How USPS Confirm® Service Works

Confirm service takes advantage of existing technologies that provide enhanced mail tracking and visibility. All it requires from you is a little planning and preparation.

With Confirm service, you identify each piece of mail with an additional barcode, known as a PLANET Code®. As mailpieces with PLANET® Codes are processed, electronic records are created and sent to you. Records are also available through USPS®' Mail Tracking & Reporting Web site Prepare Your Mail When you prepare your mail, you print the PLANET barcode on the mailpiece. Then you tell U.S. Postal Service® when and where your mailing will be entered into the mailstream, and what PLANET Codes will be used.

In the final step before sending your mail, print another barcode, known as a Shipment ID barcode, on the USPS Forms that accompany your mail. USPS scans the Shipment ID barcode on the form at each induction site, letting you and USPS know when the mailing was entered. The Confirm Module for DAT-MAIL or Post Master will automatically print the Shipment ID barcode on the required 8125 and 3152-A forms.