Effective June 27, 2021, the Postal Service™ will revise 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 codes for International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) and International Priority Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) items sent to Italy.
Periodically, the Postal Service receives such requests from foreign posts to facilitate operational needs. These revisions are based on consultation with Poste Italiane (the designated operator for Italy). In order to provide mailers sufficient time to make necessary logistical and software changes, the Postal Service (through this Postal Bulletin article) is providing advance notice that mailers must begin using the appropriate foreign office of exchange code for IPA and ISAL letters, flats, and packages effective June 27, 2021.
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 Italy to read as follows (reflecting different foreign office of exchange codes based on the class of mail):]
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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 Italy to read as follows (reflecting different foreign office of exchange codes based on the class of mail):]
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Although effective June 27, 2021, the Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into a later edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 4-22-21
