IMM Revision: Mail Preparation to Canada for International Priority Airmail and International Surface Air Lift Mail Services

The article “IMM Revision: Mail Preparation to Canada for International Priority Airmail and International Surface Air Lift Mail Services” in Postal Bulletin 22303 (1-27-11, pages 9–12) noted several revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM^®) section 292.47, as well as the addition of section 293.47. However, we are making the following revisions to the text published in that article:

n We are revising section 292.47 to add to item “a” an additional sentence to stipulate that the mailer must complete PS Tag 115, International Priority Airmail, write “Canada” on the reverse, and tape the tag to the tray sleeve for IPA mailings. This requirement was inadvertently left out of the standards published in the article in Postal Bulletin 22303.

n We are revising section 293.47 to reflect that a mailer preparing an International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) mail­ing to Canada may not prepare letter trays for letter-size pieces and flat trays for flat-size pieces. Instead, the mailer must prepare an ISAL mailing only in sacks, which are the only authorized container for all destination countries (including Canada). This stan­dard is consistent with IMM 293.461, which stipu­lates that all types of mail, including letter-size bundles, flat-size bundles, and loose items, can be commingled in the same sack for ISAL mailing.

These revisions will be effective March 7, 2011.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)

* * * * * 

2 Conditions for Mailing

* * * * * 

290 Commercial Services

* * * * * 

292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service

* * * * * 

292.4 Mail Preparation

* * * * * 

292.47 Mail Preparation for Canada

* * * * * 

[Revise item “a” to read as follows (including a new last sentence):]

a. Letter-Size and Flat-Size Mail. Prepare letter-size items in letter trays, either 1-foot or 2-foot, depend­ing on volume. Prepare flat-size items in flat trays. Face all letter-size items and flat-size items in the same direction. Ensure that all trays are full enough to keep the mail from mixing during transportation. Cover (i.e., “sleeve”) all letter-size and flat-size trays, and secure them with strapping. Do not prepare the content of trays in bundles. In addition, the mailer must complete PS Tag 115, International Priority Air­mail, write “Canada” on the reverse, and tape the tag to the tray sleeve.

* * * * * 

293 International Surface Airlift (ISAL) Service

* * * * * 

293.4 Mail Preparation

* * * * * 

[Revise 293.47 in its entirety to read as follows (note that 293.47 was a new section that was first added and announced in Postal Bulletin 22303, and the following text revises the text published in that issue):]

293.47 Canadian Sack Labeling Information

Mailers preparing direct country sack labels for Canada under 293.461c must use the labeling information as defined in Exhibit 293.47.

Exhibit 293.47 Canadian Mail Container Labeling Information

 

ZIP Code of Entry Post Office1	Canadian Destination	U.S. Exchange Office Code	U.S. Exchange Office (or ISC)	Optional Destination Code for Barcoded Containers
005, 010–089, 100–212, 214–268, 270–297, 400–418, 420–427, 470–471, 476–477	MONTREAL QC FWD	003	JFK2	YMQ
006–009, 298–339, 341–342, 344, 346–347, 349–352, 354–399, 723	MONTREAL QC FWD	33112	MIA2	YMQ
430–469, 472–475, 478–516, 520–528, 530–532, 534–535, 537–551, 553–567, 570–577, 580–588, 600–620, 622–631, 633–641, 644–658, 660–662, 664–681, 683–693, 700–701, 703–708, 710–714, 716–722, 724–731, 733–741, 743–816, 822–831, 840–847, 870–875, 877–885, 893, 897–898	TORONTO ON FWD	60290	ORD2	For IPA letters and flats: TOR. For IPA packages: YTO. For all ISAL mailings: YTO.
590–599, 820–821, 832–838, 894–895, 937–961, 970–986, 988–999	VANCOUVER BC FWD	94013	SFO2	YVR
850–853, 855–857, 859–860, 863–865, 889–891, 900–908, 910–928, 930–936	VANCOUVER BC FWD	90899	LAX2	YVR
967–969	VANCOUVER BC FWD	96820	HNL	YVR
1 The “ZIP Code of Entry Post Office” column is relevant only for mailings claimed at the full-service price (i.e., not drop shipped at an ISC) to determine their Canadian destination and U.S. exchange office code container information. 2 When drop shipping Canada direct country containers to this ISC, use the corresponding Canadian destination and U.S. exchange office code to determine the container information.

* * * * * 

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, 2-24-11