NOTE: COMMENTS REGARDING ANY FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE MUST BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS INDICATED IN THE DOCUMENT. ANY COMMENTS ON THE RAPID INFORMATION BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (RIBBS) ABOUT ANY FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES WILL NOT BE USED OR CONSIDERED IN THE COURSE OF ANY RULE MAKING. [Federal Register: March 20, 1995] [[Page 14877]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part VI Postal Service _______________________________________________________________________ 39 CFR Part 20 International Postal Rates and Fees; Proposed Changes; Proposed Rule [[Page 14878]] POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 20 International Postal Rates and Fees; Proposed Changes AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Proposed changes in international postal rates and fees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority under 39 U.S.C. 407, the Postal Service is proposing changes in international postal rates and fees. 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 April 19, 1995. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or delivered to the Manager, Pricing, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room 6670, Washington, DC 20260-2406. Copies of all written comments will be available for public inspection and photocopying between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, in room 6670, at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Alepa, (202) 268-2650. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed international rates and fees, shown in the tables below, are needed by the Postal Service to accommodate changes in the cost of providing international mail service. The Postal Service proposes to eliminate the surface rates for letters, letter packages, and postal and post cards (surface LC rates). The costs associated with processing and dispatching LC items make it desirable to merge the air and surface mailstreams into a single air service that will provide the lowest combined cost and improve overall service quality. Surface LC volume has been declining for a number of years and has now reached the point where it is uneconomical to continue to separate the surface and air letter mailstreams. Surface LC is less than 1.5 percent of total air and surface LC volume. The Postal Service also proposes to lower the minimum weight for M-bags (direct sacks of printed matter to a single addressee) from 15 to 11 pounds to increase the availability of M-bags for customers. The rate structure for International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) is being simplified and modified. Currently, there is a piece rate of 32 cents to all countries only for items weighing 2 ounces or less. Items weighing more than 2 ounces are charged only a per-pound rate based on the rate group assigned to the country of destination. There are four country destination rate groups. The proposed rate structure has a per-piece charge for each rate group for all items regardless of weight and a per-pound charge based on the total weight of the mail to a particular rate group. The per-piece rates are 23 cents per piece to rate group 1 and 10 cents per piece to rate groups 2, 3, and 4. M-bags are not subject to the piece rate, only the per-pound charge. Countries continue in the same rate groups. The proposed gateway discount is 25 cents. Rates for Express Mail International Service (EMS) have been revised. It is also proposed that the deaveraging of rates within certain rate groups would be beneficial to meet the market characteristics of mail flows to particular country-specific destinations. Accordingly, countries previously defined by rate group 1 are identified separately by their own country-specific rates. These countries are Canada, Mexico, and Great Britain. Rates for these countries are shown in section I.A. Country-specific rates are also proposed for China and Japan, instead of including them in the rate groups to which they were previously assigned. The rates for these countries are shown in section I.A. All remaining countries have been configured into a revised set of rate groups. These rate groups are shown in section I.A. A separate rate has been established for publishers' periodicals to Mexico, and, as a result, separate rates for books and sheet music to Mexico are established. The bulk letter service to Canada is expanded from a maximum of 1 ounce to a maximum of 3 ounces. This increased maximum will enable more mailers to benefit from this program. For air parcel post, Germany has been moved from rate group C to B. For air AO, Malta has been moved from rate group AA to EU. In the tables below, some international fees are marked with an asterisk. The asterisk indicates that the Postal Service adopted these fees effective January 1, 1995, concurrent with the changes to domestic rates and fees that took effect on that date. These rates and fees are the same as the corresponding rates and fee for the equivalent domestic service. They are presented for convenience and information only. 