80 FR 65139 - International Product and Price Changes
POSTAL SERVICE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)
| Page Range | 65139-65149 | |
| FR Document | 2015-26918 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 65139-65149] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26918] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 20 International Product and Price Changes AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 http://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 http://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 [[Page 65140]] 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 [[Page 65141]] 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 [[Page 65142]] 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)] [[Page 65143]] 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 [[Page 65144]] 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 [[Page 65145]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [[Page 65146]] 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 [[Page 65147]] 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 [[Page 65148]] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 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:] [[Page 65149]] 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
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navigation for up to six daylight hours vessels can arrange their transits to New prices will be located on the
each weekday for two weeks. minimize any impact caused by the Postal Explorer® Web site at http://
DATES: This deviation is effective from temporary deviation. pe.usps.com.
6 a.m. on November 9, 2015, until 6 In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
Global Express Guaranteed
p.m. on November 20, 2015. the drawbridge must return to its regular
ADDRESSES: The docket for this operating schedule immediately at the Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) is
deviation, [USCG–2015–0970] is end of the effective period of this the Postal Service’s premier
available at http://www.regulations.gov. temporary deviation. This deviation international expedited product
from the operating regulations is provided through an alliance with
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. FedEx Express®. The price increase for
you have questions on this temporary GXG service averages 7.1 percent.
deviation, call or email Jim Dated: October 20, 2015.
The Postal Service provides
Wetherington, Bridge Administration David M. Frank, Commercial Base pricing to online
Branch, Coast Guard, telephone Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard customers who prepare and pay for GXG
(504)671–2128, email District. shipments via USPS-approved payment
james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. [FR Doc. 2015–27130 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am] methods (with the exception of Click-N-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: C.E.C., BILLING CODE 9110–04–P Ship® service), with a 5 percent
Inc., for the Louisiana Department of discount off the published retail prices
Transportation and Development for GXG. Customers who prepare GXG
(LDOTD), requested a temporary POSTAL SERVICE shipments via Click-N-Ship service will
deviation from the operating schedule of now pay retail prices.
the SR 661 Swing Bridge across the 39 CFR Part 20 The Postal Service continues to offer
Houma Navigation Canal, mile 36.0, in Commercial Plus pricing for large
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. International Product and Price volume customers who commit to
The vertical clearance of the swing Changes tendering $100,000 in annual postal
bridge is one foot above mean high AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. revenue from GXG, Priority Mail
water in the closed-to-navigation Express International, Priority Mail
ACTION: Final rule.
position and unlimited in the open-to- International, and First-Class Package
navigation position. The bridge is SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising International Service via USPS-
governed by 33 CFR 117.455. Mailing Standards of the United States approved payment methods. The Postal
This deviation will be in effect from Postal Service, International Mail Service will also continue to include
6 a.m. through 6 p.m., daily, from Manual (IMM®), to reflect the prices, GXG in customized Global Expedited
November 9, 2015, until November 20, product features, and classification Package Services (GEPS) contracts
2015 except weekends. This Deviation changes to Competitive Services, as offered to customers who meet certain
allows the bridge to remain closed-to- established by the Governors of the revenue thresholds and are willing to
navigation for up to six hours, from 6 Postal Service. commit a larger amount of revenue in
a.m. through 6 p.m. daily. During the DATES: Effective date: January 17, 2016. international postage.
evening and weekend time periods, the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priority Mail Express International
bridge will be left in the open-to-
Paula Rabkin at 202–268–2537. Priority Mail Express International
navigation position. During the closure
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New (PMEI) service provides fast service to
periods, the contractor will make every
effort to minimize the delays to prices will be posted under Docket approximately 180 countries. Priority
mariners as well as maintain the bridge Number CP2016–9 on the Postal Mail Express International with Money-
in the open-to-navigation position at all Regulatory Commission’s Web site at Back Guarantee service is available for
times when that repair work is not being http://www.prc.gov. certain destinations. The price increase
conducted. Marine traffic, when This final rule describes the for Priority Mail Express International
allowed to pass, should pass at the international price and classification service averages 11.6 percent. The
slowest safe speed. The deviation was changes and the corresponding mailing Commercial Base price for customers
requested for the purpose of conducting standards changes for the following that prepare and pay for Priority Mail
necessary repairs and maintenance, Competitive Services: Express International shipments via
• Global Express Guaranteed® permit imprint, online at USPS.com®, or
including metal structure and rivet
(GXG®). as registered end-users using an
repair. • Priority Mail Express
Navigation on the waterway consists authorized PC Postage vendor (with the
InternationalTM. exception of Click-N-Ship service) will
primarily of commercial tugs and
• Priority Mail International®.
recreational craft. The contractor has be 5 percent below the retail price.
