Effective October 17, 2024, 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 reflect a change regarding the office of exchange code for Papua New Guinea from “BOR” to “POM” for International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) and International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) items sent to Papua New Guinea. This revision is based on current international transportation routing.
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 code by January 19, 2025. 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 Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea to read as follows:]
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Although effective October 17, 2024, 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,
Product Solutions, 10-17-24
