[Federal Register: September 26, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 187)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 57863-57909] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr26se00-29] [[Page 57863]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part II Postal Service ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 CFR Part 20 International Mail; Proposed Changes in Postal Rates, Fees, and Mail Classifications; Proposed Rule [[Page 57864]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 20 International Mail; Proposed Changes in Postal Rates, Fees, and Mail Classifications AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority under Title 39 U.S.C. 407, the Postal Service is proposing changes in international postal rates and fees and certain categories of mail classifications. As required under the Postal Reorganization Act, the proposed changes will result in international postal rates that do not apportion the costs of the service so as to impair the overall value of the service to the users, are fair and reasonable, and are not unduly or unreasonably discriminatory or preferential. DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received on or before October 26, 2000. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or delivered to the Manager, Business Results, International Business, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 370-IBU, Washington DC 20260-6500. Copies of all written comments will be available for public inspection between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, in International Business, 10th Floor, 901 D Street SW., Washington DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter J. Grandjean, (202) 314-7256, or Bruce Hirt, (202) 314-7195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Title 39, U.S. Code 407, the Postal Service is required to have postal rates that (1) do not apportion the costs of the service so as to impair the overall value of the service to the users, (2) are fair and reasonable, and (3) are not unduly or unreasonably discriminatory or preferential. This notice contains changes in postage rates and fees that will maintain this requirement. At the same time, the Postal Service is proposing changes to the international mail classification scheme which will simplify service offerings and result in better access by the public to international mail services and which meet the requirements of the Acts of the Universal Postal Union of which the United States is a signatory. In addition, certain regulatory changes mandated by the adoption of the Acts by the Beijing Congress of the Universal Postal Union are being implemented concurrent with these changes in postal rates, fees, and mail classifications. I. Mail Classification Changes Under the provisions of Article 8 of the Universal Postal Convention, postal administrations ``shall provide for the acceptance, handling, conveyance and delivery of letter-post items.'' Letter-post items may be classified according to one of two systems. The first system is based on speed of service and is divided into priority and nonpriority items. The second system is based on the contents of the items and is divided into letters and cards (``LC'' items) and printed papers, literature for the blind, and small packets (``AO'' items). The Postal Service currently uses the second system and classifies international mail based on the nature of the contents. The Postal Service proposes to change from the content-based classification system to the speed-based system for letter-post items. Under this system there will be two categories of letter-post mail: priority (airmail) and nonpriority (economy). Mailers can select either category, without regard to the nature of mailable contents. However, special nonpriority rate schedules will continue for items such as books, sheet music, domestically approved publishers' mail, and literature for the blind. At the same time the Postal Service proposes to eliminate a number of services which are not used by customers or which would duplicate services available under the speed-based structure. Under the proposed system categories of international mail will be related to speed of service. These categories are Priority Mail Global Guaranteed (PMGG), Express Mail International Service (EMS), Global Priority Mail (GPM), airmail, and economy mail. Both airmail and economy mail include letter-post and parcel post service. The letter- post classification encompasses all classes of international mail (i.e., letters and letter packages, post and postal cards, aerogrammes, printed matter, and small packets) that were formerly categorized as LC (letters and cards) and AO (other articles). Priority Mail Global Guaranteed is the U.S. Postal Service's premium international mail service. PMGG is an expedited delivery service that is the product of a business alliance between the U.S. Postal Service and DHL Worldwide Express, Inc. It provides reliable, high-speed, time-definite service from designated U.S. ZIP Code areas to locations in most destination countries and territorial possessions. Regulations for this service are currently listed in the International Mail Manual (IMM) 215. These regulations are moved to IMM 210 without change. This notice does not make any changes to this service. Changes to PMGG are the subject of an independent series of Federal Register notices. Express Mail International Service is an expedited mail service that can be used to send documents and merchandise to most of the country locations that are individually listed in the International Mail Manual. Principal features include EMS insurance coverage against loss, damage, or rifling, up to a maximum of $500, at no additional charge. On Demand service is being retained; however, Custom Designed service is eliminated. Regulations for EMS are moved to IMM 220. Global Priority Mail is an accelerated airmail service that provides customers with a reliable and economical means of sending correspondence, documents, printed matter, and lightweight merchandise items to certain foreign destinations. GPM items receive priority handling within the U.S. Postal Service and the postal administration of the country of destination. Senders can pay flat-rate postage by placing their contents into a standardized GPM envelope; or they can elect to pay variable-weight postage by affixing a GPM sticker to an envelope, box, or other customer-furnished packaging. There are no changes to this service. Regulations are moved to IMM 230. Airmail may be used to send both letter-post items and parcel post packages to most foreign countries. Letter-post is a generic term for mailpieces of differing shapes, sizes, and contents that weigh 4 pounds or less and are subject to the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Convention. Letter-post encompasses letters and cards (``LC'' items) and printed papers, literature for the blind, and small packets (``AO'' items). There will no longer be separate rates for printed matter or small packets. These categories are included with letter-post, either airmail or economy. Letter-post items may contain any mailable matter that is not prohibited by the destination country. At the sender's option special services, such as registry, return receipt, and recorded delivery, may be added on a country-specific basis. Regulations for letter-post are listed in IMM 240. Parcel post, which is otherwise referred to as ``CP'' mail, is differentiated from letter-post because it is governed by the parcel provisions of the UPU convention. That classification is primarily designed to accommodate larger and heavier shipments, for which size and/or weight transcend the established limitations for letter-post items. It also affords senders the opportunity to obtain optional [[Page 57865]] mailing services, such as insurance coverage and return receipt, which would otherwise be unavailable. The conditions for parcel post are unchanged. Regulations are moved to IMM 280. Economy mail includes letter-post and parcel post that are transported by surface. They are subject to the same regulatory requirements and conditions of mailing as the airmail items. The substantive differences between the two levels of service primarily relate to mode of transportation (air or surface), speed of service, and price. All bulk commercial services are moved to IMM 290. These include International Priority Airmail, International Surface Air Lift, Publishers' Periodicals, and Books and Sheet Music. ValuePost/Canada is eliminated. A Canada rate group is added for International Surface Air Lift service to provide for bulk economy mailings to Canada. The New Market Opportunities Program is eliminated. Few mailers have taken advantage of this program. Global Package Link is also eliminated. Current customers will be offered other services for their mail. Recall/change of address service, special delivery, special handling, and storage charges are eliminated. These services are rarely used by customers or have equal or better alternatives. II. Rate Changes Rates have been redesigned for the new international mail categories. For the most part the number of rate groups have been increased to better reflect the cost of providing service to particular groups of countries. In some cases (e.g., economy letter-post and economy parcel post) higher initial rate increments have been used. This reflects the higher cost associated with providing surface service for lightweight items. The publishers' periodical rates in this notice have been previously adopted by the Postal Service with an effective date of January 13, 2001. See 65 FR 29955. The effective date of these rates is hereby changed to the effective date of the international rates and fees in this notice. The rates, fees, and conditions of mailing proposed in this notice, if adopted, will become effective concurrent with any domestic rates adopted as a result of the current proceedings before the Postal Rate Commission. All regulatory changes necessary to implement this proposal are given below. Chapter 1, International Mail Services, is published its entirety. Chapter 2, Conditions for Mailing, is also printed in its entirety except labeling lists, which are omitted to save space, and section 210 (formerly 215), Priority Mail Global Guaranteed. Changes to this service will be announced in a separate Federal Register notice. The labeling lists have not been changed. Only amended sections in chapters 3 through 9 are given. Changes to these chapters are not extensive. Although the Postal Service is exempted by 39 U.S.C. 410(a) from the advance notice requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act regarding proposed rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553), the Postal Service invites public comment at the above address. The Postal Service proposes to adopt the following rates and to amend the International Mail Manual is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 Foreign relations, International postal services. PART 20--[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 20 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401, 404, 407, 408. 