Ancillary Service Endorsements

Description
Undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail is forwarded, returned to the sender, or treated as dead mail, as authorized for the particular mail class. A mailer endorsement is used to request forwarding, return, change, or address correction service. Formerly referred to as "Address Correction Requested," this updating method will be simplified July 1, 1997, and identified as "Ancillary Service Endorsements."

Four ancillary service endorsements will be used for all mail classes:

Address Service Requested
Forwarding Service Requested
Return Service Requested
Change Service Requested

Please refer to the chart below for information on current and new endorsements for First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Express Mail.

Expected Benefits
Ancillary service endorsements allow the sender to obtain on request (provided the appropriate ancillary service endorsement is used) the addressee’s new (forwarding) address (if the addressee filed a change-of-address order with the Postal Service) or the reason for nondelivery. These endorsements also provide the Postal Service with instructions for the disposition of UAA mail. These new endorsements provide a simpler and more consistent system than the one currently in place.

Current Status
The Postal Service will honor current endorsements until December 31, 1997.

Reference Documents
Domestic Mail Manual, F010.

First-Class, Priority, & Express Mail Ancillary Service Endorsements

CURRENT (valid until December 31, 1997)		NEW (effective July 1, 1997)
Mailer Endorsement	USPS Action on UAA Pieces	Mailer Endorsement	USPS Action on UAA Pieces
"Forwarding and Address Correction Requested" or "Forward & Address Correction"	Months 1 - 12: mailpiece forwarded; no charge; separate notice of new address provided; address correction fee charged. Months 13 - 18: mailpiece returned with new address attached; no charge. After month 18, or if undeliverable: mailpiece returned with reason for nondelivery attached; no charge.	"Address Service Requested"	No change in USPS action.
		"Forwarding Service Requested"	Months 1 - 12: mailpiece forwarded; no charge. Months 13 - 18: mailpiece returned with new address attached; no charge. After month 18, or if undeliverable: mailpiece returned with reason for nondelivery attached; no charge. *Note:* Same USPS action as no endorsement.
"Address Correction Requested" or "Do Not Forward"	Mailpiece returned with new address or reason for nondelivery attached; no charge.	"Return Service Requested"	No change in USPS action.
		"Change Service Requested"* *First- Class Mail only available via electronic ACS participation.	Separate notice of new address or reason for nondelivery provided; in either case, address correction fee charged; mailpiece disposed of by USPS. Not available for Priority Mail or Express Mail. Not available for mail with special services (e. g., certified or registered mail).
No endorsement	Months 1 - 12: mailpiece forwarded; no charge. Months 13 - 18: mailpiece returned with new address attached; no charge. After month 18, or if undeliverable: mailpiece returned with reason for nondelivery attached; no charge.	No endorsement	No change in USPS action.

Optional Ancillary Service Endorsement Locations

In addition to the current location under the return address (1), ancillary service endorsements may be placed above the delivery address block (2), to the left of the postage area (3), or below the postage area (4) (postage stamps, meter stamps, or permit imprints). See Postal Bulletin 21939 (February 13, 1997).