Postal Address Validation and Standardization | Ramblings of an e-trader

Saturday, 22 September 2007

Postal Address Validation and Standardization

Not too long ago, the postal department here implemented a new ruling where we have to write the addresses of our recipients in a standard format or we would be charged extra in shipping. This is because a standard format address would help in the automated process of sorting mail.

Today, I found out that there is something similar in the United States too when I came cross the website of CDYNE Corporation, a company which provides postal address verification services.

Using a standardized format, companies save on cost and delivery time is shortened. With the services provided by CDYNE Corp. there is simply no excuse for corporations for non-compliance since the new ruling has been in placed since 1st August, 2007. There is currently a temporary solution for companies which have yet to update their mailing list but this is just an interim measure and ultimately, all mailings would be required to have standardized format for their delivery address.

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