CASS 3553 Summary Report

The USPS CASS 3553 report must be submitted to the USPS along with the mailing to qualify for certain discounts. The report displays these details in a tabular form:

Software
  • Name of the CASS certified company and software, along with the version and configuration of the software.
  • Name of the Z4Change certified company and the software, along with the version and configuration of the software.
  • Name of the DirectDPV certified company and the software, along with the version and configuration of the software.
List
  • Name of the company that coded the address list and/or performed ZIP+4 matching.
  • Processing date for each list.
  • The date of each database package used.
  • The name or identification number of the address list.
  • The number of lists used to produce the mailing.
  • The total number of address records submitted when the list was coded.
Output- Summarized output of the CASS process. Consists of total number of records verified at these levels:
  • Zip+4
  • DPV
  • Z4 Change
  • Direct DPV
  • 5 Digit carrier route
  • Carrier Route (CR-RT)
  • enhanced Line Of Travel (eLOT) sequence number

Validation period of the verified records are also displayed.

Mailer- Signature, name and address of the individual who processed the list and the date on which the form was signed.

Qualitative Statistical Summary (QSS)- Information which allows list processors to evaluate the quality of their address list before its contents enter the mailstream.
  • High Rise Default- The number of records which were successfully matched at the street address level but could not be matched to a valid secondary address.
  • High Rise Exact- The number of records which were exactly matched to a primary and secondary address.
  • Rural RTE Default- The number of rural route address records which were verified at the route number level but could not be matched to a valid primary range.
  • Rural RTE Exact- The number of rural route address records which were matched at the route number level and could be matched to a valid primary range.
  • Locatable Address Conversion System (LACS)/ LACSLink System- The number of address records which have been converted through LACS/LACSLink System.
  • EWS (Early Warning System)- The new address records which are not present in the current US Postal Service's ZIP + 4 File.
  • SuiteLink- The number of addresses which are corrected by SuiteLink.

For details about USPS Form 3553, see www.usps.com.