Whether the plan is to send mail to First Class, Priority, Priority Express or Certified, you can benefit from some help with mailing for business. When you come to myMailHouse for help, expect to work with a user-friendly app, lots of options for sending business mail and easy mail tracking online. Priority Mail, on the other hand, is the best option for sending smaller, heavier packages such as subscription boxes, coffee shipments, candles, and much more. Pro Tip: When you use online shipping software instead of going to the Post Office, the max weight for First Class Package gets bumped up to 15.999 ounces, or just under a pound. Start Preamble ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add an International Priority Airmail, Commercial ePacket, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Competitive Product List in the. Full service name was '1st Class Airmail Small Pkg', then 'First Class Package Service, Retail.' Avoid 'parcel', you'll just confuse everybody. 'Parcel Post' is abolished. We send parcels by post, but not by Parcel Post. Parcel Post was abolished on 27 January 2013 and became 'Standard Post'. A large envelope that exceeds any of these dimensions will be classified and priced as a package (parcel). Large envelopes must also be flexible, rectangular and uniformly thick. A large envelope that exceeds 13 ounces is classified and priced as Priority Mail. First Class Mail International Packages.
IMM Revision: Permit Imprint Indicias
Effective June 24, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) section 152.44 and Exhibit 152.44 to update several permit imprint indicia formats used for international mail. The Postal Service will also revise IMM section 262.5 relevant to permit imprint information.
Below is an overview of the revisions to the indicias used with First-Class Mail International® service:
n In the first example, the word “PAID” appears after the words “U.S. POSTAGE.”
n In the first two examples, the word “INTERNATIONAL” appears after the words “FIRST-CLASS MAIL.”
n There is an example that includes the words “FIRST-CLASS MAIL” on the top line of the indicia with the words “FIRST-CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL” appearing to the left of the indicia.
Below is an overview of other revisions to indicias and indicia options:
n The revised Exhibit 152.44 includes separate sections for examples of indicias for International Priority Airmail™ (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-bag (Airmail, IPA, and ISAL) services. (Previously, such indicias were included with other First-Class Mail International indicias.)
n With the “Official Mail” indicias, the examples indicate that mailers are to use the applicable international mail class either on the first line of the indicia or to the left of the indicia. Also, note that mailers are to use the actual agency name on the second-to-last line.
n We provide authorization for mailers to use the abbreviation “INTL” in place of “INTERNATIONAL” in the indicia formats in Exhibit 152.44.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Priority First Class Mail
1International Mail Services
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150Postage
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152 Payment Methods
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152.4 Permit Imprint
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152.44 Required Format
***The mailer may substitute the abbreviation “INTL” in place of “INTERNATIONAL” in any of the indicia formats in Exhibit 152.44.***
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2Conditions for Mailing
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260Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (M-bags)
Priority First Class Mail Price
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262 Postage Prices and Fees
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262.5 Stamps, Postage Evidencing Systems, PVI Labels, or Permit Imprint
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b. ***Only the applicable permit imprint formats shown in Exhibit 152.44 are acceptable.***
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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.
— Product Classification, Pricing, 5-17-12