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 fees and to amend the International Mail Manual, which 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, Incorporation by reference, International postal services. Stanley F. Mires, Chief Counsel, Legislative. 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 postal rates and fees: [[Page 14879]] International Postal Rates and Fees I. Express Mail International Service (See section VII for country rate groups.) A. On Demand Service 1. Country-Specific Rates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Weight not over (lb.) ------------------------------------------------------- Canada Mexico Great Britain China Japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.5 $15.50 $15.00 $16.50 $15.00 $15.00 1 18.00 17.50 18.75 17.50 17.00 2 22.00 21.00 22.50 20.00 19.50 3 25.50 24.50 26.50 26.00 25.00 4 28.50 28.00 30.00 33.00 31.00 5 32.00 30.75 34.00 36.00 34.00 Each add'l pound or fraction... 3.50 2.75 3.75 6.00 5.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Rate Group Countries ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Weight not --------------------------------------------------------- over (lb.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.5 $21.00 $15.00 $19.00 $18.00 $20.00 1 See 23.00 18.00 23.50 19.75 22.50 2 Country- 26.00 21.00 26.00 26.00 26.50 3 Specific 28.50 27.00 32.00 29.50 32.50 4 Rates 34.00 35.00 36.75 33.50 39.50 5 39.00 39.50 42.25 37.50 47.50 Each add'l pound or fraction 4.50 6.00 5.75 3.90 6.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Custom Designed Service 1. Country-Specific Rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Weight not over (lb.) ----------------------------------------------------------- Canada Mexico Great Britain China Japan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.5........ $23.00 $24.50 $23.00 $23.00 1.......... Custom 25.50 26.75 25.50 25.00 2.. ....... Designed 29.00 30.50 28.00 27.50 3.......... Service 32.50 34.50 34.00 33.00 4.......... Not 36.00 38.00 41.00 39.00 5........ Available 38.75 42.00 44.00 42.00 Each add'l pound or fraction.... 2.75 3.75 6.00 5.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Rate Group Countries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate group Weight not over (lb.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.5 $29.00 $23.00 $27.00 $26.00 $28.00 1 See 31.00 26.00 31.50 27.75 30.50 2 Country- 34.00 29.00 34.00 34.00 34.50 3 Specific 36.50 35.00 40.00 37.50 40.50 4 Rates 42.00 43.00 44.75 41.50 47.50 5 47.00 47.50 50.25 45.50 55.50 Each add'l pound or fraction 4.50 6.00 5.75 3.90 6.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. Letters and Letter Packages All LC mail (letters, letter packages, post and postal cards, and aerogrammes) receives First-Class service in the United States, dispatch by the most expeditious transportation available, and airmail or priority service in the destination country. Mailer should endorse all LC items "Airmail" or "Par Avion." A. Canada and Mexico ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weight not over --------------------------------- Canada *1 Mexico (lb.) (oz.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.............. 0.5 $0.46 $0.4 0.............. 1. 52 0.46 0.............. 1.5 0.64 0.66 0.............. 2 0.72 0.86 0.............. 3 0.95 1.26 0.............. 4 1.14 1.66 0.............. 5 1.33 2.06 [[Page 14880]] 0.............. 6 1.52 2.46 0.............. 7 1.71 2.86 0.............. 8 1.90 3.26 0.............. 9 2.09 3.66 0.............. 10 2.28 4.06 0.............. 11 2.47 4.46 0.............. 12 2.66 4.86 1.............. 0 3.42 6.46 1.............. 8 4.30 9.66 2.............. 0 5.18 12.86 2.............. 8 6.06 16.06 3.............. 0 6.94 19.26 3.............. 8 7.82 22.46 4.............. 0 8.70 25.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *1 A 4-pound maximum applies except for registered items sent to Canada. Canada-bound registered items may weigh up to 66 pounds. For registered items weighing over 4 pounds, the rate is $1.76 for each additional pound up to a 66-pound limit. Bulk Letter Service to Canada [See IMM 225] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bulk letter Weight not over (oz.) service to Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.5........................................................ $0.42 1.......................................................... 0.48 1.5........................................................ 0.60 2.......................................................... 0.68 3.......................................................... 0.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Countries Other Than Canada and Mexico (Maximum weight: 64 ounces) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All countries Weight not over (oz.) (other than Canada and Mexico) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.5........................................................ $0.60 1.0........................................................ 1.00 Each additional 0.5 ounce, up to and including 32 ounces... 0.40 Each additional ounce over 32.............................. 0.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. International Priority Airmail (IPA) (See section VII for country rate groups.