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Overseas Military/Diplomatic Mail

Mail addressed to military and diplomatic post offices overseas is subject to certain conditions or restrictions of mailing regarding content, preparation, and handling. The APO/FPO/DPO table below outlines these conditions by APO/FPO/DPO ZIP™ Codes through the use of footnoted mailing restrictions codes (see the Restrictions page fol­lowing the table).

Acceptance clerks should use the table with the inte­grated retail terminal (IRT) or POS ONE terminal to deter­mine which APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Codes are active and which conditions of mailing apply. Acceptance clerks may contact the Military Postal Service Agency with any questions regarding APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Codes, toll free, at 800-810-6098, MondayFriday, 07301600 ET.

For Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) availability, all acceptance clerks must refer to the local hardcopy EMMS directory.

The entries under “Changes” appear in bold in the APO/FPO/DPO table starting below.

Changes

 

APO/FPO/DPO

Action

Effective Date

See Restrictions

APO AE 09753

Close

Immediately

 

DPO AE 09758

Delete I-Q-Z

Immediately

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

APO AE 09810

Open

Immediately

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-N-R-V-Z1

APO AA 34002

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-N-U-Z1

APO AA 34004

Add L-U

Immediately

A-B-B1-L-N-U-V

APO AA 34020

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34021

Add L

Immediately

A1-B- L-M-N- U-V-Z1

APO AA 34022

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-D-F-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34023

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34024

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34025

Add L-M

Immediately

A1-B-B1-F-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34030

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34031

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34032

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34033

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-C-F-L-M-N-V-Z1

APO AA 34034

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-V-Z1

APO AA 34035

Add L-U

Immediately

A1-B-B1-H-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34036

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34037

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-C-F-H-I-L-M-N-V-Z-Z1

APO AA 34038

Add L-U

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34039

Add L-M-U

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34041

Add L

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

APO AA 34055

Add L-M-U

Immediately

A1-B-B1-L-M-U-N-V-Z1

APO AP 96531

Add F-F1-N

Immediately

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-H-M-N-U-V

 

 

 

We have eliminated “Not Active” entries from the table below to save space and paper.

APO/FPO/DPO Table

 

