Effective March 3, 2008, we are revising sections 123.1 and 703.2.1.2 of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to reflect the addition of the new Priority Mail® Large Flat-Rate Box. The new flat-rate box is identified by the words “Large Flat Rate Box” printed on the packaging. Items to an APO/FPO address may be shipped in the Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box or in a special version of the Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box identified with the additional logo: “Americasupportsyou.mil.”
A lower postage rate for APO/FPO ZIP Code™ destinations provides an opportunity for the Postal Service™ to show support for American troops stationed abroad and their families.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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100 Retail Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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120 Priority Mail
123 Rates and Eligibility
1.0 Priority Mail Rates and Fees
[Delete 1.1 in its entirety. Renumber current 1.2 through 1.10 as new 1.1 through 1.9.]
[Revise the heading of renumbered 1.1 as follows:]
1.1 Rate Application
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1.2 Minimum Rate for Parcels to Zones 1-4
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Exhibit 1.2 Priority Mail Rates
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2. Parcels addressed for delivery to zones 5–8 that exceed 1 cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches) are charged based on the actual weight (under 1.1), or the dimensional weight (as calculated in 1.3.1 or 1.3.2), whichever is greater.
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[Revise footnote number 5 to add new flat-rate box as follows:]
5. Priority Mail flat-rate boxes provided by the USPS, regardless of weight or destination:
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[Revise the heading of renumbered 1.4 as follows:]
1.4 Flat-Rate Envelopes and Boxes
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[Reverse the order of renumbered 1.4.1 and 1.4.2.]
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1.4.2 Flat-Rate Boxes—Rates and Eligibility
[Revise renumbered 1.4.2 as follows:]
Items to an APO/FPO address may be shipped in the Priority Mail large flat-rate box or in a special version of the box identified with the additional logo: “Americasupportsyou.mil.” If the special version of the APO/FPO flat-rate box is used for non-APO/FPO addresses, the domestic or international large flat-rate box prices will apply. Only USPS-produced flat-rate boxes are eligible for the flat-rate box prices.
Each USPS-produced Priority Mail flat-rate box, regardless of the actual weight of the piece or its destination, is charged:
a. $8.95 for material sent in Priority Mail regular flat-rate boxes (FRB-2) or (FRB-1) to domestic and APO/FPO addresses.
b. $10.95 for material sent in a Priority Mail large flat-rate box to APO/FPO destination addresses (see 703.2).
c. $12.95 for material sent in a Priority Mail large flat-rate box to domestic destinations.
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700 Special Standards
703 Nonprofit Standard Mail and Other Unique Eligibility
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2.0 Overseas Military Mail
2.1 Basic Standards
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[Renumber current 2.1.2 through 2.1.6 as new 2.1.3 through 2.1.7 and add new 2.1.2 as follows:]
2.1.2 APO/FPO Priority Mail Flat-Rate Boxes
A USPS-produced APO/FPO Priority Mail large flat-rate box sent to an APO/FPO destination address, regardless of the actual weight of the piece, is charged $10.95. Items to an APO/FPO address may be shipped in a special version of the box identified with the additional logo: “Americasupportsyou.mil.” If the special version of the APO/FPO flat-rate box is used for non-APO/FPO addresses, the domestic or international large flat-rate box prices will apply.
Articles mailed to an APO/FPO address in one of the regular flat-rate boxes (FRB-1 or FRB-2) are charged $8.95. Only USPS-produced flat-rate boxes are eligible for the flat-rate box prices.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed edition of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 2-28-08
