Effective September 3, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) section 232.5 to codify that Priority Mail International™ Regional Rate Box prices are available only for commercial mailers who have an agreement with the Postal Service specifically for Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes. Customers who do not have such an agreement must pay the applicable Priority Mail International price based on the item’s weight and country price group.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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230 Priority Mail International
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232 Eligibility
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232.5 Priority Mail International Parcels
[Before the text of 232.5, insert a heading to read as follows (the one-paragraph text remains the same, but now it comes under the new heading):]
232.51 General
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[After the one-paragraph text of 232.51, insert a new section to read as follows:]
232.52 Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes
Priority Mail International Regional Rate Box prices are available only to commercial customers who have an agreement with the Postal Service specifically for Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes. A customer who does not have such an agreement with the Postal Service and who may incidentally use a Priority Mail International Regional Rate Box must pay the applicable Priority Mail International price based on the item’s weight and country price group.
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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.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 8-22-13
