incentives Terms & Conditions](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2025-02/Mail%20Growth%20Incentive%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%2002-%202025_0.pdf#page=3), PDF page 3: “The earned postage credits will be calculated as 30% of the product of (a) the incremental number of pieces and (b) the final average price paid per piece for the entire Mail Growth Incentive period.”

[^21]: [DMM 243: USPS Marketing Mail, Prices and Eligibility](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/243.htm): “Meet the density requirement of at least 90% or more of the active residential addresses or 75% or more of the total number of active possible delivery addresses on each carrier route receiving this mail. … Pieces mailed at high density plus prices must be sorted together in sequence in quantities of at least 300 pieces for each carrier route.”

[^22]: [Marriage Mail Incentive Fact Sheet](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-07/Fact%20Sheet_Marriage%20Mail%20Incentive%20070926.pdf#page=2), PDF page 2: “Minimum of 4 advertisers per mail piece (on one sheet or multiple sheets, bound or inserted). … Mail piece weight not to exceed 2 oz. … Minimum mailing frequency of 10 qualifying mailings per 12-month cycle commencing from the month of first claim of this Incentive price by a Mail Owner CRID. … A failure by a Mail Owner to provide this sample or image file within the stipulated time (30 business days) will constitute non-compliance with the requirements of this Incentive price and will require the mailer to pay a Postage Adjustment amount to cover the value of the Incentive claimed/received by the mailer, i.e., to pay the full non-Incentive price.”

[^23]: [PostalPro: 2026 Promotions Calendar and Technical Information](https://postalpro.usps.com/node/14797): “a resource containing the 2026 Promotions calendar and technical information”

[^24]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=9), page 8: “New in 2025 are a series of add-ons to USPS® Mailing Promotions, through which you can increase your Promotion discount by pairing your qualified mailpiece with features that enhance mail’s reach and ROI. … Add-Ons must be added to a Promotion and cannot be claimed alone … a series of add-ons to USPS® Mailing Promotions, through which you can increase your Promotion discount by pairing your qualified mailpiece with features that enhance mail’s reach and ROI”

[^25]: [Mail Growth Incentives FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/MGI%20FAQ%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=4), page 4: “Yes, mailings eligible for promotional discounts can also participate in the Mail Growth Incentives, provided they meet the qualification requirements (see FAQ #1). … Once a Mail Owner is registered for an Incentive, they can continue mailing as usual. … All mailings must be entered under a registered CRID in the Mail Owner CRID field to earn credit. … Please be advised that failure to follow this process may result in earned credit being withheld.”

[^26]: [Publication 32: Glossary of Postal Terms](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2016-04/pub32_glossary.pdf#page=147), page 143: “A customized and mutually beneficial contractual agreement between USPS and a specific mailer (customer or organization). … It provides for customized pricing, prices, and classifications under the terms and conditions established in the NSA and may include modifications to current mailing standards and other postal requirements. … Terms and conditions affecting prices or classifications require USPS to request a recommended decision from the Postal Regulatory Commission.”

[^27]: [PostalPro: 2025 - Tactile, Sensory & Interactive Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/node/14845): “Promotion Period: February 1, 2025 – July 31, 2025 … Registration Period: December 15, 2024 – July 31, 2025 … This Promotion will help you utilize technological advancements within the print industry to create an engaging sensory experience with your mailpieces.”

[^28]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=5), page 4: “Include add-ons like Informed Delivery or Sustainability to receive an additional discount and give your customers an even more well-rounded mail experience.”

[^29]: [PostalPro: 2021 Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2021-emerging-tech): “In order to ensure that Direct Mail continues to be a relevant part of the marketing mix, the Postal Service is offering another promotion encouraging customers to incorporate technologies such as “Enhanced” Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Near Field Communication (NFC), Video in Print (ViP) featuring Shoppable Video, Integration with Voice Assistants, and Digital to Direct Mail in their direct mail campaigns.”

[^30]: [PostalPro: 2021 Informed Delivery Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2021-informed-delivery): “Promotion Period: September 1, 2021 – November 30, 2021 … The United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Informed Delivery (ID) Promotion offers a 2% discount on postage for business mailers who register for the Promotion and conduct an Informed Delivery interactive campaign on qualifying mailpieces.”

[^31]: [PostalPro: 2021 Mobile Shopping Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2021-mobile-shopping): “The 2021 Mobile Shopping promotion encourages mailers to integrate mobile technology with direct mail, thus creating a convenient method for consumers to do their online shopping. … The promotion provides business mailers with an upfront two percent postage discount on USPS Marketing Mail™ letters and flats, as well as Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail™ letters and flats. … The mailpiece must include mobile technology that can be read, scanned, or activated by a mobile device and leads the recipient to a mobile-optimized shopping website with the ability to complete a financial transaction.”

[^32]: [PostalPro: 2021 Personalized Color Transpromo Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2021-transpromo): “The 2021 Personalized Color Transpromo Promotion is intended to incorporate marketing messages highlighted through the use of color, dynamic variable print and personalization. … Color messaging within bills and statements enhances the value of First-Class Mail by fostering a better connection and response from consumers.”