• First-Class Package International
informed the waterway users of the Customers who prepare Priority Mail
ServiceTM.
upcomming delays. This deviation is • International Priority Airmail® Express International shipments via
similar to previous work schedules and (IPA®). Click-N-Ship service will now pay retail
no issues were noted. • International Surface Air Lift® prices. The Postal Service continues to
Vessels able to pass through the (ISAL®). offer Priority Mail Express International
bridge in the closed-to-navigation • Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to Commercial Plus pricing to large
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position may do so at anytime. The One Addressee (Airmail M-bags). volume customers who commit to
bridge will be able to open for • International Extra Services: tendering $100,000 in annual postal
emergencies, and there is no immediate • Insurance. revenues from GXG, Priority Mail
alternate route. The Coast Guard will • International Postal Money Orders. Express International, Priority Mail
also inform the users of the waterways • International Money Order Inquiry International, and First-Class Package
through our Local and Broadcast Fee. International Service. The Postal Service
Notices to Mariners of the change in • International Money Transfer will also continue to include Priority
operating schedule for the bridge so that Service. Mail Express International in
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customized Global Expedited Package International shipments containing country price group, and identical
Services (GEPS) contracts offered to merchandise (other than in Priority Mail prices for 9 to 32 ounces within each
customers who meet certain revenue International Small Flat Rate Priced country price group. The price increase
thresholds and are willing to commit a Boxes and Flat Rate Envelopes) will for FCPIS averages 21.6 percent. The
larger amount of revenue in now be insured against loss, damage, or Commercial Base price for customers
international postage. missing contents up to $200 at no that prepare and pay for FCPIS items via
We are discontinuing the Priority additional charge. Additional insurance permit imprint or by USPS-approved
Mail Express International Flat Rate coverage up to a maximum of $5,000 online payment methods will be 5
Box. Customers who present items at (depending on individual country percent below the retail price.
retail to be mailed in a Priority Mail insurance limits) may be purchased at Customers who prepare First-Class
Express International Flat Rate Box will the sender’s option. Priority Mail Package International Service shipments
pay the retail price based on the item’s International shipments containing via Click-N-Ship service will now pay
weight and price group. nonnegotiable documents (other than in retail prices. Commercial Plus pricing
Priority Mail Express International Priority Mail International Flat Rate will be available to large volume
flat rate pricing continues to be Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced customers who commit to tendering
available for Flat Rate Envelopes. New Boxes) will now be insured against loss, $100,000 in annual postal revenue for
this year, the prices for what was damage, or missing contents up to $100 GXG, Priority Mail Express
formerly the ‘‘all other countries’’ rate for document reconstruction at no International, Priority Mail
group are being replaced with flat rate additional charge. The insurance International, and First-Class Package
prices in seven rate groups, based on coverage will be provided on all International Service.
geographical regions. outbound Priority Mail International Electronic USPS Delivery
Priority Mail International shipments accepted at retail or paid for Confirmation International service—
by using postage validation imprinter abbreviated E–USPS DELCON INTL—is
Priority Mail International (PMI) is an (PVI) labels, postage meter imprints,
economical way to send merchandise an optional service available for First-
USPS-approved PC Postage, Click-N- Class Package International Service
and documents to about 180 countries. Ship service postage, or permit imprint.
The price increase for Priority Mail items to select destination countries, for
Electronic USPS Delivery customers using select software or
International service averages 10.2 Confirmation International service —
percent. The Commercial Base price for online tools, at no charge. We are
abbreviated E–USPS DELCON INTL—is adding E–USPS DELCON INTL service
customers that prepare and pay for PMI an optional service available for Priority
items via permit imprint, online at to four countries with this price change:
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
USPS.com, or as registered end-users Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
(except for the Gift Card Flat Rate
using an authorized PC Postage vendor Turkey.
Envelope) and all Small Flat Rate Priced
(with the exception of Click-N-Ship Boxes to select destination countries, for International Priority Airmail and
service) will be 5 percent below the customers using select software or International Surface Air Lift
retail price. Customers who prepare online tools, at no charge. We are
Priority Mail International shipments Published prices for International
adding E–USPS DELCON INTL service
via Click-N-Ship service will now pay Priority Airmail (IPA) and International
to four countries with this price change:
retail prices. The Postal Service Surface Air Lift (ISAL) will increase by
Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
continues to offer Priority Mail Turkey. 4.2 percent for IPA and 3.5 percent for
International Commercial Plus pricing In the May 2015 price change, we IPA M-bags, as well as 6.3 percent for
to large volume customers who commit created new price zones for Priority ISAL and 5.3 percent for ISAL M-bags.
to tendering $100,000 in annual postal Mail International to Canada, based on The structure of IPA and ISAL price
revenues from GXG, Priority Mail the distance of the origin ZIP Code to categories will continue to be priced by
Express International, Priority Mail the serving International Service Center the worldwide and 19 country price
International, and First-Class Package (ISC). An ISC Zone Chart is now groups and applicable mail shapes
International Service. The Postal Service available for a subscription fee from the (letters and postcards, large envelopes
will continue to include Priority Mail National Customer Support Center in [flats], and packages [small packets and
International in customized Global Memphis, Tennessee, to support zone- rolls]). These categories correspond to
Expedited Package Services (GEPS) based pricing for Priority Mail the Universal Postal Convention
contracts offered to customers who meet International to Canada. The chart will requirements to use shape-based
certain revenue thresholds and are enable mailers to determine the pricing. For IPA and ISAL, the Postal
willing to commit to a larger amount of applicable zone, based on the origin ZIP Service offers incentive pricing through
revenue to the USPS® for Priority Mail Code. Once the zone and weight of the International Negotiated Service
Express International and Priority Mail item are known, the mailer will be able Agreements (NSAs).