2. The International Mail Manual is amended to incorporate the following postage rates and regulations: International Rates and Fees--Express Mail International Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group 3 Rate Rate (Great Rate Rate Rate Rate Weight not over (lbs.) group 1 group 2 Britain) group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7 (Canada) (Mexico) & No. (Japan) (China) Ireland) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .5.......................... 15.50 16.75 20.00 17.00 19.00 17.00 23.00 1........................... 16.25 20.00 24.75 21.00 22.75 19.15 26.00 2........................... 17.00 23.70 28.75 25.00 26.05 21.65 29.00 3........................... 18.25 27.60 32.75 29.00 30.50 24.95 32.00 4........................... 19.25 31.10 35.75 33.00 34.90 28.15 35.00 5........................... 20.50 34.20 38.75 36.75 39.20 31.85 38.00 6........................... 22.75 36.40 41.75 40.05 43.45 34.95 41.20 7........................... 25.00 38.60 44.75 43.35 47.70 38.05 44.40 8........................... 27.25 40.80 47.75 46.65 51.95 41.15 47.60 9........................... 29.50 43.00 50.75 49.95 56.20 44.25 50.80 10.......................... 31.75 45.20 53.75 53.25 60.45 47.35 54.00 11.......................... 34.00 47.40 56.75 56.55 64.70 50.45 57.20 12.......................... 36.25 49.60 59.75 59.85 68.95 53.55 60.40 13.......................... 38.50 51.80 62.75 63.15 73.20 56.65 63.60 14.......................... 40.75 54.00 65.75 66.45 77.45 59.75 66.80 15.......................... 43.00 56.20 68.75 69.75 81.70 62.85 70.00 16.......................... 45.25 58.40 71.75 73.05 85.95 65.95 73.20 17.......................... 47.50 60.60 74.75 76.35 90.20 69.05 76.40 18.......................... 49.75 62.80 77.75 79.65 94.45 72.15 79.60 19.......................... 52.00 65.00 80.75 82.95 98.70 75.25 82.80 20.......................... 54.25 67.20 83.75 86.25 102.95 78.35 86.00 21.......................... 56.50 69.40 86.75 89.55 107.20 81.45 89.20 22.......................... 58.75 71.60 89.75 92.85 111.45 84.55 92.40 23.......................... 61.00 73.80 92.75 96.15 115.70 87.65 95.60 24.......................... 63.25 76.00 95.75 99.45 119.95 90.75 98.80 25.......................... 65.50 78.20 98.75 102.75 124.20 93.85 102.00 26.......................... 67.75 80.40 101.75 106.05 128.45 96.95 105.20 [[Page 57866]] 27.......................... 70.00 82.60 104.75 109.35 132.70 100.05 108.40 28.......................... 72.25 84.80 107.75 112.65 136.95 103.15 111.60 29.......................... 74.50 87.00 110.75 115.95 141.20 106.25 114.80 30.......................... 76.75 89.20 113.75 119.25 145.45 109.35 118.00 31.......................... 79.00 91.40 116.75 122.55 149.70 112.45 121.20 32.......................... 81.25 93.60 119.75 125.85 153.95 115.55 124.40 33.......................... 83.50 95.80 122.75 129.15 158.20 118.65 127.60 34.......................... 85.75 98.00 125.75 132.45 162.45 121.75 130.80 35.......................... 88.00 100.20 128.75 135.75 166.70 124.85 134.00 36.......................... 90.25 102.40 131.75 139.05 170.95 127.95 137.20 37.......................... 92.50 104.60 134.75 142.35 175.20 131.05 140.40 38.......................... 94.75 106.80 137.75 145.65 179.45 134.15 143.60 39.......................... 97.00 109.00 140.75 148.95 183.70 137.25 146.80 40.......................... 99.25 111.20 143.75 152.25 187.95 140.35 150.00 41.......................... 101.50 113.40 146.75 155.55 192.20 143.45 153.20 42.......................... 103.75 115.60 149.75 158.85 196.45 146.55 156.40 43.......................... 106.00 117.80 152.75 162.15 200.70 149.65 159.60 44.......................... 108.25 120.00 155.75 165.45 204.95 152.75 162.80 45.......................... 110.50 122.20 158.75 168.75 209.20 155.85 166.00 46.......................... 112.75 124.40 161.75 172.05 213.45 158.95 169.20 47.......................... 115.00 126.60 164.75 175.35 217.70 162.05 172.40 48.......................... 117.25 128.80 167.75 178.65 221.95 165.15 175.60 49.......................... 119.50 131.00 170.75 181.95 226.20 168.25 178.80 50.......................... 121.75 133.20 173.75 185.25 230.45 171.35 182.00 51.......................... 124.00 135.40 176.75 188.55 234.70 174.45 185.20 52.......................... 126.25 137.60 179.75 191.85 238.95 177.55 188.40 53.......................... 128.50 139.80 182.75 195.15 243.20 180.65 191.60 54.......................... 130.75 142.00 185.75 198.45 247.45 183.75 194.80 55.......................... 133.00 144.20 188.75 201.75 251.70 186.85 198.00 56.......................... 135.25 146.40 191.75 205.05 255.95 189.95 201.20 57.......................... 137.50 148.60 194.75 208.35 260.20 193.05 204.40 58.......................... 139.75 150.80 197.75 211.65 264.45 196.15 207.60 59.......................... 142.00 153.00 200.75 214.95 268.70 199.25 210.80 60.......................... 144.25 155.20 203.75 218.25 272.95 202.35 214.00 61.......................... 146.50 157.40 206.75 221.55 277.20 205.45 217.20 62.......................... 148.75 159.60 209.75 224.85 281.45 208.55 220.40 63.......................... 151.00 161.80 212.75 228.15 285.70 211.65 223.60 64.......................... 153.25 164.00 215.75 231.45 289.95 214.75 226.80 65.......................... 155.50 166.20 218.75 234.75 294.20 217.85 230.00 66.......................... 157.75 168.40 221.75 238.05 298.45 220.95 233.20 67.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 224.05 236.40 68.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 227.15 239.60 69.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 230.25 242.80 70.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 233.35 246.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Express Mail International Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Weight not over (lbs.) group 8 group 9 group 10 group 11 group 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .5.................................................. 17.00 19.00 22.75 28.50 22.25 1................................................... 20.50 22.00 25.25 31.25 24.75 2................................................... 24.00 26.00 28.25 35.50 28.00 3................................................... 28.00 30.00 32.50 40.50 32.00 4................................................... 32.00 35.00 36.50 44.75 36.00 5................................................... 36.00 40.00 40.75 49.75 40.00 6................................................... 40.20 44.65 45.00 54.50 44.00 7................................................... 44.40 49.30 49.25 59.25 48.00 8................................................... 48.60 53.95 53.50 64.00 52.00 9................................................... 52.80 58.60 57.75 68.75 56.00 10.................................................. 57.00 63.25 62.00 73.50 60.00 11.................................................. 61.20 67.90 66.25 78.25 64.00 12.................................................. 65.40 72.55 70.50 83.00 68.00 13.................................................. 69.60 77.20 74.75 87.75 72.00 14.................................................. 73.80 81.85 79.00 92.50 76.00 15.................................................. 78.00 86.50 83.25 97.25 80.00 16.................................................. 82.20 91.15 87.50 102.00 84.00 [[Page 57867]] 17.................................................. 86.40 95.80 91.75 106.75 88.00 18.................................................. 90.60 100.45 96.00 111.50 92.00 19.................................................. 94.80 105.10 100.25 116.25 96.00 20.................................................. 99.00 109.75 104.50 121.00 100.00 21.................................................. 103.20 114.40 108.75 125.75 104.00 22.................................................. 107.40 119.05 113.00 130.50 108.00 23.................................................. 111.60 123.70 117.25 135.25 112.00 24.................................................. 115.80 128.35 121.50 140.00 116.00 25.................................................. 120.00 133.00 125.75 144.75 120.00 26.................................................. 124.20 137.65 130.00 149.50 124.00 27.................................................. 128.40 142.30 134.25 154.25 128.00 28.................................................. 132.60 146.95 138.50 159.00 132.00 29.................................................. 136.80 151.60 142.75 163.75 136.00 30.................................................. 141.00 156.25 147.00 168.50 140.00 31.................................................. 145.20 160.90 151.25 173.25 144.00 32.................................................. 149.40 165.55 155.50 178.00 148.00 33.................................................. 153.60 170.20 159.75 182.75 152.00 34.................................................. 157.80 174.85 164.00 187.50 156.00 35.................................................. 162.00 179.50 168.25 192.25 160.00 36.................................................. 166.20 184.15 172.50 197.00 164.00 37.................................................. 170.40 188.80 176.75 201.75 168.00 38.................................................. 174.60 193.45 181.00 206.50 172.00 39.................................................. 178.80 198.10 185.25 211.25 176.00 40.................................................. 183.00 202.75 189.50 216.00 180.00 41.................................................. 187.20 207.40 193.75 220.75 184.00 42.................................................. 191.40 212.05 198.00 225.50 188.00 43.................................................. 195.60 216.70 202.25 230.25 192.00 44.................................................. 199.80 221.35 206.50 235.00 196.00 45.................................................. 204.00 226.00 210.75 239.75 200.00 46.................................................. 208.20 230.65 215.00 244.50 204.00 47.................................................. 212.40 235.30 219.25 249.25 208.00 48.................................................. 216.60 239.95 223.50 254.00 212.00 49.................................................. 220.80 244.60 227.75 258.75 216.00 50.................................................. 225.00 249.25 232.00 263.50 220.00 51.................................................. 229.20 253.90 236.25 268.25 224.00 52.................................................. 233.40 258.55 240.50 273.00 228.00 53.................................................. 237.60 263.20 244.75 277.75 232.00 54.................................................. 241.80 267.85 249.00 282.50 236.00 55.................................................. 246.00 272.50 253.25 287.25 240.00 56.................................................. 250.20 277.15 257.50 292.00 244.00 57.................................................. 254.40 281.80 261.75 296.75 248.00 58.................................................. 258.60 286.45 266.00 301.50 252.00 59.................................................. 262.80 291.10 270.25 306.25 256.00 60.................................................. 267.00 295.75 274.50 311.00 260.00 61.................................................. 271.20 300.40 278.75 315.75 264.00 62.................................................. 275.40 305.05 283.00 320.50 268.00 63.................................................. 