APO/FPO/DPO

See
Restrictions

09001

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09002

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09003

A1-B-B1-C-D-P-U

09004

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09005

A1-B-B1-C-D-P-U

09006

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09007

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09008

A-A1-B-B1-C-D-P-U

09009

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09011

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09012

A1-B-B1-C-D-F-F1-R-U

09013

A1-B-B1-C-D-F-F1-U-Z1

09014

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09020

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09021

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09028

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09033

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09034

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09038

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09042

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09046

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09049

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09051

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09053

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09054

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09055

A1-B-B1-C-D-F-R-R1-U-V

09056

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09058

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09059

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09060

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09063

A1-B-B1-C-D-L-U

09067

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09068

A1-B-B1-C-D-U-Z1

09069

A-A1-B-B1-C-D-U-V

09075

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09079

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09080

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09081

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09086

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09088

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09090

A1-B-B1-C-D-P-U

09092

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09094

A1-B-B1-C-D-F-F1-P-R

09095

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09096

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09099

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09100

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09102

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09103

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09104

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09107

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09112

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09114

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09123

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09126

A1-B-B1-C-D-F-F1-P-R

09128

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09131

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09136

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R

09137

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09138

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09139

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09140

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09142

A1-B-B1-C-D-F-F1-P-R-U

09143

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09154

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09166

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09172

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09173

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09177

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09180

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09186

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09211

A1-B-B1-C-D-P-U

09213

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09214

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U

09226

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09227

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09229

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09237

A1-B-B1-C-D-U-V

09245

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09250

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09261

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-R-U-V

09263

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09264

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09265

A1-B-B1-C-D-F1-N-R-U

09266

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09267

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09301

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09302

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F-F1-M-N-V-V1-Z-Z1

09304

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09305

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09306

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09307

A1-B-B1-N-V-Z1

09308

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09309

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09310

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09311

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09312

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09314

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09315

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09316

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09317

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09318

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F-F1-M-N-V-V1-Z-Z1

09320

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09321

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09322

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09324

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09327

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09330

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09331

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09332

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09333

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09334

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09336

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09337

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09338

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09339

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09340

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F-R-V

09342

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09343

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F-M-N-V-Z1

09344

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z-Z1

09348

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09350

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09351

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09353

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09354

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09355

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09356

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09357

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09359

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09360

A1-B-B1-V

09361

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09362

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-V-Z1

09363

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09364

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09365

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09366

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09367

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

09369

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V

09371

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

09372

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V

09373

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V

09374

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09375

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V-Z1

09376

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V

09377

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V

09378

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09380

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09381

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09382

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09383

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09387

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

09388

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

09389

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

09391

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09393

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09396

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09402

A-A1-B-B1-C-F-R-R1-U3-W

09421

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09447

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U-V

09454

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U-V

09456

A1-B-B1-C-C1-H-H1-M-R-Z1

09459

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09461

A1-B-B1-C-C1-F-F1-P-R-U

09463

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09464

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09468

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09469

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09470

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09494

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U

09496

A1-B-B1-C-C1-R-U-V

09498

A1-B-B1-C-C1-F-F1-F2-N-R-R1-T-U-V-Z1

09501

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09502

A1-B-B1-V

09503

A1-B-B1-V

09504

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09505

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09506

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09507

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09508

A1-B-B1-V

09509

A1-B-B1-V

09510

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09511

A1-B-B1-V

09513

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09517

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09524

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09532

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09534

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09543

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09545

A1-B-B1-V

09549

A1-B-B1-V

09554

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09556

A1-B-B1-V

09557

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09564

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09565

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09566

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09567

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09568

A1-B-B1-V

09569

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09570

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09573

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09574

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09575

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V-V1

09576

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09577

A1-B-B1-V

09578

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09579

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09581

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09582

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09586

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09587

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09588

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09589

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09590

A1-B-B1-V

09591

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09593

A1-B-B1-V

09594

A1-B-B1-V-V1

09596

A1-B-B1-V

09599

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

09601

A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-R-U-V

09602

A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-N-R-U

09603

A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-R-U-V

09604

A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-P-R-U-V

09605

A1-B-B1-C-D-U-V

09606

A1-B-B1-C-D-U-V

09607

A-A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-M-R-R1-U-U3-V-W

09609

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09610

A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-R-U-V

09613

A1-B-B1-C-F-U-V

09617

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09618

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09620

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09621

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09622

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09623

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09624

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09625

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09626

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09627

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09630

A1-B-B1-C-F-U-V

09631

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09636

A1-B-B1-C-F-U

09642

A1-B-B1-N-R-U

09643

A1-B-B1-R-U

09645

A1-B-B1-C-F-F1-U

09647

A1-B-B1-N-R-U

09648

A1-B-B1-N-U-V-Z1

09649

A1-B-B1-N-U-Z1

09701

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09702

A1-B-B1-C-C1-F1-M-R-R1-U

09703

A1-B-B1-C-F1-U

09704

A1-B-B1-C-V

09705

A1-B-B1-U

09706

A1-B-B1-C-N-R-U-V

09707

A1-B-B1-C-N-R-U-V

09708

A1-B-B1

09709

A1-B-B1-F1

09710

A1-B-B1-C-C1-F1-M-N-R-R1-U

09711

A1-B-B1-F1-N-R-Z1

09713

A1-B-B1-C-F1-R

09714

A1-B-B1-C-C1-F1-M-R-R1-U

09715

A1-B-B1-F1-R

09716

A1-B-B1-C-D-N-R-U-V

09717

A-A1-B-B1-M-R-V-W

09718

A1-B-B1-F-I-N-R-U-V

09719

A1-B-B1-C-F1-R-V

09720

A1-B-B1-R-U-V

09721

A1-B-B1-N-R-U-V-Z1

09722

A-A1-B-B1-F-N-V-Z-Z1

09723

A1-B-B1-N-R-U-V-Z1

09724

A1-B-B1-C-C1-F1-M-R-R1-U

09726

A1-B-B1-N-R-U-V

09727

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09729

A1-B-B1-C-F-N-R-R1-U-V

09730

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09731

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09732

A1-B-B1-N-V-Z1

09733

A1-B-B1-V

09734

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09735

A1-B-B1-N-V-Z1

09736

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09737

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09738

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09739

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09741

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-F1-H1-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-W-Y-Z-Z1

09742

A-A1-B-B1-B2-F-F1-I-M-N-Q-R-T-V-Z-Z1

09743

A-A1-B-B1-F-N-V-Z-Z1

09744

A-B-B1-B2-C-C1-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09745

A-A1-B-B1-B2-F-F1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09746

A-A1-B-B1-C-E1-N-V-Z-Z1

09747

A1-B-B1-F-J-N-U-V-Z1

09748

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09749

A-A1-B-B1-F-N-V-Z1

09750

A-B-B1-B2-C-C1-F-M-N-Q-T-V-Z-Z1

09751

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09752

A1-B-B1-C-D-U

09754

A1-B-B1-U

09755

A1-B-B1-U

09756

A1-B-B1-U

09757

A1-B-B1-U

09758

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09759

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C1-E2-F-F1-F2-I-N-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09762

A-A1-B-B1-B2-E3-F-F1-I-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09769

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-F-I-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09777

A-A1-B-B1-C-E1-N-R

09780

A-A1-B-B1-F-N-R-V

09798

A1-B-B1-C-D-L-U-V

09801

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09803

A1-B-B1-E2-E3-F-H1-N-R-R1-U1-V-Z1

09804

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-N-R-V-Z1

09805

A-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V-Z1

09806

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09807

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09808

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

09809

A1-B-B1-V-Z1

09810

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-N-R-V-Z1

09811

A1-B-B1-E2-E3-F-H1-N-R-R1-U1-V-Z1

09812

A1-B-B1-E2-E3-F-F1-I-N-R-U-V-Z-Z1

09814

A1-B-B1-E2-E3-F-F1-I-N-R-U-V-Z-Z1

09815

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V-Z1

09817

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C1-E2-E3-F-F1-H-H1-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09819

A-A1-B-B1-P-R-V-Z1

09820

A-A1-B-B1-B2-F-H-H1-I-L-M-N-Q-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