International. to determine the applicable postage International Priority Airmail (IPA)
Priority Mail International flat rate price. service, including IPA M-bags, is a bulk
pricing continues to be available for Flat commercial service that provides
Rate Envelopes, Small Flat Rate Priced First-Class Package International business mailers with rapid and
Boxes, and Medium and Large Flat Rate Service economical worldwide delivery for
Boxes. New this year, the prices for First-Class Package International volume mailings of First-Class Mail
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what was formerly the ‘‘all other Service (FCPIS) is an economical International postcards, letters, large
countries’’ rate group are being replaced international service for small packages envelopes (flats), and FCPIS packages
with flat rate prices in seven rate weighing less than 4 pounds and not (small packets) weighing up to a
groups, based on geographical regions. exceeding $400 in value. The pricing maximum 4.4 pounds. IPA is
In this filing, we are proposing a structure for FCPIS will continue to be dispatched to the destination country
structural change in the way insurance simpler than for some other where it is entered into the postal
is provided and reimbursed for Priority international products, with identical administration’s air or surface priority
Mail International. Priority Mail prices for 0 to 8 ounces within each mail system for delivery. The overall
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price increase for IPA service averages Mailing Standards of the United States Plus price) when mailers use one of the
4.2 percent. Postal Service, International Mail following online shipping methods:
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Manual (IMM) a. Commercial Base Price: Registered
service, including ISAL M-bags, is a end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
* * * * *
bulk commercial service that provides products using online postage (with the
economical worldwide delivery to 1 International Mail Services exception of Click-N-Ship service); or a
business mailers of volume mailings of * * * * * USPS meter label solution using
all First-Class Mail International metered postage.
postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats), 130 Mailability b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered
and FCPIS packages (small packets) * * * * * end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage
weighing up to 4.4 pounds. ISAL is products (with the exception of Click-N-
dispatched to the destination country 134 Valuable Articles Ship service).
where it is then entered into the postal 134.1 Service Options Commercial Base and Commercial
administration’s surface nonpriority Plus prices are not available through
[Delete distinctions between Priority Click-N-Ship service. The Commercial
network for delivery. The overall price
Mail International service with and Base or Commercial Plus price is
increase for ISAL service averages 6
without insurance as follows:] automatically applied to each shipment
percent.
d. Priority Mail International service when using one of the postage payment
Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One (except for Priority Mail International methods above. The discount applies
Addressee (Airmail M-Bags) Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes and Flat only to the postage portion of the Global
Airmail M-bags are direct sacks of Rate Envelopes). Express Guaranteed price. It does not
printed matter sent to a single foreign Note: Priority Mail Express International apply to any other charges or fees, such
addressee at a single address. Prices are service cannot be used to send the articles as fees for Pickup on Demand service,
based on the weight of the sack. The noted in 134.2. insurance, or shipments made under a
price increase for Airmail M-bags customized agreement.
* * * * *
averages 9.2 percent. * * * * *
2 Conditions for Mailing
International Extra Services and Fees 220 Priority Mail Express
210 Global Express Guaranteed International
Depending on country destination
and mail type, customers may add a * * * * * 221 Description and Physical
variety of extra services to their Characteristics
213 Prices and Postage Payment
outbound shipments. Prices for some of Methods * * * * *
these extra services are increasing:
D International Postal Money Orders * * * * * 221.3 Priority Mail Express
International Flat Rate Envelopes
will increase 5.6 percent. 213.6 Commercial Prices
D International Money Order Inquiry * * * * *
[Revise the first sentence to read as
Fee will increase 3.5 percent. follows (adding a reference to the rate
D International Money Transfer 213.62 Commercial Plus Prices group):]
Service will increase 3.3 to 3.7 percent, Only USPS-produced Priority Mail
213.621 General Express International Flat Rate
depending on the rate cell.