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rate group Piece rate pound rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Worldwide Nonpresort.......................... $0.25 $8.55 Presort: Group 1..................................... 0.25 5.15 Group 2..................................... 0.10 71.5 Group 3..................................... 0.10 8.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ III. Post/Postal Cards and Aerogrammes A. Post/postal Cards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canda...................................................... $0.40 Mexico..................................................... 0.35 All others................................................. 0.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Aerogrammes All countries: $0.50 each. IV. Other Articles (AO) (Includes Printed Matter and Small Packets) A. Regular Printed Matter and Small Packets--Surface ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weight not over Country ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (lb.) (oz.) Canada Mexico All others ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0................... 1 $0.46 $0.40 $0.50 0................... 2 0.60 0.60 0.80 0................... 3 0.88 0.80 1.00 0................... 4 1.02 0.94 1.21 0................... 5 1.16 1.22 1.63 0................... 6 1.30 1.22 1.63 0................... 7 1.44 1.50 2.05 0................... 8 1.58 1.50 2.05 0................... 9 1.72 1.78 2.47 0................... 10 1.86 1.78 2.47 0................... 11 2.00 2.06 2.89 0................... 12 2.14 2.06 2.89 0................... 13 2.28 2.34 3.31 0................... 14 2.42 2.34 3.31 0................... 15 2.56 2.62 3.73 1................... 0 2.70 2.62 3.73 1................... 2 2.90 2.86 4.03 1................... 4 3.10 3.10 4.33 1................... 6 3.30 3.34 4.63 1................... 8 3.50 3.58 4.93 1................... 10 3.70 3.82 5.23 1................... 12 3.90 4.06 5.53 1................... 14 4.10 4.30 5.83 2................... 0 4.30 4.54 6.13 3................... 0 5.58 6.14 8.05 4................... 0 6.86 7.74 9.97 Each add'l pound or fraction 1.28 1.60 1.92 M-bag rate per pound or fraction 1.06 1.32 1.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 14881]] B. Valuepost/Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weight Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letter-size: 1 ounce or less................ $0.32 Over 1 ounce................... 0.30 plus $0.39 per pound or fraction of a pound. Flat-size: 5 ounces or less............... $0.57 Over 5 ounces.................. 0.34 plus $0.93 per pound or fraction of a pound. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. Publishers' Periodicals--Surface ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country Weight not over (oz.) -------------------------------------- Canada Mexico All others ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1................................ $0.40 $0.32 $0.32 2................................ 0.46 0.40 0.40 3................................ 0.52 0.52 0.52 4................................ 0.59 0.60 0.60 5................................ 0.65 0.75 0.76 6................................ 0.72 0.75 0.76 7................................ 0.78 0.90 0.92 8................................ 0.85 0.90 0.92 9................................ 0.91 1.05 1.08 10............................... 0.98 1.05 1.08 11............................... 1.04 1.20 1.24 12............................... 1.11 1.20 1.24 13............................... 1.17 1.35 1.40 14............................... 1.24 1.35 1.40 15............................... 1.30 1.50 1.56 16............................... 1.37 1.50 1.56 18............................... 1.43 1.64 1.71 20............................... 1.49 1.78 1.86 22............................... 1.55 1.92 2.01 24............................... 1.61 2.06 2.16 26............................... 1.67 2.20 2.31 28............................... 1.73 2.34 2.46 30............................... 1.79 2.48 2.61 32............................... 1.85 2.62 2.76 3 lb............................. 4.00 3.58 3.72 4 lb............................. 4.64 4.54 4.68 5 lb............................. 5.28 5.50 5.64 6 lb............................. 5.92 6.46 6.60 7 lb............................. 6.56 7.42 7.56 8 lb............................. 7.20 8.38 8.52 9 lb............................. 7.84 9.34 9.48 10 lb............................ 8.48 10.30 10.44 11 lb............................ 9.12 11.26 11.40 Each add'l pound or fraction..... 0.64 0.96 0.96 M-bag rate per pound or fraction. 0.64 0.72 0.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D. Books and Sheet Music--Surface ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Country Weight not over (lb.) -------------------------------------- Canada Mexico All others ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1................................ $1.37 $1.50 $1.56 2................................ 1.85 2.62 2.76 3................................ 4.00 3.58 3.72 4................................ 4.64 4.54 4.68 5................................ 5.28 5.50 5.64 6................................ 5.92 6.46 6.60 7................................ 6.56 7.42 7.56 8................................ 