Effective October 26, 2017, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), section 252.2, concerning Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation® International service (E-USPS DELCON INTL®) as it temporarily suspends E-USPS DELCON INTL service at USPS® retail locations.
The Postal Service suspended E-USPS DELCON INTL service at retail locations effective October 13, 2017; however, the service is still available online. As a result of E–USPS DELCON INTL service being suspended at retail locations, mailers can once again purchase at retail locations the following extra services for First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), subject to individual country prohibitions and restrictions: Registered Mail™, Certificate of Mailing, and Return Receipt services. With E-USPS DELCON INTL service suspended at retail locations, Retail Systems Software (RSS) will process FCPIS mailpieces in the same manner in which they were processed before September 22, 2017, which is when E-USPS DELCON INTL service became available at retail locations.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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250 First-Class Package International Service
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252 Eligibility
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252.2 Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International Service (E-USPS DELCON INTL)
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252.22 Availability
[Revise the first sentence to read as follows (removing the reference to the availability of E-USPS DELCON INTL at USPS retail locations):]
Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International service is available electronically by using USPS-approved PC Postage vendors, Click-N-Ship, a USPS meter label solution, Webtools, and Global Shipping Software (GSS) or other USPS-approved software.***
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252.23 Customs Label and Marking
[Revise the text to read as follows (removing the reference to using PS Form 2976-R at USPS retail locations):]
Mailers must use an electronically-generated PS Form 2976 that includes the Post Exprès logo (globe and chevron design) — see Exhibit 252.23.
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252.25 Postage Payment Methods
[Revise the text to read as follows (removing the reference to E-USPS DELCON INTL being available at USPS retail locations):]
Mailers may pay for Electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International items by using postage validation imprinter (PVI) labels, postage meter imprint, USPS-approved PC Postage, Click-N-Ship postage, or permit imprint.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 10-26-17