[Revise the first sentence to read as Envelopes are eligible for the Flat Rate
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 follows (eliminating the availability of price and are charged a flat rate price
Foreign relations, International postal Commercial Plus prices for users of depending on the rate group of the
services. Click-N-Ship service and eliminating destination. * * *
the difference in price between [Delete 221.4 and renumber current
The Postal Service hereby adopts the
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus 221.5 as 221.4 (there are no other
following changes to Mailing Standards
prices):] changes except renumbering)]
of the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM), An approved mailer who pays postage * * * * *
which is incorporated by reference in with a permit imprint under 213.8, or
through a registered end-user of a USPS- 222 Eligibility
the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39
CFR 20.1. approved PC Postage product (except for * * * * *
Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the [Delete 222.4, ‘‘Priority Mail Express
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 20 is
Global Express Guaranteed Commercial International Flat Rate Boxes,’’ in its
amended as follows:
Plus prices. * * * entirety (including Exhibit 222.4), and
PART 20—[AMENDED] * * * * * renumber current 222.5 through 222.8
as 222.4 through 222.7 (there are no
■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 213.7 Online Methods other changes except renumbering)]:
part 20 continues to read as follows: 213.71 Online Prices—Commercial * * * * *
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– Base or Commercial Plus Prices 223 Prices and Postage Payment
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, [Revise the text to read as follows Methods
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401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011,
(eliminating the availability of 223.1 Prices
3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626,
3632, 3633, and 5001. Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices for users of Click-N-Ship service 223.11 Availability and Price
■ 2. Revise the following sections of service):] Application—General
Mailing Standards of the United States For selected destination countries, [Delete reference to 223.15 to read as
Postal Service, International Mail Global Express Guaranteed items qualify follows:]
Manual (IMM), as follows: for discounted prices (equal to the Except under 223.14, Priority Mail
* * * * * Commercial Base price or Commercial Express International shipments are
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charged postage for each addressed 232.122 Availability 232.5 Priority Mail International
piece according to its weight and * * * * * Parcels
country price group. * * * 232.51 General
* * * * * Exhibit 232.122
[Replace the next-to-last sentence
223.13 Commercial Plus Prices Countries Accepting Electronic USPS with the following two sentences to read
Delivery Confirmation International as follows:]
[Revise 223.13 to read as follows:] Service
An approved mailer who pays postage * * * Priority Mail International
with a permit imprint under 223.222, or Note: An asterisk indicates that service was
parcels containing merchandise are
as a registered end-user of a USPS- temporarily suspended on June 12, 2014. insured against loss, damage, or missing
approved PC Postage product (except for contents up to $200 at no additional
[Revise the exhibit to read as follows charge. Additional insurance may be
Click-N-Ship service), qualifies for the (adding Lebanon, Norway, Slovak
Priority Mail Express International available, depending on country and
Republic, and Turkey):] value—see Exhibit 322.2 and the
Commercial Plus prices, which are the
Australia Individual Country Listings for
same as Priority Mail Express Belgium
International Commercial Base prices. insurance availability, limitations, and
Brazil* coverage. * * *
Customers who prepare Priority Mail Canada
Express International shipments via Croatia * * * * *
Click-N-Ship service pay retail prices. Denmark* 232.6 Customs Forms Required
See Notice 123, Price List, for the Estonia
applicable price. Finland * * * * *
France* [Revise the title and text of 232.63 to
* * * * *
[Delete 223.15 Priority Mail Express Germany read as follows (removing references to
International Flat Rate Boxes Prices in Gibraltar* ordinary and insured parcels):]
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
its entirety] Hungary 232.63 Priority Mail International
223.2 Postage Payment Methods Israel Parcels
Italy* Each Priority Mail International
* * * * * Latvia parcel must bear a properly completed
223.24 Online Methods Lebanon PS Form 2976–A.
Lithuania
223.241 Online Prices—Commercial Luxembourg* * * * * *
Base or Commercial Plus Prices Malaysia 232.8 Priority Mail International
[Revise the first paragraph to read as Malta Insurance and Indemnity
follows (eliminating the availability of Netherlands
New Zealand 232.81 Indemnity
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus Norway
prices for users of Click-N-Ship [Revise the first two sentences to read
Portugal* as follows:]
service):] Singapore
For selected destination countries, Except for Small Flat Rate Priced
Slovak Republic Boxes, Priority Mail International
Priority Mail Express International Spain
items qualify for discounted prices Switzerland parcels containing merchandise are
(equal to the Commercial Base price or Turkey insured against loss, damage, or missing
Commercial Plus price) when mailers contents up to $200 at no additional
* * * * *
use one of the following online shipping charge. Indemnity is limited to the
methods: 232.126 Price Eligibility lesser of the actual value of the contents
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered [Revise the text to read as follows or $200. * * *
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage (eliminating the availability of [Revise the Note to read as follows:]
products using online postage (with the Commercial Base and Commercial Plus Note: Merchandise insurance that provides
exception of Click-N-Ship service) or a prices for users of Click-N-Ship coverage greater than the included $200
USPS meter label solution using service):] merchandise insurance may be available,
metered postage. Only items paid with USPS-approved depending on country, content, and value—
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered see Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual Country
PC Postage (with the exception of Click- Listings for insurance availability,
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage N-Ship service), permit imprint, or a limitations, and coverage. When merchandise
products (with the exception of Click-N- USPS meter label solution are eligible insurance is purchased, it replaces the
Ship service). for the applicable Commercial Base or included $200 merchandise insurance.
