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A '''Mailmark''' barcode must be added to mail pieces in order to access the Mailmark options of the Retail and Network Access product portfolios.

They can be either a 2D Mailmark barcodes or a 4-state Mailmark barcodes.

== 2D Mailmark barcode ==
The 2D variant of Mailmark is based off [[Data Matrix]] and offers three variants (types 7, 9 and 29) that offer varying quantities of space for non-Royal Mail use.

It is a Complex Mail Data Mark (CMDM) that is a [[Data Matrix]] type ECC200 code. The module size must be in the range of 0.50 – 0.70mm. They can be arranged in a square or rectangular pattern. The left and bottom edge will have a solid line (L shaped finder pattern) and the top and right edge will have alternate black and white modules which enables manual counting.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! 2D Type 7 !! 2D Type 9 !! 2D Type 29
|-
! Barcode size
| 24 x 24 modules || 32 x 32 modules || 16 x 48 modules
|-
! Minimum physical size (0.5mm modules)
| 12 x 12 mm || 16 x 16 mm || 8 x 24 mm
|-
! Maximum physical size (0.7mm modules)
| 16.8 x 16.8 mm || 22.4 x 22.4 mm || 11.2 x 33.6 mm
|-
! Total capacity
| 51 characters || 90 characters || 70 characters
|-
! Available for customer use
| 6 characters || 45 characters || 25 characters
|-
! Sample
| [[File:Mailmark2dtype7.png]] || [[File:Mailmark2dtype9.png]] || [[File:Mailmark2dtype29.png]]
|}

The first six characters of the data string will demonstrate the barcode is a Royal Mail Mailmark barcode of a certain product and version:

* Latch to C40 character encoding - 1 character (position 0)
** <230>
* UPU identifier – 1 character (position 1)
** always J
* UPU Country ID – 3 characters (position 2)
** currently always GB<SPACE>
* Information (Product) type ID – 1 character (position 5)
** 0 - Domestic Sorted & Unsorted
** 1 - International Sorted & Unsorted
** 2 - Response Services
** A - Online Postage
** B - Franking
** C - Consolidation
* Version ID – 1 character (position 6)
** Currently 1
* Class - 1 character (position 7)
* Supply Chain ID - unique group of customers involved in the mailing - 7 characters (position 8)
* Item ID - unique item within the Supply Chain ID - 8 characters (position 15)
* Destination Post Code plus Delivery Point Suffix (DPS) - 9 characters (position 23)
* RTS Flag - 1 character (position 32)
* Return to Sender Post Code - 7 characters (position 33)
* Reserved - 6 characters (position 40)
** must be filled with <SPACE> until further notice

All information in the Royal Mail portion is encoded using the Basic C40 character (Upper case Alphas, Numerals, and the SPACE character only)

== 4-state Mailmark barcode ==
A 4-state Mailmark barcode is a non-industry standard, 4-state barcode similar in appearance (but not content or method of producing) to the existing [[Royal Mail 4-State]] or CBC option used by Retail & Network Access services. It has defined data content, which is compliant with this Mailmark barcode specification.

There are 2 types of 4-state Mailmark barcodes available:

* Type L - encodes 26 characters and is intended for machine-readable Low Sort and Unsorted Retail and Access 70 services
* Type C - encodes 22 characters and is intended for consolidated machine-readable Low Sort and Unsorted Retail and Access 70 services

[[File:Mailmark4state.png‎]]

== Links ==
* [https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Royal-Mail-Mailmark-barcode-definition-document-September-2015.pdf Royal Mail Mailmark- Mailmark Barcode Definition Document]
* [https://docs.aspose.com/barcode/net/mailmark-2d-barcode/ Handling Mailmark 2D Barcodes with Aspose.BarCode for .NET]
* [https://docs.aspose.com/barcode/net/mailmark-4state-barcode/ Handling Mailmark 4-State Barcodes with Aspose.BarCode for .NET]

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 A '''Mailmark''' barcode must be added to mail pieces in order to access the Mailmark options of the Retail and Network Access product portfolios.
 They can be either a 2D Mailmark barcodes or a 4-state Mailmark barcodes.
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 * [https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Royal-Mail-Mailmark-barcode-definition-document-September-2015.pdf Royal Mail Mailmark- Mailmark Barcode Definition Document]
 * [https://www.barcodefaq.com/usps-postal/royal-mail-mailmark/ Royal Mail Mailmark&trade; Barcode FAQ]
 * [https://barcode.tec-it.com/en/RoyalMailMailmark Online generator for Royal Mail Mailmark 4-State]
 * [https://barcode.tec-it.com/en/RoyalMailMailmark2D Online generator for Royal Mail Mailmark 2D]

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 All information in the Royal Mail portion is encoded using the Basic C40 character (Upper case Alphas, Numerals, and the SPACE character only)
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 * [https://www.barcodefaq.com/usps-postal/royal-mail-mailmark/ Royal Mail Mailmark&trade; Barcode FAQ]
 * [https://barcode.tec-it.com/en/RoyalMailMailmark Online generator for Royal Mail Mailmark 4-State]
 * [https://barcode.tec-it.com/en/RoyalMailMailmark2D Online generator for Royal Mail Mailmark 2D]
-* [https://docs.aspose.com/barcode/net/mailmark-2d-barcode/ Handling Mailmark 2D Barcodes with Aspose.BarCode for .NET]
 * [https://docs.aspose.com/barcode/net/mailmark-4state-barcode/ Handling Mailmark 4-State Barcodes with Aspose.BarCode for .NET]
 * [https://www.neodynamic.com/barcodes/Mailmark-CMDM-Barcode.aspx Neodynamic Barcode products]