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navigation for up to six daylight hours
each weekday for two weeks.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 a.m. on November 9, 2015, until 6
p.m. on November 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2015–0970] is
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this temporary
deviation, call or email Jim
Wetherington, Bridge Administration
Branch, Coast Guard, telephone
(504)671–2128, email
james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: C.E.C.,
Inc., for the Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development
(LDOTD), requested a temporary
deviation from the operating schedule of
the SR 661 Swing Bridge across the
Houma Navigation Canal, mile 36.0, in
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
The vertical clearance of the swing
bridge is one foot above mean high
water in the closed-to-navigation
position and unlimited in the open-tonavigation position. The bridge is
governed by 33 CFR 117.455.
This deviation will be in effect from
6 a.m. through 6 p.m., daily, from
November 9, 2015, until November 20,
2015 except weekends. This Deviation
allows the bridge to remain closed-tonavigation for up to six hours, from 6
a.m. through 6 p.m. daily. During the
evening and weekend time periods, the
bridge will be left in the open-tonavigation position. During the closure
periods, the contractor will make every
effort to minimize the delays to
mariners as well as maintain the bridge
in the open-to-navigation position at all
times when that repair work is not being
conducted. Marine traffic, when
allowed to pass, should pass at the
slowest safe speed. The deviation was
requested for the purpose of conducting
necessary repairs and maintenance,
including metal structure and rivet
repair.
Navigation on the waterway consists
primarily of commercial tugs and
recreational craft. The contractor has
informed the waterway users of the
upcomming delays. This deviation is
similar to previous work schedules and
no issues were noted.
Vessels able to pass through the
bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position may do so at anytime. The
bridge will be able to open for
emergencies, and there is no immediate
alternate route. The Coast Guard will
also inform the users of the waterways
through our Local and Broadcast
Notices to Mariners of the change in
operating schedule for the bridge so that
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vessels can arrange their transits to
minimize any impact caused by the
temporary deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: October 20, 2015.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 2015–27130 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
International Product and Price
Changes
Postal ServiceTM.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service is revising
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM®), to reflect the prices,
product features, and classification
changes to Competitive Services, as
established by the Governors of the
Postal Service.
DATES: Effective date: January 17, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula Rabkin at 202–268–2537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New
prices will be posted under Docket
Number CP2016–9 on the Postal
Regulatory Commission’s Web site at
https://www.prc.gov.
This final rule describes the
international price and classification
changes and the corresponding mailing
standards changes for the following
Competitive Services:
• Global Express Guaranteed®
(GXG®).
• Priority Mail Express
InternationalTM.
• Priority Mail International®.
• First-Class Package International
ServiceTM.
• International Priority Airmail®
(IPA®).
• International Surface Air Lift®
(ISAL®).
• Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to
One Addressee (Airmail M-bags).
• International Extra Services:
• Insurance.
• International Postal Money Orders.
• International Money Order Inquiry
Fee.
• International Money Transfer
Service.
SUMMARY:
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New prices will be located on the
Postal Explorer® Web site at https://
pe.usps.com.
Global Express Guaranteed
Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) is
the Postal Service’s premier
international expedited product
provided through an alliance with
FedEx Express®. The price increase for
GXG service averages 7.1 percent.
The Postal Service provides
Commercial Base pricing to online
customers who prepare and pay for GXG
shipments via USPS-approved payment
methods (with the exception of Click-NShip® service), with a 5 percent
discount off the published retail prices
for GXG. Customers who prepare GXG
shipments via Click-N-Ship service will
now pay retail prices.
The Postal Service continues to offer
Commercial Plus pricing for large
volume customers who commit to
tendering $100,000 in annual postal
revenue from GXG, Priority Mail
Express International, Priority Mail
International, and First-Class Package
International Service via USPSapproved payment methods. The Postal
Service will also continue to include
GXG in customized Global Expedited
Package Services (GEPS) contracts
offered to customers who meet certain
revenue thresholds and are willing to
commit a larger amount of revenue in
international postage.
Priority Mail Express International
Priority Mail Express International
(PMEI) service provides fast service to
approximately 180 countries. Priority
Mail Express International with MoneyBack Guarantee service is available for
certain destinations. The price increase
for Priority Mail Express International
service averages 11.6 percent. The
Commercial Base price for customers
that prepare and pay for Priority Mail
Express International shipments via
permit imprint, online at USPS.com®, or
as registered end-users using an
authorized PC Postage vendor (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service) will
be 5 percent below the retail price.
Customers who prepare Priority Mail
Express International shipments via
Click-N-Ship service will now pay retail
prices. The Postal Service continues to
offer Priority Mail Express International
Commercial Plus pricing to large
volume customers who commit to
tendering $100,000 in annual postal
revenues from GXG, Priority Mail
Express International, Priority Mail
International, and First-Class Package
International Service. The Postal Service
will also continue to include Priority
Mail Express International in
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customized Global Expedited Package
Services (GEPS) contracts offered to
customers who meet certain revenue
thresholds and are willing to commit a
larger amount of revenue in
international postage.
We are discontinuing the Priority
Mail Express International Flat Rate
Box. Customers who present items at
retail to be mailed in a Priority Mail
Express International Flat Rate Box will
pay the retail price based on the item’s
weight and price group.
Priority Mail Express International
flat rate pricing continues to be
available for Flat Rate Envelopes. New
this year, the prices for what was
formerly the ‘‘all other countries’’ rate
group are being replaced with flat rate
prices in seven rate groups, based on
geographical regions.
Priority Mail International
Priority Mail International (PMI) is an
economical way to send merchandise
and documents to about 180 countries.
The price increase for Priority Mail
International service averages 10.2
percent. The Commercial Base price for
customers that prepare and pay for PMI
items via permit imprint, online at
USPS.com, or as registered end-users
using an authorized PC Postage vendor
(with the exception of Click-N-Ship
service) will be 5 percent below the
retail price. Customers who prepare
Priority Mail International shipments
via Click-N-Ship service will now pay
retail prices. The Postal Service
continues to offer Priority Mail
International Commercial Plus pricing
to large volume customers who commit
to tendering $100,000 in annual postal
revenues from GXG, Priority Mail
Express International, Priority Mail
International, and First-Class Package
International Service. The Postal Service
will continue to include Priority Mail
International in customized Global
Expedited Package Services (GEPS)
contracts offered to customers who meet
certain revenue thresholds and are
willing to commit to a larger amount of
revenue to the USPS® for Priority Mail
Express International and Priority Mail
International.
Priority Mail International flat rate
pricing continues to be available for Flat
Rate Envelopes, Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes, and Medium and Large Flat Rate
Boxes. New this year, the prices for
what was formerly the ‘‘all other
countries’’ rate group are being replaced
with flat rate prices in seven rate
groups, based on geographical regions.
In this filing, we are proposing a
structural change in the way insurance
is provided and reimbursed for Priority
Mail International. Priority Mail
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International shipments containing
merchandise (other than in Priority Mail
International Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes and Flat Rate Envelopes) will
now be insured against loss, damage, or
missing contents up to $200 at no
additional charge. Additional insurance
coverage up to a maximum of $5,000
(depending on individual country
insurance limits) may be purchased at
the sender’s option. Priority Mail
International shipments containing
nonnegotiable documents (other than in
Priority Mail International Flat Rate
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes) will now be insured against loss,
damage, or missing contents up to $100
for document reconstruction at no
additional charge. The insurance
coverage will be provided on all
outbound Priority Mail International
shipments accepted at retail or paid for
by using postage validation imprinter
(PVI) labels, postage meter imprints,
USPS-approved PC Postage, Click-NShip service postage, or permit imprint.
Electronic USPS Delivery
Confirmation International service —
abbreviated E–USPS DELCON INTL—is
an optional service available for Priority
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
(except for the Gift Card Flat Rate
Envelope) and all Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes to select destination countries, for
customers using select software or
online tools, at no charge. We are
adding E–USPS DELCON INTL service
to four countries with this price change:
Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
Turkey.
In the May 2015 price change, we
created new price zones for Priority
Mail International to Canada, based on
the distance of the origin ZIP Code to
the serving International Service Center
(ISC). An ISC Zone Chart is now
available for a subscription fee from the
National Customer Support Center in
Memphis, Tennessee, to support zonebased pricing for Priority Mail
International to Canada. The chart will
enable mailers to determine the
applicable zone, based on the origin ZIP
Code. Once the zone and weight of the
item are known, the mailer will be able
to determine the applicable postage
price.
First-Class Package International
Service
First-Class Package International
Service (FCPIS) is an economical
international service for small packages
weighing less than 4 pounds and not
exceeding $400 in value. The pricing
structure for FCPIS will continue to be
simpler than for some other
international products, with identical
prices for 0 to 8 ounces within each
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country price group, and identical
prices for 9 to 32 ounces within each
country price group. The price increase
for FCPIS averages 21.6 percent. The
Commercial Base price for customers
that prepare and pay for FCPIS items via
permit imprint or by USPS-approved
online payment methods will be 5
percent below the retail price.
Customers who prepare First-Class
Package International Service shipments
via Click-N-Ship service will now pay
retail prices. Commercial Plus pricing
will be available to large volume
customers who commit to tendering
$100,000 in annual postal revenue for
GXG, Priority Mail Express
International, Priority Mail
International, and First-Class Package
International Service.
Electronic USPS Delivery
Confirmation International service—
abbreviated E–USPS DELCON INTL—is
an optional service available for FirstClass Package International Service
items to select destination countries, for
customers using select software or
online tools, at no charge. We are
adding E–USPS DELCON INTL service
to four countries with this price change:
Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
Turkey.
International Priority Airmail and
International Surface Air Lift
Published prices for International
Priority Airmail (IPA) and International
Surface Air Lift (ISAL) will increase by
4.2 percent for IPA and 3.5 percent for
IPA M-bags, as well as 6.3 percent for
ISAL and 5.3 percent for ISAL M-bags.
The structure of IPA and ISAL price
categories will continue to be priced by
the worldwide and 19 country price
groups and applicable mail shapes
(letters and postcards, large envelopes
[flats], and packages [small packets and
rolls]). These categories correspond to
the Universal Postal Convention
requirements to use shape-based
pricing. For IPA and ISAL, the Postal
Service offers incentive pricing through
International Negotiated Service
Agreements (NSAs).
International Priority Airmail (IPA)
service, including IPA M-bags, is a bulk
commercial service that provides
business mailers with rapid and
economical worldwide delivery for
volume mailings of First-Class Mail
International postcards, letters, large
envelopes (flats), and FCPIS packages
(small packets) weighing up to a
maximum 4.4 pounds. IPA is
dispatched to the destination country
where it is entered into the postal
administration’s air or surface priority
mail system for delivery. The overall
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price increase for IPA service averages
4.2 percent.
