Effective January 26, 2014, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect changes to prices for the international mailing services noted below.
The following IMM revisions are based on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Order No. 1926, issued on December 24, 2013, in Docket No. R2013-11. In that order, the PRC found that the prices in the Postal Service’s Exigent Request may go into effect on January 26, 2014. The order is available on the PRC website at www.prc.gov.
First-Class Mail International® service is an affordable international service for postcards, letters, large envelopes, and small packages weighing up to 4 pounds. The overall price increase for First-Class Mail International service is 4.4 percent. More specifically, prices for postcards are increasing by 4.5 percent, prices for letters are increasing by 4.5 percent, and prices for large envelopes (flats) are increasing by 4.3 percent.
The 2-ounce letter-size price to Canada will continue to be the same price as the 1-ounce letter-size price to Canada.
The overall price increase for international market-dominant extra services are approximately 4.2 percent. The following price revisions to international mailing services are also effective January 26, 2014:
n Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee: The price for Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee is increasing to $6.00.
n Certificate of Mailing service: Prices for certificate of mailing service are increasing — the overall price increase is 9.7 percent.
n Registered Mail™ service: The price for international Registered Mail service is increasing to $13.65.
n Return receipt service: The price for international return receipt service is increasing to $3.75.
n International Business Reply™ service: For International Business Reply envelopes up to 2 ounces, the price is increasing to $1.35, and for cards, the price is increasing to $1.85.
In the IMM’s Individual Country Listings (ICLs), we are removing the specific prices for Extra Services and are referring readers to Notice 123, Price List.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Extra Services
Certificate of Mailing (313)
[For each country that offers certificate of mailing service, revise the text to read as follows:]
Individual Pieces — Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable price:
Individual article (PS Form 3817).
Firm mailing books (PS Form 3877), per article listed (minimum 3).
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3877 (per page).
Bulk Quantities — Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable price:
First 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof).
Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof).
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606.
Registered Mail (330)
[For each country that offers international Registered Mail service, remove the specific fee noted on the right and add a line to read as follows:]
Fee: Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the price.
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Return Receipt (340)
[For each country that offers international return receipt service, remove the specific fee noted on the right and add a line to read as follows:]
Fee: Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the price.
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International Business Reply Service (382)
[For each country that offers International Business Reply service, revise the text to read as follows:]
Fee: Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable price:
Envelopes up to 2 ounces.
Cards.
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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, 1-9-14
