81 FR 23634 - International Product Changes
POSTAL SERVICE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 78 (April 22, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 78 (April 22, 2016)
| Page Range | 23634-23638 | |
| FR Document | 2016-09213 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 23634-23638] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09213] [[Page 23634]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 20 International Product 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 classification changes to Competitive Services, as established by the Governors of the Postal Service. DATES: The effective date of this rule is June 3, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Rabkin at 202-268-2537. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New classification changes are available under Docket Number MC2016-118 on the Postal Regulatory Commission's Web site at http://www.prc.gov. This final rule describes the international classification changes and the corresponding mailing standards changes for the following Competitive Service: Priority Mail International Priority Mail International[supreg] service provides reliable and affordable international delivery service to more than 180 countries. The price for Priority Mail International service is unchanged. The following classification changes are made to support the shift of certain volumes to the air parcel stream: Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes Currently, the Postal Service dispatches Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes in the letter post stream, while all other Priority Mail International items are dispatched in the air parcel stream. We are moving the Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes to the air parcel stream so that these items can receive the expanded access to tracking and insurance available to all other Priority Mail International items. 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 * * * * * 120 Preparation for Mailing * * * * * 123 Customs Forms and Online Shipping Labels * * * * * 123.6 Required Usage 123.61 Conditions * * * * * [Revise the second sentence of item c to read as follows:] c. * * * In certain circumstances, this might require the mailer to send the mailpiece via Priority Mail Express International service or Priority Mail International service. Exhibit 123.61 Customs Declaration Form Usage by Mail Category [Revise the noted sections of the Exhibit as follows: (1) Replace the three separate Priority Mail International sections with just one section; (2) revise the last row of the First-Class Mail International section; (3) revise the first row of the First-Class Package International Service section; and (4) revise the footnote, all to read as follows:] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Declared value, Type of item weight, or physical Required form Comment (if applicable) characteristic ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority Mail International Items ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Priority Mail International All values............ 2976-A................ All items mailed in USPS- items. produced Priority Mail International packaging (including Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes) or any other container bearing a Priority Mail sticker or marked with the words ``Priority Mail'' are considered to be within the scope of this requirement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First-Class Mail International Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats), Including International Priority Airmail (IPA) Items and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Items (Maximum weight limit: 4 pounds) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All items containing any goods, * * * * * regardless of weight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over $400............. Prohibited............ Items over $400 must be mailed using Global Express Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express International service, or Priority Mail International service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 23635]] First-Class Package International Service Packages (Small Packets), Including IPA Items and ISAL Items (Maximum weight limit: 4 pounds) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All First-Class Package International Service packages (small packets), as defined in 251.2, regardless of contents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over $400............. Prohibited............ Items over $400 must be mailed using Global Express Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express International service, or Priority Mail International. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Qualifying items must meet the physical characteristics in 241.235. For example, the following items do not meet this requirement and must bear PS Form 2976: (1) First-Class Package International Service items and (2) IPA and ISAL packages (small packets) containing only documents. * * * * * 130 Mailability * * * * * 134 Valuable Articles 134.1 Service Options * * * * * [Revise item b to read as follows:] * * * * * b. Priority Mail International service. * * * * * 140 International Mail Categories 141 Definitions * * * * * 141.4 Priority Mail International [Revise 141.4 in its entirety to read as follows:] Priority Mail International is subject to the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Parcel Convention. This classification is primarily designed to accommodate larger and heavier shipments whose size and/or weight exceeds the limits for First-Class Mail International Service or First-Class Package International Service. For countries that offer parcel service, maximum weight limits range from 22 pounds to 70 pounds. To determine the maximum weight limit for each country, see the Individual Country Listings. At the sender's option, extra services, such as additional merchandise insurance coverage and return receipt service, may be added on a country-specific basis. Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes provide customers with an economical means of sending correspondence, documents, printed matter, and lightweight merchandise items to foreign destinations. The maximum weight limit is 4 pounds. Registered Mail service is not available for Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. At the sender's option, extra services, such as additional merchandise insurance coverage and return receipt service, may be added to Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes on a country-specific basis. * * * * * 2 Conditions for Mailing * * * * * 230 Priority Mail International 231 Description and Physical Characteristics 231.1 General [Revise the text to read as follows:] Priority Mail International service is considered a parcel stream for mail exchange purposes. * * * * * 232 Eligibility [Revise the title and text of 232.1 in its entirety to read as follows (replacing current section 232.11 and deleting current section 232.12):] 232.1 Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes--General Correspondence, negotiable and nonnegotiable documents, printed matter, and lightweight merchandise items may be sent in Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes provided the contents are mailable, they fit securely in the envelope or box, and they are entirely confined within the container with the provided adhesive as the means of closure. The flap must close within the prefabricated fold. Tape may be applied to the flap and seams for closure or for reinforcement, provided the design of the container is not enlarged by opening the sides and taping or reconstructing the container in any way. Refer to the Individual Country Listings for additional prohibitions for each country. Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes containing merchandise are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to $200 at no additional charge. Additional merchandise insurance may be available, depending on country and value. Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes containing only nonnegotiable documents are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to $100 for document reconstruction at no additional charge. See Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual Country Listings for insurance availability, limitations, and coverage. Registered Mail service is not available. * * * * * 232.6 Customs Forms Required 232.61 Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes [Revise the text in its entirety to read as follows:] Each Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope and each Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Box must bear a properly completed PS Form 2976-A. * * * * * 232.7 Mail Sealed Against Inspection [Revise the text to read as follows:] [[Page 23636]] No Priority Mail International items (USPS-produced Flat Rate Boxes, Flat Rate Envelopes, and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes; USPS- produced Tyvek envelopes; or customer-supplied boxes and envelopes) are sealed against inspection. Regardless of physical closure, the mailing of Priority Mail International items constitutes consent by the mailer to inspection of the contents. 232.8 Priority International Insurance and Indemnity 232.81 Indemnity [Revise the first sentence to read as follows:] Priority Mail International items containing merchandise are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to $200 at no additional charge.* * * * * * * * 232.9 Extra Services [Delete 232.91 ``Certificate of Mailing'' and 232.93 ``Registered Mail Service,'' renumber 232.92 as 232.91, and renumber 232.94 as 232.92:] 232.91 Merchandise Insurance [Revise the first sentence to read as follows:] Merchandise insurance that provides coverage greater than the included $200 merchandise insurance is available for Priority Mail International items to many countries. * * * * * * * * 232.92 Return Receipt Service [Revise the text in its entirety to read as follows:] Return receipt service is available for purchase to certain destinations (see the Individual Country Listings for availability) for Priority Mail International items, including Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes. See 340 for preparation procedures. * * * * * 240 First-Class Mail International * * * * * 242 Eligibility * * * * * 242.2 Customs Forms Required 242.21 Dutiable Merchandise The following conditions apply to dutiable merchandise mailed with First-Class Mail International service: * * * * * [Revise item d to read as follows:] d. The maximum value for dutiable merchandise is $400. Items exceeding $400 must be mailed using Global Express Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express International service, or Priority Mail International service. * * * * * 250 First-Class Package International Service * * * * * 252 Eligibility 252.1 Content [Revise the last sentence to read as follows:] * * * * * * * * Items exceeding $400 must be mailed using Global Express Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express International service, or Priority Mail International service. * * * * * 270 Free Matter for the Blind * * * * * 272 Eligibility * * * * * 272.6 Extra Services * * * * * [Revise items a and b to read as follows:] a. Registered Mail service for First-Class Mail International items and First-Class Package International Service items. b. Additional merchandise insurance service for Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes up to 4 pounds and Priority Mail International items up to 15 pounds. * * * * * 3 Extra Services 310 Certificate of Mailing 311 Individual Pieces * * * * * 311.2 Availability 311.21 At Time of Purchase * * * * * [Delete items e and f and redesignate item g as item e * * * * * 312 Bulk Quantities--Certificate of Mailing * * * * * 312.2 Availability 312.21 At Time of Entry [Delete items e and f and redesignate item g as item e] * * * * * 320 Insurance * * * * * 323 Priority Mail International Insurance 323.1 Description [Revise the text to read as follows:] 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 items containing merchandise, subject to individual country limitations. Additional document reconstruction insurance may not be purchased. If the item 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 the text in its entirety to read as