TBarcode_FIM

The component is used to create the Facing Identification Mark (FIM) barcode symbol.

The Facing Identification Mark (FIM) is a barcode symbology designed by the United States Postal Service to assist in the automated processing of mail. It allows the proper facing of mail for cancellation. It also identifies the manner in which postage is paid (e.g., business reply mail or IBI - Information Based Indicia postage) and whether that business reply mail has a POSTNET barcode.

The following four codes are in use:

• FIM A: It is used for courtesy reply mail and metered reply mail with a preprinted POSTNET bar code. In both of these types of mail, the postage is prepaid, either by a postage stamp in the case of courtesy reply mail or by a postage meter in the case of metered reply mail.
• FIM B: It is used for business reply mail without a preprinted ZIP + 4 bar code.
• FIM C: It is used for business reply mail with a preprinted ZIP + 4 bar code.
• FIM D: It is used only with IBI postage.

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