[^33]: [PostalPro: 2021 Earned Value Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2021-earned-value): “Mailers who register their Mailer ID (MID), permit(s), and use eligible Intelligent Mail® barcodes (IMbs) on their BRM, CRM, and Share Mail pieces may receive a postage credit for each mailpiece that is placed in the mailstream by the recipient and scanned during the promotion period.”

[^34]: [PostalPro: 2025 - Integrated Technology Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/node/14846): “Choose your 6-consecutive month Promotion Period: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025”

[^35]: [Integrated Technology Batch Upload Guide](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/IT%20Batch%20Upload%20Guide%207-31.pdf#page=1), page 1: “Column B: Select the Technology Used from the following options: Mobile Shopping, Integration with Voice Assistant, Augmented Reality, Near Field Communication, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, Video in Print Technology, or Artificial Intelligence.”

[^36]: [Publication 32: Glossary of Postal Terms](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2016-04/pub32_glossary.pdf#page=104), page 100: “Any price reduction (i.e., discount) to a postal product or service relative to the next highest relevant price or a rebate for the use of a product or service based on various requirements such as mailer-specific volumes.”

[^37]: [Mail Growth Incentives FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/MGI%20FAQ%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=17), page 17: “There are three postage credit claim periods available: July, October and January 15 – February 28 of the following calendar year.”

[^38]: [Mail.xml Technical Specifications R65.0.0.0 ](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-10/eDoc-XML-Tech_Spec.pdf#page=206), page 206: “FG = First-Class Growth Incentive Credit Redemption MG = USPS Marketing Mail Growth Incentive Credit Redemption”

[^39]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=10), page 9: “Reminder: You must be eligible for and claim a promotion (e.g., Tactile, Sensory, Interactive; Integrated Technology; First-Class Mail Advertising) when claiming an Add-On, by using the correct Type I (Incentive) two-letter characteristic code. … Claim the Add-On discount when you file your mailing using the correct Type A (Add-On) two-letter characteristic code:”

[^40]: [Mail Growth Incentives FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/MGI%20FAQ%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=16), page 16: “To use the credit to pay for postage, mailers must indicate the appropriate code (MG or FG) in a CCR in Mail.dat/.XML. … Mail Owners can claim available postage credit through their Mail Growth Incentive registration Service Request (SR) in the My Products Portal (MPP).”

[^41]: [Mail.dat Technical Specifications R65.0.0.0](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-10/USPS_Mail_dat_Tech_Spec.pdf#page=121), page 121: “FG = First-Class Growth Incentive Credit redemption MG = USPS Marketing Mail Growth Incentive Credit Redemption”

[^42]: [Publication 205 Electronic Verification System (eVS®) Business and Technical Guide](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2024-07/eVS_pub205_July_2024_0.pdf#page=29), page 21: “where shippers can manage their mailing activity”

[^43]: [Electronic Documentation (eDoc) Fact Sheet](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2023-12/eDoc%20Fact%20Sheet%2020231229%20(1).pdf#page=1), PDF page 1: “an electronic postage statement that may also contain specific information about a mailing such as barcode information and qualification reports”

[^44]: [Publication 32: Glossary of Postal Terms](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2016-04/pub32_glossary.pdf#page=170), PDF page 170: “Documentation provided by a mailer to USPS that reports the type and volume of mail being presented, type of postage method used, processing category of the mail, total weight of the mailing, and other required information and certifies that the mail meets the applicable eligibility standards for the prices and fees claimed. Postage statement data can be submitted electronically or on hardcopy using official USPS forms or approved mailer facsimiles of those forms.”

[^45]: [Guide to eInduction](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-08/375_Guide-to-eInduction_1.pdf#page=53), page 52: “the mailer who submitted the electronic documentation for the mailing”

[^46]: [Mail Growth Incentives FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/MGI%20FAQ%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=3), page 3: “On September 27, 2023, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the request by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to update the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) by establishing two separate Mail Growth Incentives (MGI): the First-Class Mail Growth Incentive and the Marketing Mail Growth Incentive. … These are separate offers that run concurrently and cannot be combined. … USPS tracks all mail volume through PostalOne! using the Mail Owner Customer Registration ID (CRID). … It refers to the Fiscal Year recognized by the USPS, which runs from October 1 to September 30.”

[^47]: [Mail Growth Incentives Terms & Conditions](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2025-02/Mail%20Growth%20Incentive%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%2002-%202025_0.pdf#page=2), PDF page 2: “Only Mail Owners are eligible to earn postage credits in a Mail Growth Incentive and all Mail Owners must agree to these terms and conditions before they can be registered in either of the Mail Growth Incentives. … Postage credits can only be used within the class of mail in which they were earned, and only for the product types that are eligible to participate in the Mail Growth Incentives. … If there is no agreement on the baseline by the final day of the registration period, the Mail Owner will not be registered in the corresponding Mail Growth Incentive program even if the dispute process is ongoing.”

