New mail scanning video gives tips to protect USPS revenue

From USPS video on mail scanning.A new video gives tips on properly scanning inbound international packages to protect USPS revenue. Without proof of delivery, the Postal Service is liable for the loss of numbered parcels sent by custom­ers from countries out­side the U.S.

The failure to scan international mail costs the Postal Service millions of dollars a year, according to Global Business Managing Director and Senior Vice President Paul Vogel.

The rate has improved since then, thanks to new labels that the international service centers now apply to pack­ages to alert carriers and retail associates that scanning is required. And the new video “International Mail Scanning” also will help. It’s available on USPS-TV On Demand at http://blue.usps.gov/pac/uspstv/welcome.htm under Top Picks. You can get Voice of the Employee (VOE) credit for watching it — course #15201-87.

Area and district Delivery Confirmation coordinators, retail associates, and letter carriers should view the video. DVD copies have been distributed to all Postmasters or station managers. If your office didn’t receive a copy, contact Overseas Delivery Manager Ron Middlebrooks at ron.middlebrooks@usps.gov.