To qualify for postage discounts, a mailer or service bureau must produce mail that meets USPS specifications for size and shape of the mail piece; apply barcodes for automated handling at USPS facilities; and pre-qualify mail by destination ZIP code for various rate class discounts.

Businesses that produce fairly cyclic high-volume first class or standard mailings can apply permit indicia to mail pieces and pay for postage from a centralized account rather than using meters or pre-cancelled stamps.

With so many choices, mailers need a partner to help them decide which option is best for their business and provide them with practical, dependable solutions. Simply metering mail at a pre-determined rate and sending it to a presort bureau may not be the most effective method of managing postage expenses.

The BÖWE BELL + HOWELL manifest mailing solution has earned the Postal Service’s Manifest Analysis and Certification designation. The software goes beyond manifesting to help mailers reduce the operational costs associated with producing mail while improving the throughput and integrity of their operations.

To learn more, read our  manifest mailing solution brief. To learn how we used our manifest mailing solution to gain efficiencies in the print stream, read our  print stream optimization case study.

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Reduces costs:

• Uses the most sophisticated algorithms to re-sequence print streams for maximum work share discounts
• Provides a more cost-effective alternative to replace rotary meters, lowering initial capital acquisition costs and ongoing operational costs as a result of ongoing consumables)
• Prevents postage from having to be reclaimed as a result of a damaged or missing mail piece
• Produces all of the documentation required by the USPS (i.e., manifest report, postage statement, etc.)
• Simplifies the process of obtaining a manifesting permit by providing a USPS-approved solution
• Supports First Class letters and flats, as well as Standard Class mailings

Improves operations:

• Integrates with integrity tracking systems to create a “host-to-post” closed-loop production process over a secure network
• Uses integrity tracking information to automatically adjust postage reports to accurately reflect the results of finishing
• Generates reprints automatically for damaged or missing mail pieces
• Provides an audit trail for each mail piece that is produced and processed
• Removes the main bottleneck in high-speed finishing operations – postage meters
• Eliminates mid-tray and mid-pallet file breaks to avoid additional USPS fees