Link to "IMM Revision: Threshold Requirements for Express Mail International and Priority Mail International Customized Agreements" Link to contents for "Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates"      Link to "IMM Revision: Sealing and Packaging First-Class Mail International, International Priority Airmail, and International Surface Air Lift Mail"

IMM Revision: Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons — Update

Effective October 5, 2009, the Postal Service™ is revis­ing Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) subchapter 270 to clarify the standards when mailers send eligible Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons items internationally.

Consistent with Protocol Article III of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Convention and the current practice applied at our retail facilities, we are revising part 275 to clarify that, when adding extra services to items mailed as Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped, the sender must pay the fee for the extra services. In addi­tion, we are also making revisions to parts 272 through 274 to better identify the specific mail categories, size limits, and weight limits for matter authorized to be mailed inter­nationally as “Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons.”

We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM and into the monthly update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.

— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 9-10-09




Link to "IMM Revision: Threshold Requirements for Express Mail International and Priority Mail International Customized Agreements" Link to contents for "Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates"      Link to "IMM Revision: Sealing and Packaging First-Class Mail International, International Priority Airmail, and International Surface Air Lift Mail"