follows:] Merchandise insurance above the included $200 amount is available for all Priority Mail International items, to certain countries. See Exhibit 322.2. * * * * * 330 Registered Mail * * * * * 332 Availability [Revise the text to read in its entirety to read as follows:] Customers may purchase Registered Mail service for items that weigh up to 4 pounds. Registered Mail service is not available with Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, or Priority Mail International service or any type of M-bag service. See Individual Country Listings for additional country-specific prohibitions and restrictions. Registered Mail service is available for the following types of mail: [[Page 23637]] a. First-Class Mail International items, including Free Matter for the Blind items. b. First-Class Package International Service items, including Free Matter for the Blind items. * * * * * 340 Return Receipt 341 Description [Revise the first sentence to read as follows:] PS Form 2865, Return Receipt for International Mail (Avis de Reception), is a pink card that is attached to a registered item or a Priority Mail International item at the time of mailing and that is removed and signed at the point of delivery and returned to the sender. * * * 342 Availability [Revise the first sentence to read as follows:] Return receipts can be purchased only at the time of mailing and are available only for a registered item or a Priority Mail International item. * * * 4 Treatment of Outbound Mail * * * * * 420 Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail * * * * * 423 Shortpaid Mail * * * * * 423.2 Disposition * * * * * [Revise the heading for 423.23 to read as follows:] 423.23 Priority Mail International Items 423.231 Items Paid With a Permit Imprint or USPS-Produced PVI Label [Revise the text to read as follows:] Regardless of the amount of deficiency, consider as paid in full each shortpaid Priority Mail International item that is paid with a permit imprint or USPS-produced postage validation imprinter (PVI) label, and dispatch it to the appropriate International Service Center (ISC). 423.232 Items Paid With Any Other Postage Payment Method [Revise the first sentence to read as follows:] The disposition of a shortpaid Priority Mail International item paid with a postage payment method other than a permit imprint or USPS- produced PVI label is based on the amount of the deficiency, as follows: * * * * * * * * [After item b2, delete the Note] [Revise the heading of 423.24 to read as follows:] 423.24 First-Class Mail International Items (including Postcards), First-Class Package International Service Items, and Airmail M-bags 423.241 Items Paid With a Permit Imprint or USPS-Produced PVI Label [Revise the text to read as follows:] Regardless of the amount of deficiency, consider as paid in full each shortpaid First-Class Mail International item (including a postcard), First-Class Package International Service item, and Airmail M-bag that is paid with a permit imprint or USPS-produced postage validation imprinter (PVI) label, and dispatch it to the appropriate International Service Center (ISC). 423.242 Items Paid With Any Other Postage Payment Method [Revise the introductory text to read as follows:] The disposition of a shortpaid First-Class Mail International item (including a postcard), First-Class Package International Service item, and Airmail M-bag that is paid with a postage payment method other than a permit imprint or USPS-produced PVI label is based on the amount of the deficiency, as follows: * * * * * * * * 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail * * * * * 770 Undeliverable Mail 771 Mail of Domestic Origin * * * * * 771.5 Return Charges for Letter-post Items 771.51 General * * * * * [In the list, omit items a and b, and redesignate items c through g as items a through e] * * * * * 9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds * * * * * 920 Inquiries and Claims 921 Inquiries * * * * * 921.2 Initiating an Inquiry [Revise the first two sentences to read as follows:] Inquiries can be initiated for Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) items, Priority Mail Express International items, Priority Mail International items, and registered items. Inquiries are not accepted for ordinary letters or M-bags. * * * Exhibit 921.2 Time Limits for Inquiries [Revise the last row to read as follows:] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When to file an inquiry (from mailing date) Product or extra service Who ------------------------------------------------- No sooner than No later than ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority Mail International or Sender or Addressee 4.. 7 days................. 6 months. Registered Mail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * 921.4 Inquiry Process [Revise the second sentence to read as follows:] * * * For inquiries on Priority Mail International items or Registered Mail items, customers must allow foreign posts approximately 60 days to research and respond to the International Research Group. * * * 921.5 General Procedures 921.51 Nondelivery [Revise the text to read as follows:] The U.S. Postal Service will initiate an inquiry within the time frames [[Page 23638]] specified in 921.2 with the destination postal administration in any case involving a Priority Mail Express International item, a registered item, or a Priority Mail International item that has not been delivered. Inquiries are not accepted for ordinary letters or M-bags. For nondelivery of Global Express Guaranteed shipments, see 212.46. * * * * * Country Price Groups and Weight Limits * * * * * [Revise footnote 4 to apply only to Cuba; delete footnote 5; revise the information for Ascension, Bolivia, the Falkland Islands, and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea):] \4\ Cuba: only Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes (maximum weight: 4 lbs. each) may be used. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global express Priority mail express Priority mail international First-class mail guaranteed international ---------------------------------- international and ------------------------------------------------------ PMI flat first-class package PMEI flat rate international service Country rate Price Max. wt. envelopes ---------------------- Price Max. wt. Price Max. wt. envelopes group (ozs./ and boxes Max. wt. group (lbs.) group (lbs.) price group lbs.) price group Price (ozs./lbs.) \1\ \2\ group \3\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ascension................................ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 3.5/4 Bolivia.................................. 8 70 9 66 2 n/a n/a n/a 9 3.5/4 Cuba..................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a \4\ 8 9 3.5/4 Falkland Islands......................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 3.5/4 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 3.5/4 (North Korea)........................... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * Country Conditions for Mailing * * * * * Priority Mail International (230) * * * * * [For each country that lists Priority Mail International insurance, change the parenthetical cross-reference in the heading to ``232.91'' and revise the text to read as follows:] Insurance (232.91) Available for Priority Mail International merchandise only (see 323.72 for markings) * * * * * Customs Forms Required (123) [For each country that lists Priority Mail International, revise the text to read as follows:] All Priority Mail International items: PS Form 2976-A inside PS Form 2976-E (envelope) * * * * * Free Matter for the Blind (270) * * * * * [For each country that lists Free Matter for the Blind, revise the second sentence to read as follows:] Free when sent as Priority Mail International parcels. Weight limit: 15 pounds. * * * * * Customs Form Required (123) [For each country that lists Free Matter for the Blind customs form information, revise the text to read as follows:] First-Class Mail International items or First-Class Package International Service items: PS Form 2976 as required (see 123.61) Priority Mail International items (including Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes): PS Form 2976-A inside PS Form 2976-E (envelope) * * * * * Extra Services * * * * * Registered Mail (330) * * * * * [For each country that lists Registered Mail service, revise the ``availability'' paragraph to read as follows:] Available only for First-Class Mail International, including postcards, First-Class Package International Service, and Free Matter for the Blind sent as First-Class Mail International and First-Class Package International Service. * * * * * Return Receipt (340) * * * * * [For each country that lists Return Receipt service, revise the ``availability'' paragraph to read as follows:] Available for Registered Mail and Priority Mail International only. Ascension Country Conditions for Mailing * * * * * [Revise the Priority Mail International section to read as follows:] Priority Mail International (230) Not Available. * * * * * Bolivia Country Conditions for Mailing * * * * * [Revise the introductory text to read as follows:] Priority Mail International service is suspended due to lack of available air transportation. This suspension of service does not affect other international mail categories currently available. * * * * * [Revise the Priority Mail International section to read as follows:] Priority Mail International (230) Not Available. * * * * * Falkland Islands Country Conditions for Mailing * * * * * [Revise the Priority Mail International section to read as follows:] Priority Mail International (230) Not Available. * * * * * Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) Country Conditions for Mailing * * * * * [Revise the Priority Mail International section to read as follows:] Priority Mail International (230) Not Available. * * * * * We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect these changes. Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016-09213 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
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POSTAL SERVICE Priority Mail International Flat Rate Postal Service, International Mail
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Manual (IMM), as follows:
39 CFR Part 20 Boxes
Mailing Standards of the United States
International Product Changes Currently, the Postal Service Postal Service, International Mail
dispatches Priority Mail International Manual (IMM)
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate
Priced Boxes in the letter post stream, * * * * *
ACTION: Final rule.
while all other Priority Mail 1 International Mail Services
SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising International items are dispatched in the
air parcel stream. We are moving the * * * * *
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail Priority Mail International Flat Rate 120 Preparation for Mailing
Manual (IMM®), to reflect classification Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced
* * * * *
changes to Competitive Services, as Boxes to the air parcel stream so that
these items can receive the expanded 123 Customs Forms and Online
established by the Governors of the
access to tracking and insurance Shipping Labels
Postal Service.
available to all other Priority Mail * * * * *
DATES: The effective date of this rule is International items.
June 3, 2016. 123.6 Required Usage
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 123.61 Conditions
Paula Rabkin at 202–268–2537. Foreign relations, International postal
services. * * * * *
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New [Revise the second sentence of item c
The Postal Service hereby adopts the
classification changes are available following changes to Mailing Standards to read as follows:]
under Docket Number MC2016–118 on of the United States Postal Service,
the Postal Regulatory Commission’s c. * * * In certain circumstances, this
International Mail Manual (IMM), might require the mailer to send the
Web site at http://www.prc.gov. which is incorporated by reference in mailpiece via Priority Mail Express
This final rule describes the the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 International service or Priority Mail
international classification changes and CFR 20.1. Accordingly, 39 CFR part 20 International service.
