USPS Intelligent Mail Properties
United States Postal Service (USPS) Intelligent Mail® is a suite of barcode symbologies.
- For Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb™) for mailpieces (letters, cards, and flats), use the USPS Intelligent Mail symbology.
- For Intelligent Mail Tray barcodes, use either Code 128 symbology with Start Code C or Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology.
- For Intelligent Mail Container barcodes, use the GS1-128 symbology with Start Code C or B.
- For Intelligent Mail Package barcodes (IMpb), use the GS1-128 symbology with Start Code C.
The USPS Intelligent Mail barcode for mailpieces is a 4-state barcode that consists of 65 bars that can encode up to 31 digits. The following information can be included:
- Barcode Identifier
- Service Type Identifier (STID)
- Mailer Identifier (MID)
- Serial Number
- Routing Code, also referred to as a ZIP Code or a delivery-point code
The USPS Intelligent Mail symbology in Loftware Enterprise SP supports all formats for Intelligent Mail barcodes for mailpieces. Those formats include using a 6-digit Mailer Identifier, a 9-digit Mailer Identifier, or the Origin IMb Tracing Intelligent Mail Barcode Format.
For more information about encoding USPS Intelligent Mail barcodes, see the USPS entry listed in External Links.
| Property | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Symbol Size | Changes the relative height and width of all bars in the symbol. |
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