Postal Bulletin 22328, January 12, 2012 - Our Business Is Delivering

Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates
Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates
Manuals
IMM Revision: International Country Availability for Return Receipt Service
Effective January 22, 2012, the Postal Service will
revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM ® ) sections 232.94 and
242.43 to provide current information regarding the availability
of return receipt service when used in conjunction
with Registered Mail service and insured Priority Mail
International ® parcels.
In the article titled “IMM Revision: Mailing Standards
Reorganization for Global Express Guaranteed, Express
Mail International, Priority Mail International, and First-
Class Mail International Services” in Postal Bulletin 22266
(8-27-09, page 11), we announced revisions based on a
reorganization of the IMM subchapters for these four services.
However, the published revisions for both the Priority
Mail International and First-Class Mail International ® sections
inadvertently contained tables that listed the countries
that at the time accepted return receipt service for
Express Mail International ® service. Actually, the number of
destination countries allowing return receipt service when
used in conjunction with Registered Mail service and
insured Priority Mail International parcels is much more
comprehensive than was listed in those published tables.
Although the tables in the Priority Mail International and
First-Class Mail International sections were incorrect, the
correct information did appear (and continues to appear) in
the Individual Country Listings.
Note: In the IMM’s Priority Mail International service section,
the relevant section as of January 22, 2012, will be
232.94 — until then, the relevant section is 232.84, but
other revisions also effective January 22, 2012, will cause
the section number to change.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal
Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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230 Priority Mail International
232 Eligibility
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232.9 Extra Services
postal bulletin 22328 (1-12-12)
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232.94 Return Receipt Service
[Revise 232.94 to read as follows (notice that Exhibit 232.94
has been deleted):]
Return receipt service is available for purchase to certain
destinations (see the Individual Country Listings for availability)
for the following items:
a. Priority Mail International parcels when purchased
with insurance.
b. Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes when
purchased with Registered Mail service.
c. Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes
when purchased with Registered Mail service.
See 340 for preparation procedures.
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240 First-Class Mail International
242 Eligibility
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242.4 Extra Services
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[Delete current 242.42 (including Exhibit 242.42), renumber
existing 242.43 to be 242.42, and insert new 242.43 to read
as follows:]
242.43 Return Receipt Service
For First-Class Mail International items, return receipt service
is available for purchase only for items that use Registered
Mail service to certain destinations — see the
Individual Country Listings for availability and 340 for preparation
procedures.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update
of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer ® at
http://pe.usps.com.
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