Effective June 26, 2022, 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 Honduras.
Periodically, the Postal Service receives such requests from foreign posts to facilitate operational needs. These revisions are based on a consultation with Honducor (the designated operator for Honduras) on December 17, 2021. However, 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 codes by June 26, 2022. 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 Honduras 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 Honduras to read as follows:]
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Although effective June 26, 2022, 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, 3-24-22