the corresponding mailing standards is amended as follows:
changes for the following Competitive Exhibit 123.61
Service: PART 20—[AMENDED] Customs Declaration Form Usage by
Mail Category
Priority Mail International ■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR [Revise the noted sections of the Exhibit
Priority Mail International® service part 20 continues to read as follows: as follows: (1) Replace the three separate
provides reliable and affordable Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– Priority Mail International sections with
international delivery service to more 307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, just one section; (2) revise the last row
than 180 countries. The price for 401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011, of the First-Class Mail International
Priority Mail International service is 3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626,
section; (3) revise the first row of the
3632, 3633, and 5001.
unchanged. The following classification First-Class Package International Service
changes are made to support the shift of ■2. Revise the following sections of section; and (4) revise the footnote, all
certain volumes to the air parcel stream: Mailing Standards of the United States to read as follows:]
Declared value, weight, or Comment
Type of item Required form
physical characteristic (if applicable)
* * * * * * *
Priority Mail International Items
All Priority Mail Inter- All values ........................... 2976–A .............................. All items mailed in USPS-produced Priority Mail Inter-
national items. national packaging (including Flat Rate Envelopes
and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes) or any other con-
tainer bearing a Priority Mail sticker or marked with
the words ‘‘Priority Mail’’ are considered to be within
the scope of this requirement.
First-Class Mail International Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats), Including International Priority Airmail (IPA) Items and International
Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Items (Maximum weight limit: 4 pounds)
* * * * * * *
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES
All items containing any * * * * *
goods, regardless of
weight.
Over $400 .......................... Prohibited ........................... Items over $400 must be mailed using Global Express
Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express Inter-
national service, or Priority Mail International service.
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Declared value, weight, or Comment
Type of item Required form
physical characteristic (if applicable)
First-Class Package International Service Packages (Small Packets), Including IPA Items and ISAL Items (Maximum weight limit: 4
pounds)
All First-Class Package
International Service
packages (small pack-
ets), as defined in 251.2,
regardless of contents.
* * * * *
Over $400 .......................... Prohibited ........................... Items over $400 must be mailed using Global Express
Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express Inter-
national service, or Priority Mail International.
* * * * * * *
* Qualifying items must meet the physical characteristics in 241.235. For example, the following items do not meet this requirement and must
bear PS Form 2976: (1) First-Class Package International Service items and (2) IPA and ISAL packages (small packets) containing only
documents.
* * * * * maximum weight limit is 4 pounds. the means of closure. The flap must
Registered Mail service is not available close within the prefabricated fold. Tape
130 Mailability
for Priority Mail International Flat Rate may be applied to the flap and seams for
* * * * * Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced closure or for reinforcement, provided
134 Valuable Articles Boxes. At the sender’s option, extra the design of the container is not
services, such as additional enlarged by opening the sides and
134.1 Service Options merchandise insurance coverage and taping or reconstructing the container in
* * * * * return receipt service, may be added to any way. Refer to the Individual
[Revise item b to read as follows:] Priority Mail International Flat Rate Country Listings for additional
* * * * * Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced prohibitions for each country. Priority
b. Priority Mail International service. Boxes on a country-specific basis. Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
* * * * * * * * * * and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes
containing merchandise are insured
140 International Mail Categories 2 Conditions for Mailing against loss, damage, or missing
141 Definitions * * * * * contents up to $200 at no additional
230 Priority Mail International charge. Additional merchandise
* * * * * insurance may be available, depending
141.4 Priority Mail International 231 Description and Physical on country and value. Priority Mail
Characteristics International Flat Rate Envelopes and
[Revise 141.4 in its entirety to read as
231.1 General Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes containing
follows:]
only nonnegotiable documents are
Priority Mail International is subject [Revise the text to read as follows:]
insured against loss, damage, or missing
to the provisions of the Universal Postal Priority Mail International service is contents up to $100 for document
Union Parcel Convention. This considered a parcel stream for mail reconstruction at no additional charge.
classification is primarily designed to exchange purposes. See Exhibit 322.2 and the Individual
accommodate larger and heavier * * * * * Country Listings for insurance
shipments whose size and/or weight availability, limitations, and coverage.
exceeds the limits for First-Class Mail 232 Eligibility
Registered Mail service is not available.
