The new USPS Move Update regulations went into affect on November 23rd and we’ve seen a significant increase in traffic to our blog via Move Update related search terms.

As a result, we created the 3 minute video below to give you information you may find helpful. This is in addition to our previous Move Update post.

In the video we mentioned there were multiple ways to comply with the new Move Update regulations. Here they are…please discuss with your mail house:

• NCOAlink (recommended way)
• One Code ACS
• Appropriate ancillary service endorsement
• FASTforward MLOCR

If you have any questions, however, we’re more than willing to help as well. You can contact Matt Cote at: matt (at) ballantine.com.

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We wanted to remind all readers of this blog that the new USPS Move Update regulations go into affect on November 23rd.

The past 4 weeks, our previous Move Update post has been the second most visited page on Ballantine.com, second to only our homepage. So obviously this is an important topic right now.

The link above will give you the information you need.

The USPS will be updating the current ‘Move Update’ regulations effective November 23rd, 2008. The update will affect both non-profit and for-profit mail as well as First Class and Standard Class mail.

They are changing the time period by which a ‘Move Update’ needs to occur — it will now be within 95 days of the mail date. Previously, it was 185 days.

All mailers will need to fill out a 6014 form at the time of processing to show your mail house. You should also supply proof that a ‘Move Update’ did occur.

A ‘Move Update’ is usually done via what’s called NCOAlink during which the mail file is updated with any changes of address that have been filed with the post office.

This is an attempt by the USPS to decrease the amount of “Undeliverable As Addressed” mail they handle each year. In 2004, UAA amounted to 9.7 billion pieces of mail, which resulted in $2 billion dollars of extra costs for them.

If this regulation is not complied with, there will be a penalty imposed by the post office. This is what our USPS rep told us:

“For First Class, the mailing will be charged at the single piece rate.  For Standard, it has not been decided yet.  A seven cent penalty has been discussed but is not written in stone.”

If you have any questions about the new ‘Move Update’ regulations, please contact Matt Cote: matt (at) ballantine.com