End of Lease Information Center

If your current postage meter is not USPS IMI-compliant, the USPS will decertify your machine as of June 30, 2024. You would still be able to use your original machine up until December 31, 2024, at which point it will be marked inactive by the USPS. Postage indicia printed by IBI technology will no longer be considered valid postage for use or refunds after June 30, 2025. Our new machines are digitally connected and comply with the 2024 USPS regulations.

Many of our Pitney Bowes meters are analog machines with older IBI technology and will need to be replaced with more advanced IMI technology.

Today, there are two types of meter technology, or Performance Criteria, in use:

• Information Based Indicia (IBI) – will no longer be supported as of 2024
• Intelligent Mail Indicia (IMI)—the new standard

USPS Intelligent Mail Indicia-Performance Criteria (IMI-PC) will provide more detailed real-time transaction data, enabling the USPS to automate operations, employ better security standards, and ensure correct postage is applied.