Effective May 5, 2014, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) section 703.2.3.1 to clarify that hazardous, restricted, or perishable materials mailed to, from, and between Diplomatic Post Offices are subject to the conditions of International Mail Manual (IMM) 130, the standards in DMM 601, Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail, and conditions prescribed by the Department of Defense (DOD), as listed in the “Overseas Military/Diplomatic Mail” section of the Postal Bulletin.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
703 Nonprofit Standard Mail and Other Unique Eligibility
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[Revise the title of 2.0 to read as follows (to include Diplomatic Post Offices):]
2.0 Overseas Military and Diplomatic Post Office Mail
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2.3 General Restrictions
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2.3.1 Mailability Conditions
[Revise the text of 2.3.1 to read as follows (to include Diplomatic Post Offices):]
Hazardous, restricted, or perishable materials mailed to, from, and between overseas military and Diplomatic Post Offices are subject to the conditions of IMM 130, the standards in DMM 601, Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail, and conditions prescribed by the Department of Defense (DOD), as listed in the “Overseas Military/Diplomatic Mail” section of the Postal Bulletin.
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We will incorporate this revision into the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 4-17-14
