NEW Postal Regulations for Soft-Folded Mailers

Above you'll see a page taken from the Domestic Mail Manual pertaining to Soft-Folded Mailers and such. This is an important change in postal regulations for a number of reasons.

For example, this change will result, in most cases, in multiple passes on tabbing equipment. This will add time and some material costs to your mailing that you would have once not had to contend with.

Also, it would appear that the days of smaller, perforated wafer-seals are over. These new regulations call for the use of multiple 1.5", non-perforated tabs.

You will likely have one of two wafer-seal options to choose from; one of which is a clear vinyl material and the other is a translucent paper material. The clear vinyl obviously looks the best, but the translucent paper will tear more easily and do less damage to the printed piece that it was stuck to.

For more information of design alternatives, please give us a call.