Effective October 6, 2014, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) Individual Country Listing (ICL) for Cuba.
The article entitled “IMM Revision: Changes to Pricing and Mailing Standards for International Shipping Services” in Postal Bulletin 22378 (12-12-13, pages 17–28 and 49–61) included permanent suspension of International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) and International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) service to specified nations, including Cuba (effective January 26, 2014).
However, in that article, in the edition of the IMM published January 26, 2014, and in subsequent editions of the IMM through September 2014, IPA and ISAL inadvertently remained in the ICL for Cuba. We publish this article to indicate the correct text.
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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Cuba
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Revise the first paragraph of the Individual Country Listing for Cuba to remove International Priority Airmail items and International Surface Air Lift items so that it reads as follows:]
Mail service is limited to First-Class Mail International items, First-Class Package International Service items, and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Priority Mail International parcel service is not available.
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[Revise the Note under Value and Frequency to remove the reference to International Priority Airmail and International Surface Air Lift, so that it reads as follows:]
Although Commerce Department regulations provide no maximum limit for CCD items, the total value for each First-Class Mail International item, First-Class Package International Service item, and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope and Small Flat Rate Priced Box cannot exceed $400.
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[Revise the Note under Value to remove the reference to International Priority Airmail and International Surface Air Lift, so that it reads as follows:]
Although Commerce Department regulations provide an $800 maximum limit for these items, the total value for each First-Class Mail International item, First-Class Package International Service item, and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope and Small Flat Rate Priced Box cannot exceed $400.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the October update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 8-21-14