7.20 8.38 8.52 9................................ 7.84 9.34 9.48 10............................... 8.48 10.30 10.44 11............................... 9.12 11.26 11.40 Each add'l pound or fraction..... 0.64 0.96 0.96 M-bag rate per pound or fraction. 0.64 0.72 0.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 14882]] E. International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) (See section VII for country rate groups.) Rates are per piece plus the per-pound rate for the each pound or fraction of a pound for the total weight in each rate group. M-bags are pound rates only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular per-pound rate M-bag per-pound rate -------------------------------------------------- Rate group Piece rate Gateway/ Gateway/ Full direct Full direct service shipment service shipment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1........... $0.23 $2.10 $1.85 $2.12 $1.87 2........... 0.10 2.60 2.35 2.61 2.36 3. ......... 0.10 2.80 2.55 2.81 2.56 4........... 0.10 3.65 3.40 3.66 3.41 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- F. Air--Other Articles (Printed Matter, Matter for the Blind, and Small Packets) 1. Canada and Mexico--Air ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weight not over (oz.) Canada Mexico ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.5........................................... $0.45 $0.46 1............................................. 0.51 0.60 1.5........................................... 0.62 0.70 2............................................. 0.70 0.80 3............................................. 0.93 1.00 4............................................. 1.11 1.20 5............................................. 1.29 1.40 6............................................. 1.47 1.60 7............................................. 1.65 1.80 8............................................. 1.83 2.00 9............................................. 2.01 2.20 10............................................ 2.19 2.40 11............................................ 2.37 2.60 12............................................ 2.55 2.80 16............................................ 3.27 3.60 24............................................ 4.07 5.20 32............................................ 4.87 6.80 2.5 lb........................................ 5.67 8.40 3.0 lb........................................ 6.47 10.00 3.5 lb........................................ 7.27 11.60 4.0 lb........................................ 8.07 13.20 Each add'l 0.5 pound or fraction.............. 0.80 1.60 M-bag rate per pound or fraction.............. 1.41 1.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. All Other Countries--Air (See section VII for country rate groups.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Hemisphere Weight not over (oz.) Except Canada and Mexico Europe Asia/Africa Pacific Rim (WH) (EU) (AA) (PR) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1........ $0.75 $0.90 $0.98 $1.00 2........ 1.07 1.32 1.48 1.55 3........ 1.39 1.74 1.98 2.10 4........ 1.71 2.16 2.48 2.65 6........ 2.35 3.00 3.48 3.75 8........ 2.99 3.84 4.48 4.85 10....... 3.63 4.68 5.48 5.95 12....... 4.27 5.52 6.48 7.05 14....... 4.91 6.36 7.48 8.15 16....... 5.55 7.20 8.48 9.25 18....... 5.85 7.80 9.28 10.15 20....... 6.15 8.40 10.08 11.05 22....... 6.45 9.00 10.88 11.95 24....... 6.75 9.60 11.68 12.85 26....... 7.05 10.20 12.48 13.75 28....... 7.35 10.80 13.28 14.65 30....... 7.65 11.40 14.08 15.55 32....... 7.95 12.00 14.88 16.45 2.5 lb... 9.15 14.40 18.08 20.05 3.0 lb... 10.35 16.80 21.28 23.65 3.5 lb... 11.55 19.20 24.48 27.25 4.0 lb... 12.75 21.60 27.68 30.85 Each additional 0.5 pound or fraction of 0.5 pound 1.20 2.40 3.20 3.60 M-bag rate per pound or fraction of a pound..... 2.47 4.41 6.27 6.35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 14883]] V. Parcel Post The weight limits for parcels vary by country and are usually 22, 33, or 44 pounds. Algeria, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Ireland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland have 66-pound weight limits. The rates over 44 pounds are given in anticipation of other countries increasing parcel weight limits. A. Surface ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean Islands, Weight not over (lb.) Canada Central America, All other Mexico, and St. Pierre countries & Miquelon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.................... $6.95 $7.50 $9.00 3.................... 8.23 8.94 10.92 4.................... 9.51 10.38 12.84 5.................... 10.79 11.82 14.76 6.................... 12.07 13.26 16.68 7.................... 13.35 14.70 18.60 8.................... 14.63 16.14 20.52 9.................... 15.91 17.58 22.44 10................... 17.19 19.02 24.36 11................... 18.39 20.46 26.28 12................... 19.59 21.90 28.20 13................... 20.79 23.34 30.12 14................... 21.99 24.78 32.04 15................... 23.19 26.22 33.96 16................... 24.39 27.66 35.88 17................... 25.59 29.10 37.80 18................... 26.79 30.54 39.72 19................... 27.99 31.98 41.64 20................... 29.19 33.42 43.56 21................... 