09821

A-A1-B-B1-F-R-V-Z1

09822

A-A1-B-B1-F-R-V-Z1

09823

A-A1-B-B1-F-R-V-Z1

09824

A-A1-B-B1-F-R-V-Z1

09825

A-A1-B-B1-C-C1-D-F-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z1

09827

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-N-R-V-Z1

09828

A1-B-B1-N-V-Z1

09830

A1-B-B1-C-N-R-V-Z1

09831

A1-B-B1-F-N-U-V-Z1

09832

A-A1-B-B1-U1-V-Z1

09833

A1-B-B1-U1-V-Z1

09834

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V-Z1

09835

A-A1-B-B1-V-Z1

09836

A-A1-B-B1-C-F-M-V-Z1

09837

A1-B-B1-V-Z1

09838

A1-B-B1-V-Z1

09839

A-A1-B-B1-U-V-Z1

09840

A-A1-B-B1-V-Z1

09841

A-A1-B-B1-N-R-U-Z1

09842

A-A1-B-B1-N-R-Z1

09843

A-A1-B-B1-N-V

09844

A-A1-B-B1-C-F-N-U-V-Z1

09852

A1-B-B1-E2-E3-F-H1-N-R-R1-U1-V-Z1

09853

A1-B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09855

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09858

A1-B-B1-E2-E3-F-H1-N-R-R1-U1-V-Z1

09865

A-A1-B-B1-V-Z1

09868

A-A1-B-B1-U-V-Z1

09870

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-U-V-Z1

09880

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U-V-Z1

09890

A1-B-B1-E2-F-H1-N-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

09892

A-A1-B-B1-E2-F-N-R-R1-V-Z1

09898

A1-B-B1-E2-F-H1-N-R-R1-U2-V-Z1

34002

A1-B-B1-L-N-U-Z1

34004

A-B-B1-L-N-U-V

34006

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F1-N-V-Z1

34007

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F-F1-M-N-R-R1-V-Z1

34008

A-A1-B-B1-C1-F1-V-Z1

34020

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34021

A1-B-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34022

A1-B-B1-D-F-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34023

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34024

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34025

A1-B-B1-F-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34030

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34031

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34032

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34033

A1-B-B1-C-F-L-M-N-V-Z1

34034

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-V-Z1

34035

A1-B-B1-H-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34036

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34037

A1-B-B1-C-F-H-I-L-M-N-V-Z-Z1

34038

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34039

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34041

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34042

A1-B-B1-D-F-M-N-V-Z1

34050

A1-B-B1-V

34055

A1-B-B1-L-M-N-U-V-Z1

34058

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V-Z1

34078

A1-B-B1-F1-N-V-Z1

34090

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

34091

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

34092

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

34093

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

34095

A1-B-B1-V

34098

A1-B-B1-V

34099

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96201

A-A1-B-B1

96202

A-A1-B-B1-U

96203

A-A1-B-B1

96204

A-A1-B-B1

96205

A-A1-B-B1-U

96206

A-A1-B-B1-U

96207

A-A1-B-B1-V

96209

A-A1-B-B1-N-U-V

96213

A-A1-B-B1-U

96214

A-A1-B-B1-U

96218

A-A1-B-B1-U

96224

A-A1-B-B1-U

96257

A-A1-B-B1-U

96258

A-A1-B-B1-U

96260

A-A1-B-B1-U

96262

A-A1-B-B1-U-V

96264

A-A1-B-B1-U

96266

A-A1-B-B1-U

96267

A-A1-B-B1-U-V

96269

A-A1-B-B1-U

96271

A-A1-B-B1-U

96275

A-A1-B-B1-V

96276

A-A1-B-B1

96278

A-A1-B-B1-U

96283

A-A1-B-B1-U

96284

A-A1-B-B1-U-V

96297

A-A1-B-B1-U

96303

A1-B-B1-M-N-V-W

96306

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96309

A1-B-B1-M-V-W

96310

A1-B-B1-M-W

96311

A1-B-B1-M-W

96319

A1-B-B1-M-W

96321

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96322

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96323

A1-B-B1-M-V-W

96326

A1-B-B1-M-W

96328

A1-B-B1-M-W

96330

A1-B-B1-M-W

96336

A1-B-B1-M-V-W

96337

A1-B-B1-M-W

96338

A1-B-B1-M-W

96339

A1-B-B1-M-V-W

96343

A1-B-B1-M-W

96346

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-V-W

96347

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96348

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96349

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96350

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96351

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96362

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96365

A1-B-B1-M-V-W

96367

A1-B-B1-L-M-W

96368

A1-B-B1-M-W

96370

A1-B-B1-F-F1-F2-M-W

96372

A1-B-B1-M-W

96373

A1-B-B1-M-W

96374

A1-B-B1-M-W

96375

A1-B-B1-M-W

96376

A1-B-B1-M-W

96377

A1-B-B1-M-W

96378

A1-B-B1-M-W

96379

A1-B-B1-M-W

96384

A1-B-B1-M-W

96386

A1-B-B1-M-W

96387

A1-B-B1-M-W

96388

A1-B-B1-M-W

96401

A1-B-B1-F-N-V-Z1

96426

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-V

96427

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-M-R-R1-V

96447

A1-B-B1-F-N-U3-V-V1

96501

A-A1-B-B1-N-V

96503

A1-B-B1-F-N-U3-V

96507

A-A1-B-B1-F-V

96510

A1-B-B1-I-N-V

96511

A1-B-B1-I-N-V

96515

A1-B-B1-F

96517

A1-B-B1-F-U3-V

96518

A1-B-B1-V

96520

A1-B-B1-F-N-U3-V

96521

A1-B-B1-F-N-U3

96522

A1-B-B1-F-N-U

96530

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-H-H1-M-N-U-V

96531

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-H-M-N-U-V

96532

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-H-M-N-U-V

96534

A-A1-B-B1-F

96535

A-A1-B-B1-F-V

96537

A1-B-B1-V

96538

A1-B-B1-V

96540

A1-B-B1-V

96541

A1-B-B1-V

96542

A1-B-B1-V

96543

A1-B-B1-P-V

96544

A1-B-B1-F-N-U3-V

96546

A1-B-B1-F-U3

96548

A-A1-B-B1-H-M-U

96549

A-A1-B-B1-H-M-U

96550

A-A1-B-B1-H-M-U-V

96551

A-A1-B-B1-H-M-U

96552

A1-B-B1

96553

A-A1-B-B1-F-F1-H-M-U

