Ps Form 3605-R1 - Postage Statement - Package Services (Page 11 of 11) in pdf

Package Services—Instructions—Continued

Use this form for Package Services including Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, Media Mail, and Parcel Select.

Step 4: Go to Postage section on page 1. Place a check mark in the appropriate box(es) to show which part(s) you have

completed. Add the postage from the Part/Total box for each completed section; round off to the nearest whole cent

(two decimal places); enter sum in Total Postage. For postage affixed mailings round off to three decimal places.

Step 5: Complete the line for Postage Affixed mailings. Check the box for the Price at Which Postage Affixed (Correct,

Lowest, or Neither). Multiply the number of pieces by the postage affixed. Put the total in the Postage Affixed block.

Step 6: Calculate Net Postage Due by subtracting Postage Affixed from the Total Postage. For permit imprint mailings, the

Net Postage Due is the amount that will be withdrawn from the permit imprint account listed in the Permit # box in the

Mailing section. For postage affixed mailings, the Net Postage Due is the amount that must be tendered in addition to

that already affixed to the mail, and it may be tendered by any of the applicable methods including withdrawal from

an advance deposit account that can be listed by Permit # on the Net Postage Due line.

Step 7: Read and sign the Certification section, including your telephone number. Attach all completed parts and submit

with the mailing. (Do not include blank pages.)

Further Information About Discount Total Column

Mailings that qualify for Full Service Intelligent Mail Option will report the discount in the Discount Total column of

each line of the postage statement. The Full Service Intelligent Mail Option lines are for display and data gathering

purposes only.

When there is a Full Service discount but no other incentive discount, the Full Service discount is reported

directly in the Discount Total column.

When there is both a Full Service discount and an incentive discount, the Discount Total must include both

discounts so it must be calculated in an offline calculation with the resulting value reported in the Discount Total

column. The calculation is performed as follows:

The Subtotal Postage (SP) amount is not affected and is calculated in the usual way. The Discount Total (DT) is

calculated by, first, determining the Full Service discount (FSD) by multiplying the number of Full Service pieces

by the per-piece Full Service discount. Then you must calculate the Incentive Discount (ID) by subtracting the

Full Service discount (FSD) from the Subtotal Postage (SP) and multiplying the result by the Incentive Discount

percentage (ID%) expressed in decimal form, such as .02. Then add the Full Service discount (FSD) and the

Incentive Discount (ID) to get the Discount Total (DT).

This calculation can be expressed as an equation as follows:

DT = FSD + ID

DT = FSD + ((SP – FSD) x ID%)

For more information on mailing standards, prices, and fees please go to Postal Explorer at .

PS Form 3605-R, January 2018 (Instructions)

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