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)
service, including ISAL M-bags, is a
bulk commercial service that provides
economical worldwide delivery to
business mailers of volume mailings of
all First-Class Mail International
postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats),
and FCPIS packages (small packets)
weighing up to 4.4 pounds. ISAL is
dispatched to the destination country
where it is then entered into the postal
administration’s surface nonpriority
network for delivery. The overall price
increase for ISAL service averages 6
percent.
Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One
Addressee (Airmail M-Bags)
Airmail M-bags are direct sacks of
printed matter sent to a single foreign
addressee at a single address. Prices are
based on the weight of the sack. The
price increase for Airmail M-bags
averages 9.2 percent.
International Extra Services and Fees
Depending on country destination
and mail type, customers may add a
variety of extra services to their
outbound shipments. Prices for some of
these extra services are increasing:
D International Postal Money Orders
will increase 5.6 percent.
D International Money Order Inquiry
Fee will increase 3.5 percent.
D International Money Transfer
Service will increase 3.3 to 3.7 percent,
depending on the rate cell.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Foreign relations, International postal
services.
The Postal Service hereby adopts the
following changes to Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM),
which is incorporated by reference in
the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39
CFR 20.1.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 20 is
amended as follows:
PART 20—[AMENDED]
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011,
3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626,
3632, 3633, and 5001.
2. Revise the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM), as follows:
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International Mail Services
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Mailability
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Valuable Articles
134.1
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Service Options
[Delete distinctions between Priority
Mail International service with and
without insurance as follows:]
d. Priority Mail International service
(except for Priority Mail International
Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes and Flat
Rate Envelopes).
Note: Priority Mail Express International
service cannot be used to send the articles
noted in 134.2.
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Conditions for Mailing
210
Global Express Guaranteed
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213 Prices and Postage Payment
Methods
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Commercial Prices
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213.62
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Commercial Plus Prices
213.621
General
[Revise the first sentence to read as
follows (eliminating the availability of
Commercial Plus prices for users of
Click-N-Ship service and eliminating
the difference in price between
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices):]
An approved mailer who pays postage
with a permit imprint under 213.8, or
through a registered end-user of a USPSapproved PC Postage product (except for
Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the
Global Express Guaranteed Commercial
Plus prices. * * *
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213.7
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 20 continues to read as follows:
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Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM)
Online Methods
213.71 Online Prices—Commercial
Base or Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the text to read as follows
(eliminating the availability of
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices for users of Click-N-Ship service
service):]
For selected destination countries,
Global Express Guaranteed items qualify
for discounted prices (equal to the
Commercial Base price or Commercial
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Plus price) when mailers use one of the
following online shipping methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
products using online postage (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service); or a
USPS meter label solution using
metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
products (with the exception of Click-NShip service).
Commercial Base and Commercial
Plus prices are not available through
Click-N-Ship service. The Commercial
Base or Commercial Plus price is
automatically applied to each shipment
when using one of the postage payment
methods above. The discount applies
only to the postage portion of the Global
Express Guaranteed price. It does not
apply to any other charges or fees, such
as fees for Pickup on Demand service,
insurance, or shipments made under a
customized agreement.
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220 Priority Mail Express
International
221 Description and Physical
Characteristics
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221.3 Priority Mail Express
International Flat Rate Envelopes
[Revise the first sentence to read as
follows (adding a reference to the rate
group):]
Only USPS-produced Priority Mail
Express International Flat Rate
Envelopes are eligible for the Flat Rate
price and are charged a flat rate price
depending on the rate group of the
destination. * * *
[Delete 221.4 and renumber current
221.5 as 221.4 (there are no other
changes except renumbering)]
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222
Eligibility
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[Delete 222.4, ‘‘Priority Mail Express
International Flat Rate Boxes,’’ in its
entirety (including Exhibit 222.4), and
renumber current 222.5 through 222.8
as 222.4 through 222.7 (there are no
other changes except renumbering)]:
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223 Prices and Postage Payment
Methods
223.1
Prices
223.11 Availability and Price
Application—General
[Delete reference to 223.15 to read as
follows:]
Except under 223.14, Priority Mail
Express International shipments are
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232.5 Priority Mail International
Parcels
charged postage for each addressed
piece according to its weight and
country price group. * * *
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232.122
223.13 Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise 223.13 to read as follows:]
An approved mailer who pays postage
with a permit imprint under 223.222, or
as a registered end-user of a USPSapproved PC Postage product (except for
Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the
Priority Mail Express International
Commercial Plus prices, which are the
same as Priority Mail Express
International Commercial Base prices.
Customers who prepare Priority Mail
Express International shipments via
Click-N-Ship service pay retail prices.
See Notice 123, Price List, for the
applicable price.
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[Delete 223.15 Priority Mail Express
International Flat Rate Boxes Prices in
its entirety]
Countries Accepting Electronic USPS
Delivery Confirmation International
Service
223.2
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Online Methods
223.241 Online Prices—Commercial
Base or Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the first paragraph to read as
follows (eliminating the availability of
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
For selected destination countries,
Priority Mail Express International
items qualify for discounted prices
(equal to the Commercial Base price or
Commercial Plus price) when mailers
use one of the following online shipping
methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
products using online postage (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service) or a
USPS meter label solution using
metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
products (with the exception of Click-NShip service).
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Eligibility
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232.1 Priority Mail International Flat
Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate
Priced Boxes
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232.12 Electronic USPS Delivery
Confirmation International
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Exhibit 232.122
Postage Payment Methods
223.24
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Note: An asterisk indicates that service was
temporarily suspended on June 12, 2014.
[Revise the exhibit to read as follows
(adding Lebanon, Norway, Slovak
Republic, and Turkey):]
Australia
Belgium
Brazil*
Canada
Croatia
Denmark*
Estonia
Finland
France*
Germany
Gibraltar*
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hungary
Israel
Italy*
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg*
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal*
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
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232.126 Price Eligibility
[Revise the text to read as follows
(eliminating the availability of
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
Only items paid with USPS-approved
PC Postage (with the exception of ClickN-Ship service), permit imprint, or a
USPS meter label solution are eligible
for the applicable Commercial Base or
Commercial Plus price for the postage
portion of the mailpiece. Customers
using a USPS meter label solution to
print shipping labels must apply
postage from a meter to be eligible for
Commercial Base or Commercial Plus
prices. Items with electronically
generated customs forms that are not
generated with PC Postage, a permit
imprint, or a USPS meter label solution
(for example, forms electronically
generated by Webtools or Click-N-Ship
service) are charged the retail price.
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232.51 General
[Replace the next-to-last sentence
with the following two sentences to read
as follows:]
* * * Priority Mail International
parcels containing merchandise are
insured against loss, damage, or missing
contents up to $200 at no additional
charge. Additional insurance may be
available, depending on country and
value—see Exhibit 322.2 and the
Individual Country Listings for
insurance availability, limitations, and
coverage. * * *
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232.6
Customs Forms Required
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[Revise the title and text of 232.63 to
read as follows (removing references to
ordinary and insured parcels):]
232.63 Priority Mail International
Parcels
Each Priority Mail International
parcel must bear a properly completed
PS Form 2976–A.
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232.8 Priority Mail International
Insurance and Indemnity
232.81 Indemnity
[Revise the first two sentences to read
as follows:]
Except for Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes, Priority Mail International
parcels containing merchandise are
insured against loss, damage, or missing
contents up to $200 at no additional
charge. Indemnity is limited to the
lesser of the actual value of the contents
or $200. * * *
[Revise the Note to read as follows:]
Note: Merchandise insurance that provides
coverage greater than the included $200
merchandise insurance may be available,
depending on country, content, and value—
see Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual Country
Listings for insurance availability,
limitations, and coverage. When merchandise
insurance is purchased, it replaces the
included $200 merchandise insurance.
232.82 Exclusions
[Revise the entire section to read as
follows:]
Insurance coverage is not provided for
consequential losses, delay, concealed
damage, spoilage of perishable items,
articles improperly packaged, articles
too fragile to withstand normal handling
in the mail, or prohibited articles.
[Delete 232.83 Ordinary Priority Mail
International Weight and Indemnity
Limits in its entirety (including Exhibit
232.83)]
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233.14 Priority Mail International
Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat
Rate Priced Boxes
Extra Services
Certificate of Mailing
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Certificate of mailing service is
available for purchase only for Priority
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes.
232.92
Merchandise Insurance
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Merchandise insurance that provides
coverage greater than the included $200
merchandise insurance is available for
Priority Mail International parcels,
except Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, to
many countries. When merchandise
insurance is purchased, it replaces the
included $200 merchandise insurance.
See Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual
Country Listings for insurance
availability, limitations, and coverage.
See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee
schedule for Priority Mail International
merchandise insurance coverage.
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Methods
233.1
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read as follows:]
* * * Price zones for Priority Mail
International to Canada are based on the
distance of the origin ZIP Code to the
serving International Service Center
(ISC). An ISC Zone Chart is available by
subscription from the National
Customer Support Center in Memphis.
To purchase copies of the Zone Chart,
call the Zone Chart program
administrator at 800–238–3150 or write
to the following address: NATIONAL
CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,
225 N HUMPHREYS BLVD STE 501,
MEMPHIS TN 38188–1001.
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asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES
Commercial Plus Prices
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follows (eliminating the distinction
between Commercial Base and
Commercial Plus prices and excluding
Click-N-Ship service):]
An approved mailer who pays postage
with a permit imprint under 233.222, or
through a registered end-user of a USPSapproved PC Postage product (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service),
qualifies for the Priority Mail
International Commercial Plus prices.
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group):]
Priority Mail International Flat Rate
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes are charged a flat rate price
depending on the rate group of the
destination. * * *
252
Eligibility
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233.15 Priority Mail International
Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes
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follows (adding a reference to the rate
group):]
The Priority Mail International
Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes are
charged a flat rate price depending on
the rate group of the destination. * * *
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Countries Accepting Electronic USPS
Delivery Confirmation International
Service
233.2
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Postage Payment Methods
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233.22.
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Permit Imprint
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233.222 Permit Imprint—Commercial
Base or Commercial Plus
Prices
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250 First-Class Package International
Service
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233.11 Availability and Price
Application—General
233.13
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read as follows (eliminating the
distinction between Commercial Base
and Commercial Plus prices):]
A mailer who pays postage with a
permit imprint qualifies for the Priority
Mail International Commercial Base or
Commercial Plus prices.
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233.23
Online Methods
233.231 Online Prices—Commercial
Base or Commercial Plus Prices
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follows (eliminating the availability of
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
For selected destination countries,
Priority Mail International items qualify
for discounted prices (equal to the
Commercial Base price or Commercial
Plus price) when mailers use one of the
following online shipping methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
products using online postage (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service); or a
USPS meter label solution using
metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered
end-users of an authorized PC Postage
vendor (with the exception of Click-NShip service).
