IMM Revision: New — Express Mail International Padded Flat Rate Envelope

Effective June 24, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM^®) section 222.3 to add the Express Mail International^® Padded Flat Rate Envelope as another Flat Rate Envelope option in the Express Mail Inter­national product category.

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

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2 Conditions for Mailing

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220 Express Mail International

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222 Eligibility

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222.3 Express Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes

[Revise 222.3 in its entirety to read as follows:]

Only USPS-produced Express Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes are eligible for Flat Rate pricing as defined in Exhibit 222.3. The contents must fit securely in the enve­lope and be confined within the envelope, with the pro­vided adhesive as the means of closure. The envelope flap must be able to close within the prefabricated folds. Tape may be applied to the flap and seams for closure or to rein­force the envelope, provided the design of the envelope is not enlarged by opening the sides of the envelope and tap­ing or reconstructing the envelope in any way. All other Express Mail International standards and customs require­ments apply.

Exhibit 222.3 Eligible Express Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes

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We will incorporate these revisions these revisions into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer^® at http://pe.usps.com.

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