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International Mail Options 
International retail products consist of: Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), Express Mail International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Mail International, and are available for purchase at Post Offices as well as online at usps.com. Available online tools make international mailing easier than ever, combining customs forms and address labels for many products shipped using the Internet. Online mailing is easier on the budget too, with lower commercial pricing available to any customers purchasing postage using Click-N-Ship, or with PC Postage when producing individual shipping labels, and for Express Mail International - Express Mail Corporate Account users. Postage paid using one of the above methods can qualify for reductions of:
The same USPS-provided Express Mail and Priority Mail packaging for domestic service can be used with International Mail as well. This includes our popular flatrate options for Priority Mail International, including two regular flat-rate boxes, the large flat-rate box, the flat-rate envelope and the Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope. USPS products are priced lower than comparable services of other international carriers. Be sure to see “Addressing Standards and Customs Forms for International Mail” on page 8 in this issue of MailPro. First-Class Mail International This is a reliable and economical means of sending correspondence — greeting cards, letters and postcards — documents and lightweight merchandise weighing up to 4 pounds. Insured mail service is not available for First-Class Mail International. Registered Mail service is available. Shaped-based pricing was introduced last May, aligning the First-Class Mail International price structure with First-Class Mail, and there are separate prices for letters, large envelopes (flats) and packages (small packets). The weight limit for letters is 3.5 ounces, and the weight limit for large envelopes and packages is 64 ounces. The 20-cent nonmachinable surcharge applies to all letters weighing up to 3.5 ounces. The nine country price groups are aligned with the price groups for Priority Mail International and Express Mail International. To identify a country’s price group, go to pe.usps.com and click International Prices and Fees, then Country Listing. Priority Mail International Available to more than 190 countries, Priority Mail International service offers six to 10 average-business-day delivery and the same flat-rate packaging options as Priority Mail. There are two regular flat-rate box options — $23.95 for Canada and Mexico and $38.95 for all other countries. There is also a large flat-rate box option — $29.95 for Canada and Mexico and $49.95 for all other countries. All flat-rate boxes have a 20-pound weight limit. Limited indemnity coverage is included on Priority Mail International packages. Coverage is limited to the actual value of the contents or the maximum indemnity based on the weight of the mailpiece, whichever is less. Mailers can purchase insurance for packages being sent to many countries. When international insured service is purchased, it replaces the indemnity coverage provided on ordinary Priority Mail International packages. Express Mail International Express Mail International provides reliable, three to five average-business-day delivery to more than 190 countries with money-back delivery guarantee to select destinations. Specific average-days-fordelivery information to major destinations is available through the online price calculator as well as at Post Offices. Insured service up to $100 is provided at no additional cost. Additional insurance coverage above $100 may be purchased at the mailer’s option up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment, although limits vary by county. See the Individual Country Listing in the International Mail Manual (IMM) at pe.usps.com. Global Express Guaranteed GXG provides reliable, high-speed, date-certain service with international transportation and delivery provided by FedEx Express in one to three business days to more than 190 countries with a money-back guarantee (some restrictions apply). Insurance up to $100 per shipment is included. At the mailer’s option, additional insurance may be purchased up to $2,499 or as limited by destination country, content or value. See Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed Service Guide, at usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub141.pdf. |
MailPro Click-N-Ship customers now have the option of printing two domestic labels on a single sheet of paper, saving on both paper and printing costs. |
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