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252.2 Electronic USPS Delivery
Confirmation International
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252.22
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Availability
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Exhibit 252.22
Note: An asterisk indicates that service was
temporarily suspended on June 12, 2014.
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Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
Turkey:]
Australia
Belgium
Brazil*
Canada
Croatia
Denmark*
Estonia
Finland
France*
Germany
Gibraltar*
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hungary
Israel
Italy*
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg*
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal*
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
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252.26
Price Eligibility
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(eliminating the availability of
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
Only items paid with USPS-approved
PC Postage (with the exception of ClickN-Ship service), permit imprint, or a
USPS meter label solution are eligible
for the applicable Commercial Base or
Commercial Plus price for the postage
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portion of the mailpiece. Customers
using a USPS meter label solution to
print shipping labels must apply
postage from a meter to be eligible for
Commercial Base or Commercial Plus
prices. Electronically generated customs
forms that are not generated with PC
Postage (with the exception of Click-NShip service), a permit imprint, or a
USPS meter label solution (for example,
forms electronically generated by
Webtools) are charged the retail price.
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253 Prices and Postage Payment
Methods
253.1
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Online Methods
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253.231 Online Prices—Commercial
Base or Commercial Plus Prices
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follows (eliminating the availability of
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
Prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
For selected destination countries,
First-Class Package International Service
items qualify for discounted prices
(equal to the Commercial Base price or
Commercial Plus price) when mailers
use one of the following online shipping
methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
products (with the exception of Click-NShip service) using online postage; or a
USPS meter label solution using
metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered
end-users of an authorized PC Postage
vendor (with the exception of Click-NShip service).
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VerDate Sep<11>2014
Certificate of Mailing
311
Individual Pieces
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Availability
311.21 At Time of Purchase
A customer may purchase a certificate
of mailing (individual pieces) when
sending the following:
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item f]
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Insurance
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323 Priority Mail International
Insurance
Commercial Plus Prices
Postage Payment Methods
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follows (eliminating the distinction
between Commercial Base and
Commercial Plus prices and the
availability of Commercial Plus Prices
for users of Click-N-Ship service):]
An approved mailer who pays postage
with a permit imprint under 253.222, or
through a registered end-user of a USPSapproved PC Postage product (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service),
qualifies for the First-Class Package
International Service Commercial Plus
prices. * * *
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253.2
Extra Services
320
Prices
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323.1 Description
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Insurance is not available for Priority
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Priority
Mail International shipments containing
merchandise are insured against loss,
damage, or missing contents up to $200
at no additional charge. Priority Mail
International shipments containing only
nonnegotiable documents are insured
against loss, damage, or missing
contents up to $100 for document
reconstruction at no additional charge.
Indemnity is paid by the U.S. Postal
Service as provided in 933. For a fee,
the sender may purchase additional
insurance to protect against loss,
damage, or missing contents for Priority
Mail International parcels containing
merchandise. Additional document
reconstruction insurance may not be
purchased. If the parcel has been lost, or
if it has been delivered to the addressee
in damaged condition or with missing
contents, payment is made to the sender
unless the sender waives the right to
payment, in writing, in favor of the
addressee.
323.2 Availability
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follows (including a reference to
Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes):]
Merchandise insurance above the
included $200 amount is available only
for Priority Mail International parcels
(including Medium and Large Flat Rate
Boxes) and only to certain countries.
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323.3 Coverage and Fees
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(adding references to additional
merchandise insurance):]
Additional merchandise insurance
coverage above the included $200—up
to the maximum amount allowed by the
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country (see Exhibit 322.2) but never to
exceed $5,000—may be purchased at the
sender’s option. The insurance fee is in
addition to postage and other applicable
fees and is based on the insured value.
See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee
schedule for optional Priority Mail
International merchandise insurance
coverage.
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323.6 Preparation of Insured Priority
Mail International Parcels
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323.62 Accepting Clerk’s
Responsibility
The accepting clerk must do the
following:
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follows and delete Exhibit 323.62 in its
entirety:]
a. When additional insurance has
been purchased, indicate on PS Form
2976–A the amount for which the parcel
is insured. Write the amount in U.S.
dollars in ink in the ‘‘Insured Amount
(U.S. $)’’ block.
b. When additional insurance has
been purchased, as an indicator write a
bold capital ‘‘V’’ in the space provided
adjacent to the boxes for Insured
Amount and Insurance Fees.
c. Round stamp PS Form 2976–A in
the appropriate place on each copy.
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9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds
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Indemnity Payments
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follows (removing the distinction
between insured and ordinary parcels):]
932 General Exceptions to Payment—
Registered Mail and Priority Mail
International Parcels
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follows (removing the distinction
between insured and ordinary parcels):]
933 Payments for Priority Mail
International Parcels
933.1 General Provisions
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follows (removing the reference to
insured parcels):]
933.11 Payment of Indemnity
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beginning of 933.11 to read as follows:]
Priority Mail International shipments
are covered by document reconstruction
and merchandise insurance in case of
loss, damage, or missing contents.
Indemnity will be paid by the Postal
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Service as specified in DMM 503.4 and
609, subject to the exclusions in IMM
933.12.
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follows (removing the reference to
ordinary parcels):]
933.13 Priority Mail International
Parcels—Indemnity Limitations
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When additional merchandise
insurance has not been purchased,
coverage is limited to the actual value
of the contents or $200, whichever is
less. Document reconstruction
insurance is limited to the actual cost of
document reconstruction or $100,
whichever is less.
[Revise the title of 933.14 to read as
follows (removing the reference to
ordinary parcels):]
933.14 Priority Mail International
Parcels—Exceptions to Indemnity
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Country Price Groups and Weight
Limits
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follows (adding columns to Priority Mail
Express International and Priority Mail
International to show price groups for
Flat Rate products; editing, combining,
and reordering current footnotes,
including removing a separate footnote
for Cuba regarding conditions that can
be found in Cuba’s Individual Country
Listing and in Publication 699, Special
Requirements for Shipping
Internationally; and adding a new entry
for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba):]
Listed below are the countries and
their price groups and weight limits for
the five principal categories of
international mail. Complete tables of
prices are available in Notice 123, Price
List.
n/a = Service is not available.
1 Priority Mail Express International
Flat Rate Envelopes maximum weight:
4 lbs.
2 Priority Mail International Flat Rate
Service maximum weights: Flat Rate
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced
Global Express
Guaranteed
Priority Mail Express
International
Country
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES
Price group
Afghanistan .......
Albania ..............
Algeria ...............
Andorra ..............
Angola ...............
Anguilla ..............
Antigua and Barbuda ...............
Argentina ...........
Armenia .............
Aruba .................
Ascension 4 ........
Australia ............
Austria ...............
Azerbaijan .........
Bahamas ...........
Bahrain ..............
Bangladesh .......
Barbados ...........
Belarus ..............
Belgium .............
Belize .................
Benin .................
Bermuda ............
Bhutan ...............
Bolivia 4 ..............
Bonaire, Sint
Eustatius, and
Saba ..............
BosniaHerzegovina ...
Botswana ...........
Brazil .................
British Virgin Islands ..............
Brunei
Darussalam ....
Bulgaria .............
Burkina Faso .....
Burma
(Myanmar) .....
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Max. wt.
(lbs.)
Price group
Max. wt.
(lbs.)
Boxes, 4 lbs.; Medium and Large Flat
Rate Boxes, 20 lbs.
3 First-Class Mail International
maximum weights: Letters, 3.5 ozs.;
Large Envelopes (flats), 4 lbs. Note
that the heading in the maximum
weight column lists both ounces and
pounds (‘‘ozs./lbs.’’) and that there are
two numbers in the entry for each
country (‘‘3.5/4’’)—this indicates that
the maximum weight for Letters is 3.5
ozs., and that the maximum weight
for Large Envelopes (flats) is 4 lbs. For
First-Class Package International
Service, the maximum weight is 4 lbs.
4 Ascension, Bolivia, Cuba, and the
Falkland Islands: Only Priority Mail
International Flat Rate Envelopes and
Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes
(maximum weight: 4 lbs. each) may be
used.
5 Korea, Democratic People’s Republic
of (North Korea): Only Priority Mail
International Flat Rate Envelopes
(maximum weight: 4 lbs.) may be
used. Dutiable items and merchandise
are prohibited.
Priority Mail
International
PMEI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
price
group 1
Price group
PMI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
and Boxes
price
group 2
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.)
First-Class Mail
International and FirstClass Package
International Service
Price group
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.) 3
6
4
4
5
4
7
70
70
70
4
70
70
n/a
4
8
5
7
9
n/a
66
44
66
44
55
n/a
8
8
8
8
8
6
4
8
5
7
9
66
44
44
66
44
22
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
4
8
5
7
9
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
7
8
4
7
n/a
6
5
4
7
6
6
7
4
3
8
4
7
6
8
70
70
70
70
n/a
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
n/a
9
4
9
n/a
10
5
4
9
8
6
9
4
5
9
7
9
6
9
n/a
44
44
44
n/a
66
66
70
22
44
44
66
44
66
66
66
44
66
66
n/a
2
8
8
n/a
6
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
2
9
9
4
9
n/a
10
5
4
9
8
6
9
4
5
9
7
9
6
n/a
22
44
44
44
4
66
66
70
22
44
44
44
66
66
44
66
44
66
4
8
2
8
8
8
6
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
2
9
9
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7
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70
9
66
8
9
44
8
9
3.5/4
4
4
8
70
70
70
4
7
15
66
66
66
8
8
2
4
7
15
44
66
66
8
8
2
4
7
9
3.5/4
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7
70
n/a
n/a
n/a
9
44
8
9
3.5/4
4
4
4
70
70
70
6
4
7
66
66
70
8
8
8
6
4
7
44
70
66
8
8
8
6
4
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n/a
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Global Express
Guaranteed
Priority Mail Express
International
Country
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES
Price group
Burundi ..............
Cambodia
(Kampuchea)
Cameroon ..........
Canada ..............
Cape Verde .......
Cayman Islands
Central African
Republic .........
Chad ..................
Chile ..................
China .................
Colombia ...........
Comoros ............
Congo, Democratic Republic
of the ..............
Congo, Republic
of the ..............
Costa Rica .........
Cote d’Ivoire
(Ivory Coast) ..
Croatia ...............
Cuba 4 ................
Curacao .............
Cyprus ...............
Czech Republic
Denmark ............
Djibouti ..............
Dominica ...........
Dominican Republic .............
Ecuador .............
Egypt .................
El Salvador ........
Equatorial Guinea ...................
Eritrea ................
Estonia ..............
Ethiopia .............
Falkland Islands 4 ............
Faroe Islands ....
Fiji ......................
Finland ...............
France ...............
French Guiana ..
French Polynesia
Gabon ................
Gambia ..............
Georgia, Republic of ...............