279.60 309.70 287.25 325.25 272.00 64.................................................. 283.80 314.35 291.50 330.00 276.00 65.................................................. 288.00 319.00 295.75 334.75 280.00 66.................................................. 292.20 323.65 300.00 339.50 284.00 67.................................................. 296.40 328.30 304.25 344.25 288.00 68.................................................. 300.60 332.95 308.50 349.00 292.00 69.................................................. 304.80 337.60 312.75 353.75 296.00 70.................................................. 309.00 342.25 317.00 358.50 300.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMS corporate account: 5 percent discount from single piece rates. Global Priority Mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Rate 4 Rate group 1 (Canada) group 2 Rate (Australia, Rate (Mexico) group 3 Japan, New group 5 Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Envelope ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $4.00......................................................... $4.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Envelope ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.00.......................................................... 7.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 57868]] Variable Weight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate Group Rate Rate 4 Weight not Over (lbs.) Group 1 Group 2 Rate (Australia, Rate (Canada) (Mexico) Group 3 Japan, New Group 5 Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .5............................................... $6.00 $7.00 $9.00 $8.00 $8.00 1................................................ 8.00 9.00 11.00 10.00 12.00 1.5.............................................. 9.00 10.00 13.00 12.00 14.00 2................................................ 11.00 12.00 16.00 15.00 17.00 2.5............................................... 12.00 13.00 19.00 18.00 20.00 3................................................ 14.00 15.00 22.00 21.00 23.00 3.5.............................................. 16.00 17.00 24.00 23.00 25.00 4................................................ 18.00 19.00 27.00 26.00 28.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airmail Letter-post (Aerogrammes: $0.70. Postcards: Canada and Mexico, $0.50; Rest of World, $0.70). Single Piece Letter-Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Rate Rate 4 Weight not over (ozs.) group 1 group 2 Rate (Australia, Rate (Canada) (Mexico) group 3 Japan, New group 5 Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.................................................. $0.60 $0.60 $0.80 $0.80 $0.80 2................................................. 0.85 0.85 1.60 1.70 1.55 3................................................. 1.10 1.25 2.40 2.60 2.30 4................................................. 1.35 1.65 3.20 3.50 3.05 5................................................. 1.60 2.05 4.00 4.40 3.80 6................................................. 1.85 2.45 4.80 5.30 4.55 7................................................. 2.10 2.85 5.60 6.20 5.30 8................................................. 2.35 3.25 6.40 7.10 6.05 12................................................ 3.10 4.00 7.55 8.40 7.65 16................................................ 3.75 5.15 8.70 9.70 9.25 20................................................ 4.40 6.30 9.85 11.00 10.85 24................................................ 5.05 7.45 11.00 12.30 12.45 28................................................ 5.70 8.60 12.15 13.60 14.05 32................................................ 6.35 9.75 13.30 14.90 15.65 36................................................ 7.00 10.95 14.50 16.25 17.35 40................................................ 7.65 12.15 15.70 17.60 19.05 44................................................ 8.30 13.35 16.90 18.95 20.75 48................................................ 8.95 14.55 18.10 20.30 22.45 52................................................ 9.65 15.80 19.35 21.70 24.20 56................................................ 10.35 17.05 20.60 23.10 25.95 60................................................ 11.05 18.30 21.85 24.50 27.70 64................................................ 11.75 19.55 23.10 25.90 29.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Priority Airmail ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drop Full Rate group Per piece shipment service per pound per pound ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 (Canada)......................... $0.25 $2.60 $3.60 2 (Mexico)......................... 0.12 4.60 5.60 3.................................. 0.20 4.25 5.25 4.................................. 0.20 5.50 6.50 5.................................. 0.12 4.60 5.60 6.................................. 0.12 4.75 5.75 7.................................. 0.12 6.25 7.25 8.................................. 0.12 7.25 8.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Worldwide.......................... 0.20 7.00 8.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 57869]] Airmail Parcel Post Single Piece ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group 3 Rate Rate (Great Rate Rate Rate Rate Weight not over (lbs.) group 1 group 2 Britain & group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7 (Canada) (Mexico) No. (Japan) (China) Ireland) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1........................... $13.25 $13.00 $16.00 $16.25 $15.25 $14.00 $16.50 2........................... 13.25 15.50 20.00 20.50 19.75 15.50 19.00 3........................... 14.25 17.75 24.00 24.50 24.50 17.50 21.75 4........................... 15.50 20.25 28.00 29.00 29.75 20.25 24.50 5........................... 16.75 23.00 32.00 33.50 35.00 22.75 27.25 6........................... 17.85 25.00 35.00 36.80 39.25 25.65 30.25 7........................... 18.95 27.00 38.00 40.10 43.50 28.55 33.25 8........................... 20.05 29.00 41.00 43.40 47.75 31.45 36.25 9........................... 21.15 31.00 44.00 46.70 52.00 34.35 39.25 10.......................... 22.25 33.00 47.00 50.00 56.25 37.25 42.25 11.......................... 23.35 35.00 50.00 53.30 60.50 40.15 45.25 12.......................... 24.45 37.00 53.00 56.60 64.75 43.05 48.25 13.......................... 25.55 39.00 56.00 59.90 69.00 45.95 51.25 14.......................... 26.65 41.00 59.00 63.20 73.25 48.85 54.25 15.......................... 27.75 43.00 62.00 66.50 77.50 51.75 57.25 16.......................... 28.85 45.00 65.00 69.80 81.75 54.65 60.25 17.......................... 29.95 47.00 68.00 73.10 86.00 57.55 63.25 18.......................... 31.05 49.00 71.00 76.40 90.25 60.45 66.25 19.......................... 32.15 51.00 74.00 79.70 94.50 63.35 69.25 20.......................... 33.25 53.00 77.00 83.00 98.75 66.25 72.25 21.......................... 34.35 55.00 80.00 86.30 103.00 69.15 75.25 22.......................... 35.45 57.00 83.00 89.60 107.25 72.05 78.25 23.......................... 36.55 59.00 86.00 92.90 111.50 74.95 81.25 24.......................... 37.65 61.00 89.00 96.20 115.75 77.85 84.25 25.......................... 38.75 63.00 92.00 99.50 120.00 80.75 87.25 26.......................... 39.85 65.00 95.00 102.80 124.25 83.65 90.25 27.......................... 40.95 67.00 98.00 106.10 128.50 86.55 93.25 28.......................... 42.05 69.00 101.00 109.40 132.75 89.45 96.25 29.......................... 43.15 71.00 104.00 112.70 137.00 92.35 99.25 30.......................... 44.25 73.00 107.00 116.00 141.25 95.25 102.25 31.......................... 45.35 75.00 110.00 119.30 145.50 98.15 105.25 32.......................... 46.45 77.00 113.00 122.60 149.75 101.05 108.25 33.......................... 47.55 79.00 116.00 125.90 154.00 103.95 111.25 34.......................... 48.65 81.00 119.00 129.20 158.25 106.85 114.25 35.......................... 49.75 83.00 122.00 132.50 162.50 109.75 117.25 36.......................... 50.85 85.00 125.00 135.80 166.75 112.65 120.25 37.......................... 51.95 87.00 128.00 139.10 171.00 115.55 123.25 38.......................... 53.05 89.00 131.00 142.40 175.25 118.45 126.25 39.......................... 54.15 91.00 134.00 145.70 179.50 121.35 129.25 40.......................... 55.25 93.00 137.00 149.00 183.75 124.25 132.25 41.......................... 56.35 95.00 140.00 152.30 188.00 127.15 135.25 42.......................... 57.45 97.00 143.00 155.60 192.25 130.05 138.25 43.......................... 58.55 99.00 146.00 158.90 196.50 132.95 141.25 44.......................... 59.65 101.00 149.00 162.20 200.75 135.85 144.25 45.......................... 60.75 .......... 152.00 .......... 205.00 138.75 147.25 46.......................... 61.85 .......... 155.00 .......... 209.25 141.65 150.25 47.......................... 62.95 .......... 158.00 .......... 213.50 144.55 153.25 48.......................... 64.05 .......... 161.00 .......... 217.75 147.45 156.25 49.......................... 65.15 .......... 164.00 .......... 222.00 150.35 159.25 50.......................... 66.25 .......... 167.00 .......... 226.25 153.25 162.25 51.......................... 67.35 .......... 170.00 .......... 230.50 156.15 165.25 52.......................... 68.45 .......... 173.00 .......... 234.75 159.05 168.25 53.......................... 69.55 .......... 176.00 .......... 239.00 161.95 171.25 54.......................... 70.65 .......... 179.00 .......... 243.25 164.85 174.25 55.......................... 71.75 .......... 182.00 .......... 247.50 167.75 177.25 56.......................... 72.85 .......... 185.00 .......... 251.75 170.65 180.25 57.......................... 73.95 .......... 188.00 .......... 256.00 173.55 183.25 58.......................... 75.05 .......... 191.00 .......... 260.25 176.45 186.25 59.......................... 76.15 .......... 194.00 .......... 264.50 179.35 189.25 60.......................... 77.25 .......... 197.00 .......... 268.75 182.25 192.25 61.......................... 78.35 .......... 200.00 .......... 273.00 185.15 195.25 62.......................... 79.45 .......... 203.00 .......... 277.25 188.05 198.25 63.......................... 80.55 .......... 206.00 .......... 281.50 190.95 201.25 64.......................... 81.65 .......... 209.00 .......... 285.75 193.85 204.25 65.......................... 82.75 .......... 212.00 .......... 290.00 196.75 207.25 66.......................... 83.85 .......... 215.00 .......... 294.25 199.65 210.25 67.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 298.50 202.55 213.25 68.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 302.75 205.45 216.25 [[Page 57870]] 69.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 307.00 208.35 219.25 70.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 311.25 211.25 222.25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airmail Parcel Post Single Piece ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Weight not over (lbs.) group 8 group 9 group 10 group 11 group 12 group 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1...................................... $12.50 $14.50 $16.00 $18.00 $14.00 $17.00 2...................................... 16.00 18.75 18.50 22.00 15.50 19.00 3...................................... 