Effective May 6, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) sections 292.46, 292.47, 293.46, and 293.47 to refer to “foreign office of exchange” (rather than “destination office of exchange”) for International Priority Airmail™ (IPA®) and International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) service. In addition, for clarity, we are revising the sack labeling instructions for full-service ISAL sacks prepared for Canada.
There are no substantive changes in this 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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290 Commercial Services
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292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service
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292.4 Mail Preparation
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292.46 Sacking Requirements
292.461 Direct Country Sack (3 Pounds or More)
The following standards apply:
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[In item b1, revise the third sentence to include the words “foreign office of exchange code” rather than “destination office of exchange.”]
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292.47 Mail Preparation for Canada
***Mailers must prepare presorted IPA mail (full-service price and ISC drop shipment price) to Canada as follows:
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[In both items a and b, revise the penultimate sentence to include the words “foreign office of exchange code” rather than “destination office of exchange.”]
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Exhibit 292.47 Canadian Mail Container Labeling Information (Full-service Only)
[In the last column, revise the heading to read “Foreign Office of Exchange Code.”]
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293 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Service
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293.4 Mail Preparation
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292.46 Sacking Requirements
293.461 Direct Country Sack (3 Pounds or More)
The following standards apply:
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[In item b1, revise the third sentence to include the words “foreign office of exchange code” rather than “destination office of exchange.”]
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293.47 Canadian Sack Labeling Information
[Revise 293.47 to read as follows:]
Mailers who claim the ISC drop shipment price and enter their mail at an authorized drop shipment location under 293.532 are not required to use sack labels. Mailers who claim the full-service price must complete sack labels as follows (see Exhibit 293.47 for the list of Canadian Destinations and U.S. Exchange Offices):
Line 1: Canadian Destination, U.S. Exchange Office Code
Line 2: Contents (i.e., ISAL)
Line 3: Mailer, Mailer Location
Example:
Exhibit 293.47 Canadian Mail Sack Labeling Information (Full-service Only)
[In the last column, revise the heading to read “Foreign Office of Exchange Code.”]
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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, 4-4-13