30.31 34.86 45.48 22................... 31.43 36.30 47.40 23................... 32.55 37.74 49.32 24................... 33.67 39.18 51.24 25................... 34.79 40.62 53.16 26................... 35.91 42.06 55.08 27................... 37.03 43.50 57.00 28................... 38.15 44.94 58.92 29................... 39.27 46.38 60.84 30................... 40.39 47.82 62.76 31................... 41.51 49.26 64.68 32................... 42.63 50.70 66.60 33................... 43.75 52.14 68.52 34................... 44.87 53.58 70.44 35................... 45.99 55.02 72.36 36................... 47.11 56.46 74.28 37................... 48.23 57.90 76.20 38................... 49.35 59.34 78.12 39................... 50.47 60.78 80.04 40................... 51.59 62.22 81.96 41................... 52.71 63.66 83.88 42................... 53.83 65.10 85.80 43................... 54.95 66.54 87.72 44................... 56.07 67.98 89.64 Each add'l pound or fraction. 1.12 1.44 1.92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Air ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weight not Rate Group over (lb.)----------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada Mexico A B C D E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.. $6.50 $6.50 $8.25 $9.75 $11.20 $12.80 2.. $7.00 9.70 9.86 12.25 15.03 16.96 19.20 3.. 8.28 12.90 13.22 16.25 20.31 22.72 25.60 4... 9.56 15.46 16.58 20.25 25.59 28.48 32.00 5... 10.84 18.02 19.46 23.45 29.91 33.76 37.44 6... 12.12 20.58 22.34 26.65 34.23 39.04 42.88 7... 13.40 23.14 25.22 29.85 38.55 44.32 48.32 8... 14.68 25.70 28.10 33.05 42.87 49.60 53.76 9... 15.96 28.26 30.98 36.25 47.19 54.88 59.20 10.. 17.24 30.82 33.86 39.45 51.51 60.16 64.64 11.. 17.72 33.06 36.58 42.33 55.51 64.48 69.12 12.. 18.20 35.30 39.30 45.21 59.51 68.80 73.60 [[Page 14884]] 13.. 18.68 37.54 42.02 48.09 63.51 73.12 78.08 14.. 19.16 39.78 44.74 50.97 67.51 77.44 82.56 15.. 19.64 42.02 47.46 53.85 71.51 81.76 87.04 16.. 20.12 44.26 50.18 56.73 75.51 86.08 91.52 17.. 20.60 46.50 52.90 59.61 79.51 90.40 96.00 18.. 21.08 48.74 55.62 62.49 83.51 94.72 100.48 19.. 21.56 50.98 58.34 65.37 87.51 99.04 104.96 20.. 22.04 53.22 61.06 68.25 91.51 103.36 109.44 21.. 22.20 55.14 63.30 70.81 95.35 107.52 113.76 22.. 22.36 57.06 65.54 73.37 99.19 111.68 118.08 23.. 22.52 58.98 67.78 75.93 103.03 115.84 122.40 24.. 22.68 60.90 70.02 78.49 106.87 120.00 126.72 25... 22.84 62.82 72.26 81.05 110.71 124.16 131.04 26.. 23.00 64.74 74.50 83.61 114.55 128.32 135.36 27.. 23.16 66.66 76.74 86.17 118.39 132.48 139.68 28.. 23.32 68.58 78.98 88.73 122.23 136.64 144.00 29.. 23.48 70.50 81.22 91.29 126.07 140.80 148.32 30.. 23.64 72.42 83.46 93.85 129.91 144.96 152.64 31.. 23.80 74.02 85.38 96.09 133.59 148.96 156.80 32.. 23.96 75.62 87.30 98.33 137.27 152.96 160.96 33.. 24.12 77.22 89.22 100.57 140.95 156.96 165.12 34.. 24.28 78.82 91.14 102.81 144.63 160.96 169.28 35.. 24.44 80.42 93.06 105.05 148.31 164.96 173.44 36.. 25.08 82.02 94.98 107.29 151.99 168.96 177.60 37.. 25.72 83.62 96.90 109.53 155.67 172.96 181.76 38.. 26.36 85.22 98.82 111.77 159.35 176.96 185.92 39.. 27.00 86.82 100.74 114.01 163.03 180.96 190.08 40.. 27.64 88.42 102.66 116.25 166.71 184.96 194.24 41.. 28.28 90.02 104.58 118.49 170.39 188.96 198.40 42.. 28.92 91.62 106.50 120.73 174.07 192.96 202.56 43.. 29.56 93.22 108.42 122.97 177.75 196.96 206.72 44.. 30.20 94.82 110.34 125.21 181.43 200.96 210.88 each add'l pound or fraction ... 0.64 1.60 1.92 2.24 3.68 4.00 4.16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. Fees for Special Mail Services and Miscellaneous Charges * = Fees changed effective January 1, 1995, based on changes in domestic rates and fees that took effect on that date. A. Nonstandard Surcharge--Letters and regular printed matter weighing 1 ounce or less: $0.11* B. Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee: $3.75* C. Inquiry Fee: $6.60* D. Return Receipt: $1.10* E. Registered Mail 1. Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Limit of indemnity Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $100.00...................................................... *$4.95 500.00....................................................... *5.40 1,000.00..................................................... *5.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. All Other Countries ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Limit of indemnity Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $32.25....................................................... *$4.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ F. Insured Mail ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee ------------------------- Limit of indemnity All other Canada countries ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $50........................................... *$0.75 $1.60 100........................................... *1.60 2.45 200........................................... *2.50 3.35 300........................................... *3.40 4.25 400........................................... *4.30 5.15 500........................................... *5.20 6.05 600........................................... *6.10 6.95 700........................................... ........... 7.40 800........................................... ........... 