* * * * * Commercial Plus price for the postage
portion of the mailpiece. Customers 232.82 Exclusions
230 Priority Mail International using a USPS meter label solution to [Revise the entire section to read as
* * * * * print shipping labels must apply follows:]
postage from a meter to be eligible for Insurance coverage is not provided for
232 Eligibility
Commercial Base or Commercial Plus consequential losses, delay, concealed
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232.1 Priority Mail International Flat prices. Items with electronically damage, spoilage of perishable items,
Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate generated customs forms that are not articles improperly packaged, articles
Priced Boxes generated with PC Postage, a permit too fragile to withstand normal handling
* * * * * imprint, or a USPS meter label solution in the mail, or prohibited articles.
(for example, forms electronically [Delete 232.83 Ordinary Priority Mail
232.12 Electronic USPS Delivery generated by Webtools or Click-N-Ship International Weight and Indemnity
Confirmation International service) are charged the retail price. Limits in its entirety (including Exhibit
* * * * * * * * * * 232.83)]
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232.9 Extra Services 233.14 Priority Mail International 250 First-Class Package International
232.91 Certificate of Mailing Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Service
Rate Priced Boxes * * * * *
[Revise the text to read as follows:] [Revise the first sentence to read as 252 Eligibility
Certificate of mailing service is follows (adding a reference to the rate
available for purchase only for Priority group):] * * * * *
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes Priority Mail International Flat Rate 252.2 Electronic USPS Delivery
and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Confirmation International
232.92 Merchandise Insurance Boxes are charged a flat rate price
* * * * *
depending on the rate group of the
[Revise the text to read as follows:] destination. * * * 252.22 Availability
Merchandise insurance that provides 233.15 Priority Mail International * * * * *
coverage greater than the included $200 Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes
merchandise insurance is available for Exhibit 252.22
Priority Mail International parcels, [Revise the first sentence to read as Countries Accepting Electronic USPS
except Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, to follows (adding a reference to the rate Delivery Confirmation International
many countries. When merchandise group):] Service
insurance is purchased, it replaces the The Priority Mail International
included $200 merchandise insurance. Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes are Note: An asterisk indicates that service was
See Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual charged a flat rate price depending on temporarily suspended on June 12, 2014.
Country Listings for insurance the rate group of the destination. * * * [Revise the exhibit as follows, adding
availability, limitations, and coverage. * * * * * Lebanon, Norway, Slovak Republic, and
See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee Turkey:]
schedule for Priority Mail International 233.2 Postage Payment Methods
Australia
merchandise insurance coverage. * * * * * Belgium
* * * * * 233.22. Permit Imprint Brazil*
233 Prices and Postage Payment Canada
* * * * * Croatia
Methods
233.222 Permit Imprint—Commercial Denmark*
233.1 Prices Base or Commercial Plus Estonia
233.11 Availability and Price Finland
[Revise the first sentence of the text to France*
Application—General
read as follows (eliminating the Germany
[After the current text, add text to distinction between Commercial Base Gibraltar*
read as follows:] and Commercial Plus prices):] Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* * * Price zones for Priority Mail A mailer who pays postage with a Hungary
International to Canada are based on the permit imprint qualifies for the Priority Israel
distance of the origin ZIP Code to the Mail International Commercial Base or Italy*
serving International Service Center Commercial Plus prices. Latvia
(ISC). An ISC Zone Chart is available by * * * * * Lebanon
subscription from the National Lithuania
233.23 Online Methods Luxembourg*
Customer Support Center in Memphis.
To purchase copies of the Zone Chart, 233.231 Online Prices—Commercial Malaysia
call the Zone Chart program Base or Commercial Plus Prices Malta
administrator at 800–238–3150 or write Netherlands
[Revise the first paragraph to read as
to the following address: NATIONAL New Zealand
follows (eliminating the availability of
CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER, Norway
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Portugal*
prices for users of Click-N-Ship
225 N HUMPHREYS BLVD STE 501, Singapore
service):]
MEMPHIS TN 38188–1001. Slovak Republic
For selected destination countries, Spain
* * * * * Priority Mail International items qualify Switzerland
233.13 Commercial Plus Prices for discounted prices (equal to the Turkey
Commercial Base price or Commercial
[Revise the first sentence to read as Plus price) when mailers use one of the * * * * *
follows (eliminating the distinction following online shipping methods: 252.26 Price Eligibility
between Commercial Base and a. Commercial Base Price: Registered [Revise the text to read as follows
Commercial Plus prices and excluding end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage (eliminating the availability of
Click-N-Ship service):] products using online postage (with the Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
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An approved mailer who pays postage exception of Click-N-Ship service); or a prices for users of Click-N-Ship
with a permit imprint under 233.222, or USPS meter label solution using service):]
through a registered end-user of a USPS- metered postage. Only items paid with USPS-approved
approved PC Postage product (with the b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered PC Postage (with the exception of Click-
exception of Click-N-Ship service), end-users of an authorized PC Postage N-Ship service), permit imprint, or a
qualifies for the Priority Mail vendor (with the exception of Click-N- USPS meter label solution are eligible
International Commercial Plus prices. Ship service). for the applicable Commercial Base or
* * * * * * * * * * Commercial Plus price for the postage
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portion of the mailpiece. Customers 3 Extra Services country (see Exhibit 322.2) but never to
using a USPS meter label solution to 310 Certificate of Mailing exceed $5,000—may be purchased at the
print shipping labels must apply sender’s option. The insurance fee is in
postage from a meter to be eligible for 311 Individual Pieces addition to postage and other applicable
Commercial Base or Commercial Plus * * * * * fees and is based on the insured value.
