Effective January 2, 2011, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) sections 292.532 and 293.532 to update information regarding the International Service Center (ISC) in Chicago, Illinois.
This IMM revision and Postal Bulletin article follow up the article titled “IPA and ISAL Drop Shipment Service for Chicago and San Francisco Locations” in Postal Bulletin 22294 (9-23-10, pages 6–8). That article noted that the Chicago ISC was moving certain processing operations from a facility at O’Hare Airport to a facility on West Irving Park Road. Some operations would be moved effective November 1, 2010, and other operations would be moved at a later date, with notification to follow. This article provides that notification.
Consequently, effective January 2, 2011, mailers entering any International Priority Airmail™ (IPA®) and International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) mail (either “cleared” or “uncleared”) at the Chicago ISC must submit the mail at the West Irving Park Road facility.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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290 Commercial Services
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292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service
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292.5 Mail Entry and Deposit
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292.53 Drop Shipment
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292.532 Drop Shipment Locations
Drop shipments are available through the offices noted in Exhibit 292.532.
[Revise the Note to read as follows:]
Note: California, Illinois, and New York locations accept both “cleared” mail (mail that has been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU) and “uncleared” mail (mail that has not been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU). For Florida locations, refer to footnotes 1 and 2 for special requirements.
Exhibit 292.532 IPA Drop Shipment Locations
[Revise Exhibit 292.532 as follows:]
293 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Service
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293.5 Mail Entry and Deposit
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293.53 Drop Shipment
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293.532 Drop Shipment Locations
Drop shipments are available through the offices noted in Exhibit 293.532.
[Revise the Note of 293.532 to read as follows:]
Note: California, Illinois, and New York locations accept both “cleared” mail (mail that has been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU) and “uncleared” mail (mail that has not been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU). For Florida locations, refer to footnotes 1 and 2 for special requirements.
Exhibit 293.532 ISAL Drop Shipment Locations
[Revise Exhibit 293.532 as follows:]
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM and into the monthly update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 12-2-10
