Effective November 1, 2010, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) sections 292.532 and 293.532 to provide an additional address and various drop shipment requirements for the International Service Center (ISC) in Chicago, Illinois, and also to provide a new address for the ISC in San Francisco, California.
Effective November 1, 2010, the Chicago ISC — located at 514 Express Center Drive — is moving certain processing operations to 11600 West Irving Park Road. These operations affect “cleared” and “uncleared” mail, defined as follows:
n “Cleared” mail is mail that has been previously presented and paid for at a business mail entry unit (BMEU).
n “Uncleared” mail is mail that has not been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU.
Effective November 1, 2010, mailers must present and pay for the following types of mail at the new West Irving Park Road facility:
n All cleared and uncleared International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) mail.
n All uncleared International Priority Airmail™ (IPA®) mail.
Until otherwise instructed, mailers must continue to present all cleared IPA mail at the original facility on 514 Express Center Drive. The approximate date for cleared IPA drop shipments to be transitioned to the West Irving Park Road facility is January 2011. We will notify mailers as soon as possible once a definitive date is determined.
The San Francisco ISC has moved to a new location at 660 West Field Road. Effective immediately, mailers are encouraged to present cleared and uncleared IPA and ISAL mailings to this new location in order to expedite delivery. And effective November 1, 2010, mailers must deposit all cleared and uncleared IPA and ISAL mail at the West Field Road facility.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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290 Commercial Services
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292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service
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292.5 Mail Entry and Deposit
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292.53 Drop Shipment
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292.532 Drop Shipment Locations
Drop shipments are available through the offices noted in Exhibit 292.532.
[Revise the Note to read as follows:]
Note: California and New York locations accept both “cleared” mail (mail that has been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU) and “uncleared” mail (mail that has not been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU). For Florida and Illinois locations, refer to footnotes 1 through 4 for special requirements.
Exhibit 292.532 IPA Drop Shipment Locations
[Revise Exhibit 292.532 as follows:]
293 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Service
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293.5 Mail Entry and Deposit
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293.53 Drop Shipment
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293.532 Drop Shipment Locations
Drop shipments are available through the offices noted in Exhibit 293.532.
[Revise the Note of 293.532 to read as follows:]
Note: California and New York locations accept both “cleared” mail (mail that has been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU) and “uncleared” mail (mail that has not been previously presented and paid for at a BMEU). For Florida and Illinois locations, refer to footnotes 1 through 4 for special requirements.
Exhibit 293.532 ISAL Drop Shipment Locations
[Revise Exhibit 293.532 as follows:]
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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, 9-23-10