Germany ............
Ghana ................
Gibraltar .............
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland ................
Greece ...............
Greenland ..........
Grenada ............
Guadeloupe .......
Guatemala .........
Guinea ...............
Guinea-Bissau ...
Guyana ..............
Haiti ...................
Honduras ...........
Hong Kong ........
Hungary .............
Iceland ...............
India ...................
Indonesia ...........
Iran ....................
Iraq ....................
Ireland ...............
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Max. wt.
(lbs.)
Price group
Max. wt.
(lbs.)
Priority Mail
International
PMEI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
price
group 1
Price group
PMI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
and Boxes
price
group 2
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.)
First-Class Mail
International and FirstClass Package
International Service
Price group
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.) 3
4
70
7
66
8
7
66
8
7
3.5/4
8
4
1
4
7
70
70
70
70
70
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7
1
7
9
66
44
66
66
44
8
8
1
8
8
6
7
1
7
9
66
66
66
44
44
8
8
1
8
8
6
7
1
7
9
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
n/a
4
8
6
8
n/a
n/a
70
70
70
70
n/a
7
7
9
14
9
n/a
66
66
66
66
44
n/a
8
8
2
3
2
n/a
7
7
9
14
9
7
66
44
44
66
66
44
8
8
2
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2
8
7
7
9
3
9
7
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66
7
66
8
7
66
8
7
3.5/4
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8
70
70
7
9
66
66
8
8
7
9
44
66
8
8
7
9
3.5/4
3.5/4
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4
n/a
7
6
4
5
4
7
70
70
n/a
70
70
70
70
70
70
7
4
n/a
9
4
4
5
7
9
66
66
n/a
66
70
70
66
44
44
8
8
n/a
8
8
8
4
8
8
7
4
n/a
9
4
4
5
7
9
66
66
4
44
70
70
66
44
44
8
8
8
8
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8
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70
70
70
9
9
8
9
66
66
44
66
2
2
7
8
9
9
8
9
44
66
66
44
2
2
7
8
9
9
8
9
3.5/4
3.5/4
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n/a
4
4
4
n/a
70
70
70
7
7
4
8
44
66
66
66
8
8
8
8
7
7
4
8
22
44
70
66
8
8
8
8
7
7
4
8
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
n/a
5
8
5
3
8
4
4
4
n/a
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
n/a
5
6
5
13
9
6
7
n/a
n/a
44
66
66
66
66
66
66
n/a
n/a
8
8
4
4
8
8
8
n/a
n/a
5
6
5
13
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6
7
7
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70
44
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66
66
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70
70
70
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16
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n/a
66
66
66
n/a
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8
n/a
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5
44
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66
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6
3
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Israel ..................
Italy ....................
Jamaica .............
Japan .................
Jordan ...............
Kazakhstan ........
Kenya ................
Kiribati ...............
Korea, Democratic People’s
Republic of
(North Korea) 5
Korea, Republic
of (South
Korea) ............
Kosovo, Republic of ...............
Kuwait ................
Kyrgyzstan .........
Laos ...................
Latvia .................
Lebanon ............
Lesotho ..............
Liberia ................
Libya ..................
Liechtenstein .....
Lithuania ............
Luxembourg ......
Macao ................
Macedonia (Republic of) ........
Madagascar .......
Malawi ...............
Malaysia ............
Maldives ............
Mali ....................
Malta ..................
Martinique ..........
Mauritania ..........
Mauritius ............
Mexico ...............
Moldova .............
Mongolia ............
Montenegro .......
Montserrat .........
Morocco .............
Mozambique ......
Namibia .............
Nauru .................
Nepal .................
Netherlands .......
New Caledonia ..
New Zealand .....
Nicaragua ..........
Niger ..................
Nigeria ...............
Norway ..............
Oman .................
Pakistan .............
Panama .............
Papua New
Guinea ...........
Paraguay ...........
Peru ...................
Philippines .........
Pitcairn Island ....
Poland ...............
Portugal .............
Qatar .................
Reunion .............
Romania ............
Russia ...............
Rwanda .............
Saint Helena ......
Saint Kitts and
Nevis ..............
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International
PMEI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
price
group 1
Price group
PMI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
and Boxes
price
group 2
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.)
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International and FirstClass Package
International Service
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8
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8
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9
12
8
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7
6
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66
44
70
44
7
4
8
3
7
8
8
8
5
5
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6
7
6
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4
8
6
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3
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3
3
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6
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4
4
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5
4
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3
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70
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6
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4
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6
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8
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Saint Lucia ........
Saint Pierre and
Miquelon ........
Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines ............
Samoa ...............
San Marino ........
Sao Tome and
Principe ..........
Saudi Arabia ......
Senegal .............
Serbia, Republic
of ....................
Seychelles .........
Sierra Leone ......
Singapore ..........
Sint Maarten ......
Slovak Republic
(Slovakia) .......
Slovenia .............
Solomon Islands
Somalia .............
South Africa .......
Spain .................
Sri Lanka ...........
Sudan ................
Suriname ...........
Swaziland ..........
Sweden .............
Switzerland ........
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) ..
Taiwan ...............
Tajikistan ...........
Tanzania ............
Thailand .............
Timor-Leste,
Democratic
Republic of .....
Togo ..................
Tonga ................
Trinidad and Tobago ...............
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia ...............
Turkey ...............
Turkmenistan .....
Turks and
Caicos Islands
Tuvalu ................
Uganda ..............
Ukraine ..............
United Arab
Emirates .........
Uruguay .............
Uzbekistan .........
Vanuatu .............
Vatican City .......
Venezuela .........
Vietnam .............
Wallis and Futuna Islands ...
Yemen ...............
Zambia ..............
Zimbabwe ..........
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*
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(lbs.)
*
VerDate Sep<11>2014
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PMI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
and Boxes
price
group 2
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.)
Price group
Max. wt.
(ozs./lbs.) 3
9
44
8
9
44
8
9
3.5/4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
4
66
8
4
3.5/4
7
n/a
3
70
n/a
70
9
6
5
44
44
66
8
8
8
9
6
5
22
44
66
8
8
8
9
6
5
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
n/a
4
4
n/a
70
70
7
8
7
66
66
66
8
7
8
7
8
7
44
66
66
8
7
8
7
8
7
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
4
4
n/a
3
7
70
70
n/a
70
70
5
7
7
6
9
66
66
66
66
66
8
8
8
3
8
5
7
7
6
9
70
70
66
66
44
8
8
8
3
8
5
7
7
6
9
3.5/4
3.5/4
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4
n/a
n/a
4
5
6
n/a
8
4
5
5
70
70
n/a
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70
70
n/a
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70
70
70
5
5
6
n/a
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5
6
7
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7
5
5
66
66
66
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66
66
66
66
n/a
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66
66
4
4
8
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8
4
8
8
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8
4
4
5
5
6
n/a
7
5
6
7
9
7
5
5
66
66
44
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44
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44
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66
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4
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4
8
8
8
8
4
4
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5
6
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7
5
6
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7
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5
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6
6
7
6
44
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66
66
8
8
8
8
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8
6
6
7
6
70
44
66
66
66
8
8
8
8
3
8
6
6
7
6
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3.5/4
3.5/4
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4
4
70
70
70
n/a
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6
n/a
66
66
n/a
8
8
6
7
6
44
70
44
8
8
8
6
7
6
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
7
n/a
4
6
n/a
70
n/a
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70
n/a
9
n/a
8
4
6
66
n/a
66
66
66
8
n/a
8
7
8
9
7
8
4
6
44
22
66
66
44
8
8
8
7
8
9
7
8
4
6
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
7
n/a
4
4
70
n/a
70
70
9
n/a
7
4
66
n/a
66
44
8
n/a
8
8
9
6
7
4
44
55
66
66
8
8
8
8
9
6
7
4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
6
8
4
8
3
8
6
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
8
9
6
6
5
9
6
70
44
66
55
66
66
66
7
2
8
8
8
2
3
8
9
6
6
5
9
6
70
66
70
44
44
66
70
7
2
8
8
8
2
3
8
9
6
6
5
9
6
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
3.5/4
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6
4
4
*
70
70
70
70
70
n/a
8
7
7
n/a
66
66
44
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7
8
8
6
8
7
7
66
66
66
44
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8
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*
Priority Mail Express International
(220)
Country Conditions for Mailing
*
PMEI Flat
Rate
Envelopes
price
group 1
First-Class Mail
International and FirstClass Package
International Service
7
Individual Country Listings
*
Price group
Max. wt.
(lbs.)
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International
*
*
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*
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Flat Rate Envelopes
Flat Rate Envelopes: The maximum
weight is 4 pounds. Refer to Notice 123,
Price List, for the applicable retail,
Commercial Base, or Commercial Plus
price.
*
*
*
*
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Priority Mail International (230)
[For every country listing that
includes a Note about ordinary Priority
Mail International including indemnity
at no cost, remove the note.]
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We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect
these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015–26918 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Competitive Products
Pricing and Mailing Standards
Changes
Postal Service TM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes
to prices and mailing standards for
competitive products.
DATES: Effective Date: January 17, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Key at (202) 268–7492 or Garry
Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final
rule describes new prices and product
features for competitive products, by
class of mail, established by the
Governors of the United States Postal
Service. New prices are available under
Docket Number CP2016–9 on the Postal
Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Web
site at https://www.prc.gov, and also
located on the Postal Explorer® Web site
at https://pe.usps.com.
The Postal Service will revise the
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), to reflect changes to prices and
mailing standards for the following
competitive products:
• Priority Mail Express ®.
• Priority Mail ®.
• First-Class Package Service ®.
• Parcel Select ®.
• Standard Post TM.
• Extra Services.
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• Return Services.
• Mailer Services.
• Recipient Services.
Competitive product prices and
changes are identified by product as
follows:
Priority Mail Express
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail Express prices
will increase 15.6 percent. Priority Mail
Express will continue to offer zoned
Retail, Commercial BaseTM, and
Commercial PlusTM pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average
of 14.4 percent. The price for the Retail
Flat Rate Envelope, Legal Flat Rate
Envelope, and Padded Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $22.95.
Commercial Base prices offer lower
prices to customers who use authorized
postage payment methods. Commercial
Base prices will increase an average of
17.7 percent. Commercial Base pricing
offers an average 10.0 percent discount
off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category
offers price incentives to large volume
customers. Commercial Plus prices will
increase an average of 48.2 percent. The
Postal Service is proposing this increase
to match Commercial Plus prices with
Commercial Base prices as part of a
pricing strategy with the long-term goal
of eliminating the Commercial Plus
price category to reflect the industry
standard of publishing only one set of
commercial price tables. Commercial
Plus customers may be transitioned to
Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs)
for additional discounts.
Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Box
The Postal Service will discontinue
the use of Priority Mail Express Flat
Rate Boxes as a product offering. As of
January 17, 2016, Priority Mail Express
Flat Boxes will be charged the
applicable Priority Mail Express price
based on weight and zone.
Priority Mail
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail prices will
increase 9.8 percent. Priority Mail will
continue to offer zoned Retail,
Commercial Base, and Commercial Plus
pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average
of 8.6 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope
price will increase to $6.45, the Legal
Flat Rate Envelope will also increase to
$6.45, and the Padded Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $6.80. The
Small Flat Rate Box price will increase
to $6.80 and the Medium Flat Rate
Boxes will increase to $13.45. The Large
Flat Rate Box will increase to $18.75
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Box will increase to $16.75.
Commercial Base prices offer lower
prices to customers who use authorized
postage payment methods. Commercial
Base prices will increase an average of
9.4 percent. Commercial Base pricing
offers an average 13.9 percent discount
off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category
offers price incentives to large volume
customers. Commercial Plus prices will
increase an average of 13.3 percent. The
Postal Service is proposing this increase
to bring Commercial Plus prices within
three percent of Commercial Base prices
as part of a pricing strategy with the
long-term goal of eliminating the
Commercial Plus price category to
reflect the industry standard of
publishing only one set of commercial
price tables. Commercial Plus customers
may be transitioned to Negotiated
Service Agreements (NSAs) for
additional discounts.
Critical Mail
The Postal Service will discontinue
the Critical Mail (Critical Mail and
Critical Mail with Signature) product
offering. As of January 17, 2016, Critical
Mail letters and flats will be charged the
Commercial Plus Flat Rate Envelope
price. Critical Mail with signature letters
and flats will be charged the
Commercial Plus Flat Rate Envelope
price and Signature Confirmation TM
customer generated electronic label fee.
Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes
The Postal Service will implement a
two-tier zone surcharge for Regional
Rate Boxes A and B paid at retail. Zones
1–4 will have a $2.25 surcharge and
Zones 5–9 will have a $1.00 surcharge.
Additionally, the Postal Service will
discontinue the Priority Mail Regional
Rate Box ® C to simplify this product
offering. As of January 17, 2016, a
Regional Rate Box C will be charged the
applicable Priority Mail price based on
weight and zone.
First-Class Package Service
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service
prices will increase 12.8 percent. The
Intelligent Mail ® package barcode
(IMpb) will continue to provide free
USPS tracking and confirmation of
delivery with these parcels.
First-Class Package Service
Restructuring
The Postal Service will discontinue
First-Class Package Service Commercial
Plus pricing and restructure First-Class
Package Service commercial parcel
prices to simplify this product offering.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65139-65149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26918]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
International Product and Price Changes
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), to
reflect the prices, product features, and classification changes to
Competitive Services, as established by the Governors of the Postal
Service.
DATES: Effective date: January 17, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Rabkin at 202-268-2537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New prices will be posted under Docket
Number CP2016-9 on the Postal Regulatory Commission's Web site at
https://www.prc.gov.
This final rule describes the international price and
classification changes and the corresponding mailing standards changes
for the following Competitive Services:
Global Express Guaranteed[supreg] (GXG[supreg]).
Priority Mail Express InternationalTM.
Priority Mail International[supreg].
First-Class Package International ServiceTM.
International Priority Airmail[supreg] (IPA[supreg]).
International Surface Air Lift[supreg] (ISAL[supreg]).
Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (Airmail
M-bags).
International Extra Services:
Insurance.
International Postal Money Orders.
International Money Order Inquiry Fee.
International Money Transfer Service.
New prices will be located on the Postal Explorer[supreg] Web site
at https://pe.usps.com.
Global Express Guaranteed
Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) is the Postal Service's premier
international expedited product provided through an alliance with FedEx
Express[supreg]. The price increase for GXG service averages 7.1
percent.
The Postal Service provides Commercial Base pricing to online
customers who prepare and pay for GXG shipments via USPS-approved
payment methods (with the exception of Click-N-Ship[supreg] service),
with a 5 percent discount off the published retail prices for GXG.
Customers who prepare GXG shipments via Click-N-Ship service will now
pay retail prices.
The Postal Service continues to offer Commercial Plus pricing for
large volume customers who commit to tendering $100,000 in annual
postal revenue from GXG, Priority Mail Express International, Priority
Mail International, and First-Class Package International Service via
USPS-approved payment methods. The Postal Service will also continue to
include GXG in customized Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS)
contracts offered to customers who meet certain revenue thresholds and
are willing to commit a larger amount of revenue in international
postage.
Priority Mail Express International
Priority Mail Express International (PMEI) service provides fast
service to approximately 180 countries. Priority Mail Express
International with Money-Back Guarantee service is available for
certain destinations. The price increase for Priority Mail Express
International service averages 11.6 percent. The Commercial Base price
for customers that prepare and pay for Priority Mail Express
International shipments via permit imprint, online at USPS.com[supreg],
or as registered end-users using an authorized PC Postage vendor (with
the exception of Click-N-Ship service) will be 5 percent below the
retail price. Customers who prepare Priority Mail Express International
shipments via Click-N-Ship service will now pay retail prices. The
Postal Service continues to offer Priority Mail Express International
Commercial Plus pricing to large volume customers who commit to
tendering $100,000 in annual postal revenues from GXG, Priority Mail
Express International, Priority Mail International, and First-Class
Package International Service. The Postal Service will also continue to
include Priority Mail Express International in
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customized Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) contracts offered
to customers who meet certain revenue thresholds and are willing to
commit a larger amount of revenue in international postage.
We are discontinuing the Priority Mail Express International Flat
Rate Box. Customers who present items at retail to be mailed in a
Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate Box will pay the retail
price based on the item's weight and price group.
Priority Mail Express International flat rate pricing continues to
be available for Flat Rate Envelopes. New this year, the prices for
what was formerly the ``all other countries'' rate group are being
replaced with flat rate prices in seven rate groups, based on
geographical regions.
Priority Mail International
Priority Mail International (PMI) is an economical way to send
merchandise and documents to about 180 countries. The price increase
for Priority Mail International service averages 10.2 percent. The
Commercial Base price for customers that prepare and pay for PMI items
via permit imprint, online at USPS.com, or as registered end-users
using an authorized PC Postage vendor (with the exception of Click-N-
Ship service) will be 5 percent below the retail price. Customers who
prepare Priority Mail International shipments via Click-N-Ship service
will now pay retail prices. The Postal Service continues to offer
Priority Mail International Commercial Plus pricing to large volume
customers who commit to tendering $100,000 in annual postal revenues
from GXG, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail
International, and First-Class Package International Service. The
Postal Service will continue to include Priority Mail International in
customized Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) contracts offered
to customers who meet certain revenue thresholds and are willing to
commit to a larger amount of revenue to the USPS[supreg] for Priority
Mail Express International and Priority Mail International.
Priority Mail International flat rate pricing continues to be
available for Flat Rate Envelopes, Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, and
Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes. New this year, the prices for what
was formerly the ``all other countries'' rate group are being replaced
with flat rate prices in seven rate groups, based on geographical
regions.
In this filing, we are proposing a structural change in the way
insurance is provided and reimbursed for Priority Mail International.
Priority Mail International shipments containing merchandise (other
than in Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes and
Flat Rate Envelopes) will now be insured against loss, damage, or
missing contents up to $200 at no additional charge. Additional
insurance coverage up to a maximum of $5,000 (depending on individual
country insurance limits) may be purchased at the sender's option.
Priority Mail International shipments containing nonnegotiable
documents (other than in Priority Mail International Flat Rate
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes) will now be insured against
loss, damage, or missing contents up to $100 for document
reconstruction at no additional charge. The insurance coverage will be
provided on all outbound Priority Mail International shipments accepted
at retail or paid for by using postage validation imprinter (PVI)
labels, postage meter imprints, USPS-approved PC Postage, Click-N-Ship
service postage, or permit imprint.
Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International service --
abbreviated E-USPS DELCON INTL--is an optional service available for
Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes (except for the Gift
Card Flat Rate Envelope) and all Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes to select
destination countries, for customers using select software or online
tools, at no charge. We are adding E-USPS DELCON INTL service to four
countries with this price change: Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
Turkey.
In the May 2015 price change, we created new price zones for
Priority Mail International to Canada, based on the distance of the
origin ZIP Code to the serving International Service Center (ISC). An
ISC Zone Chart is now available for a subscription fee from the
National Customer Support Center in Memphis, Tennessee, to support
zone-based pricing for Priority Mail International to Canada. The chart
will enable mailers to determine the applicable zone, based on the
origin ZIP Code. Once the zone and weight of the item are known, the
mailer will be able to determine the applicable postage price.
First-Class Package International Service
First-Class Package International Service (FCPIS) is an economical
international service for small packages weighing less than 4 pounds
and not exceeding $400 in value. The pricing structure for FCPIS will
continue to be simpler than for some other international products, with
identical prices for 0 to 8 ounces within each country price group, and
identical prices for 9 to 32 ounces within each country price group.
The price increase for FCPIS averages 21.6 percent. The Commercial Base
price for customers that prepare and pay for FCPIS items via permit
imprint or by USPS-approved online payment methods will be 5 percent
below the retail price. Customers who prepare First-Class Package
International Service shipments via Click-N-Ship service will now pay
retail prices. Commercial Plus pricing will be available to large
volume customers who commit to tendering $100,000 in annual postal
revenue for GXG, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail
International, and First-Class Package International Service.
Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International service--
abbreviated E-USPS DELCON INTL--is an optional service available for
First-Class Package International Service items to select destination
countries, for customers using select software or online tools, at no
charge. We are adding E-USPS DELCON INTL service to four countries with
this price change: Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and Turkey.
International Priority Airmail and International Surface Air Lift
Published prices for International Priority Airmail (IPA) and
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) will increase by 4.2 percent for
IPA and 3.5 percent for IPA M-bags, as well as 6.3 percent for ISAL and
5.3 percent for ISAL M-bags. The structure of IPA and ISAL price
categories will continue to be priced by the worldwide and 19 country
price groups and applicable mail shapes (letters and postcards, large
envelopes [flats], and packages [small packets and rolls]). These
categories correspond to the Universal Postal Convention requirements
to use shape-based pricing. For IPA and ISAL, the Postal Service offers
incentive pricing through International Negotiated Service Agreements
(NSAs).
International Priority Airmail (IPA) service, including IPA M-bags,
is a bulk commercial service that provides business mailers with rapid
and economical worldwide delivery for volume mailings of First-Class
Mail International postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats), and
FCPIS packages (small packets) weighing up to a maximum 4.4 pounds. IPA
is dispatched to the destination country where it is entered into the
postal administration's air or surface priority mail system for
delivery. The overall
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price increase for IPA service averages 4.2 percent.
