IMM Revision: Global Express Guaranteed Service — Value Limit of Shipments
Effective October 23, 2008, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to clarify language concerning the maximum allowable value of Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®) shipments. Mailers are required to certify that their GXG shipments do not contain any restricted or dangerous goods and that filing of Electronic Export Information (EEI), formerly known as the Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED), is not required.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
210 Global Express Guaranteed
211 Description
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211.2 Eligibility
[Revise the second and third sentences as follows:]
***Mailers certify that the shipment does not contain any restricted or dangerous goods prohibited by the destination country or postal regulations and does not require the filing of Electronic Export Information (EEI), formerly known as the Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED). The maximum value of a GXG document or non-document shipment is $2,499 or a lesser amount if limited by country, content, or value.***
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215 Inquiries, Postage Refunds, and Indemnity Claims
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215.5 Insurance
215.51 Insurance for Global Express Guaranteed
[Revise the third sentence and add a new fourth sentence as follows (the previous fourth sentence, beginning with “Coverage,” remains the last sentence in the paragraph):]
***Additional insurance may be purchased for document and non-document shipments (section 215.52). The total cost of document reconstruction or for insurance purchased for non-documents, cannot exceed $2,499 or a lesser amount as limited by country, content, or value.***
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217 Mail Preparation
217.1 Preparation by the Sender
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[In item c, revise the fourth sentence as follows (removing the first word, “Non-document”):]
***Shipments cannot have a value that exceeds $2,499 or a lower value set by the destinating country.***
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Individual Country Listings
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[For each individual country listing with GXG service — with the exception of Argentina; Benin; Bhutan; Cape Verde; Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Gambia; and Rwanda (see below for information regarding revisions to these countries) — add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to this country is $2,499 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Argentina
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to Argentina is $1,000 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Benin
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to Benin is $2,000 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Bhutan
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to Bhutan is $100 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Cape Verde
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to Cape Verde is $1,000 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is $1,000 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Gambia
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to Gambia is $1,000 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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Rwanda
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Global Express Guaranteed
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[Add a new section before “Size Limits (216.5)” to read as follows:]
Value Limit (211.2)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to Rwanda is $1,788 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM and into the online version of the IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 10-23-08
