The article titled “IMM Revision: Changes to Pricing and Mailing Standards for International Mailing Services” in Postal Bulletin 22352 (12-13-12, pages 52–56 and 81–84) included many revisions that mentioned the newly introduced First-Class Package International Service. However, in that article and in the edition of Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) published January 27, 2013 (which is when those revisions were to be effective), and in the subsequent editions of the IMM through May 2013, some references inadvertently identified this service incorrectly by inverting some of the words in the name of the service. The correct service name appears in the revisions in this article.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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270 Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons
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272 Postage Prices
Postage is free for the following eligible items marked “Free Matter for the Blind or Physically Handicapped”:
[Revise item b to read as follows:]
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b. First-Class Package International Service.
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275 Extra Services
***Only the following extra services are authorized:
[Revise item a to read as follows:]
a. Registered Mail service for First-Class Mail International items, First-Class Package International Service items, and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes.
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We will incorporate this corrected information into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 5-30-13
