NEW INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND MAILlING OPTIONS

The U.S. Postal Service is changing its international mail retail products to make them clear-cut and easy to use. The changes introduce
the familiar and trusted USPS domestic product names — First-Class Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail — into the international product portfolio for retail customers. Commercial customers may contact the Postal Service’s Global Business group for more information about customized business mailing solutions.

Effective May 14, with the corresponding changes to domestic rates and fees, international retail products will consist of: Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), Express Mail International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Mail International and will be available for purchase at Post Offices as well as online at usps.com.

Available online tools will make international mailing easier than ever, combining Customs Forms and address labels for many products shipped using the Internet. Online mailing will be easier on the budget, too — with discounts for international postage purchased using Click-N-Ship at usps.com or through authorized postage vendors. Customers purchasing postage online will qualify for postage discounts of:

• 10 percent on GXG shipments.
• 8 percent on Express Mail International shipments.
• 5 percent on Priority Mail International shipments.

Mailers also will be able to use the same USPS-provided Express Mail and Priority Mail packaging for international shipments that they use for domestic. This includes the popular Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope, as well as the flat-rate options for Priority Mail, including two flat-rate boxes. Customers will be able to continue to use existing international packaging supplies as long as they remain available.

Although this redesign includes increases in international product retail prices, USPS products are still priced lower than comparable services of other international carriers.

Here are highlights of the new international retail product offerings:

Global Express Guaranteed

Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) is an expedited delivery service provided through an alliance with FedEx Express. The existing "document" and "non-document" price structures will be combined into one. GXG provides reliable, high-speed, date-certain

service (1-3 business days) with money-back delivery guarantee to more than 190 countries. Insurance up to $100 per shipment is included. At the mailer’s option, additional insurance may be purchased as limited by destination country, content or value.

Express Mail International

Express Mail International (formerly Global Express Mail) provides reliable, 3-5 average-business- day delivery to more than 190 countries with money-back delivery guarantee to select destinations. Specific average-days-for-delivery information to major destinations will be available via the online postage rate calculator as well as at Post Offices.

Express Mail International will now offer the same packaging and flat-rate option available for domestic Express Mail. The flat-rate envelope is priced at $22 for Canada and Mexico, and $25 for all other countries. Document reconstruction insurance and merchandise insurance up to $100 will be provided at no additional cost. Additional insurance coverage may be purchased at the mailer’s option. The fee for optional Express Mail International merchandise insurance coverage will be reduced to $0.75 for each $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment — see the Individual Country Listing in the International Mail Manual (IMM).

Priority Mail International

Available to more than 190 countries, Priority Mail International service offers 6-10 average-business-day delivery and the same flat-rate packaging options as domestic Priority Mail. There's a flat-rate envelope option — $9 for Canada and Mexico and $11 for all other countries. These are two flat-rate box options — $23 for Canada and Mexico and $37 for all other countries. There is a 4-pound weight limit for the Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope and

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The IMM can be viewed at
pe.usps.com.