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How to Apply for a Permit Imprint Download a copy of PS Form 3615, Mailing Permit Application and Customer Profile. ... Take your completed PS Form 3615 to your local Business Mail Entry Unit or Post Office. ... At the Post Office, submit your PS Form 3615 and pay the permit imprint application fee.

U.S. Standard Rate, known sometimes as Bulk Mail, offers lower postage rates but has a longer delivery time. Typically you can expect delivery in 10-14 days nationally and 4-6 days in California and the Southwest U.S. The USPS will not forward or return mail if the mailing address is incorrect.

To use permit imprint, you set up a postage account (called an "advance deposit account") at the Post Office or Business Mail Entry Unit where you'll be depositing your mail. When you bring your mailing to the Post Office the total postage is deducted from your account.

An indicia is not actual postage. You don't pay anything to print it. You just include it when you have your mail piece printed. You pay the postage when you actually mail the piece at a postal bulk mail unit. You generally must be mailing at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds of mail at one time to use an indicia.

Permit imprint is the most popular and convenient way to pay for postage, especially for high volume mailings. Instead of using precanceled stamps or a postage meter, the mailer prints postage information in the upper right corner of the mailpiece.

An indicia is an imprinted designation on mail that denotes postage payment, permit number and mailing classification. It usually looks something like this and is printed directly on the mail piece: PRSRT STD. U.S. Postage. PAID.

You must pay USPS a one-time fee for a "permit imprint authorization" before you can use an indicia for most types of bulk mail. The fee is currently $310. There is no fee for using bulk mail stamps instead. The barcode on mail has nothing to do with paying the postage.

A commercial mail permit is a permit you must obtain before you qualify for bulk mail discounts on postage. A ?permit imprint? is something you use in place of a stamp to handle bulk mail postage payment (see below for more details).

The minimum size of the permit imprint is 1/2" square and not less than 6-point type. Use with automation or non-automation Standard Mail (formerly "Bulk Mail").

Guidelines for unique indicia The postage imprint must follow certain explicit rules for size and placement. The indicia must be placed in a clear area that is free from any other text, graphics or markings. The actual size of the indicia must be a minimum of one-half inch high by one-half inch wide.