96554

A-A1-B-B1-H-M-U

96555

A1-B-B1-F-M-V

96557

A1-B-B1-F-M-V

96562

A-A1-B-B1-B2-C-C1-D-E2-E3-F-F1-H-H1-I-M-N-R-R1-T-V-Z-Z1

96595

A1-B-B1-V

96598

A1-B-B1-N-V

96599

A1-B-B1-V

96601

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96602

A1-B-B1-V

96603

A1-B-B1-V

96604

A1-B-B1-V

96605

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96606

A1-B-B1-V

96607

A1-B-B1-V

96608

A1-B-B1-V

96609

A1-B-B1-V

96610

A1-B-B1-V

96611

A1-B-B1-V

96612

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96613

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-I-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z-Z1

96614

A-A1-B-B1-C1-E2-F-H1-I-M-R-R1-U2-V-Z-Z1

96615

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96616

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96617

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96619

A1-B-B1-V

96620

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96621

A1-B-B1-V

96622

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96624

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96628

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96643

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96650

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96657

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96660

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96661

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96662

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96663

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96664

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96665

A1-B-B1-V

96666

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96667

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96668

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V-V1

96669

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96670

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96671

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96672

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96673

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96674

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96675

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96677

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96678

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96679

A1-B-B1-F-F1-R-R1-V

96681

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96682

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96683

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96686

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96687

A1-B-B1-V-V1

96698

A1-B-B1-V-V1

RESTRICTIONS

LEGEND

PS Form 2976, Customs CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label)

PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note

AAFES = Army and Air Force Exchange Service
APO = Army/Air Force Post Office
Box R = Retired military personnel
DMM = Domestic Mail Manual
DPO = Diplomatic Post Office
FPO = Fleet Post Office
MOM = Military Ordinary Mail
MPO = Military Post Office
PAL = Parcel Airlift
PSC = Postal Service Center
SAM = Space Available Mail
USDA = United States Department of Agriculture
Note: Mail order catalogs are prohibited as SAM or PAL mail.

A. Securities, currency, or precious metals in their raw, unmanufactured state are prohibited. Official shipments are exempt from this restriction.

A1. Mail addressed to “Any Servicemember,” or similar wording such as “Any Soldier,” “Sailor,” “Airman,” or “Marine”; “Military Mail”; etc., is prohib­ited. Mail must be addressed to an individual or job title such as “Com­mander,” “Commanding Officer,” etc.

B. PS Form 2976-A is required for all mail weighing 16 ounces or more, with exceptions noted below. In addition, mailers must properly complete required customs documentation when mailing any potentially dutiable mail addressed to an APO, FPO, or DPO regardless of weight. The following are exceptions to the requirement for customs documentation on nondutiable mail that weighs 16 ounces or more:

n Known mailers are exempt from providing customs documentation on non-dutiable letters, and printed matter weighing 16 ounces or more. (A known mailer is anyone who legally applies a permit imprint to a mailpiece. Mail with meter postage is not considered to be from a known mailer.)

n All federal, state, and local government agencies are exempt from providing customs documentation on mail addressed to an APO, FPO, or DPO except for those APOs/FPO/DPOs to which restriction B2 applies.

n Prepaid mail from military contractors is exempt, providing the mail­piece is endorsed “Contents for Official Use — Exempt from Cus­toms Requirements.”

B1. PS Form 2976 or 2976-A is required. Articles are liable for customs duty and/or purchase tax unless they are bona fide gifts intended for use by military personnel or their dependents. When the contents of a parcel meet these requirements, the mailer must endorse the customs form, “Certified to be a bona fide gift, personal effects, or items for personal use of military per­sonnel and dependents,” under the heading, Description of Contents. Exceptions: All other exceptions listed in restriction B above are applicable to this restriction.

B2. All federal, state, and local government agencies must complete customs documentation when sending mail addressed to or from this APO, FPO, or DPO weighing 16 ounces or more.

C. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are prohibited.

C1. Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc., and horror comics and matrices are prohibited.

D. Coffee is prohibited.

E1. Medicines or vaccines not conforming to French laws are prohibited.

