What can be budget-breaking are new classifications for what used to be distinguished as parcels or flats. Now there are three categories: parcels, flats and a new standard mail category, Non-Flat Machinable (NFM). Premium mailings often fall into this category, and if they don’t qualify as an NFM, they are considered a parcel. Either way, these two classifications are the most expensive way to send your donors greeting cards, CDs, pens or key chains. The NFM category depends on the physical characteristics of the piece and whether it works, or doesn’t work, with postal equipment. To work, the package has to meet flexibility and uniform thickness requirements. If it doesn’t work, the package becomes a parcel. Both will cost you more than in the past.
- Companies:
- Conformer Expansion Products