20.00 23.25 21.50 26.00 17.25 22.00 4...................................... 24.25 26.75 24.00 30.00 19.25 25.00 5...................................... 28.75 32.75 26.50 34.00 21.25 28.00 6...................................... 32.65 36.50 29.50 37.50 23.75 31.25 7...................................... 36.55 40.40 32.50 41.00 26.25 34.50 8...................................... 40.45 44.30 35.50 44.50 28.75 37.75 9...................................... 44.35 48.20 38.50 48.00 31.25 41.00 10..................................... 48.25 52.10 41.50 51.50 33.75 44.25 11..................................... 52.15 56.00 44.50 55.00 36.25 47.50 12..................................... 56.05 59.90 47.50 58.50 38.75 50.75 13..................................... 59.95 63.80 50.50 62.00 41.25 54.00 14..................................... 63.85 67.70 53.50 65.50 43.75 57.25 15..................................... 67.75 71.60 56.50 69.00 46.25 60.50 16..................................... 71.65 75.50 59.50 72.50 48.75 63.75 17..................................... 75.55 79.40 62.50 76.00 51.25 67.00 18..................................... 79.45 83.30 65.50 79.50 53.75 70.25 19..................................... 83.35 87.20 68.50 83.00 56.25 73.50 20..................................... 87.25 91.10 71.50 86.50 58.75 76.75 21..................................... 91.15 95.00 74.50 90.00 61.25 80.00 22..................................... 95.05 98.90 77.50 93.50 63.75 83.25 23..................................... 98.95 102.80 80.50 97.00 66.25 86.50 24..................................... 102.85 106.70 83.50 100.50 68.75 89.75 25..................................... 106.75 110.60 86.50 104.00 71.25 93.00 26..................................... 110.65 114.50 89.50 107.50 73.75 96.25 27..................................... 114.55 118.40 92.50 111.00 76.25 99.50 28..................................... 118.45 122.30 95.50 114.50 78.75 102.75 29..................................... 122.35 126.20 98.50 118.00 81.25 106.00 30..................................... 126.25 130.10 101.50 121.50 83.75 109.25 31..................................... 130.15 134.00 104.50 125.00 86.25 112.50 32..................................... 134.05 137.90 107.50 128.50 88.75 115.75 33..................................... 137.95 141.80 110.50 132.00 91.25 119.00 34..................................... 141.85 145.70 113.50 135.50 93.75 122.25 35..................................... 145.75 149.60 116.50 139.00 96.25 125.50 36..................................... 149.65 153.50 119.50 142.50 98.75 128.75 37..................................... 153.55 157.40 122.50 146.00 101.25 132.00 38..................................... 157.45 161.30 125.50 149.50 103.75 135.25 39..................................... 161.35 165.20 128.50 153.00 106.25 138.50 40..................................... 165.25 169.10 131.50 156.50 108.75 141.75 41..................................... 169.15 173.00 134.50 160.00 111.25 145.00 42..................................... 173.05 176.90 137.50 163.50 113.75 148.25 43..................................... 176.95 180.80 140.50 167.00 116.25 151.50 44..................................... 180.85 184.70 143.50 170.50 118.75 154.75 45..................................... 184.75 188.60 146.50 174.00 121.25 158.00 46..................................... 188.65 192.50 149.50 177.50 123.75 161.25 47..................................... 192.55 196.40 152.50 181.00 126.25 164.50 48..................................... 196.45 200.30 155.50 184.50 128.75 167.75 49..................................... 200.35 204.20 158.50 188.00 131.25 171.00 50..................................... 204.25 208.10 161.50 191.50 133.75 174.25 51..................................... 208.15 212.00 164.50 195.00 136.25 177.50 52..................................... 212.05 215.90 167.50 198.50 138.75 180.75 53..................................... 215.95 219.80 170.50 202.00 141.25 184.00 54..................................... 219.85 223.70 173.50 205.50 143.75 187.25 55..................................... 223.75 227.60 176.50 209.00 146.25 190.50 56..................................... 227.65 231.50 179.50 212.50 148.75 193.75 57..................................... 231.55 235.40 182.50 216.00 151.25 197.00 [[Page 57871]] 58..................................... 235.45 239.30 185.50 219.50 153.75 200.25 59..................................... 239.35 243.20 188.50 223.00 156.25 203.50 60..................................... 243.25 247.10 191.50 226.50 158.75 206.75 61..................................... 247.15 251.00 194.50 230.00 161.25 210.00 62..................................... 251.05 254.90 197.50 233.50 163.75 213.25 63..................................... 254.95 258.80 200.50 237.00 166.25 216.50 64..................................... 258.85 262.70 203.50 240.50 168.75 219.75 65..................................... 262.75 266.60 206.50 244.00 171.25 223.00 66..................................... 266.65 270.50 209.50 247.50 173.75 226.25 67..................................... 270.55 274.40 212.50 251.00 176.25 229.50 68..................................... 274.45 278.30 215.50 254.50 178.75 232.75 69..................................... 278.35 282.20 218.50 258.00 181.25 236.00 70..................................... 282.25 286.10 221.50 261.50 183.75 239.25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airmail M-Bags ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Rate Rate 4 Weight not over (lbs.) group 1 group 2 Rate (Australia, Rate (Canada) (Mexico) group 3 Japan, New group 5 Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11................................................ $16.50 $17.60 $27.50 $38.50 $38.50 Each additional pound or fraction of a pound...... 1.50 1.60 2.50 3.50 3.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economy Mail--Letter-Post Single Piece ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Rate Rate 4 Weight not over (ozs.) group 1 group 2 Rate (Australia, Rate (Canada) (Mexico) group 3 Japan, New group 5 Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16................................................ $2.70 $4.35 $3.80 $4.05 $4.95 20................................................ 4.05 5.15 4.45 4.70 5.70 24................................................ 4.55 5.95 5.10 5.35 6.50 28................................................ 5.05 6.70 5.70 6.00 7.30 32................................................ 5.60 7.50 6.30 6.65 8.10 36................................................ 6.00 8.15 6.90 7.25 8.75 40................................................ 6.40 8.80 7.50 7.85 9.40 44................................................ 6.80 9.45 8.10 8.45 10.05 48................................................ 7.20 10.10 8.70 9.05 10.70 52................................................ 7.60 10.75 9.30 9.65 11.35 56................................................ 8.00 11.40 9.90 10.25 12.00 60................................................ 8.40 12.05 10.50 10.85 12.65 64................................................ 8.80 12.70 11.10 11.45 13.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Surface Air Lift ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drop Direct Full M-Bag M-Bag M-Bag Rate group Per piece shipment shipment service drop direct full per pound per pound per pound shipment shipment service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (Canada).................. $0.25 $2.15 $2.65 $3.15 $1.40 $1.50 $1.50 2 (Mexico).................. 0.12 3.20 3.70 4.20 1.50 1.60 1.60 3........................... 0.20 2.50 3.00 3.50 1.50 1.75 1.75 4........................... 0.20 2.75 3.25 3.75 2.50 2.50 2.50 5........................... 0.12 3.45 3.95 4.45 2.00 2.25 2.25 6........................... 0.12 3.40 3.90 4.40 2.00 2.25 2.25 7........................... 0.12 3.50 4.00 4.50 2.25 2.50 2.50 8........................... 0.12 5.50 6.00 6.50 3.00 3.25 3.25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 57872]] Publishers' Periodicals ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All other countries Weight not over Canada Mexico (except Canada and Mexico) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lbs. ozs. 0 1.............................. $0.40 $0.48 $0.44 0 2.............................. 0.46 0.60 0.55 0 3.............................. 0.52 0.78 0.71 0 4.............................. 0.59 0.90 0.83 0 5.............................. 0.65 1.13 1.05 0 6.............................. 0.72 1.13 1.05 0 7.............................. 0.78 1.36 1.27 0 8.............................. 0.85 1.36 1.27 0 9.............................. 0.91 1.57 1.50 0 10............................. 0.98 1.57 1.50 0 11............................. 1.04 1.80 1.71 0 12............................. 1.11 1.80 1.71 0 13............................. 1.17 2.03 1.93 0 14............................. 1.24 2.03 1.93 0 15............................. 1.30 2.26 2.15 0 16............................. 1.37 2.26 2.15 0 18............................. 1.43 2.46 2.36 0 20............................. 1.49 2.68 2.56 0 22............................. 1.55 2.88 2.77 0 24............................. 1.61 3.10 2.98 0 26............................. 1.67 3.30 3.19 0 28............................. 1.73 3.52 3.39 0 30............................. 1.79 3.72 3.60 0 32............................. 1.85 3.94 3.81 3 0.............................. 4.00 5.38 5.13 4 0.............................. 4.64 6.82 6.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $0.25 per pound discount for volume made up to country and tendered at the New Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center. Books and Sheet Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Rate Rate Rate 4 (Japan, Rate Weight not over (ozs.) group 1 group 2 group 3 Australia, group 5 (Canada) (Mexico) New Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.5............................................... $1.70 $2.85 $2.65 $2.60 $2.80 1.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 2.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 3.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 4.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 5.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 6.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 7.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 8.0............................................... 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 12.0.............................................. 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 16.0.............................................. 1.70 2.85 2.65 2.60 2.80 20.0.............................................. 1.85 3.40 3.20 3.10 3.35 24.0.............................................. 2.00 3.95 3.75 3.60 3.90 28.0.............................................. 2.15 4.50 4.25 4.10 4.45 32.0.............................................. 2.30 5.00 4.75 4.60 5.00 36.0.............................................. 3.00 5.45 5.10 5.00 5.45 40.0.............................................. 3.68 5.90 5.50 5.38 5.90 44.0.............................................. 4.35 6.35 5.90 5.75 6.35 48.0.............................................. 