A typical address containing the postcode encoded in RM4SCC
RM4SCC (Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code)[1] is the name of the barcode character set based on the Royal Mail 4-State Bar Code symbology created by Royal Mail. The RM4SCC is used for the Royal Mail Cleanmail service. It enables UK postcodes as well as Delivery Point Suffixes (DPSs) to be easily read by a machine at high speed.
This barcode is known as CBC (Customer Bar Code) within Royal Mail.
PostNL uses a slightly modified version called KIX which stands for Klant index (Customer index); it differs from CBC in that it does not use the start and end symbols or the checksum, separates the house number and suffixes with an X, and is placed below the address.[2] Singapore Post uses RM4SCC without alteration.[3]
There are strict guidelines governing usage of these barcodes, which allow for maximum readability by machines.
They can be used with Royal Mail's Cleanmail system, as an alternative to OCR readable fonts, to allow businesses to easily and cheaply send large quantities of letters.
^Hompel, Michael; Büchter, Hubert; Franzke, Ulrich (2007). Identifikationssysteme und Automatisierung (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 80. ISBN 9783540758815.
^"Handleiding KIX code" [KIX code manual] (PDF) (in Dutch). PostNL. May 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2014.
^"RM4SCC Barcode Symbology". Business Refinery. 2014.
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