EXAMPLE ONLY HESS Mail that is not sorted to destination Hess Print Solutions (Mail is processed and prepared for shipment) Mail is transported to Consolidator who combines mail pallets to common USPS locations USPS discounts goes first to the local PO and then the closest USPS processing center Kent PO Cleveland Processing Hess Printing and Bindery 3765 Sunnybrook Road Post Press Operations Brimfield, OH 44240 Email: info@HessPrintSolutions.com Ph. 330.678.5868 PH. 800.678.1222 Permit Imprint Options (Applies to Standard and First Class categories only) Option #1 – open your own local permit for mailing (This is the recommend Option) 1. Complete Section A of PS Form 3615 “ Mailing Permit Application and Customer Profile” http://about.usps.com/forms/ps3615.pdf - Copy of this form on adjacent page. 2. Submit application, with application Fee, to the Kent Post Office (Address Below) 3. The current yearly fees are $215 (In addition to application fee) for the Permit Imprint authorization 3a) this fee is waived as long as customer mailings maintain average 90% qualified full service pieces –(if average dips below the 90% then the $215 for the standard annual fee will be assessed). 4. You do not need to complete 8a and 8b ID requirements. 5. We recommend that you use a Company Permit Indicia, DMM 604.5.3.9. Otherwise, The USPS will assign you a Permit Number for your Indicia. Examples of a Company Indicia and regular Presort Indicia can be found in DMM 604.5.3.11. Kent Post Office Address: POSTMASTER ATTN: BMEU Dept. 626 Franklin Ave Kent OH 44240 E-Mail Robert.L.Gless@usps.gov Phone 330-673-6496 OR 330-673-3511 Application Fee: $215 (As of 4/10/16) US POSTAGE PAID ABC COMPANY Drop Ship is the process whereby the Printer (Hess) transports the mail directly to various NDC (national Distribution Centers) and SCF (Sectional Center facilities). The USPS offers discounts for the printer to handle the distribution of Standard Mail and some Periodical. Hess will evaluate the amount of mail qualifying for these facilities, compare the USPS discount vs. the cost of transportation, and determine if we can save our clients money by offering this. Drop Ship (Destination Discounts) Made Easy NDC San Fran, CA 894-895, 897, 936- 969 SCF Oakland, CA 945-948 DDU Alameda, CA 94501-94502 Drop Ship can eliminate up to 1-2 delivery days. Avg Standard Mail Nat. delivery time: 8-10 days 4
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