Effective November 7, 2019, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), Exhibit 292.45a and Exhibit 293.45a, to update the foreign office of exchange code for International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) items and for International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) items sent to France, including Corsica and Monaco.
Periodically, the Postal Service receives such requests from foreign posts to facilitate operational needs. These revisions are based on a formal request that La Poste made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 165, dated October 7, 2019, and to be effective October 22, 2019. However, in order to provide mailers sufficient time to make necessary logistical and software changes, the Postal Service, through this Postal Bulletin article, is providing 60 days’ advance notice that mailers must begin using the code by January 6, 2020. Nonetheless, mailers are encouraged to immediately implement these changes in order to expedite delivery.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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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
[Revise the entry for France to read as follows:]
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293 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Service
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293.4 Mail Preparation
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293.45 ISAL Foreign Office of Exchange Codes and Price Groups
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Exhibit 293.45a
ISAL Foreign Office of Exchange Codes and Price Groups
[Revise the entry for France to read as follows:]
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Although effective November 7, 2019, the Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the next edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 11-7-19
