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293.462 International Mail Manual
293.462 Mixed Country Sacks (5 Pounds or More — ISC Drop Shipment Only)
The following standards apply:
a. General. When mail is prepared under the ISC drop shipment option,
direct country bundles destined to a specific country that cannot be
made up in direct country sacks must be prepared in a mixed country
sack. A mixed country sack must be prepared for each price group.
Only countries in price groups 11 through 15 are eligible for this price.
The maximum weight of the sack and the contents must not exceed
66 pounds.
b. Mixed Country Sack Tags. The mailer must affix PS Tag 155, Surface
Airlift Mail, to mixed country sacks. PS Tag 155 identifies the mail to
ensure it receives priority handling. The mailer must specify only the
price group on the back of PS Tag 155.
293.463 Worldwide Nonpresort Mail Sacks
The following standards apply:
a. General. The working bundles of mixed country mail and loose items
must be enclosed in sacks unless other equipment is specified by the
acceptance office. Nonpresorted letter-size mail may be presented in
trays if authorized by the acceptance office. The maximum weight of
the sack and the contents must not exceed 66 pounds.
Note: Working bundles of mixed country mail cannot be enclosed
in mixed country sacks.
b. Worldwide Nonpresort Sack Tags. Sack tags for worldwide nonpresort
sacks must be labeled with PS Tag 155, Surface Airlift Mail, which
identifies the mail to ensure it receives priority handling. The mailer
must specify “WW" (for “worldwide”) on the back of PS Tag 155.
c. Worldwide Nonpresort Sack Label. Mailers who claim the ISC drop
shipment price and enter their mail at an authorized drop shipment
location under 293.532 are not required to prepare sack labels. Mailers
who claim the full-service price must complete sack labels as follows
(see Exhibit 293.461 for the list of U.S. Exchange Offices):
Line 1: Appropriate U.S. Exchange Office and Routing Code
Line 2: Contents WKG
Line 3: Mailer, Mailer Location
Example:
ISC MIAMI FL 33112
ISAL — WKG
ABC COMPANY MIAMI FL
293.47 Canadian Sack Labeling Information
Mailers preparing direct country sack labels for Canada under 293.461c
must use the labeling information as defined in Exhibit 293.47.
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