prices. Electronically generated customs See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee
forms that are not generated with PC 311.2 Availability schedule for optional Priority Mail
Postage (with the exception of Click-N- 311.21 At Time of Purchase International merchandise insurance
Ship service), a permit imprint, or a A customer may purchase a certificate coverage.
USPS meter label solution (for example, of mailing (individual pieces) when * * * * *
forms electronically generated by sending the following:
Webtools) are charged the retail price. 323.6 Preparation of Insured Priority
[Delete item f and renumber item g as Mail International Parcels
* * * * * item f]
* * * * *
253 Prices and Postage Payment * * * * *
Methods 323.62 Accepting Clerk’s
320 Insurance
Responsibility
253.1 Prices * * * * * The accepting clerk must do the
* * * * * 323 Priority Mail International following:
253.15 Commercial Plus Prices Insurance [Revise items a through c to read as
follows and delete Exhibit 323.62 in its
323.1 Description entirety:]
[Revise the first sentence to read as
follows (eliminating the distinction [Revise the text to read as follows:] a. When additional insurance has
between Commercial Base and Insurance is not available for Priority been purchased, indicate on PS Form
Commercial Plus prices and the Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes 2976–A the amount for which the parcel
availability of Commercial Plus Prices or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Priority is insured. Write the amount in U.S.
for users of Click-N-Ship service):] Mail International shipments containing dollars in ink in the ‘‘Insured Amount
merchandise are insured against loss, (U.S. $)’’ block.
An approved mailer who pays postage b. When additional insurance has
damage, or missing contents up to $200
with a permit imprint under 253.222, or been purchased, as an indicator write a
at no additional charge. Priority Mail
through a registered end-user of a USPS- bold capital ‘‘V’’ in the space provided
International shipments containing only
approved PC Postage product (with the adjacent to the boxes for Insured
nonnegotiable documents are insured
exception of Click-N-Ship service), Amount and Insurance Fees.
against loss, damage, or missing
qualifies for the First-Class Package c. Round stamp PS Form 2976–A in
contents up to $100 for document
International Service Commercial Plus the appropriate place on each copy.
reconstruction at no additional charge.
prices. * * *
Indemnity is paid by the U.S. Postal * * * * *
* * * * * Service as provided in 933. For a fee,
the sender may purchase additional 9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds
253.2 Postage Payment Methods
insurance to protect against loss, * * * * *
* * * * * damage, or missing contents for Priority
930 Indemnity Payments
253.23 Online Methods Mail International parcels containing
merchandise. Additional document * * * * *
253.231 Online Prices—Commercial reconstruction insurance may not be [Revise the title of 932 to read as
Base or Commercial Plus Prices purchased. If the parcel has been lost, or follows (removing the distinction
if it has been delivered to the addressee between insured and ordinary parcels):]
[Revise the first paragraph to read as
follows (eliminating the availability of in damaged condition or with missing 932 General Exceptions to Payment—
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus contents, payment is made to the sender Registered Mail and Priority Mail
Prices for users of Click-N-Ship unless the sender waives the right to International Parcels
service):] payment, in writing, in favor of the
addressee. * * * * *
For selected destination countries, [Revise the title of 933 to read as
First-Class Package International Service 323.2 Availability follows (removing the distinction
items qualify for discounted prices [Revise first sentence to read as between insured and ordinary parcels):]
(equal to the Commercial Base price or follows (including a reference to 933 Payments for Priority Mail
Commercial Plus price) when mailers Medium and Large Flat Rate Boxes):] International Parcels
use one of the following online shipping Merchandise insurance above the
methods: included $200 amount is available only 933.1 General Provisions
a. Commercial Base Price: Registered for Priority Mail International parcels [Revise the title of 933.11 to read as
end-users of USPS-approved PC Postage (including Medium and Large Flat Rate follows (removing the reference to
products (with the exception of Click-N- Boxes) and only to certain countries. insured parcels):]
Ship service) using online postage; or a * * *
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933.11 Payment of Indemnity
USPS meter label solution using 323.3 Coverage and Fees
metered postage. [Insert a new paragraph at the
[Revise the text to read as follows beginning of 933.11 to read as follows:]
b. Commercial Plus Price: Registered (adding references to additional Priority Mail International shipments
end-users of an authorized PC Postage merchandise insurance):] are covered by document reconstruction
vendor (with the exception of Click-N- Additional merchandise insurance and merchandise insurance in case of
Ship service). coverage above the included $200—up loss, damage, or missing contents.
