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GLOBAL EXPRESS GUARANTEED SERVICE

Updated List of GXG Retail Locations

Starting on page 3 is a complete, updated ZIP CodeTM list of all retail locations - a total of approximately 8,600 locations - where Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®) service is available to customers effective March 30, 2006. Use this list in place of the GXG retail site list published in Postal Bulletin 22164 (9-29-05) (that list started on page 77). (The Postal ServiceTM may change the status of sites based on area and district identification of customer demand and potential growth of expedited international shipping.)

See also the following GXG Acceptance Matrix below, which shows employees how to process GXG shipments.

GXG Acceptance Matrix (Effective July 1, 2004)

When a customer submits a GXG item... Through ... These are the procedures for a...
GXG Acceptance Office Non-GXG Acceptance Office
(item received in error)
With Postage... Retail Service Counter... Scan, weigh, and rate the package. Send to AMF in Express Mail sack with PS Tag 141.
Carrier Pick-up... Take to retail service counter to be scanned, weighed, and rated. Send to AMF in Express Mail sack with PS Tag 141.
Collection Box... Take to retail service counter to be scanned, weighed, and rated. Send to AMF in Express Mail sack with PS Tag 141.
Collection Box but With DHL Label... Take to retail service counter to be repackaged, scanned, weighed, and rated. Send to AMF in Express Mail sack with PS Tag 141.
FedEx Drop Box at Retail Unit... Accept the item from the FedEx carrier and take to the retail service counter to be scanned, weighed, and rated. Send to AMF in Express Mail sack with PS Tag 141.
FedEx Drop Box at Retail Unit but With DHL Label... Accept the item from the FedEx carrier and take to the retail service counter to be repackaged, scanned, weighed, and rated. Send to AMF in Express Mail sack with PS Tag 141.
Without Postage... Retail Service Counter... Scan, weigh, and rate the package and collect postage. Refer customer to GXG Acceptance Site and/or offer USPS Global Express Mail.
Carrier Pick-up... Return to sender. Return to sender.
Collection Box... Return to sender. Return to sender.
Collection Box but With DHL Label... Return to sender. Return to sender.
FedEx Drop Box at Retail Unit... Accept the item from the FedEx carrier and return to sender. Return to sender.
FedEx Drop Box at Retail Unit but With DHL Label... Accept the item from the FedEx carrier and return to sender. Return to sender.

Many of the new GXG retail offices were identified as high-potential GXG offices based on demographic research. Other new GXG retail offices were added when districts identified facilities that serve colleges and universities (which can have high demand for GXG services) and added GXG retail offices at those facilities. In the future, districts will continue to identify high-potential GXG offices and integrate them into the GXG facilities database.

New GXG offices are scheduled to receive a GXG Supply Starter Kit during the week of March 27, 2006. GXG retail transaction standard operating procedures (SOPs) are available on the Delivery Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov/delivery.

• Under "Customer Service Operations," click on Retail Operations.

• Under "Significant Links," click on Retail SOPs.

• Under "International Products Standard Operating Procedures," click on Retail.

(The direct URL for the Deliver Web site's International Products SOPs is http://blue.usps.gov/delivery/retail/sop/international/top_page.htm.)

GXG retail locations may order PS Form 6182, Commercial Invoice - the customs documentation specifically for GXG - from the Material Distribution Center (MDC) and use touch tone order entry (TTOE): Call 800-332-0317, option 2.

Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, option 1, extension 2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message. (Wait 48 hours after registering before placing your first order.)

Use the following information to order PS Form 6182:

PSIN: PS 6182
PSN: 7530-07-000-3483
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Quick Pick Number: NA
Bulk Pack Quantity: 1,000
Price: $0.038

PS Form 6182 is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click on References.

• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under "Policies," click on PolicyNet.

• Click on Forms.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

It is also available on the Postal Service Internet:

• Go to usps.com.

• Click on About USPS & News, then Forms & Publications, then Find a Form, and then All Online PDF Forms in Numeric Order.

(Please note that in extreme circumstances facilities might be subject to service disruptions such as those caused by the effects of hurricanes. In such cases, customers may call Post OfficesTM to ascertain availability of service.)

— International Product Development,
Product Development, 3-30-06

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