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16 POSTAL BULLETIN 22217 (10-11-07) POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS UPDATES Country GXG Rate Group Iran No Service Iraq 6 Ireland (Eire) 3 Israel 6 Italy 3 Jamaica 7 Japan 3 Jordan 6 Kazakhstan 4 Kenya 4 Kiribati No Service Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North Korea) No Service Korea, Republic of (South Korea) 6 Kuwait 6 Kyrgyzstan 4 Laos 8 Latvia 4 Lebanon 6 Lesotho 4 Liberia 4 Libya No Service Liechtenstein 5 Lithuania 4 Luxembourg 3 Macao 3 Macedonia, Republic of 4 Madagascar 4 Malawi 4 Malaysia 6 Maldives 6 Mali 4 Malta 5 Marshall Islands, Republic of the No Service Martinique 7 Mauritania 4 Mauritius 4 Mexico 2 Micronesia, Federated States of No Service Moldova 4 Mongolia 4 Montserrat 7 Morocco 4 Mozambique 4 Namibia 4 Nauru No Service Nepal 6 Netherlands 3 Netherlands Antilles 7 New Caledonia 8 New Zealand 6 Nicaragua 8 Niger 4 Nigeria 4 Norway 5 Oman 6 Pakistan 6 Panama 8 Papua New Guinea 8 Paraguay 8 Peru 8 Philippines 6 Pitcairn Island No Service Country GXG Rate Group Poland 4 Portugal 5 Qatar 6 Reunion 4 Romania 4 Russia 4 Rwanda 4 Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis 7 Saint Helena No Service Saint Lucia 7 Saint Pierre and Miquelon No Service Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 San Marino 3 Sao Tome and Principe No Service Saudi Arabia 4 Senegal 4 Serbia-Montenegro 4 Seychelles 4 Sierra Leone No Service Singapore 3 Slovak Republic (Slovakia) 4 Slovenia 4 Solomon Islands No Service Somalia No Service South Africa 4 Spain 5 Sri Lanka 6 Sudan No Service Suriname 8 Swaziland 4 Sweden 5 Switzerland 5 Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) 6 Taiwan 3 Tajikistan No Service Tanzania 4 Thailand 6 Togo 4 Tonga No Service Trinidad and Tobago 7 Tristan da Cunha No Service Tunisia 4 Turkey 6 Turkmenistan 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 7 Tuvalu No Service Uganda 4 Ukraine 4 United Arab Emirates 6 Uruguay 8 Uzbekistan 4 Vanuatu 8 Vatican City 3 Venezuela 8 Vietnam 6 Wallis and Futuna Islands 4 Western Samoa No Service Yemen 6 Zambia 4 Zimbabwe 4 * * * * *
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS UPDATES We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM and also into the online version of the IMM Revision: Mailable Dangerous Goods Effective October 11, 2007, the Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM ® ) 135 to provide additional options for mailers sending certain mailable dangerous goods. For mailers who send mailable infectious substances, we are extending the option to send these items by Express Mail International ® service and Global Express Guaranteed ® service in addition to registered First-Class Mail International service. Additionally, we are adding an option for mailers to send nonregulated materials and exempt human or animal specimens by First- Class Mail International, Priority Mail International, Express Mail International, or Global Express Guaranteed service. We encourage mailers to make the related changes to their mailings as soon as possible. Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM) 1 International Mail Services * * * * * 130 Mailability * * * * * 135 Mailable Dangerous Goods 135.1 Infectious Substances * * * * * 135.12 Type of Mail [Revise the text as follows (to include additional mailing options):] Mailable infectious substances must be sent by registered First-Class Mail International, Express Mail International, or Global Express Guaranteed service. Nonregulated materials defined in DMM 601.10.17.3, and exempt human or POSTAL BULLETIN 22217 (10-11-07) 17 IMM, which can be accessed via Postal Explorer ® at http:// pe.usps.com. — Mailing Standards, Pricing and Classification, 10-11-07 animal specimens defined in DMM 601.10.17.2d, are mailable by First-Class Mail International, Priority Mail International, Express Mail International, or Global Express Guaranteed service when properly packaged as described in DMM 601.17. * * * * * 135.3 Packaging, Marking, Labeling 135.31 Category B Infectious Substances [Revise the first sentence of the introductory paragraph as follows (to include additional mailing options):] A material that is classified as a Category B infectious substance and that meets the definition in DMM 601.10.17.2(a)(2) must be triple-packaged as described in DMM 601.10.17.4, meeting the packaging requirements in 49 CFR 173.199, and sent by registered First-Class Mail International, Express Mail International, or Global Express Guaranteed service.*** * * * * * We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM and also into the online version of the IMM, which can be accessed via Postal Explorer ® at http:// pe.usps.com. — Mailing Standards, Pricing and Classification, 10-11-07
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