* * * * * to the maximum amount allowed by the Indemnity will be paid by the Postal
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Service as specified in DMM 503.4 and Country Price Groups and Weight Boxes, 4 lbs.; Medium and Large Flat
609, subject to the exclusions in IMM Limits Rate Boxes, 20 lbs.
933.12. [Revise the text and table to read as 3 First-Class Mail International
* * * * * follows (adding columns to Priority Mail maximum weights: Letters, 3.5 ozs.;
[Revise the title of 933.13 to read as Express International and Priority Mail Large Envelopes (flats), 4 lbs. Note
follows (removing the reference to International to show price groups for that the heading in the maximum
ordinary parcels):] Flat Rate products; editing, combining, weight column lists both ounces and
and reordering current footnotes, pounds (‘‘ozs./lbs.’’) and that there are
933.13 Priority Mail International including removing a separate footnote two numbers in the entry for each
Parcels—Indemnity Limitations for Cuba regarding conditions that can country (‘‘3.5/4’’)—this indicates that
be found in Cuba’s Individual Country the maximum weight for Letters is 3.5
[Revise the text to read as follows:] Listing and in Publication 699, Special ozs., and that the maximum weight
When additional merchandise Requirements for Shipping for Large Envelopes (flats) is 4 lbs. For
insurance has not been purchased, Internationally; and adding a new entry First-Class Package International
coverage is limited to the actual value for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba):] Service, the maximum weight is 4 lbs.
of the contents or $200, whichever is Listed below are the countries and 4 Ascension, Bolivia, Cuba, and the
less. Document reconstruction their price groups and weight limits for
Falkland Islands: Only Priority Mail
insurance is limited to the actual cost of the five principal categories of
International Flat Rate Envelopes and
document reconstruction or $100, international mail. Complete tables of
Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes
whichever is less. prices are available in Notice 123, Price
(maximum weight: 4 lbs. each) may be
List.
[Revise the title of 933.14 to read as n/a = Service is not available. used.
follows (removing the reference to 1 Priority Mail Express International 5 Korea, Democratic People’s Republic
ordinary parcels):] Flat Rate Envelopes maximum weight: of (North Korea): Only Priority Mail
4 lbs. International Flat Rate Envelopes
933.14 Priority Mail International 2 Priority Mail International Flat Rate (maximum weight: 4 lbs.) may be
Parcels—Exceptions to Indemnity
Service maximum weights: Flat Rate used. Dutiable items and merchandise
* * * * * Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced are prohibited.
Global Express Priority Mail Express Priority Mail First-Class Mail
Guaranteed International International International and First-
Class Package
PMI Flat International Service
PMEI Flat
Country Rate
Rate
Max. wt. Max. wt. Max. wt. Envelopes
Price group Price group Envelopes Price group
(lbs.) (lbs.) (ozs./lbs.) and Boxes Max. wt.
price Price group
price (ozs./lbs.) 3
group 1 group 2
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 Bar-
buda ............... 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
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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 Is-
lands .............. 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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Global Express Priority Mail Express Priority Mail First-Class Mail
Guaranteed International International International and First-
Class Package
PMI Flat International Service
PMEI Flat
Country Rate
Rate
Max. wt. Max. wt. Max. wt. Envelopes
Price group Price group Envelopes Price group
(lbs.) (lbs.) (ozs./lbs.) and Boxes Max. wt.
price price
Price group (ozs./lbs.) 3
group 1 group 2
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 Gren-
adines ............ 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 Re-
public (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 To-
bago ............... 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 Fu-
tuna 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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* * * * * Priority Mail Express International International—Flat Rate Envelopes and
(220) Flat Rate Boxes, remove Flat Rate Boxes
Individual Country Listings
* * * * * from the heading and the text, to read
Country Conditions for Mailing as follows:]
[For every country listing that
* * * * * contains Priority Mail Express
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![Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 206 / Monday, October 26, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 65149
Priority Mail Express International— • Return Services. and the Large APO/FPO/DPO Flat Rate
Flat Rate Envelopes • Mailer Services. Box will increase to $16.75.
Flat Rate Envelopes: The maximum • Recipient Services. Commercial Base prices offer lower
Competitive product prices and prices to customers who use authorized
weight is 4 pounds. Refer to Notice 123,
changes are identified by product as postage payment methods. Commercial
Price List, for the applicable retail,
follows: Base prices will increase an average of
Commercial Base, or Commercial Plus
9.4 percent. Commercial Base pricing
price. Priority Mail Express
offers an average 13.9 percent discount
* * * * * Prices off retail prices.
