Effective July 28, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) section 152.63 to provide two additional options for mailers to meet the 200-piece or 50-pound minimum requirement for Global Express Guaranteed®, Priority Mail Express International™, Priority Mail International®, or First-Class Package International Service™ items. Under our current mailing standards, mailers must satisfy either the 200-piece or the 50-pound minimum quantity requirement for each mail class. These revised standards will provide greater flexibility and ease-of-use to international mailers who pay by permit imprint. The two new options are as follows:
n The mailer may submit multiple items totaling at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds combined from other permit imprint mailings for Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, or First-Class Package International Service items. The mailer must physically separate the items by mail class and submit a separate postage statement for each mail class.
n The mailer may submit any quantity of permit imprint mailings for Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, or First-Class Package International Service items, provided that the mailer also submits at the same time either a qualifying domestic permit imprint mailing under Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 604 or 705, or a qualifying international mailing of First-Class Mail International®, International Priority Airmail™ (IPA®), or International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) items. The mailer must physically separate the items by mail class and submit a separate postage statement for each mail class.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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1 International Mail Services
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150 Postage
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152 Payment Methods
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152.6 Permit Imprint
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152.63 Usage Criteria
[Revise 152.63 in its entirety to read as follows:]
152.631 Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, and First-Class Package International Service
For Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, and First-Class Package International Service items, a mailer may use a permit imprint for international items addressed to recipients in foreign countries as follows:
a. The minimum for items from one mail class is 200 pieces or 50 pounds. The mailer must submit the appropriate postage statement for the mail class.
Note: The mailer may submit mailings for more than just one mail class, but the mailing for each mail class must meet the minimum of 200 pieces or 50 pounds, and the mailer must submit a postage statement for each mail class. If a mailing for a mail class does not meet the minimum requirements, the mailer may qualify to use a permit imprint for international items under items 152.631b or 152.631c.
b. If the mailer fails to meet the minimum requirement for one mail class (see 152.631a), the mailer may submit items from multiple mail classes totaling at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds combined from the various mail classes. The mailer must physically separate the items by mail class and submit a separate postage statement for each mail class.
c. If the mailer fails to meet the minimum requirement for either one mail class (see 152.631a) or multiple mail classes (see 152.631b), the mailer may submit international permit imprint mailing items with any qualifying domestic permit imprint mailing under DMM 604 or 705, or with any qualifying international permit imprint mailing under 152.632 or 152.633 with no minimum quantity requirement. The mailer must physically separate the items by mail class, must submit a separate postage statement for each mail class, and must present both the international permit imprint mailing and the qualifying domestic permit imprint mailing at the same time.
152.632 First-Class Mail International
For First-Class Mail International items, a mailer may use a permit imprint for international items addressed to recipients in foreign countries only when a mailing contains a minimum of 200 pieces or 50 pounds of First-Class Mail International service items. In contrast to 152.631b, the mailer may not combine First-Class Mail International service items with items from other international mail classes, and in contrast to 152.631c, the mailer may not combine First-Class Mail International service items with domestic mail classes to reach the minimum quantity requirement.
Note: As discussed in 152.631c, a mailer who meets the minimum requirements for First-Class Mail International service items may combine with that mailing other permit imprint mailings for Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, or First-Class Package International Service items. The mailer must physically separate the items by mail class and submit a separate postage statement for each mail class.
152.633 IPA and ISAL
See 292.23 and 293.23 for the minimum quantity requirements that govern the entry of International Priority Airmail (IPA) items and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) items, respectively.
Note: As discussed in 152.631c, a mailer who meets the minimum requirements for IPA or ISAL items may combine with that mailing other permit imprint mailings for Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, or First-Class Package International Service items. The mailer must physically separate the items by mail class and submit a separate postage statement for each mail class.
152.634 M-bags
Note: For M-bag mailings (see 260), no minimum quantity requirement applies.
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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, 6-13-13
