Effective February 6, 2025, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) section 766.1 regarding the retention period of inbound Express Mail Service items.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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7 Treatment of Inbound Mail
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760 Forwarding
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766 Retention Period
766.1 General Procedure
[Revise the text to read as follows (revising the retention period from 5 days to 15 days):]
Post Office facilities must hold international mail items for pickup by the addressee for 30 days. However, inbound Express Mail Service items must be returned to the sender after 15 days, unless the sender specifies fewer days on the piece.
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Although effective February 6, 2025, the Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 2-6-25