7.85 900........................................... ........... 8.30 1,000......................................... ........... 8.75 1,100......................................... ........... 9.20 1,200......................................... ........... 9.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G. Money Orders The fees for international money orders issued on form MP 1 ($3.00) and money orders issued pursuant to an Authorization to Issue an International Money Order ($7.50) are not changed. The use of domestic money orders was abolished on March 1, 1995. H. Special Handling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weight (lb.) Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not over 10.................................................. *$5.40 Over 10...................................................... *7.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Delivery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 pounds or More than 2 Class of mail less pounds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letters, Letter Packages, and Post/Postal Cards........................................ *$9.95 *$10.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Printed Matter, Matter for the Blind, and Small Packets................................ *$10.45 *$11.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Restricted Delivery: $2.75* K. Recorded Delivery: $1.10* L. Certificates of Mailing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of mailing Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Piece Mailing: Basic service (Form 3817).................................. *$0.55 Firm mailing book (Form 3877).............................. *0.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bulk Mailing: Up to 1,000 identical pieces............................... *$2.75 [[Page 14885]] Each additional 1,000 pieces............................... *0.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Duplicate copy............................................... *$0.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ M. Return Charges (For returned publishers' periodicals originally mailed to Canada by publishers or registered news agents, see IMM 781.5a.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weight not over(oz.) Charge* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.................................. $0.32 2.................................. 0.55 3.................................. 0.78 4.................................. 1.01 5.................................. 1.24 6.................................. 1.47 7.................................. 1.70 8.................................. 1.93 9.................................. 2.16 10................................. 2.39 11................................. 2.60 12................................. 2.90 13................................. 2.90 14................................. 2.95 15................................. 2.95 16................................. 2.95 Over 1 pound....................... Use domestic zone 8 fourth-class rates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ N. International Reply Coupons Selling price for U.S.-issued coupons: $1.05. Redemption price for foreign-issued coupons: $0.60. O. International Business Reply ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Envelope (not over 2 oz.).................................... $1.00 Card......................................................... 0.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P. Pickup Fee--$4.95* VII. Country Table ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Int'l Air Express Parcel Surface Int'l AO Mail post air priority rate rate rate lift airmail Country group group group (ISAL) (IPA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Afghanistan*1. ........................ AA ... D ... 2 Albania............................... EU ... C 1 2 Algeria............................... AA 6 D 4 2 Andorra............................... EU ... B ... 2 Angola................................ AA 6 E 4 2 Anguilla.............................. WH ... A ... 2 Antigua & Barbuda..................... WH ... A ... 2 Argentina............................. WH 5 D 2 2 Armenia............................... EU 4 E ... 3 Aruba................................. WH 5 A 2 2 Ascension............................. AA ... ... ... 2 Australia............................. PR 3 D 3 1 Austria............................... EU 4 B 1 3 Azerbaijan............................ EU 4 E ... 3 Azores................................ EU 4 C ... 3 Bahamas............................... WH 5 A ... 2 Bahrain............................... AA 6 D 4 2 Bangladesh............................ AA 6 E 4 2 Barbados.............................. WH 5 B ... 2 Belarus............................... EU 4 E ... 3 Belgium............................... EU 2 D 1 3 Belize................................ WH 5 A 2 2 Benin................................. AA 6 C 4 2 Bermuda............................... WH 5 A ... 2 Bhutan................................ AA *2 6 E ... 2 Bolivia............................... WH 5 B 2 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina.................... EU 4 C ... 