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- Presorted First Class Mail
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- The process by which a mailer prepares first class mail so that it
is sorted to the lowest level required by FCM Presort standards. Generally,
presort is performed sequentially from the lowest
- zip code to the highest and is completed at each level before the next
level is prepared. Not all
- presort levels are applicable in all situations. Terms used for presort
levels are defined as follows:
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- * Carrier route: all pieces for delivery on the same city route,
rural route, highway contract route, post office box section, or general
delivery unit.
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- * 5-Digit: the delivery address on all pieces includes the same
5-digit zip code.
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- * 3-Digit: the zip code in the delivery address on all pieces
begins with the same three digits.
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- * Entry SCF 3-Digit: the zip code in the delivery address on
all pieces begins with one of the 3- digit prefixes processed at the postal
facility in whose service area the mailer is located.
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- * SCF: the separation includes pieces for two or more 3-digit
areas served by the same SCF.
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- * Mixed: the pieces are for more than one presort destination.
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- * Residual: mail that is left over after completion of a presort
sequence. Residual mail, which lacks the volume set by FCM Presort standards
to require or permit package or bundle preparation to a particular destination,
usually does not qualify for a presort rate.
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- The terms above are for definition only. For actual sorting instructions
see chart below.
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