Effective January 27, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) section 613.3 to remove the following two conditions by which the Postal Service may disqualify a wholesaler from the Postal Qualified Wholesaler program:
n If the wholesaler was a licensed wholesaler or consolidator of any foreign postal administration, or was owned by or a division of any foreign postal administration.
n If the wholesaler was a direct competitor of the Postal Service, either domestically or internationally, who provided expedited or parcel delivery services or air transportation services.
Removing these two conditions will provide the Postal Service with additional opportunities to increase USPS® revenue and volume.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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6 Special Programs
610 Postal Qualified Wholesaler Program
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613 Qualifying as a Wholesaler
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613.3 Disqualification
Any wholesaler will be disqualified as a Postal Qualified Wholesaler if it does not meet any of the following conditions:
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[Revise item c in its entirety to read as follows:]
c. Neither the wholesaler, a subsidiary, an affiliate, an agent, nor a parent company can be:
(1) On the List of Parties Excluded from Procurement Programs of the Postal Service and the United States Government.
(2) In arrears for any amount due to the Postal Service.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 12-13-12