Priority Mail International (230) Overall, Priority Mail Express prices The Commercial Plus price category
will increase 15.6 percent. Priority Mail offers price incentives to large volume
[For every country listing that customers. Commercial Plus prices will
includes a Note about ordinary Priority Express will continue to offer zoned
increase an average of 13.3 percent. The
Mail International including indemnity Retail, Commercial BaseTM, and
Postal Service is proposing this increase
at no cost, remove the note.] Commercial PlusTM pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average to bring Commercial Plus prices within
* * * * * three percent of Commercial Base prices
We will publish an appropriate of 14.4 percent. The price for the Retail
as part of a pricing strategy with the
amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect Flat Rate Envelope, Legal Flat Rate
long-term goal of eliminating the
these changes. Envelope, and Padded Flat Rate
Commercial Plus price category to
Envelope will increase to $22.95.
Stanley F. Mires, Commercial Base prices offer lower reflect the industry standard of
prices to customers who use authorized publishing only one set of commercial
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
price tables. Commercial Plus customers
[FR Doc. 2015–26918 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am] postage payment methods. Commercial
may be transitioned to Negotiated
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P Base prices will increase an average of
Service Agreements (NSAs) for
17.7 percent. Commercial Base pricing
additional discounts.
offers an average 10.0 percent discount
POSTAL SERVICE off retail prices. Critical Mail
The Commercial Plus price category The Postal Service will discontinue
39 CFR Part 111 offers price incentives to large volume the Critical Mail (Critical Mail and
customers. Commercial Plus prices will Critical Mail with Signature) product
Domestic Competitive Products increase an average of 48.2 percent. The
Pricing and Mailing Standards offering. As of January 17, 2016, Critical
Postal Service is proposing this increase Mail letters and flats will be charged the
Changes to match Commercial Plus prices with Commercial Plus Flat Rate Envelope
AGENCY: Postal Service TM. Commercial Base prices as part of a price. Critical Mail with signature letters
ACTION: Final rule.
pricing strategy with the long-term goal and flats will be charged the
of eliminating the Commercial Plus Commercial Plus Flat Rate Envelope
SUMMARY: The Postal Service is price category to reflect the industry price and Signature Confirmation TM
amending Mailing Standards of the standard of publishing only one set of customer generated electronic label fee.
United States Postal Service, Domestic commercial price tables. Commercial
Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes Plus customers may be transitioned to Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes
to prices and mailing standards for Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs) The Postal Service will implement a
competitive products. for additional discounts. two-tier zone surcharge for Regional
DATES: Effective Date: January 17, 2016. Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Box Rate Boxes A and B paid at retail. Zones
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1–4 will have a $2.25 surcharge and
The Postal Service will discontinue Zones 5–9 will have a $1.00 surcharge.
Karen Key at (202) 268–7492 or Garry
the use of Priority Mail Express Flat Additionally, the Postal Service will
Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
Rate Boxes as a product offering. As of discontinue the Priority Mail Regional
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final January 17, 2016, Priority Mail Express
rule describes new prices and product Rate Box ® C to simplify this product
Flat Boxes will be charged the offering. As of January 17, 2016, a
features for competitive products, by applicable Priority Mail Express price
class of mail, established by the Regional Rate Box C will be charged the
based on weight and zone. applicable Priority Mail price based on
Governors of the United States Postal
Service. New prices are available under Priority Mail weight and zone.
Docket Number CP2016–9 on the Postal Prices First-Class Package Service
Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Web
Overall, Priority Mail prices will Prices
site at http://www.prc.gov, and also
located on the Postal Explorer® Web site increase 9.8 percent. Priority Mail will Overall, First-Class Package Service
at http://pe.usps.com. continue to offer zoned Retail, prices will increase 12.8 percent. The
The Postal Service will revise the Commercial Base, and Commercial Plus Intelligent Mail ® package barcode
Mailing Standards of the United States pricing tiers. (IMpb) will continue to provide free
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual Retail prices will increase an average USPS tracking and confirmation of
(DMM), to reflect changes to prices and of 8.6 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope delivery with these parcels.
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mailing standards for the following price will increase to $6.45, the Legal
Flat Rate Envelope will also increase to First-Class Package Service
competitive products: Restructuring
• Priority Mail Express ®. $6.45, and the Padded Flat Rate
• Priority Mail ®. Envelope will increase to $6.80. The The Postal Service will discontinue
• First-Class Package Service ®. Small Flat Rate Box price will increase First-Class Package Service Commercial
• Parcel Select ®. to $6.80 and the Medium Flat Rate Plus pricing and restructure First-Class
• Standard Post TM. Boxes will increase to $13.45. The Large Package Service commercial parcel
• Extra Services. Flat Rate Box will increase to $18.75 prices to simplify this product offering.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective date: January 17, 2016. | |
| Contact | Paula Rabkin at 202-268-2537. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 65139 | |
| CFR Associated | Foreign Relations and International Postal Services |
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