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Your Real IMI Deadline, In Writing.
Whether you run Quadient, Pitney Bowes, or FP equipment, this page covers the actual sourced dates for all three, not a sales pitch, not a scare tactic, not a guess.
What's Actually Changing
The Simple Version.
USPS is withdrawing postage-evidencing systems that do not produce Intelligent Mail Indicia (IMI). After the applicable withdrawal date, a non-IMI system may no longer be used as valid evidence of prepaid postage. That's the whole technical story, every manufacturer's equipment is affected the same way.
A Lot Of Fear Gets Used On Pitney Bowes Customers Specifically.
If you're on Pitney Bowes equipment and a rep, ours or anyone else's, has told you your meter dies on a specific date, it's worth checking that date against what Pitney Bowes itself has published. We built this page to be useful to you even if you never buy anything from Addco. The facts below are sourced directly from each manufacturer, not filtered through anyone's sales pitch.
The Actual Timeline, By Provider
Two Dates, Not One Deadline.
The General USPS Deadline, All Providers
Per 39 CFR Part 501, all postage evidencing systems that do not produce IMI must be withdrawn from service. This general deadline has already passed. Whether a particular legacy system was withdrawn, converted, or covered by an approved extension depends on the provider, model, and configuration, not on the brand alone.
The Extended Deadlines, For Specific Legacy Systems Only
USPS granted a small number of manufacturers extensions for specific legacy auto-feed systems, so large-volume mailers weren't forced into an abrupt equipment change. None of these extensions are a blanket rule for "any auto-feed meter" from any brand. Here's what's actually documented for each provider.
| Provider & Models | Extended Deadline |
|---|---|
| Quadient: IS-440/IN-600, IS-480/IN-490, IN-700/IN-750, IS-5000/IS-6000, IJ15K (auto-feed only) | December 31, 2027 |
| Pitney Bowes: SendPro P-Series (P1000, P2000, P3000) and Connect+ Series (1000, 2000, 3000) | December 31, 2027 |
| Pitney Bowes: DM Infinity series | June 30, 2026 |
| FP (Francotyp-Postalia) | No extension found in FP's own published materials |
This Is Not A Rule For "Any Auto-Feed Meter," From Any Brand.
If someone tells you your auto-feed meter is automatically covered through 2027 just because it's auto-feed, that's not precise, regardless of whose logo is on it. Each extension above applies to specifically named models. Current-generation systems from every manufacturer, including Quadient's iX-Series, are already built to meet IMI requirements and don't need an extension at all. Tell us your model and serial number, and we'll check it against the manufacturer's own documentation before telling you what your real deadline is.
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