E2. Any matter depicting nude or seminude persons, pornographic or sexual items, or nonauthorized political materials is prohibited. Although reli­gious materials contrary to the Islamic faith are prohibited in bulk quantities, items for the personal use of the addressee are permissible.

E3. Radio transceivers, cordless telephones, global positioning sys­tems, scanners, base stations, and handheld transmitters are prohibited.

F. Firearms of any type are prohibited in all classes of mail. See defini­tions of firearms in DMM 601.11.1.1c. This restriction does not apply to fire­arms mailed to or by official U.S. government agencies. The restriction for mail to this APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Code does not apply to firearms mailed from this APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Code, provided ATF and USPS regulations are met. Antique firearms are a separate category defined in DMM 601.11.2 and ATF regulations; they do not require an ATF form.

F1. Privately owned weapons addressed to an individual are prohibited in any class of mail.

F2. Importation of firearms is restricted to one shotgun and one single shot.22 caliber rifle per individual.

G. Only letters, flats, and Periodicals are authorized. Parcels of any class are prohibited.

H. Meats, including preserved meats, whether hermetically sealed or not, are prohibited.

H1. Pork or pork by-products are prohibited.

I. Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not exceed the fol­lowing dimensions:

n Maximum length 20 inches.

n Maximum width 12 inches.

n Maximum height 12 inches.

The maximum length and girth combined may not exceed 68 inches.

This restriction does not apply to registered mail and official government mail marked MOM.

I1. This restriction does not apply to registered mail.

I2. This restriction does not apply to official government mail marked MOM.

J. Parcels may not exceed 108 inches in length and girth combined.

K. Mail that includes in the address the words, “Dependent Mail Sec­tion,” may consist only of letter mail, newspapers, magazines, and books. No parcel of any class containing any other matter may be mailed to the Dependent Mail section. This restriction does not apply if the address does not include the words “Dependent Mail Section.”

L. All official mail is prohibited.

M. Fruits, vegetables, animals, and living plants are prohibited.

N. Registered mail is prohibited.

O. Delivery status information for Extra Services is not available on USPS.com.

P. APO is used for the receipt and dispatch of official mail only.

Q. Mail may not exceed 66 pounds, and size is limited to 42 inches max­imum length and 72 inches maximum length and girth combined.

R. All alcoholic beverages, including those mailable under DMM 601.11.7, are prohibited.

R1. Materials used in the production of alcoholic beverages (i.e., distill­ing material, hops, malts, yeast, etc.) are prohibited.

T. Mailings of case lots of food and supplemental household shipments must be approved by the sender’s parent agency prior to mailing.

U. Parcels must weigh less than 16 ounces when addressed to Box R. This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed “Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped.”

U1. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail weighing 13 ounces or less when addressed to Box R. This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed “Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped.” Videotapes are prohibited when addressed to Box R, regardless of weight.

U2. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail letters only when addressed to Box R.

U3. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail correspondence (including voice and video cassettes), newspapers, magazines, photographs, not exceeding 16 ounces, when addressed to Box R.

V. Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) not available from any origin.

V1. Delivery Confirmation service is not available.

W. Meat products, such as dried beef, salami, and sausage, may be mailed, provided they remain in their original, hermetically sealed packages and bear USDA certification. Other meats, bones, skin, hair, feathers, horns or hoofs of hoofed animals, wool samples, tobacco leaves, including chew­ing and pipe tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes, or obscene material, including obscene drawings, photographs, films, and carvings, are prohib­ited. Exception: 200 grams of tobacco per parcel are permitted duty free.

X. Personal mail is limited to First-Class Mail items (to include audio cas­settes and voice tapes) weighing 13 ounces or less. This limitation does not apply to official mail.

Y. Mail is limited to First-Class and Priority Mail items only. All Periodi­cals, Standard Mail items, and Package Services items (including SAM and PAL) are not authorized. This restriction also applies to official mail.

Z. No outside pieces (OSPs).

Z1. The following restriction is applicable only to International Service Centers (ISC)/Exchange Offices. An Anti-Pilferage Seal (Item No O817E or O818A) is required on all pouches and sacks.

2009 Open Season and Other Benefits and Payroll Election Opportunities

Note: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) expire at the end of each year, but they can be renewed during FSA Open Season.

Annual Leave Exchange (ALE) for next year’s leave requires an election during this ALE Open Season.

Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Catch-up contributions expire at the end of each year, but elections can be made at any time.

 

Benefit Program

Note the deadlines...

Find out about eligibility and options...

Prepare for and make your elections...

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Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)

Program

Opens: 11/09
Closes: 12/15
5:00 p.m. CT

or

Qualifying Life Event (through HRSSC)

Guides to Benefits Updates coming soon.

n Career Employees Postal Inspectors & OIG Employees Noncareer Em­ployees

Prepare PostalEASE FEHB Worksheet

Use PostalEASE

n You must enter dependents if electing a new Self and Family plan.

n Individual plan brochures are available at www.opm.gov/insure/health or by call­ing the health plan.

Coming to you in the mail: Guide to Benefits (program summary) with PostalEASE FEHB Worksheet.

Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)

Opens: 11/09
Closes: 12/14
11:59 p.m. ET

or

Qualifying Life Event (through FEDVIP, not HRSSC)

Guide to Dental & Vision Insurance Program

Update coming soon

n All Employees

Use

www.benefeds.com

877-888-3337

TTY 877-889-5680

n If you are eligible to participate in FEHB, you are eligible to enroll in FEDVIP, even if you are not enrolled in FEHB.

n USPS does not contribute.

n You pay full cost of premiums on a pre-tax basis.

n You may enroll in a dental plan, a vision plan, or both.

n You may enroll in a plan for Self Only, Self Plus One, or Self and Family cover­age.

n Rules for the eligibility of family mem­bers in FEDVIP are the same as those for their eligibility in FEHB.

Coming to you in the mail: FEDVIP Guide.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Opens: 11/09
Closes: 12/27
5:00 p.m. CT

or

Qualified Life Status Change (through HRSSC)

FSA Brochure Update coming soon

Prepare

PostalEASE FSA Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

n Health Care FSA maximum is $5,000.

n Dependent Care (day care) FSA maxi­mum is $5,000.

Over-the-counter medicines and drugs are eligible.

Coming to you in the mail: Post cards, leaflet, and brochure.

Annual Leave Exchange (ALE)

Opens: 11/15

Closes: 12/15

11:59 p.m. CT

Letter mailed to eligible employees

Prepare

PostalEASE ALE Worksheet (mailed to eligible employees)

Use

PostalEASE

n Most career nonbargaining unit employ­ees from Rate Schedule Codes (RSCs) D, E, F, S, U, V, and Z may exchange from 8 to 128 hours in whole-hour incre­ments if their annual leave balance is at least 160 hours as of close of business on January 1, 2010.

n Bargaining unit employees from RSCs C, G, K, M, N, P, T, and Y may exchange from 8 to 40 hours in whole-hour incre­ments if their annual leave balance is at least 440 hours and if they have used less than 75 hours of sick leave for the leave year as of close of business on January 1, 2010.

n For bargaining unit employees, the lump sum is calculated on salary as of Janu­ary 2, 2010, and included in the January 22, 2010, paycheck. For nonbargaining unit employees, the lump sum is calcu­lated on salary as of January 16, 2010, and included in the February 5, 2010, paycheck. These lump sum payments are taxable in 2010.

Coming only to eligible employees in the mail: Letter about annual leave exchange.

Allotments/

Net-to-Bank (Direct Deposit)

Any time

Processed at 3:59 a.m. CT, 2nd Wednesday of pay period

 

Prepare PostalEASE Net-to-Bank Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

n You must provide your financial institu­tion’s routing number and your account number.

Thrift Savings Plan

Regular Contributions

Any time

Processed at 3:59 a.m. CT, 2nd Wednesday of pay period

www.tsp.gov/forms/tspbk08.pdf

Prepare PostalEASE TSP Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

n The IRS annual limit on elective deferrals for 2010 is $16,500.

n FERS employees who want to maximize contributions while avoiding the loss of USPS matching contributions should make a whole dollar contribution per pay period equal to the announced maxi­mum divided by 26.

n Contribution elections for 2010 will be accepted beginning at 4:30 a.m. CT on December 16, 2009.

Coming to you in the mail: TSP enrollment information letter and PostalEASE TSP Worksheet.

TSP 50+

Catch-Up Contributions

Any time

Processed at 3:59 a.m. CT, 2nd Wednesday of pay period

www.tsp.gov/forms/tspbk08.pdf

Prepare

PostalEASE TSP 50+ Catch Up Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

n If you are age 50 or older during 2010, you may contribute an additional amount up to the IRS limit, which is $5,500.

n Catch-up contribution elections for 2010 will be accepted beginning at 4:30 a.m. CT on December 16, 2009. You must certify that your regular TSP contribu­tions will reach the IRS maximum.

Coming only to eligible employees in the mail: TSP enrollment information catch-up letter and PostalEASE TSP Catch-up Worksheet.

TSP Investment Choices

Any time

www.tsp.gov/forms/tspbk08.pdf

Use

www.tsp.gov

Have TSP acct. no. or Custom User ID

Have Web password

877-968-3778

TDD 877-847-4385

Have TSP acct. no.

Have TSP PIN

Mail Form TSP-50

(available from HRSSC)

to TSP

n Via the ThriftLine you may request:

n A new TSP PIN.

n A new 8-character Web password.

n A copy of your TSP account number.

n Quarterly participant statements.

n Via www.tsp.gov you may request:

n A new 8-character Web password.

n A copy of your TSP account number.

n A Custom User ID

n Printable views of quarterly participant
statements.

n Cancellation of request to have quar­terly participant statements mailed.

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)

You may apply any timeunderwriting required

www.ltcfeds.com/usps

Find category of eligibility

Click Information Kit

Use

www.ltcfeds.com/usps

Find category of eligibility

Click Application

n New and newly eligible employees may enroll with the abbreviated application within the first 60 days of becoming eli­gible.

n You may download the information kit and the application or have them mailed to you.

