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§Every Door Direct Mail® USPS Rule Book

An independent annotated guide. Not a USPS publication and not affiliated with or endorsed by USPS.

Chapter VII

The official sources

Everything in this rule book traces back to one of these. When in doubt, read the source.

Current to November 7, 2026

SourceWhat it covers
DMM 143EDDM Retail prices, eligibility and content
DMM 145EDDM Retail preparation: bundles, facing slips, presenting the mail
DMM 101Physical standards for all flats: maximum size, shape, thickness
DMM 602Addressing, including simplified addresses like "Postal Customer"
Notice 123The USPS price list, including the EDDM Retail price
USPS EDDM pageThe step-by-step process, the indicia and the forms
EDDM user guideHow the EDDM Online Tool works

Reading the Domestic Mail Manual

The DMM is organized by shape. Sections in the 100s are retail mail. The 140s cover EDDM Retail. Numbers like 143.2.5 mean section 143, subsection 2, paragraph 5. Text revised recently carries the revision date in brackets.