International Service or First-Class [Revise the title and text of 232.1 in
Package International Service. For its entirety to read as follows (replacing * * * * *
countries that offer parcel service, current section 232.11 and deleting 232.6 Customs Forms Required
maximum weight limits range from 22 current section 232.12):]
232.61 Priority Mail International Flat
pounds to 70 pounds. To determine the
232.1 Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate
maximum weight limit for each country,
Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes
see the Individual Country Listings. At
the sender’s option, extra services, such Priced Boxes—General [Revise the text in its entirety to read
as additional merchandise insurance Correspondence, negotiable and as follows:]
coverage and return receipt service, may nonnegotiable documents, printed Each Priority Mail International Flat
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES
be added on a country-specific basis. matter, and lightweight merchandise Rate Envelope and each Priority Mail
Priority Mail International Flat Rate items may be sent in Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Box
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced International Flat Rate Envelopes or must bear a properly completed PS
Boxes provide customers with an Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes provided Form 2976–A.
economical means of sending the contents are mailable, they fit * * * * *
correspondence, documents, printed securely in the envelope or box, and
matter, and lightweight merchandise they are entirely confined within the 232.7 Mail Sealed Against Inspection
items to foreign destinations. The container with the provided adhesive as [Revise the text to read as follows:]
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No Priority Mail International items d. The maximum value for dutiable 312.2 Availability
(USPS-produced Flat Rate Boxes, Flat merchandise is $400. Items exceeding 312.21 At Time of Entry
Rate Envelopes, and Small Flat Rate $400 must be mailed using Global
Priced Boxes; USPS-produced Tyvek Express Guaranteed service, Priority [Delete items e and f and redesignate
envelopes; or customer-supplied boxes Mail Express International service, or item g as item e]
and envelopes) are sealed against Priority Mail International service. * * * * *
inspection. Regardless of physical 320 Insurance
* * * * *
closure, the mailing of Priority Mail
International items constitutes consent 250 First-Class Package International * * * * *
by the mailer to inspection of the Service 323 Priority Mail International
contents. Insurance
* * * * *
232.8 Priority International Insurance 323.1 Description
and Indemnity 252 Eligibility
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
232.81 Indemnity 252.1 Content
Priority Mail International shipments
[Revise the first sentence to read as [Revise the last sentence to read as containing merchandise are insured
follows:] follows:] against loss, damage, or missing
Priority Mail International items contents up to $200 at no additional
* * * * * charge. Priority Mail International
containing merchandise are insured
against loss, damage, or missing * * * Items exceeding $400 must be shipments containing only
contents up to $200 at no additional mailed using Global Express Guaranteed nonnegotiable documents are insured
charge.* * * service, Priority Mail Express against loss, damage, or missing
International service, or Priority Mail contents up to $100 for document
* * * * * reconstruction at no additional charge.
International service.
232.9 Extra Services Indemnity is paid by the U.S. Postal
* * * * *
Service as provided in 933. For a fee,
[Delete 232.91 ‘‘Certificate of Mailing’’
270 Free Matter for the Blind the sender may purchase additional
and 232.93 ‘‘Registered Mail Service,’’
insurance to protect against loss,
renumber 232.92 as 232.91, and * * * * *
damage, or missing contents for Priority
renumber 232.94 as 232.92:]
272 Eligibility Mail International items containing
232.91 Merchandise Insurance merchandise, subject to individual
[Revise the first sentence to read as * * * * * country limitations. Additional
follows:] 272.6 Extra Services document reconstruction insurance may
Merchandise insurance that provides not be purchased. If the item has been
* * * * * lost, or if it has been delivered to the
coverage greater than the included $200
merchandise insurance is available for [Revise items a and b to read as addressee in damaged condition or with
Priority Mail International items to follows:] missing contents, payment is made to
many countries. * * * the sender unless the sender waives the
a. Registered Mail service for First-
* * * * * right to payment, in writing, in favor of
Class Mail International items and First- the addressee.
232.92 Return Receipt Service Class Package International Service
items. 323.2 Availability
[Revise the text in its entirety to read
as follows:] b. Additional merchandise insurance [Revise the text in its entirety to read
service for Priority Mail International as follows:]
Return receipt service is available for
Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Merchandise insurance above the
purchase to certain destinations (see the
Priced Boxes up to 4 pounds and included $200 amount is available for
Individual Country Listings for
Priority Mail International items up to all Priority Mail International items, to
availability) for Priority Mail
15 pounds. certain countries. See Exhibit 322.2.
