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DMM Revision: Updated Size and Weight Limits for Items Mailed to Department of State Addresses

Effective April 5, 2010, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 703.3.2.3. At the request of the Department of State, we have updated the size and weight limits for items mailed specifically to Department of State addresses.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

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700 Special Standards

703 Nonprofit Standard Mail and Other Unique Eligibility

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3.0 Department of State Mail

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3.2 Conditions For Authorized Mail

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[Revise the title and text to 3.2.3 as follows:]

3.2.3 Weight and Size Limits

Maximum weight or size dimensions may not exceed any of the following:

a. Weight: 70 pounds.

b. Length: 29 inches.

c. Width: 29 inches.

d. Height: 29 inches.

e. Combined length and girth: 108 inches for all mail classes other than Parcel Post.

f. Combined length and girth: 130 inches for Parcel Post.

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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed ver­sion of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.

— Mailing Standards, Pricing, 2-25-10




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