Prohibitions for New Zealand and Ukraine

Effective April 5, 2001, the International Mail Manual (IMM) has been revised to reflect the following country prohibitions:

New Zealand — The mailing of bank notes, coins, and other forms of currency in registered letter-post items, insured parcels, and Express Mail International Service (EMS) shipments, is prohibited.

Ukraine — The mailing of prescription narcotics and psychotropic drugs to Ukraine is prohibited.

Recorded Delivery Service to Rise

Effective July 1, 2001, the fee for international recorded delivery service will be changed from $1.90 to $2.10. Recorded delivery service is not available to all countries, so please refer to the Individual Country Listings in the International Mail Manual (IMM) for service availability.

This change will be incorporated into the online versions of the IMM and Publication 51, both of which can be accessed via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.

Corrections to Publication 51 — Mailing to Andorra and Finland

The Country Listing in Publication 51, International Postal Rates and Fees, gives an incorrect rate group for Andorra and Finland. Airmail and economy (surface) letter-post items mailed to these countries are subject to rate group three postage rates.

In addition, the entry for Finland is further corrected to reflect that the maximum weight for Global Express Mail™ (EMS) items is 70 pounds.

These corrections will be incorporated into the next printed version of Publication 51 and the online version, which can be accessed via the Postal Explorer Web site http://pe.usps.gov.

Insurance Limits Increased for Parcels Mailed to the Republic of Georgia

Effective April 5, 2001, the Individual Country Listing for the Republic of Georgia in the IMM is revised to reflect an increase in the insurance indemnity limit for airmail and economy (surface) Parcel Post packages.

These revisions will be incorporated into the printed version of IMM Issue 25 and the next printed version of Publication 51, International Postal Rates and Fees. The revisions will also be incorporated in the online versions of the IMM and Publication 51, both of which are available via the Postal Explorer Web site at http://pe.usps.gov.

— International Business