Commuter Program

Any time

Processed at 11:59 p.m. ET, 10th day of the month

www.wageworks.com

Use

www.wageworks.com

877-924-3967

TTY 866-353-8058

MF 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET

n New career employees receive a bro­chure in the mail and must allow up to 30 days for information to be entered in the Wageworks system.

n Other employees can enroll at any time.

n Elections, changes, and cancellation for the Commuter Program take effect 2 months after the processing deadline.

n Effective January 1, 2010, the monthly pre-tax spending limit for transit is $230 and for parking is $230.

2009 International and Military Mail Christmas Mailing Dates

To ensure delivery of holiday cards and packages by December 25 to military APO/FPO addresses overseas and to inter­national addresses, we suggest that mail be entered by the recommended mailing dates listed below. Beat the last-minute rush and take your mail to your U.S. Post Office® by these suggested dates. And don’t forget you can print postage, labels, and Customs forms online 24/7 using Click-N-Ship® service at www.usps.com/clicknship.

Remember, all mail addressed to military post offices overseas is subject to certain conditions or restrictions regarding content, preparation, and handling. APO/FPO addresses generally require Customs forms. To see a table of active APO and FPO addresses and mailing restrictions by individual APO/FPO ZIP™ Codes, go to http://pe.usps.com and click Postal Bulletins, or go to the current issue and see the article “Overseas Military Mail.”

 

Military Mail Addressed to

Express Mail® Military Service (EMMS)1

First-Class Mail®
Letters/Cards

Priority Mail®

Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL)2

Space Available Mail (SAM)3

Parcel Post®

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 090–092

Dec 18

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 4

Nov 27

Nov 13

APO/FPO AE ZIP 093

N/A

Dec 4

Dec 4

Dec 1

Nov 20

Nov 13

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 094–098

Dec 18

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 4

Nov 27

Nov 13

APO/FPO AA ZIPs 340

Dec 18

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 4

Nov 27

Nov 13

APO/FPO AP ZIPs 962–966

Dec 18

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 4

Nov 27

Nov 13


PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. It is available for Parcel Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface rate of postage for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.

SAM parcels are paid at Parcel Post postage rate of postage with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis.

 

International Mail Addressed to

Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®)1*

Express Mail International® (EMS)2*

Priority Mail International® (PMI)3*

First-Class Mail International™

Africa

Dec 22

Dec 12

Dec 4

Dec 4

Asia/Pacific Rim

Dec 21

Dec 17

Dec 11

Dec 11

Australia/New Zealand

Dec 21

Dec 17

Dec 11

Dec 11

Canada

Dec 23

Dec 18

Dec 11

Dec 11

Caribbean

Dec 22

Dec 17

Dec 11

Dec 11

Central & South America

Dec 22

Dec 12

Dec 4

Dec 4

Mexico

Dec 23

Dec 17

Dec 11

Dec 11

Europe

Dec 22

Dec 17

Dec 11

Dec 11

Middle East

Dec 22

Dec 17

Dec 11

Dec 11


GXG is available to over 190 countries via an alliance with Federal Express. See a retail associate at participating locations for a complete list of countries and money-back guarantee details, or go to http://pe.usps.com, and click International Rates and Fees, then Country Listing. You can also see the March/April 2007 issue of MailPro at www.usps.com/mailpro. Some restrictions apply. Free shipping supplies are available. Purchase postage online and receive a 10% discount.

EMS is available to over 190 countries with delivery in 3 to 5 average business days. Guaranteed, money-back service is available to Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea (Republic of South). Flat-rate shipping options and free packaging are available. Purchase postage online and receive an 8% discount.

*Average number of days may vary based upon origin and destination.

Please post on all bulletin boards.

 

DID YOU KNOW? Service is part of our DNA. It’s what we do. We’re the Postal Service.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
2009 Open Season

Enrollment for 2009 FSAs begins: November 9, 2009
Enrollment ends: December 27, 2009 (5:00 p.m. CT)
Enrollments are effective: January 1, 2010

Who Can Enroll

Only career employees are eligible to enroll in FSAs for 2010.

How to Enroll

Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll.

To use the Web — the easiest way to use PostalEASE — access the system in any of these ways:

On the Internet at https://liteblue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Self Service,” select PostalEASE.

At an employee self-service kiosk.

On the Intranet at http://blue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Resources,” select PostalEASE.

To use the telephone, call the Employee Service Line at 877-477-3273.

If you cannot successfully complete your transaction using PostalEASE because of a medical condition or other reason, contact the Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) for assistance.

How to Get Your USPS® Personal Identification Number (PIN)

To use PostalEASE, you must enter your Employee ID and USPS PIN. If you don’t know your USPS PIN, you can get it any one of these ways:

Go to https://liteblue.usps.gov and click Forget Your PIN?

Enter your eight-digit Employee ID (printed at the top of your earnings statement).

Choose a new PIN immediately with Self-Service PIN Reset — just follow the instructions.

Go to the Postal Service™ Intranet Blue page: under “Employee Resources,” click Employee Self-Service, then PostalEASE, and follow the instructions.

Go to an employee self-service kiosk. Just follow the instructions.

Dial 877-477-3273 and press 1.

When prompted, enter your Employee ID.

When prompted for your PIN, pause, then press 2.

Your USPS PIN will be mailed to your address of record the next business day.

Details Are in the Mail

A leaflet and a brochure, FSA BK1, Flexible Spending Accounts, with a PostalEASE FSA worksheet included, are being mailed to all career employees. If you do not receive yours by November 28, 2009, contact the HRSSC.

