Effective October 23, 2008, the Postal Service™ is revising Publication 51, International Postal Prices and Fees, to add 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.
Publication 51, International Postal Prices and Fees
Categories of International Mail
Global Express Guaranteed (GXG)
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[Revise the second paragraph as follows:]
GXG shipments are insured against loss or damage to most network destinations, up to a value of $100, at no additional charge. Optional document reconstruction insurance or optional insurance coverage for non-documents is also available to most network countries up to a maximum of $2,499 or a lesser amount if limited by country, content, or value — see individual country listings in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®). The fee for optional GXG insurance coverage is $1.00 for each $100 or fraction thereof. The maximum weight limit for GXG shipments is 70 pounds, but some destinations have a lower maximum weight limit. Mailers are required to certify that the shipment does not contain any restricted or dangerous goods prohibited by the destination country or postal regulations. In addition, the mailer must certify that the GXG shipment does not require the filing of Electronic Export Information (EEI), formerly called Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED). See IMM 210 for additional details, or consult your local Post Office™.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of Publication 51 and into the online version, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 10-23-08