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) service, including ISAL M-
bags, is a bulk commercial service that provides economical worldwide
delivery to business mailers of volume mailings of all First-Class Mail
International postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats), and FCPIS
packages (small packets) weighing up to 4.4 pounds. ISAL is dispatched
to the destination country where it is then entered into the postal
administration's surface nonpriority network for delivery. The overall
price increase for ISAL service averages 6 percent.
Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (Airmail M-Bags)
Airmail M-bags are direct sacks of printed matter sent to a single
foreign addressee at a single address. Prices are based on the weight
of the sack. The price increase for Airmail M-bags averages 9.2
percent.
International Extra Services and Fees
Depending on country destination and mail type, customers may add a
variety of extra services to their outbound shipments. Prices for some
of these extra services are increasing:
[ssquf] International Postal Money Orders will increase 5.6
percent.
[ssquf] International Money Order Inquiry Fee will increase 3.5
percent.
[ssquf] International Money Transfer Service will increase 3.3 to
3.7 percent, depending on the rate cell.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Foreign relations, International postal services.
The Postal Service hereby adopts the following changes to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM), which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 20 is amended as follows:
PART 20--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 20 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-
3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001.
0
2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM), as follows:
* * * * *
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International
Mail Manual (IMM)
* * * * *
1 International Mail Services
* * * * *
130 Mailability
* * * * *
134 Valuable Articles
134.1 Service Options
[Delete distinctions between Priority Mail International service
with and without insurance as follows:]
d. Priority Mail International service (except for Priority Mail
International Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes and Flat Rate Envelopes).
Note: Priority Mail Express International service cannot be used
to send the articles noted in 134.2.
* * * * *
2 Conditions for Mailing
210 Global Express Guaranteed
* * * * *
213 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
* * * * *
213.6 Commercial Prices
* * * * *
213.62 Commercial Plus Prices
213.621 General
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (eliminating the
availability of Commercial Plus prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service and eliminating the difference in price between Commercial Base
and Commercial Plus prices):]
An approved mailer who pays postage with a permit imprint under
213.8, or through a registered end-user of a USPS-approved PC Postage
product (except for Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the Global
Express Guaranteed Commercial Plus prices. * * *
* * * * *
213.7 Online Methods
213.71 Online Prices--Commercial Base or Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the text to read as follows (eliminating the availability
of Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service service):]
For selected destination countries, Global Express Guaranteed items
qualify for discounted prices (equal to the Commercial Base price or
Commercial Plus price) when mailers use one of the following online
shipping methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered end-users of USPS-approved PC
Postage products using online postage (with the exception of Click-N-
Ship service); or a USPS meter label solution using metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered end-users of USPS-approved PC
Postage products (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service).
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices are not available
through Click-N-Ship service. The Commercial Base or Commercial Plus
price is automatically applied to each shipment when using one of the
postage payment methods above. The discount applies only to the postage
portion of the Global Express Guaranteed price. It does not apply to
any other charges or fees, such as fees for Pickup on Demand service,
insurance, or shipments made under a customized agreement.
* * * * *
220 Priority Mail Express International
221 Description and Physical Characteristics
* * * * *
221.3 Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate Envelopes
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (adding a reference
to the rate group):]
Only USPS-produced Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate
Envelopes are eligible for the Flat Rate price and are charged a flat
rate price depending on the rate group of the destination. * * *
[Delete 221.4 and renumber current 221.5 as 221.4 (there are no
other changes except renumbering)]
* * * * *
222 Eligibility
* * * * *
[Delete 222.4, ``Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate
Boxes,'' in its entirety (including Exhibit 222.4), and renumber
current 222.5 through 222.8 as 222.4 through 222.7 (there are no other
changes except renumbering)]:
* * * * *
223 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
223.1 Prices
223.11 Availability and Price Application--General
[Delete reference to 223.15 to read as follows:]
Except under 223.14, Priority Mail Express International shipments
are
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charged postage for each addressed piece according to its weight and
country price group. * * *
* * * * *
223.13 Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise 223.13 to read as follows:]
An approved mailer who pays postage with a permit imprint under
223.222, or as a registered end-user of a USPS-approved PC Postage
product (except for Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the Priority
Mail Express International Commercial Plus prices, which are the same
as Priority Mail Express International Commercial Base prices.
Customers who prepare Priority Mail Express International shipments via
Click-N-Ship service pay retail prices. See Notice 123, Price List, for
the applicable price.
* * * * *
[Delete 223.15 Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate Boxes
Prices in its entirety]
223.2 Postage Payment Methods
* * * * *
223.24 Online Methods
223.241 Online Prices--Commercial Base or Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the first paragraph to read as follows (eliminating the
availability of Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices for users of
Click-N-Ship service):]
For selected destination countries, Priority Mail Express
International items qualify for discounted prices (equal to the
Commercial Base price or Commercial Plus price) when mailers use one of
the following online shipping methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered end-users of USPS-approved PC
Postage products using online postage (with the exception of Click-N-
Ship service) or a USPS meter label solution using metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered end-users of USPS-approved PC
Postage products (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service).
* * * * *
230 Priority Mail International
* * * * *
232 Eligibility
232.1 Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat
Rate Priced Boxes
* * * * *
232.12 Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International
* * * * *
232.122 Availability
* * * * *
Exhibit 232.122
Countries Accepting Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International
Service
Note: An asterisk indicates that service was temporarily
suspended on June 12, 2014.
[Revise the exhibit to read as follows (adding Lebanon, Norway,
Slovak Republic, and Turkey):]
Australia
Belgium
Brazil*
Canada
Croatia
Denmark*
Estonia
Finland
France*
Germany
Gibraltar*
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hungary
Israel
Italy*
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg*
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal*
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
* * * * *
232.126 Price Eligibility
[Revise the text to read as follows (eliminating the availability
of Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
Only items paid with USPS-approved PC Postage (with the exception
of Click-N-Ship service), permit imprint, or a USPS meter label
solution are eligible for the applicable Commercial Base or Commercial
Plus price for the postage portion of the mailpiece. Customers using a
USPS meter label solution to print shipping labels must apply postage
from a meter to be eligible for Commercial Base or Commercial Plus
prices. Items with electronically generated customs forms that are not
generated with PC Postage, a permit imprint, or a USPS meter label
solution (for example, forms electronically generated by Webtools or
Click-N-Ship service) are charged the retail price.
* * * * *
232.5 Priority Mail International Parcels
232.51 General
[Replace the next-to-last sentence with the following two sentences
to read as follows:]
* * * Priority Mail International parcels containing merchandise
are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to $200 at no
additional charge. Additional insurance may be available, depending on
country and value--see Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual Country
Listings for insurance availability, limitations, and coverage. * * *
* * * * *
232.6 Customs Forms Required
* * * * *
[Revise the title and text of 232.63 to read as follows (removing
references to ordinary and insured parcels):]
232.63 Priority Mail International Parcels
Each Priority Mail International parcel must bear a properly
completed PS Form 2976-A.
* * * * *
232.8 Priority Mail International Insurance and Indemnity
232.81 Indemnity
[Revise the first two sentences to read as follows:]
Except for Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, Priority Mail
International parcels containing merchandise are insured against loss,
damage, or missing contents up to $200 at no additional charge.
Indemnity is limited to the lesser of the actual value of the contents
or $200. * * *
[Revise the Note to read as follows:]
Note: Merchandise insurance that provides coverage greater than
the included $200 merchandise insurance may be available, depending
on country, content, and value--see Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual
Country Listings for insurance availability, limitations, and
coverage. When merchandise insurance is purchased, it replaces the
included $200 merchandise insurance.
232.82 Exclusions
[Revise the entire section to read as follows:]
Insurance coverage is not provided for consequential losses, delay,
concealed damage, spoilage of perishable items, articles improperly
packaged, articles too fragile to withstand normal handling in the
mail, or prohibited articles.
[Delete 232.83 Ordinary Priority Mail International Weight and
Indemnity Limits in its entirety (including Exhibit 232.83)]
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232.9 Extra Services
232.91 Certificate of Mailing
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Certificate of mailing service is available for purchase only for
Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate
Priced Boxes.
232.92 Merchandise Insurance
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Merchandise insurance that provides coverage greater than the
included $200 merchandise insurance is available for Priority Mail
International parcels, except Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, to many
countries. When merchandise insurance is purchased, it replaces the
included $200 merchandise insurance. See Exhibit 322.2 and the
Individual Country Listings for insurance availability, limitations,
and coverage. See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee schedule for
Priority Mail International merchandise insurance coverage.
* * * * *
233 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
233.1 Prices
233.11 Availability and Price Application--General
[After the current text, add text to read as follows:]
* * * Price zones for Priority Mail International to Canada are
based on the distance of the origin ZIP Code to the serving
International Service Center (ISC). An ISC Zone Chart is available by
subscription from the National Customer Support Center in Memphis. To
purchase copies of the Zone Chart, call the Zone Chart program
administrator at 800-238-3150 or write to the following address:
NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, 225 N
HUMPHREYS BLVD STE 501, MEMPHIS TN 38188-1001.
* * * * *
233.13 Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (eliminating the
distinction between Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices and
excluding Click-N-Ship service):]
An approved mailer who pays postage with a permit imprint under
233.222, or through a registered end-user of a USPS-approved PC Postage
product (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the
Priority Mail International Commercial Plus prices.
* * * * *
233.14 Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat
Rate Priced Boxes
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (adding a reference
to the rate group):]
Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate
Priced Boxes are charged a flat rate price depending on the rate group
of the destination. * * *
233.15 Priority Mail International Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (adding a reference
to the rate group):]
The Priority Mail International Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes
are charged a flat rate price depending on the rate group of the
destination. * * *
* * * * *
233.2 Postage Payment Methods
* * * * *
233.22. Permit Imprint
* * * * *
233.222 Permit Imprint--Commercial Base or Commercial Plus
[Revise the first sentence of the text to read as follows
(eliminating the distinction between Commercial Base and Commercial
Plus prices):]
A mailer who pays postage with a permit imprint qualifies for the
Priority Mail International Commercial Base or Commercial Plus prices.
* * * * *
233.23 Online Methods
233.231 Online Prices--Commercial Base or Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the first paragraph to read as follows (eliminating the
availability of Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices for users of
Click-N-Ship service):]
For selected destination countries, Priority Mail International
items qualify for discounted prices (equal to the Commercial Base price
or Commercial Plus price) when mailers use one of the following online
shipping methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered end-users of USPS-approved PC
Postage products using online postage (with the exception of Click-N-
Ship service); or a USPS meter label solution using metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered end-users of an authorized PC
Postage vendor (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service).
* * * * *
250 First-Class Package International Service
* * * * *
252 Eligibility
* * * * *
252.2 Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International
* * * * *
252.22 Availability
* * * * *
Exhibit 252.22
Countries Accepting Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International
Service
Note: An asterisk indicates that service was temporarily
suspended on June 12, 2014.
