Effective September 1, 2016, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), section 766.1, to move information from a cross-reference in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 508.1.1.7, directly into the IMM for clarity and ease of use.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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7 Treatment of Inbound Mail
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760 Forwarding
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766 Retention Period
766.1 General Procedure
[Revise the text of 766.1 to read as follows:]
Post Office facilities must hold international mail items for pickup by the addressee for 30 days. However, inbound Express Mail Service items must be returned to sender after 5 days, unless the sender specifies fewer days on the piece.
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Although effective September 1, 2016, we will incorporate this revision into a later edition of the online IMM (scheduled for October 3, 2016). The online IMM is available via Postal Explorer® at http:⁄⁄pe.usps.com.
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