5.00 6.75 6.20 6.10 6.70 52.0.............................................. 5.20 7.65 6.60 6.50 7.15 56.0.............................................. 5.40 8.55 7.00 6.90 7.60 60.0.............................................. 5.60 9.45 7.40 7.35 8.05 64.0.............................................. 5.80 10.30 7.80 7.75 8.40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 57873]] Matter for the Blind--Free Economy Parcel Post Single Piece ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group 3 Rate Rate (Great Rate Rate Rate Rate Weight not over (lbs.) group 1 group 2 Britain & group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7 (Canada) (Mexico) No. (Japan) (China) Ireland) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5........................... $15.25 $19.50 $23.00 $23.25 $21.25 $18.25 $22.00 6........................... 15.75 20.75 25.00 25.00 22.75 19.35 24.00 7........................... 16.50 22.00 27.00 26.25 24.25 20.45 26.00 8........................... 17.25 23.00 29.00 27.75 25.75 21.55 28.00 9........................... 17.75 24.00 31.00 29.00 27.25 22.65 30.00 10.......................... 18.25 24.75 32.75 30.25 28.75 23.75 32.00 11.......................... 18.70 25.50 34.45 31.30 30.00 24.70 33.60 12.......................... 19.15 26.25 36.15 32.35 31.25 25.65 35.20 13.......................... 19.60 27.00 37.85 33.40 32.50 26.60 36.80 14.......................... 20.05 27.75 39.55 34.45 33.75 27.55 38.40 15.......................... 20.50 28.50 41.25 35.50 35.00 28.50 40.00 16.......................... 20.95 29.25 42.95 36.55 36.25 29.45 41.60 17.......................... 21.40 30.00 44.65 37.60 37.50 30.40 43.20 18.......................... 21.85 30.75 46.35 38.65 38.75 31.35 44.80 19.......................... 22.30 31.50 48.05 39.70 40.00 32.30 46.40 20.......................... 22.75 32.25 49.75 40.75 41.25 33.25 48.00 21.......................... 23.30 32.95 51.35 41.70 42.40 34.15 49.60 22.......................... 23.85 33.65 52.95 42.65 43.55 35.05 51.20 23.......................... 24.40 34.35 54.55 43.60 44.70 35.95 52.80 24.......................... 24.95 35.05 56.15 44.55 45.85 36.85 54.40 25.......................... 25.50 35.75 57.75 45.50 47.00 37.75 56.00 26.......................... 26.05 36.45 59.35 46.45 48.15 38.65 57.60 27.......................... 26.60 37.15 60.95 47.40 49.30 39.55 59.20 28.......................... 27.15 37.85 62.55 48.35 50.45 40.45 60.80 29.......................... 27.70 38.55 64.15 49.30 51.60 41.35 62.40 30.......................... 28.25 39.25 65.75 50.25 52.75 42.25 64.00 31.......................... 28.80 39.95 67.25 51.15 53.85 43.10 65.50 32.......................... 29.35 40.65 68.75 52.05 54.95 43.95 67.00 33.......................... 29.90 41.35 70.25 52.95 56.05 44.80 68.50 34.......................... 30.45 42.05 71.75 53.85 57.15 45.65 70.00 35.......................... 31.00 42.75 73.25 54.75 58.25 46.50 71.50 36.......................... 31.55 43.45 74.75 55.65 59.35 47.35 73.00 37.......................... 32.10 44.15 76.25 56.55 60.45 48.20 74.50 38.......................... 32.65 44.85 77.75 57.45 61.55 49.05 76.00 39.......................... 33.20 45.55 79.25 58.35 62.65 49.90 77.50 40.......................... 33.75 46.25 80.75 59.25 63.75 50.75 79.00 41.......................... 34.30 46.95 82.25 60.15 64.85 51.60 80.50 42.......................... 34.85 47.65 83.75 61.05 65.95 52.45 82.00 43.......................... 35.40 48.35 85.25 61.95 67.05 53.30 83.50 44.......................... 35.95 49.05 86.75 62.85 68.15 54.15 85.00 45.......................... 36.50 .......... 88.25 .......... 69.25 55.00 86.50 46.......................... 37.05 .......... 89.75 .......... 70.35 55.85 88.00 47.......................... 37.60 .......... 91.25 .......... 71.45 56.70 89.50 48.......................... 38.15 .......... 92.75 .......... 72.55 57.55 91.00 49.......................... 38.70 .......... 94.25 .......... 73.65 58.40 92.50 50.......................... 39.25 .......... 95.75 .......... 74.75 59.25 94.00 51.......................... 39.80 .......... 97.25 .......... 75.85 60.10 95.50 52.......................... 40.35 .......... 98.75 .......... 76.95 60.95 97.00 53.......................... 40.90 .......... 100.25 .......... 78.05 61.80 98.50 54.......................... 41.45 .......... 101.75 .......... 79.15 62.65 100.00 55.......................... 42.00 .......... 103.25 .......... 80.25 63.50 101.50 56.......................... 42.55 .......... 104.75 .......... 81.35 64.35 103.00 57.......................... 43.10 .......... 106.25 .......... 82.45 65.20 104.50 58.......................... 43.65 .......... 107.75 .......... 83.55 66.05 106.00 59.......................... 44.20 .......... 109.25 .......... 84.65 66.90 107.50 60.......................... 44.75 .......... 110.75 .......... 85.75 67.75 109.00 61.......................... 45.30 .......... 112.25 .......... 86.85 68.60 110.50 62.......................... 45.85 .......... 113.75 .......... 87.95 69.45 112.00 63.......................... 46.40 .......... 115.25 .......... 89.05 70.30 113.50 64.......................... 46.95 .......... 116.75 .......... 90.15 71.15 115.00 65.......................... 47.50 .......... 118.25 .......... 91.25 72.00 116.50 66.......................... 48.05 .......... 119.75 .......... 92.35 72.85 118.00 67.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 93.45 73.70 119.50 68.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 94.55 74.55 121.00 69.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 95.65 75.40 122.50 [[Page 57874]] 70.......................... .......... .......... .......... .......... 96.75 76.25 124.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economy Parcel Post Single Piece ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Weight not over (lbs.) group 8 group 9 group 10 group 11 group 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5................................................... $21.50 $28.75 $21.75 $26.25 $20.25 6................................................... 22.80 30.95 23.50 28.75 22.00 7................................................... 24.10 33.15 25.00 31.00 23.75 8................................................... 25.40 35.35 26.75 33.25 25.50 9................................................... 26.70 37.55 29.00 35.50 27.25 10.................................................. 28.10 39.75 32.00 37.75 28.90 11.................................................. 29.40 41.65 33.40 39.80 30.55 12.................................................. 30.70 43.55 34.80 41.85 32.20 13.................................................. 32.00 45.45 36.20 43.90 33.85 14.................................................. 33.30 47.35 37.60 45.95 35.50 15.................................................. 34.60 49.25 39.00 48.00 37.15 16.................................................. 35.90 51.15 40.40 50.05 38.80 17.................................................. 37.20 53.05 41.80 52.10 40.45 18.................................................. 38.50 54.95 43.20 54.15 42.10 19.................................................. 39.80 56.85 44.60 56.20 43.75 20.................................................. 41.10 58.75 46.00 58.25 45.40 21.................................................. 42.40 60.45 47.25 60.15 46.85 22.................................................. 43.70 62.15 48.50 62.05 48.30 23.................................................. 45.00 63.85 49.75 63.95 49.75 24.................................................. 46.30 65.55 51.00 65.85 51.20 25.................................................. 47.60 67.25 52.25 67.75 52.65 26.................................................. 48.90 68.95 53.50 69.65 54.10 27.................................................. 50.20 70.65 54.75 71.55 55.55 28.................................................. 51.50 72.35 56.00 73.45 57.00 29.................................................. 52.80 74.05 57.25 75.35 58.45 30.................................................. 54.10 75.75 58.50 77.25 59.90 31.................................................. 55.40 77.40 59.75 79.00 61.30 32.................................................. 56.70 79.05 61.00 80.75 62.70 33.................................................. 58.00 80.70 62.25 82.50 64.10 34.................................................. 59.30 82.35 63.50 84.25 65.50 35.................................................. 60.60 84.00 64.75 86.00 66.90 36.................................................. 61.90 85.65 66.00 87.75 68.30 37.................................................. 63.20 87.30 67.25 89.50 69.70 38.................................................. 64.50 88.95 68.50 91.25 71.10 39.................................................. 65.80 90.60 69.75 93.00 72.50 40.................................................. 67.10 92.25 71.00 94.75 73.90 41.................................................. 68.40 93.60 72.25 96.50 75.30 42.................................................. 69.70 94.95 73.50 98.25 76.70 43.................................................. 71.00 96.30 74.75 100.00 78.10 44.................................................. 72.30 97.65 76.00 101.75 79.50 45.................................................. 73.60 99.00 77.25 103.50 80.90 46.................................................. 74.90 100.35 78.50 105.25 82.30 47.................................................. 76.20 101.70 79.75 107.00 83.70 48.................................................. 77.50 103.05 81.00 108.75 85.10 49.................................................. 78.80 104.40 82.25 110.50 86.50 50.................................................. 80.10 105.75 83.50 112.25 87.90 51.................................................. 81.40 107.10 84.75 114.00 89.30 52.................................................. 82.70 108.45 86.00 115.75 90.70 53.................................................. 84.00 109.80 87.25 117.50 92.10 54.................................................. 85.30 111.15 88.50 119.25 93.50 55.................................................. 86.60 112.50 89.75 121.00 94.90 56.................................................. 87.90 113.85 91.00 122.75 96.30 57.................................................. 89.20 115.20 92.25 124.50 97.70 58.................................................. 90.50 116.55 93.50 126.25 99.10 59.................................................. 91.80 117.90 94.75 128.00 100.50 60.................................................. 93.10 119.25 96.00 129.75 101.90 61.................................................. 94.40 120.60 97.25 131.50 103.30 62.................................................. 95.70 121.95 98.50 133.25 104.70 63.................................................. 97.00 123.30 99.75 135.00 106.10 64.................................................. 98.30 124.65 101.00 136.75 107.50 [[Page 57875]] 65.................................................. 99.60 126.00 102.25 138.50 108.90 66.................................................. 100.90 127.35 103.50 140.25 110.30 67.................................................. 102.20 128.70 104.75 142.00 111.70 68.................................................. 103.50 130.05 106.00 143.75 113.10 69.................................................. 