[Revise the exhibit as follows, adding Lebanon, Norway, Slovak
Republic, and Turkey:]
Australia
Belgium
Brazil*
Canada
Croatia
Denmark*
Estonia
Finland
France*
Germany
Gibraltar*
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hungary
Israel
Italy*
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg*
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal*
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
* * * * *
252.26 Price Eligibility
[Revise the text to read as follows (eliminating the availability
of Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
Only items paid with USPS-approved PC Postage (with the exception
of Click-N-Ship service), permit imprint, or a USPS meter label
solution are eligible for the applicable Commercial Base or Commercial
Plus price for the postage
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portion of the mailpiece. Customers using a USPS meter label solution
to print shipping labels must apply postage from a meter to be eligible
for Commercial Base or Commercial Plus prices. Electronically generated
customs forms that are not generated with PC Postage (with the
exception of Click-N-Ship service), a permit imprint, or a USPS meter
label solution (for example, forms electronically generated by
Webtools) are charged the retail price.
* * * * *
253 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
253.1 Prices
* * * * *
253.15 Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (eliminating the
distinction between Commercial Base and Commercial Plus prices and the
availability of Commercial Plus Prices for users of Click-N-Ship
service):]
An approved mailer who pays postage with a permit imprint under
253.222, or through a registered end-user of a USPS-approved PC Postage
product (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the
First-Class Package International Service Commercial Plus prices. * * *
* * * * *
253.2 Postage Payment Methods
* * * * *
253.23 Online Methods
253.231 Online Prices--Commercial Base or Commercial Plus Prices
[Revise the first paragraph to read as follows (eliminating the
availability of Commercial Base and Commercial Plus Prices for users of
Click-N-Ship service):]
For selected destination countries, First-Class Package
International Service items qualify for discounted prices (equal to the
Commercial Base price or Commercial Plus price) when mailers use one of
the following online shipping methods:
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered end-users of USPS-approved PC
Postage products (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service) using
online postage; or a USPS meter label solution using metered postage.
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered end-users of an authorized PC
Postage vendor (with the exception of Click-N-Ship service).
* * * * *
3 Extra Services
310 Certificate of Mailing
311 Individual Pieces
* * * * *
311.2 Availability
311.21 At Time of Purchase
A customer may purchase a certificate of mailing (individual
pieces) when sending the following:
[Delete item f and renumber item g as item f]
* * * * *
320 Insurance
* * * * *
323 Priority Mail International Insurance
323.1 Description
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Insurance is not available for Priority Mail International Flat
Rate Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Priority Mail
International shipments containing merchandise are insured against
loss, damage, or missing contents up to $200 at no additional charge.
Priority Mail International shipments containing only nonnegotiable
documents are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to
$100 for document reconstruction at no additional charge. Indemnity is
paid by the U.S. Postal Service as provided in 933. For a fee, the
sender may purchase additional insurance to protect against loss,
damage, or missing contents for Priority Mail International parcels
containing merchandise. Additional document reconstruction insurance
may not be purchased. If the parcel has been lost, or if it has been
delivered to the addressee in damaged condition or with missing
contents, payment is made to the sender unless the sender waives the
right to payment, in writing, in favor of the addressee.
323.2 Availability
[Revise first sentence to read as follows (including a reference to
Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes):]
Merchandise insurance above the included $200 amount is available
only for Priority Mail International parcels (including Medium and
Large Flat Rate Boxes) and only to certain countries. * * *
323.3 Coverage and Fees
[Revise the text to read as follows (adding references to
additional merchandise insurance):]
Additional merchandise insurance coverage above the included $200--
up to the maximum amount allowed by the country (see Exhibit 322.2) but
never to exceed $5,000--may be purchased at the sender's option. The
insurance fee is in addition to postage and other applicable fees and
is based on the insured value. See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee
schedule for optional Priority Mail International merchandise insurance
coverage.
* * * * *
323.6 Preparation of Insured Priority Mail International Parcels
* * * * *
323.62 Accepting Clerk's Responsibility
The accepting clerk must do the following:
[Revise items a through c to read as follows and delete Exhibit
323.62 in its entirety:]
a. When additional insurance has been purchased, indicate on PS
Form 2976-A the amount for which the parcel is insured. Write the
amount in U.S. dollars in ink in the ``Insured Amount (U.S. $)'' block.
b. When additional insurance has been purchased, as an indicator
write a bold capital ``V'' in the space provided adjacent to the boxes
for Insured Amount and Insurance Fees.
c. Round stamp PS Form 2976-A in the appropriate place on each
copy.
* * * * *
9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds
* * * * *
930 Indemnity Payments
* * * * *
[Revise the title of 932 to read as follows (removing the
distinction between insured and ordinary parcels):]
932 General Exceptions to Payment--Registered Mail and Priority Mail
International Parcels
* * * * *
[Revise the title of 933 to read as follows (removing the
distinction between insured and ordinary parcels):]
933 Payments for Priority Mail International Parcels
933.1 General Provisions
[Revise the title of 933.11 to read as follows (removing the
reference to insured parcels):]
933.11 Payment of Indemnity
[Insert a new paragraph at the beginning of 933.11 to read as
follows:]
Priority Mail International shipments are covered by document
reconstruction and merchandise insurance in case of loss, damage, or
missing contents. Indemnity will be paid by the Postal
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Service as specified in DMM 503.4 and 609, subject to the exclusions in
IMM 933.12.
* * * * *
[Revise the title of 933.13 to read as follows (removing the
reference to ordinary parcels):]
933.13 Priority Mail International Parcels--Indemnity Limitations
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
When additional merchandise insurance has not been purchased,
coverage is limited to the actual value of the contents or $200,
whichever is less. Document reconstruction insurance is limited to the
actual cost of document reconstruction or $100, whichever is less.
[Revise the title of 933.14 to read as follows (removing the
reference to ordinary parcels):]
933.14 Priority Mail International Parcels--Exceptions to Indemnity
* * * * *
Country Price Groups and Weight Limits
[Revise the text and table to read as follows (adding columns to
Priority Mail Express International and Priority Mail International to
show price groups for Flat Rate products; editing, combining, and
reordering current footnotes, including removing a separate footnote
for Cuba regarding conditions that can be found in Cuba's Individual
Country Listing and in Publication 699, Special Requirements for
Shipping Internationally; and adding a new entry for Bonaire, Sint
Eustatius, and Saba):]
Listed below are the countries and their price groups and weight
limits for the five principal categories of international mail.
Complete tables of prices are available in Notice 123, Price List.
n/a = Service is not available.
\1\ Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate Envelopes maximum
weight: 4 lbs.
\2\ Priority Mail International Flat Rate Service maximum weights: Flat
Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, 4 lbs.; Medium and
Large Flat Rate Boxes, 20 lbs.
\3\ First-Class Mail International maximum weights: Letters, 3.5 ozs.;
Large Envelopes (flats), 4 lbs. Note that the heading in the maximum
weight column lists both ounces and pounds (``ozs./lbs.'') and that
there are two numbers in the entry for each country (``3.5/4'')--this
indicates that the maximum weight for Letters is 3.5 ozs., and that the
maximum weight for Large Envelopes (flats) is 4 lbs. For First-Class
Package International Service, the maximum weight is 4 lbs.
\4\ Ascension, Bolivia, Cuba, and the Falkland Islands: Only Priority
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes
(maximum weight: 4 lbs. each) may be used.
\5\ Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea): Only Priority
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes (maximum weight: 4 lbs.) may be
used. Dutiable items and merchandise are prohibited.
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Global Express Priority Mail Express International Priority Mail International First-Class Mail
Guaranteed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International and First-
-------------------------- PMI Flat Class Package
PMEI Flat Rate International Service
Country Max. wt. Rate Max. wt. Envelopes -------------------------
Price group Max. wt. Price group (lbs.) Envelopes Price group (ozs./lbs.) and Boxes Max. wt.
(lbs.) price group price group Price group (ozs./lbs.)
