IMM Revision: Priority Mail International Insurance Updates to Cameroon, Lebanon, and Montenegro

Effective May 7, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect the availability of insurance for Priority Mail International® parcel service to the following countries:

n Cameroon has eliminated the option to purchase insurance for Priority Mail International parcel items. (Previously, the maximum limit was $5,000.) Conse­quently, the option to purchase return receipt service for insured Priority Mail International parcels is also eliminated.

n Lebanon has eliminated the option to purchase insurance for Priority Mail International parcel items. (Previously, the maximum limit was $65.) Conse­quently, the option to purchase return receipt service for insured Priority Mail International parcels is also eliminated.

n Montenegro offers the option to purchase insurance for Priority Mail International parcel items up to a maximum limit of $5,000. (Previously, insurance for Priority Mail International parcels was not available.)

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)

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Individual Country Listings

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Cameroon

Country Conditions for Mailing

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Priority Mail International (230)

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Insurance (232.92)

[Delete the current text and table and insert the following text:]

NOT Available

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Extra Services

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Return Receipt (340)

[Revise the text to read as follows:]

Available for Registered Mail only.

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Lebanon

Country Conditions for Mailing

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Priority Mail International (230)

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Insurance (232.92)

[Delete the current text and table and insert the following text:]

NOT Available

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Extra Services

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Return Receipt (340)

[Revise the text to read as follows:]

Available for Registered Mail only.

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Montenegro

Country Conditions for Mailing

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Priority Mail International (230)

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Insurance (232.92)

[Replace the current text (“NOT Available”) with the follow­ing text and table:]

Available for Priority Mail International merchandise parcels only (see 323.72 for markings)

 

Insured Amount not over

Fee

Insured Amount not over

Fee

$50

$2.45

 

 

100

3.60

Add $1.15 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.

200

4.75

300

5.90

400

7.05

 

 

500

8.20

$5,000 max.

$59.95

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We will incorporate these revisions into the monthly update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.