3 Botswana.............................. AA 6 E ... 2 Brazil................................ WH 5 E 2 2 British Virgin Islands................ WH ... A ... 2 Brunei Darussalam..................... AA 6 D ... 2 Bulgaria.............................. EU 4 D 1 2 Burkina Faso.......................... AA 6 D 4 2 Burma................................. AA ... D ... 2 Burundi............................... AA 6 E 4 2 Cambodia (Kampuchea).................. AA 6 ... 2 2 Cameroon.............................. AA 6 D 4 2 Canada................................ *3 *4 *3 ... ... Cape Verde............................ AA 6 D ... 2 Cayman Islands........................ WH 5 A ... 2 Central African Republic.............. AA 6 E 4 2 Chad.................................. AA 6 D ... 2 Chile................................. WH 5 D 2 2 China................................. PR *5 D 3 3 Colombia.............................. WH 5 B 2 3 Comoros............................... AA ... E ... 2 Congo................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Corsica............................... EU 2 E ... 1 Costa Rica............................ WH 5 A 2 2 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)........... AA 6 D 4 2 [[Page 14886]] Croatia............................... EU 4 C ... 3 Cuba.................................. WH ... ... 2 2 Cyprus................................ AA 6 C ... 2 Czech Republic........................ EU 4 C 1 3 Denmark............................... EU 4 C 1 1 Djibouti.............................. AA 6 D ... 2 Dominica.............................. WH ... A ... 2 Dominican Republic.................... WH 5 A 2 2 Ecuador............................... WH 5 C 2 2 Egypt................................. AA 6 D 4 2 El Salvador........................... WH 5 B 2 2 Equatorial Guinea..................... AA 6 D ... 2 Eritrea............................... AA 6 D ... 2 Estonia............................... EU *6 4 E ... 3 Ethiopia.............................. AA 6 D 4 2 Falkland Islands...................... WH ... *7 ... 2 Faroe Islands......................... EU 4 C ... 1 Fiji.................................. PR 6 B 3 2 Finland............................... EU 4 D 1 1 France (incl. Monaco)................. EU *6 2 E 1 1 French Guiana......................... WH ... C 2 2 French Polynesia...................... AA ... D ... 2 Gabon................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Gambia................................ AA ... B ... 2 Georgia, Republic of.................. EU 4 E ... 3 Germany............................... EU *6 2 B 1 1 Ghana................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Gibraltar............................. EU ... C ... 2 Great Britain & Northern Ireland...... EU *5 C 1 1 Greece................................ EU 4 C 1 3 Greenland............................. EU ... D ... 1 Grenada............................... WH ... A ... 2 Guadeloupe............................ WH ... A ... 2 Guatemala............................. WH 5 A 2 2 Guinea................................ AA 6 B ... 2 Guinea-Bissau......................... AA 6 B ... 2 Guyana................................ WH 5 B 2 2 Haiti................................. WH ... A 2 2 Honduras.............................. WH 5 B 2 2 Hong Kong............................. PR 3 C 3 3 Hungary............................... EU 4 C 1 3 Iceland............................... EU 4 C 1 1 India................................. AA 6 D 4 3 Indonesia............................. PR 6 E 3 2 Iran.................................. AA ... D 4 3 Iraq*8................................ AA *9 6 D *10 4 2 Ireland............................... EU 2 C 1 1 Israel................................ AA 6 C 4 3 Italy................................. EU 4 C 1 1 Jamaica............................... WH 5 A 2 2 Japan................................. PR *5 E 3 1 Jordan................................ AA 6 C 4 2 Kazakhstan............................ EU 4 E ... 3 Kenya................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Kiribati.............................. AA ... B ... 2 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (North)..... PR ... ... ... 2 Korea, Republic of (South)............ PR 3 C 3 3 Kuwait................................ AA 6 C 4 2 Kyrgyzstan............................ EU 4 E ... 3 Laos.................................. PR 6 E ... 2 Latvia................................ EU 4 E ... 3 Lebanon............................... AA ... C 4 2 Lesotho............................... AA 6 E ... 2 Liberia............................... AA 6 C *10 4 2 Libya................................. AA ... D *10 4 2 Liechtenstein......................... EU 2 B 1 2 Lithuania............................. EU 4 E ... 3 Luxembourg............................ EU 4 B 1 1 Macao................................. PR 6 C ... 2 Macedonia, Republic of................ EU 4 C ... 3 Madagascar............................ AA 6 E 4 2 Madeira Islands....................... EU 4 B ... 3 [[Page 14887]] Malawi................................ AA 6 D ... 2 Malaysia.............................. PR 6 D 3 3 Maldives.............................. AA 6 D ... 2 Mali.................................. AA 6 C 4 2 Malta................................. EU 4 C ... 