\1\ \2\ \3\
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Afghanistan................................................... 6 70 n/a n/a n/a 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Albania....................................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Algeria....................................................... 4 70 8 44 8 8 44 8 8 3.5/4
Andorra....................................................... 5 4 5 66 8 5 66 8 5 3.5/4
Angola........................................................ 4 70 7 44 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Anguilla...................................................... 7 70 9 55 8 9 22 8 9 3.5/4
Antigua and Barbuda........................................... 7 70 n/a n/a n/a 9 22 8 9 3.5/4
Argentina..................................................... 8 70 9 44 2 9 44 2 9 3.5/4
Armenia....................................................... 4 70 4 44 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Aruba......................................................... 7 70 9 44 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Ascension \4\................................................. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 8 7 3.5/4
Australia..................................................... 6 70 10 66 6 10 66 6 3 3.5/4
Austria....................................................... 5 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Azerbaijan.................................................... 4 70 4 70 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Bahamas....................................................... 7 70 9 22 8 9 22 8 9 3.5/4
Bahrain....................................................... 6 70 8 44 8 8 44 8 8 3.5/4
Bangladesh.................................................... 6 70 6 44 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Barbados...................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Belarus....................................................... 4 70 4 44 8 4 66 8 4 3.5/4
Belgium....................................................... 3 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Belize........................................................ 8 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Benin......................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Bermuda....................................................... 7 70 9 44 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Bhutan........................................................ 6 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Bolivia \4\................................................... 8 70 9 66 2 n/a 4 2 9 3.5/4
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba............................. 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Bosnia-Herzegovina............................................ 4 70 4 66 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Botswana...................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Brazil........................................................ 8 70 15 66 2 15 66 2 9 3.5/4
British Virgin Islands........................................ 7 70 n/a n/a n/a 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Brunei Darussalam............................................. 4 70 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Bulgaria...................................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Burkina Faso.................................................. 4 70 7 70 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Burma (Myanmar)............................................... n/a n/a 6 44 8 6 22 8 6 3.5/4
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Burundi....................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Cambodia (Kampuchea).......................................... 8 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Cameroon...................................................... 4 70 7 44 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Canada........................................................ 1 70 1 66 1 1 66 1 1 3.5/4
Cape Verde.................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Cayman Islands................................................ 7 70 9 44 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Central African Republic...................................... n/a n/a 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Chad.......................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Chile......................................................... 8 70 9 66 2 9 44 2 9 3.5/4
China......................................................... 6 70 14 66 3 14 66 3 3 3.5/4
Colombia...................................................... 8 70 9 44 2 9 66 2 9 3.5/4
Comoros....................................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Congo, Democratic Republic of the............................. 4 66 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Congo, Republic of the........................................ 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Costa Rica.................................................... 8 70 9 66 8 9 66 8 9 3.5/4
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Croatia....................................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 66 8 4 3.5/4
Cuba \4\...................................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 8 9 3.5/4
Curacao....................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Cyprus........................................................ 6 70 4 70 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Czech Republic................................................ 4 70 4 70 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Denmark....................................................... 5 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Djibouti...................................................... 4 70 7 44 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Dominica...................................................... 7 70 9 44 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Dominican Republic............................................ 7 70 9 66 2 9 44 2 9 3.5/4
Ecuador....................................................... 8 70 9 66 2 9 66 2 9 3.5/4
Egypt......................................................... 6 70 8 44 7 8 66 7 8 3.5/4
El Salvador................................................... 8 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Equatorial Guinea............................................. n/a n/a 7 44 8 7 22 8 7 3.5/4
Eritrea....................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Estonia....................................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Ethiopia...................................................... 4 70 8 66 8 8 66 8 8 3.5/4
Falkland Islands \4\.......................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 8 9 3.5/4
Faroe Islands................................................. 5 70 5 44 8 5 70 8 5 3.5/4
Fiji.......................................................... 8 70 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Finland....................................................... 5 70 5 66 4 5 70 4 5 3.5/4
France........................................................ 3 70 13 66 4 13 66 4 5 3.5/4
French Guiana................................................. 8 70 9 66 8 9 66 8 9 3.5/4
French Polynesia.............................................. 4 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Gabon......................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Gambia........................................................ 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Georgia, Republic of.......................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Germany....................................................... 3 70 16 66 4 16 70 4 5 3.5/4
Ghana......................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Gibraltar..................................................... 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 5 44 8 5 3.5/4
Great Britain and Northern Ireland............................ 3 70 11 66 4 11 66 4 5 3.5/4
Greece........................................................ 5 70 5 66 8 5 44 8 5 3.5/4
Greenland..................................................... 5 70 n/a n/a n/a 5 66 8 5 3.5/4
Grenada....................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Guadeloupe.................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 66 8 9 3.5/4
Guatemala..................................................... 8 70 9 66 2 9 44 2 9 3.5/4
Guinea........................................................ 4 70 7 44 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Guinea-Bissau................................................. n/a n/a 7 44 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Guyana........................................................ 8 70 9 66 2 9 44 2 9 3.5/4
Haiti......................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 55 8 9 3.5/4
Honduras...................................................... 8 70 9 44 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Hong Kong..................................................... 3 70 3 66 3 3 66 3 3 3.5/4
Hungary....................................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Iceland....................................................... 5 70 5 66 8 5 70 8 5 3.5/4
India......................................................... 6 70 6 70 5 6 44 5 6 3.5/4
Indonesia..................................................... 6 70 6 66 3 6 44 3 6 3.5/4
Iran.......................................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 44 8 8 3.5/4
Iraq.......................................................... 6 70 8 44 7 8 44 7 8 3.5/4
Ireland....................................................... 3 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
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Israel........................................................ 6 70 8 44 7 8 44 7 5 3.5/4
Italy......................................................... 3 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Jamaica....................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 22 8 9 3.5/4
Japan......................................................... 3 70 12 66 3 12 66 3 3 3.5/4
Jordan........................................................ 6 70 8 66 7 8 66 7 8 3.5/4
Kazakhstan.................................................... 4 70 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Kenya......................................................... 4 70 7 70 8 7 70 8 7 3.5/4
Kiribati...................................................... n/a n/a 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) \5\...... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 8 6 3.5/4
Korea, Republic of (South Korea).............................. 6 70 3 66 3 3 44 3 3 3.5/4
Kosovo, Republic of........................................... 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 5 70 8 5 3.5/4
Kuwait........................................................ 6 70 8 66 8 8 66 8 8 3.5/4
Kyrgyzstan.................................................... 4 70 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Laos.......................................................... 8 70 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Latvia........................................................ 4 70 4 66 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Lebanon....................................................... 6 70 8 66 8 8 66 8 8 3.5/4
Lesotho....................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Liberia....................................................... 4 70 7 44 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Libya......................................................... 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 8 44 8 8 3.5/4
Liechtenstein................................................. 5 70 5 66 8 5 66 8 5 3.5/4
Lithuania..................................................... 4 70 4 70 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Luxembourg.................................................... 3 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Macao......................................................... 3 70 6 44 8 6 70 8 6 3.5/4
Macedonia (Republic of)....................................... 4 70 4 66 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Madagascar.................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Malawi........................................................ 4 70 7 44 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Malaysia...................................................... 6 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Maldives...................................................... 6 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Mali.......................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Malta......................................................... 5 70 5 44 8 5 66 8 5 3.5/4
Martinique.................................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 66 8 9 3.5/4
Mauritania.................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Mauritius..................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Mexico........................................................ 2 70 2 70 2 2 70 2 2 3.5/4
Moldova....................................................... 4 70 4 70 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Mongolia...................................................... 4 70 6 66 3 6 66 3 6 3.5/4
Montenegro.................................................... 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 5 70 8 5 3.5/4
Montserrat.................................................... 7 70 n/a n/a n/a 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Morocco....................................................... 4 70 8 68 8 8 66 8 8 3.5/4
Mozambique.................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Namibia....................................................... 4 70 7 22 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Nauru......................................................... n/a n/a 6 44 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Nepal......................................................... 6 70 6 69 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Netherlands................................................... 3 70 17 66 4 17 66 4 5 3.5/4
New Caledonia................................................. 8 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
New Zealand................................................... 6 70 10 66 6 10 66 6 6 3.5/4
Nicaragua..................................................... 8 70 9 55 8 9 66 8 9 3.5/4
Niger......................................................... 4 70 7 70 8 7 70 8 7 3.5/4
Nigeria....................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Norway........................................................ 5 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Oman.......................................................... 6 70 8 66 8 8 44 8 8 3.5/4
Pakistan...................................................... 6 70 6 66 8 6 70 8 6 3.5/4
Panama........................................................ 8 70 9 66 8 9 70 8 9 3.5/4
Papua New Guinea.............................................. 8 70 6 55 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Paraguay...................................................... 8 70 9 55 2 9 66 2 9 3.5/4
Peru.......................................................... 8 70 9 70 2 9 70 2 9 3.5/4
Philippines................................................... 6 70 6 44 3 6 44 3 6 3.5/4
Pitcairn Island............................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 22 8 6 3.5/4
Poland........................................................ 4 70 4 44 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Portugal...................................................... 5 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Qatar......................................................... 6 70 8 66 8 8 70 8 8 3.5/4
Reunion....................................................... 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 9 66 8 9 3.5/4
Romania....................................................... 4 70 4 70 8 4 70 8 4 3.5/4
Russia........................................................ 4 70 4 70 8 4 44 8 4 3.5/4
Rwanda........................................................ 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Saint Helena.................................................. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Saint Kitts and Nevis......................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
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Saint Lucia................................................... 7 70 9 44 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Saint Pierre and Miquelon..................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 66 8 4 3.5/4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.............................. 7 70 9 44 8 9 22 8 9 3.5/4
Samoa......................................................... n/a n/a 6 44 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
San Marino.................................................... 3 70 5 66 8 5 66 8 5 3.5/4
Sao Tome and Principe......................................... n/a n/a 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Saudi Arabia.................................................. 4 70 8 66 7 8 66 7 8 3.5/4
Senegal....................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Serbia, Republic of........................................... 4 70 5 66 8 5 70 8 5 3.5/4
Seychelles.................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 70 8 7 3.5/4
Sierra Leone.................................................. n/a n/a 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Singapore..................................................... 3 70 6 66 3 6 66 3 6 3.5/4
Sint Maarten.................................................. 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Slovak Republic (Slovakia).................................... 4 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Slovenia...................................................... 4 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Solomon Islands............................................... n/a n/a 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Somalia....................................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
South Africa.................................................. 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Spain......................................................... 5 70 5 66 4 5 44 4 5 3.5/4
Sri Lanka..................................................... 6 70 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Sudan......................................................... n/a n/a 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Suriname...................................................... 8 70 n/a n/a n/a 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Swaziland..................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
Sweden........................................................ 5 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Switzerland................................................... 5 70 5 66 4 5 66 4 5 3.5/4
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria).................................. n/a n/a 8 44 8 8 70 8 8 3.5/4
Taiwan........................................................ 3 70 6 33 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Tajikistan.................................................... n/a n/a 6 66 8 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Tanzania...................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Thailand...................................................... 6 70 6 66 3 6 66 3 6 3.5/4
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of........................... 6 70 n/a n/a n/a 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Togo.......................................................... 4 70 7 66 8 7 70 8 7 3.5/4
Tonga......................................................... 4 70 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Trinidad and Tobago........................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Tristan da Cunha.............................................. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 22 8 7 3.5/4
Tunisia....................................................... 4 70 8 66 8 8 66 8 8 3.5/4
Turkey........................................................ 6 70 4 66 7 4 66 7 4 3.5/4
Turkmenistan.................................................. n/a n/a 6 66 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Turks and Caicos Islands...................................... 7 70 9 66 8 9 44 8 9 3.5/4
Tuvalu........................................................ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 55 8 6 3.5/4
Uganda........................................................ 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Ukraine....................................................... 4 70 4 44 8 4 66 8 4 3.5/4
United Arab Emirates.......................................... 6 70 8 70 7 8 70 7 8 3.5/4
Uruguay....................................................... 8 70 9 44 2 9 66 2 9 3.5/4
Uzbekistan.................................................... 4 70 6 66 8 6 70 8 6 3.5/4
Vanuatu....................................................... 8 70 6 55 8 6 44 8 6 3.5/4
Vatican City.................................................. 3 70 5 66 8 5 44 8 5 3.5/4
Venezuela..................................................... 8 70 9 66 2 9 66 2 9 3.5/4
Vietnam....................................................... 6 70 6 66 3 6 70 3 6 3.5/4
Wallis and Futuna Islands..................................... 4 70 n/a n/a n/a 6 66 8 6 3.5/4
Yemen......................................................... 6 70 8 66 7 8 66 7 8 3.5/4
Zambia........................................................ 4 70 7 66 8 7 66 8 7 3.5/4
Zimbabwe...................................................... 4 70 7 44 8 7 44 8 7 3.5/4
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* * * * *
Individual Country Listings
Country Conditions for Mailing
* * * * *
Priority Mail Express International (220)
* * * * *
[For every country listing that contains Priority Mail Express
International--Flat Rate Envelopes and Flat Rate Boxes, remove Flat
Rate Boxes from the heading and the text, to read as follows:]
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Priority Mail Express International--Flat Rate Envelopes
Flat Rate Envelopes: The maximum weight is 4 pounds. Refer to
Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail, Commercial Base, or
Commercial Plus price.
* * * * *
Priority Mail International (230)
[For every country listing that includes a Note about ordinary
Priority Mail International including indemnity at no cost, remove the
note.]
* * * * *
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to
reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance..
[FR Doc. 2015-26918 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