104.80 131.40 107.25 145.50 114.50 70.................................................. 106.10 132.75 108.50 147.25 115.90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economy (Surface) M-Bags ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group 4 Rate group 1 Rate group 2 (Australia, Rate group Weight not over (lbs.) (Canada) (Mexico) Rate group 3 Japan, New 5 Zealand) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11........................................ $11.55 $14.30 $15.95 $16.50 $16.50 Each additional pound or fraction of a 1.05 1.30 1.45 1.50 1.50 pound.................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Books and Sheet Music and Publishers' Periodicals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11........................................ $8.80 $8.80 $9.90 $11.00 $11.00 Each additional pound or fraction of a 0.80 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.00 pound.................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Services and Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Fees with an asterisk are based on the equivalent domestic service. Certificate of Mailing* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Individual Pieces ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Individual articles listing, per article....................... $0.75 Firm mailing books (PS Form 3877), per article listed.......... 0.25 Each individual copy of individual article listing or original 0.75 mailing receipt for registered, insured, or recorded delivery (per copy).................................................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bulk Pieces ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Up to 1,000 pieces (one certificate for total number).......... 3.50 Each additional 1,000 pieces or fraction....................... 0.40 Duplicate copy................................................. 0.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Insurance--Parcel Post ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All other Indemnity limit not over Canada* countries ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $50........................................... $1.35 $1.85 100........................................... 2.10 2.60 200........................................... 3.10 3.60 300........................................... 4.10 4.60 400........................................... 5.10 5.60 500........................................... 6.10 6.60 600........................................... 7.10 7.60 675........................................... 8.10 ........... 700........................................... ........... 8.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add'l. $100................................... ........... $1.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Express Mail* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indemnity limit not over All countries ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $500....................................... No Fee Add'l. $100................................ $1.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Registered Mail--Countries other than Canada: $7.25* Canada: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indemnity limit not over Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $100........................................................... $7.50 500............................................................ 8.25 1000........................................................... 9.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return Receipt*: $1.50 Restricted Delivery*: $3.20 Recorded Delivery*: $2.10 International Postal Money Orders -- Direct (MP1): $3.25 List: $8.50 (no change) International Reply Coupons: $1.75 International Business Reply Service -- Cards: $0.80 Envelope up to 2 ounces: $1.20 Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee: $4.50 Pick up Service*: $10.25 Shortpaid Mail Charge: $0.45 [[Page 57876]] Country Rate Group List ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surface Letter- IPA Country EMS Air CP CP post ISAL\1\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afghanistan.............................................. ......... 7 7 5 8 Albania.................................................. 6 7 7 5 5 Algeria.................................................. 11 10 11 5 8 Andorra.................................................. 6 7 6 3 3 Angola................................................... 11 10 11 5 8 Anguilla................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Antigua and Barbuda...................................... ......... 12 12 5 6 Argentina................................................ 12 13 12 5 6 Armenia.................................................. 7 7 7 5 8 Aruba.................................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Ascension................................................ ......... -- 11 5 5 Australia................................................ 8 9 8 4 4 Austria.................................................. 7 7 6 5 3 Azerbaijan............................................... 6 7 7 5 8 Bahamas.................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Bahrain.................................................. 11 10 10 5 8 Bangladesh............................................... 9 8 8 5 8 Barbados................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Belarus.................................................. 6 6 7 5 5 Belgium.................................................. 7 6 6 3 3 Belize................................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Benin.................................................... 11 10 10 5 8 Bermuda.................................................. 12 13 12 5 6 Bhutan................................................... 8 9 9 5 8 Bolivia.................................................. 12 13 12 5 6 Bosnia-Herzegovina....................................... 6 6 6 5 5 Botswana................................................. 10 11 11 5 8 Brazil................................................... 12 13 12 5 6 British Virgin Islands................................... ......... 12 12 5 6 Brunei Darussalam........................................ 8 8 8 5 7 Bulgaria................................................. 6 6 7 5 5 Burkina Faso............................................. 10 10 11 5 8 Burma (Myanmar).......................................... ......... 6 6 5 8 Burundi.................................................. 11 11 11 5 8 Cambodia................................................. 8 8 ......... 5 7 Cameroon................................................. 10 11 11 5 8 Canada................................................... 1 1 1 1 1 Cape Verde............................................... 11 10 11 5 8 Cayman Islands........................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Central African Republic................................. 11 11 11 5 8 Chad..................................................... 10 10 ......... 5 8 Chile.................................................... 12 13 12 5 6 China.................................................... 5 5 5 5 7 Colombia................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Comoros Islands.......................................... ......... 10 10 5 8 Congo (Brazzaville), Republic of the..................... 11 10 10 5 8 Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the............. 10 11 11 5 8 Costa Rica............................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).............................. 10 11 11 5 8 Croatia.................................................. 6 6 6 5 5 Cuba..................................................... ......... ......... ......... 5 6 Cyprus................................................... 6 6 6 5 8 Czech Republic........................................... 7 6 7 5 5 Denmark.................................................. 7 6 6 3 3 Djibouti................................................. 11 10 10 5 8 Dominica................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Dominican Republic....................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Ecuador.................................................. 12 13 12 5 6 Egypt.................................................... 11 11 11 5 8 El Salvador.............................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Equatorial Guinea........................................ 10 10 10 5 8 Eritrea.................................................. 10 11 11 5 8 Estonia.................................................. 6 7 7 5 5 Ethiopia................................................. 10 10 10 5 8 Falkland Islands......................................... ......... ......... 12 5 6 Faroe Islands............................................ 7 6 6 3 5 Fiji..................................................... 8 8 8 5 7 Finland.................................................. 7 6 6 3 3 France (Includes Corsica & Monaco)....................... 6 6 6 3 3 French Guiana............................................ 12 13 12 5 6 French Polynesia (Includes Tahiti)....................... 9 9 9 5 7 [[Page 57877]] Gabon.................................................... 11 10 11 5 8 Gambia................................................... ......... 11 11 5 8 Georgia, Republic of..................................... 7 7 7 5 8 Germany.................................................. 7 6 6 3 3 Ghana.................................................... 10 11 11 5 8 Gibraltar................................................ ......... 6 6 3 3 Great Britain and Northern Ireland....................... 3 3 3 3 3 Greece................................................... 7 6 6 3 3 Greenland................................................ ......... 6 6 3 3 Grenada.................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Guadeloupe............................................... 12 13 12 5 6 Guatemala................................................ 12 12 12 5 6 Guinea................................................... 10 10 10 5 8 Guinea-Bissau............................................ 11 11 11 5 8 Guyana................................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Haiti.................................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Honduras................................................. 12 13 12 5 6 Hong Kong................................................ 8 9 8 5 7 Hungary.................................................. 7 6 6 5 5 Iceland.................................................. 7 6 6 3 3 India.................................................... 8 9 8 5 8 Indonesia (Includes East Timor).......................... 8 8 8 5 7 Iran..................................................... ......... 11 11 5 8 Iraq..................................................... 11 11 11 5 8 Ireland.................................................. 6 6 6 3 3 Israel................................................... 10 10 10 3 3 Italy.................................................... 