Effective June 14, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) section 225.11 to codify that an Express Mail® corporate account (EMCA) is an authorized postage payment option for mailers to use when mailing items that weigh 16 ounces or less and that do not require a customs declaration label.
In the article titled “IMM Revision: Customer Deposit and Pickup of International Mailpieces” in Postal Bulletin 22337 (5-17-12, pages 15–18), we announced various revisions to the IMM (effective on May 21, 2012) that included new pickup and deposit options for international mailpieces. However, we inadvertently omitted the EMCA payment option for Express Mail International® mailpieces.
Consequently, the June 24, 2012, IMM update will include the following revision.
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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225 Mail Entry and Deposit
225.1 Place of Mailing
225.11 Items Eligible for Deposit or Pickup
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Note: The following items may also be deposited through the aforementioned methods:
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[Revise item b of the Note to read as follows (the revised information is bolded here merely for emphasis):]
b. Express Mail International items weighing 16 ounces or less, paid with an Express Mail corporate account (EMCA) or online postage or postage meters or information-based indicia (IBI), and not requiring a customs form (see the applicable Individual Country Listing).
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We will incorporate this revision into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
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Pricing, 6-14-12