Questions

Hotline for FSA questions: 800-842-2026.

TTY line for employees who are deaf or hard of hearing: 888-697-9056. Advance call to hotline encouraged.

Please Post on All Bulletin Boards Through December 27, 2009.

 

DID YOU KNOW? USPS delivers mail to more than 149 million residences, businesses and PO Boxes.

Federal Employees Health Benefits

Open Season
November 9, 2009, to December 15, 2009

HEALTH BENEFITS OPEN SEASON
ON PostalEASE

The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season will be held from November 9 to December 15, 2009, closing at 5:00 p.m. CT. Employees should complete the PostalEASE FEHB worksheet included in the mailing to their homes, and enter enrollment information directly into PostalEASE via the Web at https://liteblue.usps.gov, kiosk, or telephone at 877-477-3273, option 1.

During this open season, eligible employees may make any one, or a combination, of the following changes using PostalEASE:

n Enroll if not enrolled.

n Cancel enrollment.

n Change from one plan to another plan.

n Change from one option to another option.

n Change from Self Only to Self and Family.

n Change from Self and Family to Self Only.

Enrollment changes and new enrollments made during the 2009 FEHB Open Season will be effective January 2, 2010 (Pay Period 02-10). New premium payments will be reflected in paychecks dated January 22, 2010.

Please post on all bulletin boards through December 15, 2009.

 

DID YOU KNOW? VOE survey responses are confidential.

 

Federal Employees Dental and Vision
Insurance Program

Open Season
November 9 to December 14, 2009

DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE OPEN SEASON

www.benefeds.com

The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Open Season will be held from November 9 to December 14, 2009, closing at 11:59 p.m. ET. Employees will receive a mailing to their addresses of record with complete program information about this pretax group insurance offering.

During this open season, eligible employees may elect dental insurance, vision insurance, or both via the portal at www.benefeds.com. Employees without access to a computer may call 877-888-FEDS (877-888-3337). Employees who are deaf or hard of hearing may place a TTY call to 877-889-5680.

New enrollments made during the 2009 FEDVIP Open Season will be effective January 1, 2010.

Please post on all bulletin boards through December 14, 2009.

 

DID YOU KNOW? USPS sends the VOE survey every quarter to 25 percent of its employees.

Holiday Mailing Season Service Talk
Week of November 30

SUBJECT: Getting the Mail Home for the Holidays

Getting the mail home for the holidays has always been what we excel in — it’s what we do year after year, and we do it well. When we’re working together as a team, we know how to get the mail home — on time — and on schedule.

Through your hard work and dedication, we’ve proven that we can get more done by being more efficient, and that we can get our work done more effectively when everyone comes to work as scheduled every day.

Sure, we all know it’s been a difficult year for both the economy and the Postal Service™, and we know that mail volumes are lower than in past years.

And I’m sure everyone understands that over the next few weeks, the holiday mailing season will be in full swing, and it will be our busiest time of the entire year.

We expect to handle more than 16 billion pieces of letter mail, flat mail, and package products between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. That’s a little less than in past years, but it’s still a mountain of mail!

And every piece of that mail is addressed to a specific Post Office™ box or street address, to a specific individual, or to a business somewhere, and it’s up to all of us to get it where it needs to go in a timely manner.

For every one of those 16 billion pieces of mail, there is an expectation that it will be collected, transported, and processed efficiently, and delivered without delay. Just like every day of the year, our customers use the mail because they trust us to get the mail home in a prompt and secure manner.

It might interest you to know that this year the Postal Service has been ranked as one of the three most trusted organizations in the nation. Every year, the Ponemon Institute ranks the Postal Service as one of the most trusted organizations in the country among consumers.

So our customers trust us to deliver for the holidays on time, and all of you know we will get the job done.

Thanks for everything you do each day, and thanks for making sure we “get the mail home for the holidays!”

Post on Employee Bulletin Boards

 

DID YOU KNOW? USPS has earned 10 consecutive EPA Waste Wise Program Partner of the Year awards.

Holiday Mailing Season Service Talk
Week of December 7

SUBJECT: Our Time to Shine

As our busiest time of year approaches, you have the opportunity to show our customers the outstanding service we provide. It’s your season to shine.

While retailers start their holiday sales earlier and earlier, for most people the season doesn’t begin until they start mailing their cards and gifts.

This season we want to call attention to the great value we provide with our shipping and online services. Many people don’t know what a great bargain our shipping prices are and how conveniently they can take care of all their shipping needs at USPS.com®.

Each of you can help get the word out about the advantages we offer over the competition:

Lower prices.

No fuel surcharge.

No fee for Saturday delivery.

Free Priority Mail® and Express Mail® Boxes and Envelopes.

Convenience of Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes — if it fits, it ships for one low price to any state.

One-stop shipping online at USPS.com.

Price savings and free Delivery Confirmation™ service when you ship online.

Free package pickup.

The Postal Service™ has been delivering holiday cheer for 234 years. Let’s continue the tradition this holiday season by educating our customers about why we are the best bargain in shipping.

Post on Employee Bulletin Boards

 

DID YOU KNOW? USPS receives no federal tax dollars for its operations.