Third-Party Sorting

Let presort experts handle barcode compliance.

The Opportunity
Commingle your mail through a presort service provider to enjoy no-hassle compliance and postal savings. Presort service providers can pick up your outgoing mail and process it with specialized equipment that reads the mailing address, validates address accuracy, applies the barcode, then sorts and trays your mail according to USPS specifications.

• Easier to comply with USPS requirements
• Minimize IT resources required
• No need for new equipment

Mailstream Best Practices

• Work with a service provider that can help you transform postal intelligence into usable information for your business. 
• If you barcode yourself prior to presort, you can improve results
• Use the Intelligent Mail^® barcode to track how your service bureau performs against SLAs

Making it Happen

Presort Services. Tap into the nation’s largest, most-trusted network of presort service centers to save time and money.  Look for firms that offer advanced on-line reporting and mail tracking, end-to-end service including mail pick-up and mail preparation total quality management (MPTQM Certification).