2 Martinique............................ WH ... A ... 2 Mauritania............................ AA 6 D 4 2 Mauritius............................. AA 6 E 4 2 Mexico............................... *11 *5 A 2 3 Moldova............................... EU 4 E ... 3 Mongolia.............................. AA ... ... ... 2 Montserrat............................ WH ... A ... 2 Morocco............................... AA 6 C 4 2 Mozambique............................ AA 6 E 4 2 Namibia............................... AA 6 D ... 3 Nauru................................. AA 6 C ... 2 Nepal................................. AA ... D ... 2 Netherlands........................... EU *6 2 C 1 1 Netherlands Antilles.................. WH 5 A 2 2 New Caledonia......................... AA 6 D ... 1 New Zealand........................... PR 6 D 3 3 Nicaragua............................. WH 5 B 2 2 Niger................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Nigeria............................... AA 6 C 4 2 Norway................................ EU 4 D 1 1 Oman.................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Pakistan.............................. AA 6 D 4 2 Panama................................ WH 5 A 2 2 Papua New Guinea*8.................... PR 6 D 3 2 Paraguay.............................. WH 5 D 2 2 Peru.................................. WH 5 B 2 2 Philippines........................... PR 6 D 3 3 Pitcairn Island....................... AA ... B ... 2 Poland................................ EU 4 B 1 3 Portugal.............................. EU 4 C 1 3 Qatar................................. AA 6 C 4 2 Reunion............................... AA ... E 4 2 Romania............................... EU 4 C 1 2 Russia................................ EU 4 E 1 3 Rwanda................................ AA 6 D *10 4 2 Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis. WH ... A ... 2 Saint Helena.......................... AA ... C ... 2 Saint Lucia........................... WH 5 A ... 2 Saint Pierre & Miquelon............... WH ... A ... 2 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines........ WH 5 A ... 2 San Marino............................ EU ... C 1 2 Sao Tome & Principe................... AA ... D ... 2 Saudi Arabia.......................... AA 6 D 4 3 Senegal............................... AA 6 D 4 2 Serbia-Montenegro (Yugoslavia)*8...... EU 4 *9 C ... 3 Seychelles............................ AA 6 D ... 2 Sierra Leone.......................... AA 6 D 4 2 Singapore............................. PR 3 D 3 3 Slovak Republic....................... EU 4 C ... 2 Slovenia.............................. EU 4 C ... 3 Solomon Islands....................... AA 6 C ... 2 Somalia*1. ........................... AA 6 D 4 2 South Africa.......................... AA 6 D 4 3 Spain................................. EU 4 C 1 3 Sri Lanka............................. AA 6 D 4 2 Sudan................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Suriname.............................. WH ... B 2 2 Swaziland............................. AA 6 D ... 2 Sweden................................ EU *6 4 D 1 1 Switzerland........................... EU 2 B 1 3 Syria................................. AA 6 C 4 2 Taiwan................................ PR 3 C 3 3 Tajikistan............................ EU 4 E ... 3 Tanzania.............................. AA 6 E 4 2 Thailand.............................. PR 3 D 3 3 Togo.................................. AA 6 D 4 2 Tonga................................. AA ... B ... 2 [[Page 14888]] Trinidad & Tobago..................... WH 5 B 2 2 Tristan da Cunha...................... AA ... E ... 2 Tunisia............................... AA 6 C 4 2 Turkey................................ EU 4 C 1 2 Turkmenistan.......................... EU 4 E ... 3 Turks & Caicos Island................. WH ... A ... 2 Tuvalu................................ AA ... B ... 2 Uganda................................ AA 6 D 4 2 Ukraine............................... EU 4 E ... 3 United Arab Emirates.................. AA 6 D 4 2 Uruguay............................... WH 5 B 2 2 Uzbekistan............................ EU ... E ... 3 Vanuatu............................... AA *6 6 B ... 2 Vatican City.......................... EU ... C ... 2 Venezuela............................. WH 5 B 2 2 Vietnam............................... PR 6 E ... 2 Wallis & Futuna Islands............... AA ... D ... 1 Western Samoa......................... AA 6 B ... 2 Yemen................................. AA 6 E 4 2 Zaire................................. AA 6 E 4 2 Zambia................................ AA 6 E 4 2 Zimbabwe.............................. AA 6 E 4 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *1 All mail service suspended. *2 On Demand Service not available. *3 Sea separate rates for Canada. *4 See country-specific rate. Custom Designed Service not available. *5 See country-specific rate. *6 Custom Designed Service not available. *7 Surface parcel post service available. *8 Restrictions apply. See IMM. *9 Parcel post service suspended. *10 ISAL service suspended. *11 See separate rates for Mexico. [FR Doc. 95-6781 Filed 3-17-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P