[^48]: [Mail Growth Incentives FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/MGI%20FAQ%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=2), page 2: “the business entity, organization, or individual who makes business decisions regarding the mail piece content, directly benefits from the mailing, and ultimately pays for the postage on the mail piece. … the process by which a Mail Owner reaches agreement with the USPS to participate in either of the Mail Growth Incentives – to include agreement with the Terms and Conditions of participation and agreement on the baseline volume.”

[^49]: [MGI Credit Claim Request Deck](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/Credit%20Claim%20User%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=3), page 3: “Submitting an Incentive Permit Request provides Portal Users the ability to apply earned Postage Credit to the Mail Owner’s Permit or request that the Postage Credit be transferred to a Mail Service Provider (MSP) via their approval based on Postage Credit available on an Incentive Service Request that exceed their Fiscal Year Baseline Volume.”

[^50]: [Quick Step Guide to Mailer Identifier (MID) and/or CRID Acquisition](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2018-03/QuickStepGuidetoMailerIdentifier(MID)CRIDAcquisition.pdf#page=1), page 1: “the business entity, organization, or individual who makes business decisions regarding the mailpiece content, directly benefits from the mailing, and ultimately pays for the postage on the mailpiece directly or by way of a Mail Service Provider”

[^51]: [MGI Credit Claim Request Deck](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-06/Credit%20Claim%20User%20Guide%20June%202026.pdf#page=2), page 2: “the confirmed total mail volume of all qualified previous calendar year First Class or Marketing Mail the customer has agreed to.”

[^52]: [CRID Management](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2021-11/CRID%20Management%20Fact%20Sheet.v1_0.pdf#page=1), PDF page 1: “a USPS-generated numeric code of up to 15 digits that uniquely identifies a business at a specific location”

[^53]: [PostalPro: Marriage Mail Price Incentive](https://postalpro.usps.com/marriage-mail): “As part of the July 9, 2023 price change implementation, the US Postal Service will provide marriage mailers an incentive price on Saturation USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats including EDDM (not EDDM Retail) that weigh 2 ounces or less, if they meet certain requirements. … Marriage Mail is a form of marketing mail in which marketing service companies combine advertisements from multiple businesses into a single mailpiece to reduce the cost of the mailing for individual customers.”

[^54]: [Marriage Mail Incentive FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-07/FAQs_Marriage%20Mail%20Incentive%20070926.pdf#page=4), page 4: “Compliance with the Frequency requirement will be checked in the first month following the end of each 12-month cycle. … If a Mail Owner is found not to have submitted 10 or more qualifying mailings in the prior 12-month cycle, the USPS will up charge the Mail Owner for the entire Incentive amount claimed in that 12-month cycle.”

[^55]: [Marriage Mail Incentive FAQs](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-07/FAQs_Marriage%20Mail%20Incentive%20070926.pdf#page=3), page 3: “The USPS will conduct random audits of Mail Owners, postage statements and mailing submissions that have availed of this Marriage Mail Incentive price.”

[^56]: [Publication 32: Glossary of Postal Terms](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2016-04/pub32_glossary.pdf#page=48), PDF page 48: “An incentive available through a negotiated contract generally with a large-volume mailer.”

[^57]: [USPS Ship Tech Sheet](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/USPS%20Ship_Tech%20Sheet_V2.pdf#page=2), page 2: “Shippers should work with USPS sales to be approved for either Commercial or NSA pricing.”

[^58]: [PostalPro: 2022 Earned Value Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/promotions/2022-earned-value): “Welcome to the 2022 Earned Value Promotion page.”

[^59]: [PRC: Mail Classification Schedule through July 12, 2026 (docx, converted to HTML with mammoth)](https://www.prc.gov/sites/default/files/mcs/MCS%20Through%2007122026.docx): “(Revisions Through July 12, 2026) … Subtract $0.002 for each piece eligible for Seamless Acceptance and prepared under the Full-Service Intelligent Mail option.”

[^60]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=8), page 7: “If the prototype is not approved in writing prior to entry date, the mailing will not qualify for the discount. … Any final mailpieces that deviate from the prototypes, mockups or examples submitted for pre-verification will be subject to the loss of the discount.”

[^61]: [Informed Delivery Mail.dat Mailer Guide](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2025-06/Informed%20Delivery%20Mail.dat%20Mailer%20Guide%20v7.0%206-13-2025.pdf#page=43), page 43: “may not facilitate diversion from Postal Service products, services, or features (including “pay online” and similar CTAs)”

[^62]: [2025-2026 Catalog Insights Promotion](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-01/Catalog%20Insights_Promotion_20252026_v10_0%20(1).pdf#page=16), page 15: “The promotion office will conduct random audits. The mailer must provide sample along with approved Service Request within 15 business days of notification. If mailer is unable to furnish proof, USPS has the right to reverse any discounts provided.”

[^63]: [Mail Growth Incentives Terms & Conditions](https://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2025-02/Mail%20Growth%20Incentive%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%2002-%202025_0.pdf#page=4), PDF page 4: “Failure to designate a mailing permit within the required time period will result in forfeiture of all remaining earned postage credits for the particular Mail Growth Incentive.”

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