Effective May 5, 2014, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to update certain country names in parts 142, 213, 292, and 371, as well as in the Index of Countries and Localities and in the Individual Country Listings.
Over the course of time, country names have changed due to a variety of political or cultural reasons. The IMM incorporated these name changes, but the IMM also maintained the former country names to provide reference assistance to customers after the official change.
In collaboration with International Postal Affairs and the State Department, we are removing or updating country names as applicable.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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1 International Mail Services
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140 International Mail Categories
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142 Official Mail
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142.4 General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS)
The following standards apply when mail is sent as OAS General Secretariat official mail:
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b. The following countries are members of the Organization of American States (OAS):
[Revise the entry for “Saint Christopher and Nevis” to read as follows:]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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2 Conditions for Mailing
210 Global Express Guaranteed
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213 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
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213.5 Destinating Countries and Price Groups
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Exhibit 213.5 Destinating Countries and Price Groups
[Remove the entry for “Saint Christopher and Nevis,” and add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
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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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292.45 IPA Foreign Office of Exchange Codes and Price Groups
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Exhibit 292.45a IPA Foreign Office of Exchange Codes and Price Groups
[Remove the entry for “Saint Christopher and Nevis,” and add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
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3 Extra Services
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370 International Money Transfer Services
371 International Money Orders
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371.2 Availability
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Exhibit 371.2 Countries Accepting the International Postal Money Order Form (MP1)
[Revise the entry for “Saint Christopher and Nevis” to read as follows:]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Index of Countries and Localities
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[Revise the spelling of the entry for “Baluchistan (Pakistan)” by replacing the “u” with an “o” to read as follows:]
Balochistan (Pakistan)
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[Delete the entry for “British Honduras (Belize)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “French Somaliland (Djibouti)” in its entirety.]
[Delete the entry for “French Territory of the Afars and Issas (Djibouti)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “Malaya (Malaysia)” in its entirety.]
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[Revise the entry for “Nevis (Saint Christopher and Nevis)” to read as follows:]
Nevis (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
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[Delete the entry for “Nyasaland (Malawi)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “Province Wellesley (Malaysia)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “Saint Christopher and Nevis” in its entirety.]
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[Revise the entry for “Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher and Nevis)” to read as follows:]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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[Revise the entry for “Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Island)” by adding an “s” to “Island,” to read as follows:]
Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands)
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[Add a new entry to read as follows:]
Seberang Perai (Malaysia)
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[Delete the entry for “Siam (Thailand)” in its entirety.]
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[Delete the entry for “South-West Africa (Namibia)” in its entirety.]
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[Revise the entry for “Tokelau (Union Group) (Western Samoa)”to read as follows:]
Tokelau (New Zealand)
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[Delete the entry for “Union Group (Western Samoa)” in its entirety.]
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Country Price Groups and Weight Limits
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[Remove the entry for “Saint Christopher and Nevis,” and add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
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Individual Country Listings
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[Revise the ICL for “Saint Christopher and Nevis” by changing the country name to read as follows:]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
[Move the entire ICL for “Saint Kitts and Nevis” to be in alphabetical order (to follow Saint Helena).]
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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, 4-3-14