International items, including Priority
Mail International Small Flat Rate * * * * * * * * * *
Priced Boxes, and Priority Mail 330 Registered Mail
3 Extra Services
International Flat Rate Envelopes. See
340 for preparation procedures. 310 Certificate of Mailing * * * * *
* * * * * 311 Individual Pieces 332 Availability
240 First-Class Mail International [Revise the text to read in its entirety
* * * * * to read as follows:]
* * * * * Customers may purchase Registered
311.2 Availability
242 Eligibility Mail service for items that weigh up to
311.21 At Time of Purchase
4 pounds. Registered Mail service is not
* * * * *
* * * * * available with Global Express
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242.2 Customs Forms Required [Delete items e and f and redesignate Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express
242.21 Dutiable Merchandise item g as item e International, or Priority Mail
International service or any type of M-
The following conditions apply to * * * * * bag service. See Individual Country
dutiable merchandise mailed with First- 312 Bulk Quantities—Certificate of Listings for additional country-specific
Class Mail International service: prohibitions and restrictions. Registered
Mailing
* * * * * Mail service is available for the
[Revise item d to read as follows:] * * * * * following types of mail:
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a. First-Class Mail International items, Regardless of the amount of a postcard), First-Class Package
including Free Matter for the Blind deficiency, consider as paid in full each International Service item, and Airmail
items. shortpaid Priority Mail International M-bag that is paid with a postage
b. First-Class Package International item that is paid with a permit imprint payment method other than a permit
Service items, including Free Matter for or USPS-produced postage validation imprint or USPS-produced PVI label is
the Blind items. imprinter (PVI) label, and dispatch it to based on the amount of the deficiency,
* * * * * the appropriate International Service as follows: * * *
Center (ISC). * * * * *
340 Return Receipt
423.232 Items Paid With Any Other 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail
341 Description Postage Payment Method
[Revise the first sentence to read as * * * * *
[Revise the first sentence to read as
follows:] follows:] 770 Undeliverable Mail
PS Form 2865, Return Receipt for The disposition of a shortpaid Priority 771 Mail of Domestic Origin
International Mail (Avis de Reception), Mail International item paid with a
is a pink card that is attached to a * * * * *
postage payment method other than a
registered item or a Priority Mail permit imprint or USPS-produced PVI 771.5 Return Charges for Letter-post
International item at the time of mailing label is based on the amount of the Items
and that is removed and signed at the deficiency, as follows: * * *
point of delivery and returned to the 771.51 General
* * * * *
sender. * * * * * * * *
[After item b2, delete the Note]
342 Availability [Revise the heading of 423.24 to read [In the list, omit items a and b, and
as follows:] redesignate items c through g as items
[Revise the first sentence to read as a through e]
follows:] 423.24 First-Class Mail International * * * * *
Return receipts can be purchased only Items (including Postcards), First-Class
at the time of mailing and are available Package International Service Items, 9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds
only for a registered item or a Priority and Airmail M-bags * * * * *
Mail International item. * * * 423.241 Items Paid With a Permit 920 Inquiries and Claims
4 Treatment of Outbound Mail Imprint or USPS-Produced PVI Label
921 Inquiries
* * * * * [Revise the text to read as follows:]
Regardless of the amount of * * * * *
420 Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail
deficiency, consider as paid in full each 921.2 Initiating an Inquiry
* * * * * shortpaid First-Class Mail International
item (including a postcard), First-Class [Revise the first two sentences to read
423 Shortpaid Mail as follows:]
Package International Service item, and
* * * * * Airmail M-bag that is paid with a permit Inquiries can be initiated for Global
423.2 Disposition imprint or USPS-produced postage Express Guaranteed (GXG) items,
validation imprinter (PVI) label, and Priority Mail Express International
* * * * * dispatch it to the appropriate items, Priority Mail International items,
[Revise the heading for 423.23 to read International Service Center (ISC). and registered items. Inquiries are not
as follows:] accepted for ordinary letters or M-bags.
423.242 Items Paid With Any Other * * *
423.23 Priority Mail International Postage Payment Method
Items Exhibit 921.2
[Revise the introductory text to read
423.231 Items Paid With a Permit as follows:] Time Limits for Inquiries
Imprint or USPS-Produced PVI Label The disposition of a shortpaid First- [Revise the last row to read as
[Revise the text to read as follows:] Class Mail International item (including follows:]
When to file an inquiry (from mailing date)
Product or extra service Who
No sooner than No later than
* * * * * * *
Priority Mail International or Registered Sender or Addressee 4 ............... 7 days ......................................... 6 months.
Mail.
