Business Definition for: ancillary service endorsement
ancillary service endorsement
envelope imprint used by the mailer to request address change services from the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS requires several different endorsements indicating whether the mailer wants to be given a new address if a mail piece is undeliverable and how the undeliverable mail should be handled. Endorsements, and related services, vary by class of mail. The age of the address change notice will also affect handling. Mail pieces may be discarded, forwarded to a new address, or returned to the mailer. The USPS charges a fee based on the service provided. Endorsements include Address Service Requested and Change Service Requested.
See also
Address Change Service (ACS)
Related Terms:
automated process of the U.S. Postal Service that provides change-of-address information to participating mailers who maintain computerized mailing lists. The USPS sends new addresses to the mailers on electronic media, eliminating the cost, time delay, and errors inherent in manual change processing. Mailers participating in the ACS must print an identifying code on their mailing labels to tell the USPS who should receive the change information. They must also print an ancillary service endorsement on the envelope. Mailers must configure their address records to the ACS format. The USPS charges a small fee (currently $0.20) for each new address.
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