Effective July 29, 2021, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), Exhibit 371.2, to reflect that the exchange of international postal money orders between the Postal Service™ and the following countries will be discontinued as of October 1, 2021:
n Anguilla.
n Antigua and Barbuda.
n Bahamas.
n Barbados.
n British Virgin Islands.
n Dominica.
n Grenada.
n Jamaica.
n Montserrat.
n Saint Kitts and Nevis.
n Saint Lucia.
n Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Effective October 1, 2021, the foreign posts for these countries will stop selling international postal money orders destined for the United States. Likewise, effective October 1, 2021, the Postal Service will stop selling international postal money orders destined to these posts. A customer who wishes to purchase an international postal money order destined for these countries must do so before October 1, 2021.
Effective October 1, 2022, the foreign posts for these countries will stop cashing international postal money orders issued by the Postal Service. Likewise, effective October 1, 2022, the Postal Service will stop cashing international postal money orders issued by these posts. Consequently, in accordance with IMM 371.5, a customer in possession of an international postal money order issued by these posts must cash it at a U.S. Post Office® facility by the validity date on the money order or before October 1, 2022, whichever comes first.
A customer who is in possession of a USPS-issued international postal money order but who does not cash it before October 1, 2022, may redeem it at a U.S. Post Office facility at face value.
In addition, the Postal Service is updating Exhibit 371.2 to reflect that Albania, El Salvador, and Guyana will not issue money orders for payment in the United States.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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3 Extra Services
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370 International Money Transfer Services
371 International Money Orders
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371.2 Availability
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Exhibit 371.2
Countries Accepting the International Postal Money Order Form (MP1)
[Revise the exhibit (both footnotes and footnote markers) to read as follows (revising previous footnote 2 to be footnote 1, and adding Albania, El Salvador, and Guyana to the list of countries that will not issue money orders for payment in the United States; adding a new footnote 2 along with a footnote marker for it to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; revising previous footnote 1 to become footnote 3; and revising previous footnote 3 to become footnote 4):]
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Although effective July 29, 2021 (even though the policy itself is not effective until October 1, 2021), 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.
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