A friendly reminder that by July 1, 2025, USPS mailers of Periodicals newspapers and Marketing Mail shoppers or other flat newspaper-sized mailings will have to cross-strap bundles that go through mail processing. Plastic straps or their equivalents will be required. Rubber bands, string and twine will no longer be allowed, according to the National Newspaper Association.
USPS announced the change after several months of deliberations with NNA and other mailing organizations. USPS said it was making the change to diminish bundle breakage in mail processing.
Some alternatives exist for situations where plastic strapping isn’t practical. Click here
NNA Postal Hotline
The hotline can help with:
- Interpretations of postal rules
- Entering mail properly
- Slow service
- Periodicals permits
- And unsnarling a host of other conundrums that arise when newspapers (and their shoppers/TMCs) are in the mail. Click here.