7 6 6 3 3 Jamaica.................................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Japan.................................................... 4 4 4 4 4 Jordan................................................... 10 10 10 5 8 Kazakhstan............................................... 6 6 7 5 8 Kenya.................................................... 10 10 10 5 8 Kiribati................................................. ......... 8 8 5 7 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of (North)..................... ......... ......... ......... 5 7 Korea, Republic of (South)............................... 8 9 8 5 7 Kuwait................................................... 11 10 10 5 8 Kyrgyzstan............................................... 6 6 7 5 5 Laos..................................................... 9 9 9 5 7 Latvia................................................... 7 6 6 5 5 Lebanon.................................................. ......... 10 ......... 5 8 Lesotho.................................................. 11 11 11 5 8 Liberia.................................................. 10 10 10 5 8 Libya.................................................... ......... 7 7 5 8 Liechtenstein............................................ 7 6 6 3 3 Lithuania................................................ 6 6 7 5 5 Luxembourg............................................... 6 6 6 3 3 Macao.................................................... 8 9 9 5 5 Macedonia, Republic of................................... 7 6 7 5 5 Madagascar............................................... 10 11 11 5 8 Malawi................................................... 10 11 11 5 8 Malaysia................................................. 8 8 8 5 7 Maldives................................................. 9 9 9 5 8 Mali..................................................... 10 10 11 5 8 Malta.................................................... 7 7 7 5 8 Martinique............................................... 12 13 12 5 6 Mauritania............................................... 10 10 11 5 8 Mauritius................................................ 10 10 10 5 8 Mexico................................................... 2 2 2 2 2 Moldova.................................................. 6 7 7 5 8 Mongolia................................................. 9 9 9 5 7 Montserrat............................................... ......... 8 8 5 6 Morocco.................................................. 11 10 11 5 8 Mozambique............................................... 10 11 11 5 8 Namibia.................................................. 11 11 11 5 8 Nauru.................................................... 8 8 8 5 7 Nepal.................................................... 8 9 9 5 7 Netherlands.............................................. 7 6 6 3 3 Netherlands Antilles..................................... 12 12 12 5 6 New Caledonia............................................ 9 9 9 5 7 New Zealand.............................................. 8 8 8 4 4 Nicaragua................................................ 12 12 12 5 6 [[Page 57878]] Niger.................................................... 10 10 10 5 8 Nigeria.................................................. 11 10 10 5 8 Norway................................................... 7 6 6 3 3 Oman..................................................... 11 10 10 5 8 Pakistan................................................. 8 9 8 5 8 Panama................................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Papua New Guinea......................................... 8 9 9 5 7 Paraguay................................................. 12 13 12 5 6 Peru..................................................... 12 13 12 5 6 Philippines.............................................. 8 9 8 5 7 Pitcairn Island.......................................... ......... 8 8 5 7 Poland................................................... 6 6 6 5 5 Portugal (Includes Azores & Madeira Islands)............. 7 7 7 3 3 Qatar.................................................... 11 10 10 5 8 Reunion.................................................. ......... 13 12 5 8 Romania.................................................. 6 7 7 5 5 Russia................................................... 7 7 7 5 5 Rwanda................................................... 10 10 11 5 8 Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis.................. 12 12 12 5 6 Saint Helena............................................. ......... 11 11 5 8 Saint Lucia.............................................. 12 12 12 5 6 Saint Pierre & Miquelon.................................. ......... 6 6 5 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines......................... 12 13 12 5 6 San Marino............................................... ......... 9 8 3 3 Sao Tome and Principe.................................... ......... 10 10 5 5 Saudi Arabia............................................. 10 10 10 5 8 Senegal.................................................. 11 10 10 5 8 Serbia-Montenegro (Yugoslavia)........................... 7 7 7 5 5 Seychelles............................................... 10 10 11 5 8 Sierra Leone............................................. 10 10 10 5 8 Singapore................................................ 8 8 8 5 7 Slovak Republic (Slovakia)............................... 6 6 6 5 5 Slovenia................................................. 7 6 7 5 5 Solomon Islands.......................................... 8 8 8 5 7 Somalia.................................................. 10 10 10 5 8 South Africa............................................. 11 11 10 5 8 Spain (Includes Canary Islands).......................... 6 7 6 3 3 Sri Lanka................................................ 8 9 8 5 8 Sudan.................................................... 10 11 11 5 8 Suriname................................................. ......... 12 12 5 6 Swaziland................................................ 11 10 10 5 8 Sweden................................................... 7 7 7 3 3 Switzerland.............................................. 7 6 6 3 3 Syria.................................................... 10 10 10 5 8 Taiwan................................................... 8 9 8 5 7 Tajikistan............................................... 7 6 6 5 8 Tanzania................................................. 10 10 10 5 8 Thailand................................................. 9 8 8 5 7 Togo..................................................... 11 10 10 5 8 Tonga.................................................... ......... 8 8 5 7 Trinidad and Tobago...................................... 12 12 12 5 6 Tristan da Cunha......................................... ......... 10 11 5 8 Tunisia.................................................. 11 10 10 5 8 Turkey................................................... 10 10 10 5 5 Turkmenistan............................................. 7 7 7 5 5 Turks and Caicos Islands................................. ......... 12 12 5 6 Tuvalu................................................... ......... 8 8 5 7 Uganda................................................... 10 10 11 5 8 Ukraine.................................................. 7 7 7 5 8 United Arab Emirates..................................... 10 10 10 5 8 Uruguay.................................................. 12 13 12 5 6 Uzbekistan............................................... ......... 7 7 5 8 Vanuatu.................................................. 8 8 8 5 7 Vatican City............................................. ......... 6 6 3 3 Venezuela................................................ 12 12 12 5 6 Vietnam.................................................. 8 9 8 5 7 Wallis and Futuna Islands................................ ......... 9 9 5 7 Western Samoa............................................ 8 8 8 5 7 Yemen.................................................... 10 10 11 5 8 Zambia................................................... 10 10 11 5 8 [[Page 57879]] Zimbabwe................................................. 11 11 11 5 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ISAL service not available to all countries. See Individual Country Listings for availablilty. 1 International Mail Services 110 General Information 111 Scope This manual sets forth the conditions and procedures for the preparation and treatment of mail sent from the United States to other countries and the treatment of mail received from other countries. Its counterpart in the domestic mail service is the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). Cross-references to the DMM are provided wherever domestic conditions and procedures apply to the preparation or treatment of international mail. 112 Mailer Responsibility Regardless of any statement contained in this manual or the statements of any employee of the United States Postal Service, the burden rests with the mailer to ensure that he or she has complied with the prescribed laws and regulations governing domestic and international mail, both those of the United States and those of the destination country. 113 Individual Country Listings Individual Country Listings (ICLs) provide information about conditions of mailing, postage rates, and special services for each country. ICLs are arranged alphabetically. Most subtitles are followed by a chapter citation in parentheses. 114 Availability Customers may access this manual online at http://pe.usps.gov. A printed copy may be purchased from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 941 N Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20402- 9371. 115 Official Correspondence 115.1 Correspondence With Headquarters 115.11 Operations Questions regarding the proper classification, postal rates and fees, preparation requirements, claims and inquiries, special services, mailability, or any other classification aspect of international mail should be directed to local postal officials. Regulatory matters relating to international mail should be directed to the appropriate rates and classification service center (RCSC). See DMM G042 for listing of RCSCs and service areas. 115.12 Policy and Representation Correspondence concerning the following should be addressed to: Director International Postal Affairs, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plz SW, Washington, DC 20260-6500. a. Policy matters relating to international mail and international postal affairs. b. Negotiation and interpretation of postal agreements. c. Communications of a nonroutine nature from foreign postal officials. d. Postal Service representation at international postal meetings. e. Postal Service representation at meetings with other federal departments and agencies relating to international postal affairs. f. Visits by foreign postal officials. 115.13 Transportation and Distribution Correspondence concerning the transportation of international civil and military mail by surface and air, including the following, should be addressed to: Manager International Operations, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plz SW, Washington, DC 20260-6500. a. Containerization and plant loads. b. Conveyance rates. c. Designation of U.S. exchange offices. d. Documentation. e. Internal air conveyance, terminal, and transit charges. f. Mode of transport. g. Related forms and reports. h. Routing. i. Schedules and performance of U.S. and foreign flag carriers. j. Distribution procedures and schemes. 