When using a 6-digit MID, we employ the 10 for the source identifier and we can generate up to 100 million unique tracking numbers. Because our loyal Endicia customers create millions of barcodes per day, we were given several special 6-digit MID’s (the one shown is the example barcode is 200793). MID's are assigned by the USPS to identify the originator of the barcode. The number 10 uniquely identifies Endicia as the PC Postage provider. The next two digits are a source identifier. So, the new 3-digit Service Type Code (STC) encapsulates the mail class and any and all extra services. There is another service code for First-Class Mail with Delivery Confirmation and Restricted Delivery. For instance, there is a different service code for a Priority Mail package with Delivery Confirmation and insurance. They essentially cover all possible permutations of USPS services. There are hundreds of possible service codes. The USPS has a published list of service codes in USPS Publication 199. Prior barcodes had a 2-digit service code-the IMpb adds one more digit. Next is a very important 3-digit "service code". The next two digits are always a 94, which means that this label was created by a PC Postage vendor. So you see that the IMpb barcode actually combines routing and tracking! The prefix is use to route the package in the USPS main plants. You don’t actually see these two numbers in the human readable data below the barcode (see Figure 2), but they are part of the barcode itself. The barcode begins with a “420” followed by the 5 digit ZIP of the destination. Let's look at the new barcode structure shown in Figure 1. In contrast, tracking numbers on USPS international packages have not changed as their format is defined for all the Post’s worldwide by the Universal Postal Union in Bern Switzerland. Gone is the old alphanumeric "EO123456789US" Express Mail format-so that is a very noticeable change. For domestic Priority Express Mail users, you will notice that the IMpb tracking number looks identical to the Delivery Confirmation barcode seen on other mail classes. If you had been using Delivery Confirmation in the past, the new barcodes look pretty much like the old ones, but the data payload has changed. With the Janurelease of our Endicia software, we began using a new USPS barcode protocol called Intelligent Mail Parcel Barcode or IMpb, for short. *NOTE: Black and white (grayscale) images show the front of the outside of letter-sized envelopes and mailpieces that are processed through USPS ® automated equipment.USPS Tracking Barcode and Label Changes Introduction USPS carriers will leave your packages in your mailbox or at your preferred delivery location if they are too large to fit in your mailbox. Informed Delivery for personal accounts includes USPS Electronic Signature Online ® (USPS eSOL ®), a feature that allows you to digitally sign for incoming packages that require a signature including Priority Mail Express ®, Signature Confirmation ™, and those insured for $500 or more. From the Informed Delivery ® dashboard, you can also sign up for text or email notifications, schedule delivery alerts, request Redelivery, enter USPS Delivery Instructions ®, and more. Now both business and personal accounts can preview images* of mail and manage incoming packages on one dashboard without entering tracking numbers.
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