Effective August 2, 2010, the Postal Service™ will revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 503.4 to clarify that customers may only purchase domestic insurance once per applicable mailpiece when postage is paid at a retail Post Office™, online, or at an Automated Postal Center® (APC®). Once insurance has been paid, customers may not purchase additional insurance for the same item. Only one insurance purchase transaction is permitted with an insured item.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
503 Extra Services
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4.0 Insured Mail
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4.2 Basic Information
4.2.1 Description
Insured mail provides the following features:
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[Add new item 4.2.1e as follows:]
e. Insurance may only be purchased at one source for each insured mailpiece. For example, insurance purchased online cannot be supplemented with insurance purchased at a Post Office (APC kiosk or retail). Insurance purchased at an APC cannot be supplemented with insurance purchased online or at a retail Post Office.
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700 Special Standards
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709 Experimental and Temporary Classifications
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4.0 Click-N-Ship Indemnity Increase for Express Mail and Priority Mail
4.1 Basic Information
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4.1.1 Eligibility Requirements
Mailers using Click-N-Ship to purchase online insurance coverage up to $5,000.00 for Express Mail and Priority Mail items must:
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[Add new item 4.1.1d as follows:]
d. Purchase insurance online only. Insurance purchased online cannot be supplemented with insurance purchased at a Post Office (APC kiosk or retail).
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 7-15-10
