The United States Postal Service (USPS) mandates that in order to receive bulk mail discount rates, you must be using Intelligent Mail bar code (IMB). PostNet barcode bulk rate mailers are no longer eligible for mail automation discounts. With Eagle for Windows, you can print USPS Intelligent Mail Barcodes for Accounts Receivable Laser Statements. Note that to receive Intelligent Mail Barcode automation discounts, you must qualify for bulk mailing rates and you must register and certify your statement forms with the US Postal Service. Contact your local USPS office for registration and certification details.
After registering and certifying your statement forms with the USPS, make a note of the service ID (e.g. first class, periodicals, etc.) and mailer ID that USPS gives you.
Set option 8109 “Print Postnet / Intelligent Mail Barcode on A/R Statements?” to J-Print Intelligent Mail barcode with delivery point.
Enter the Service ID in option 8107 “Intelligent Mail Barcode Service Type ID” and the Mailer ID in option 8108 “Intelligent Mail Barcode Mailer ID.”
Perform a local certification step prior to using the Intelligent Mail Barcode, which entails printing a sample of 20 or so statements, placing them into separate statement envelopes, and providing them to your local USPS certification specialists.
Once you are certified, you can begin printing A/R statements with the Intelligent Mail Barcodes and receive your automation discount. The statement using the intelligent mail barcode is designed to be tri-folded and placed into a #10 window envelope. If you wish to continue bi-folding your statements, you must order statement envelopes with a modified (larger) window to allow for USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode certification.