* * * * * * *
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* * * * * * * * For inquiries on Priority Mail 921.5 General Procedures
International items or Registered Mail 921.51 Nondelivery
921.4 Inquiry Process items, customers must allow foreign
posts approximately 60 days to research [Revise the text to read as follows:]
[Revise the second sentence to read as
follows:] and respond to the International The U.S. Postal Service will initiate
Research Group. * * * an inquiry within the time frames
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specified in 921.2 with the destination For nondelivery of Global Express information for Ascension, Bolivia, the
postal administration in any case Guaranteed shipments, see 212.46. Falkland Islands, and Korea,
involving a Priority Mail Express * * * * * Democratic People’s Republic of (North
International item, a registered item, or Korea):]
Country Price Groups and Weight Limits
a Priority Mail International item that 4 Cuba: only Priority Mail
has not been delivered. Inquiries are not * * * * * International Flat Rate Envelopes and
accepted for ordinary letters or M-bags. [Revise footnote 4 to apply only to Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes (maximum
Cuba; delete footnote 5; revise the weight: 4 lbs. each) may be used.
Global express Priority mail express Priority mail First-class mail
guaranteed international international international and
first-class package
Country PMI flat rate international service
PMEI flat rate Max. wt.
Price Max. wt. Price Max. wt. Price envelopes
envelopes (ozs./
group (lbs.) group (lbs.) group and boxes Price Max. wt.
price group 1 lbs.) price group 2 group (ozs./lbs.) 3
Ascension ................................................ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 3.5/4
Bolivia ...................................................... 8 70 9 66 2 n/a n/a n/a 9 3.5/4
Cuba ........................................................ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 48 9 3.5/4
Falkland Islands ...................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 3.5/4
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
(North Korea) ....................................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 3.5/4
* * * * * Priority Mail International items [Revise the introductory text to read
(including Priority Mail International as follows:]
Country Conditions for Mailing
Flat Rate Envelopes and Priority Mail
* * * * * Priority Mail International service is
International Small Flat Rate Priced
suspended due to lack of available air
Priority Mail International (230) Boxes):
PS Form 2976–A inside PS Form transportation. This suspension of
* * * * * 2976–E (envelope) service does not affect other
[For each country that lists Priority international mail categories currently
* * * * * available.
Mail International insurance, change
the parenthetical cross-reference in the Extra Services * * * * *
heading to ‘‘232.91’’ and revise the text * * * * * [Revise the Priority Mail International
to read as follows:] section to read as follows:]
Registered Mail (330)
Insurance (232.91) Priority Mail International (230)
* * * * *
Available for Priority Mail [For each country that lists Registered
International merchandise only (see Not Available.
Mail service, revise the ‘‘availability’’
323.72 for markings) * * * * *
paragraph to read as follows:]
* * * * * Available only for First-Class Mail Falkland Islands
International, including postcards, First- Country Conditions for Mailing
Customs Forms Required (123)
Class Package International Service, and
[For each country that lists Priority Free Matter for the Blind sent as First- * * * * *
Mail International, revise the text to Class Mail International and First-Class [Revise the Priority Mail International
read as follows:] Package International Service. section to read as follows:]
All Priority Mail International items:
* * * * * Priority Mail International (230)
PS Form 2976–A inside PS Form
2976–E (envelope) Return Receipt (340) Not Available.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Free Matter for the Blind (270) [For each country that lists Return
Receipt service, revise the ‘‘availability’’ Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
* * * * * paragraph to read as follows:] (North Korea) Country Conditions for
[For each country that lists Free Available for Registered Mail and Mailing
Matter for the Blind, revise the second Priority Mail International only. * * * * *
sentence to read as follows:]
Free when sent as Priority Mail Ascension [Revise the Priority Mail International
International parcels. Weight limit: 15 section to read as follows:]
Country Conditions for Mailing
pounds. Priority Mail International (230)
* * * * *
* * * * * [Revise the Priority Mail International Not Available.
Customs Form Required (123) section to read as follows:] * * * * *
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[For each country that lists Free Priority Mail International (230) We will publish an appropriate
Matter for the Blind customs form Not Available. amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect
information, revise the text to read as these changes.
follows:] * * * * *
First-Class Mail International items or Stanley F. Mires,
Bolivia
First-Class Package International Service Attorney, Federal Compliance.
Country Conditions for Mailing [FR Doc. 2016–09213 Filed 4–21–16; 8:45 am]
items:
PS Form 2976 as required (see 123.61) * * * * * BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
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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 | The effective date of this rule is June 3, 2016. | |
| Contact | Paula Rabkin at 202-268-2537. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 23634 | |
| CFR Associated | Foreign Relations and International Postal Services |
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