115.14 Investigations Correspondence relating to investigation of losses, depredations (robberies or riflings), and security of international mail should be addressed to: Chief Postal Inspector, Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plz SW, Washington, DC 20260-2100. 115.15 International Money Orders Correspondence relating to international money orders, including operational procedures, accounting, cashing, and issuing, should be addressed to: International Money Order Section, Accounting Service Center, U.S. Postal Service, PO Box 14964, St Louis MO 63182-9421. 115.2 Correspondence With Foreign Postal Authorities 115.21 Correspondence Permitted Correspondence is permitted between foreign postal authorities and Postal Inspectors-in-Charge and the postmasters (listed in 931.2) acting under the instructions for processing inquiries described in 928. U.S. exchange offices may correspond with their foreign counterparts only through bulletins of verification and exchanges of documentation. 115.22 Correspondence Not Permitted In all other cases, postmasters, area offices, and other field units of the Postal Service must not correspond directly with postal officials in other countries, but must refer inquiries from those officials to Headquarters for attention. (See 115.1 for referral points for particular subjects.) 115.3 Correspondence With Foreign Individuals 115.31 Correspondence Permitted Postmasters, area offices, and other field units of the Postal Service may reply directly to inquiries and engage in other necessary correspondence with individuals and firms in other countries. 115.32 Customer's Address A customer's address may not be given out without the customer's consent. 120 Preparation for Mailing 121 Packaging--Sender's Responsibility It is the responsibility of the sender to prepare items and to address them clearly and correctly. In preparing items for mailing, the sender must (1) use strong envelopes or durable packaging material, and (2) consider the nature of the articles being mailed and the distance they must travel to reach the [[Page 57880]] addressee. (See DMM C010.2.0 for detailed instructions.) 122 Addressing 122.1 Destination Address a. At least the entire right half of the address side of the envelope, package, or card should be reserved for the destination address, postage, labels, and postal notations. b. Addresses must be printed in ink or typewritten. Pencil is unacceptable. c. The name and address of addressee must be written legibly with roman letters and Arabic numbers, all placed lengthwise on one side of the item. For parcels, addresses should also be written on a separate slip enclosed in the parcel. d. Addresses in Russian, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Japanese, or Chinese characters must bear an interline translation in English of the names of the post office and country of destination. If the English translation is not known, the foreign language words must be spelled in roman characters (print or script). See 293.91 and 284.1 for an optional addressing procedure that applies only to direct country sacks of International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) mail or International Priority Airmail (IPA), respectively. e. Mail may not be addressed to a person in one country ``in care of'' a person in another country. f. The name of the sender and/or addressee may not be in initials except where they are an adopted trade name. g. Mail may not be addressed to Boxholder or Householder. h. The following exceptional form of address, in French or a language known in the country of destination, may be used on printed matter: the addressee's name or Occupant. Example: MR THOMAS CLARK OR OCCUPANT i. The house number and street address or box number must be included when mail is addressed to towns or cities. j. The address of items sent to General Delivery (in French, Poste Restante) must indicate the name of the addressee. The use of initials; figures; simple, given names; or fictitious names is not permitted on articles addressed for general delivery. k. The last line of the address must show only the country name, written in full (no abbreviations) and in capital letters. For example: MR THOMAS CLARK 117 RUSSELL DRIVE LONDON WIP 6HQ ENGLAND MS C P APPLE APARTADO 3068 46807 PUERTO VALLARTA JALISCO MEXICO Exception: To Canada, either of the following address formats may be used when the postal delivery zone number is included in the address: MS HELEN SAUNDERS 1010 CLEAR STREET OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1 CANADA MS HELEN SAUNDERS 1010 CLEAR STREET OTTAWA ON CANADA K1A 0B1 122.2 Return Address The complete address of the sender, including ZIP Code and country of origin, should be shown in the upper left corner of the address side of the envelope, package, or card. Only one return address may be used. It must be located so that it does not affect either the clarity of the address of destination or the application of service labels and notations (postmarks, etc.). Unregistered items bearing a return address in another country are accepted only at the sender's risk. In the case of bulk mailings, the return address must be in the country of mailing. For the purpose of this section, a ``bulk mailing'' is 200 or more pieces mailed at the same time by the sender. 123 Customs Forms 123.1 General Only two customs declaration forms are used, as required under 123.6, for international mail: PS Form 2976, Customs--CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label); and PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72 (Old C 2/CP 3/CP 2). PS Form 2976- E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91, is used with PS Form 2976-A for parcel post packages. Note: The May 1996 and December 1996 versions of PS Form 2976 may no longer be used. Postal customers are now required to use the June 1997 version, or a subsequent version, whenever a mailing transaction necessitates the affixing of PS Form 2976. Except as provided in 123.3, it is also mandatory that they present a fully completed Sender's Declaration, which specifies both the Sender's Name and Address and the Addressee's Name and Address, at the time of mailing. 123.2 Availability Customs declaration forms are available without charge at post offices. Upon request, mailers may receive a reasonable supply for mail preparation. 123.3 Privately Printed Forms If authorized, mailers may privately print PS Forms 2976 and 2976- A. Privately printed forms must be identical in size, design, and color to the Postal Service forms, and each form must contain a unique code 128 barcode number that can be read by Postal Service equipment. Form specifications may be obtained from: Manager Pricing Costing and Classification, International Business, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plz SW, Washington, DC 20260-6500. For authorization, mailers must submit at least two preproduction samples to the Manager, International Pricing, Costing, and Classification, at the above address, for review and approval. If three or more items are presented at one time, the mailer may omit printing the post office copy of PS Forms 2976 and 2976-A if a manifest of the items is provided. The manifest must contain the same mailer's certification statement and edition date printed on the Postal Service forms. Entries on the manifest must be typewritten or printed in ink or by ballpoint pen. The manifest must contain the sender's name and address; the sender's print authorization (i.e., barcode) number; the edition date of the privately printed PS Form 2976 that is being affixed to the mailpieces; a signed and dated reproduction of the certification statement that is printed on the USPS Sender's Declaration; and a list of the foreign recipients' names and delivery addresses. 123.4 Nonpostal Forms Certain items must bear one or more of the forms required by the nonpostal export regulations described in chapter 5. 123.5 Place of Mailing Except as specified below, postal items that require a completed customs declaration form may not be deposited into a street collection box or a post office lobby drop. Such items must be tendered to a USPS employee at a post office or other location as designated by the postmaster. Otherwise, they will be returned to the sender for proper entry and acceptance. Exception: The above restriction on the deposit of customs mail does not apply to Express Mail International Service (EMS) shipments paid through an Express Mail corporate account. Those items may be deposited into a designated Express Mail collection box or post office lobby drop. 123.6 Required Usage 123.61 Conditions Customs declaration PS Forms 2976 or 2976-A and 2976-E must be used as shown in Exhibit 123.61. [[Page 57881]] Exhibit 123.61--Customs Declaration Forms Usage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail category Declared value Required form Comment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority Mail Global Guaranteed All values............. Mailing label (item (documents). 11FGG1X). Express Mail International Service All values............. Use 2976 or 2976-A See Note 4 at the (EMS). unless otherwise bottom of this exhibit specified. and the Individual Country Listings. Global Priority Mail (GPM) items, N/A.................... None................... A known mailer, as airmail letter-post items, and defined in 123.62, may economy letter-post items that: be exempt from (a) Weigh less than 16 ounces and do affixing customs forms not have potentially dutiable to nondutiable contents.. mailpieces that weigh (b) Weigh 16 ounces or more; do not 16 ounces or more. have potentially dutiable contents; and are entered by a known mailer.. Global Priority Mail (GPM) items, Under $400............. Use 2976*.............. airmail letter-post items, and $400 and over.......... Use 2976-A*........... economy letter-post items that: (a) Weigh less than 16 ounces and have potentially dutiable contents.. (b) Weigh 16 ounces or more, regardless of their contents.. Free Matter for the Blind--Economy... Under $400............. $400 and over 2976*.... 2976-A* Parcel Post--Airmail or Economy...... Regardless of value Form 2976 (green label) 2976-A with 2976-E. may not be used on parcel post packages.. M-bag--Airmail or Economy (Note: An M- Under $400............. 2976*.................. bag requires a customs form when it $400 and over.......... 2976-A* ............... contains potentially dutiable printed matter, admissible merchandise items as defined in 261.22, or some combination thereof.). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Placement of forms: For items under $400 in value, PS Form 2976 (green label) should be used and affixed to the outside of the item. If the value of the contents is $400 and over, the upper left section of PS Form 2976 (green label) should be attached to the outside of the item, and a separate PS Form 2976-A must be completed and enclosed inside the package. Notes: 1. See 233.3 for the customs