Postal Service

**Revised Standards for First-Class Mail International™ Service**

**Agency:** Postal Service™.

**Action:** Final Rule.

**Summary:** The Postal Service will adopt new mailing standards and
prices for First-Class Mail International service on May 12, 2008 which
reflects current First-Class Mail domestic shape-based standards. Our
revisions recognize that each mailpiece shape --- letter, flat, and
parcel --- has substantially different processing costs that needs to be
covered. Currently, the First-Class Mail International pricing structure
does not have a distinction between letter-size, flat-size, and package
(small packet) pricing.

**Effective Date:** 12:01 a.m. on May 12, 2008.

**For Further Information Contact:** Christy Bonning, 202-268-2108.

**Supplementary Information:**

The Postal Service's classification changes and new pricing structure,
for First-Class Mail International items will enhance efficiency and
assist that items mailed at First-Class Mail International prices cover
their costs.

The Postal Service adopts the following changes to *Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service*, International Mail Manual (IMM®),
which is incorporated by reference in the *Code of Federal Regulations*.

See 39 CFR Part 20.

**List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20**

Foreign relations, International postal services.

Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 20 is amended as follows:

**Part 20 --- \[AMENDED.\]**

1\. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 20 continues to read as
follows:

**Authority:** 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401, 404, 407, 408, 3622,
3632, and 3633.

2\. Revise the following sections of *Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service,* International Mail Manual (IMM), as follows:

**1 International Mail Services**

**\* \* \* \* \***

**140 International Mail Categories**

**\* \* \* \* \***

*\[Delete 142 in its entirety (moving relevant information to 241, as
incorporated later in this text), and renumber 143 as 142.\]*

**\* \* \* \* \***

## 2 Conditions for Mailing

## \* \* \* \* \* 

## 240 First-Class Mail International

## *\[Revise 241 (including relevant information previously incorporated in 142 to read as follows:\]*

## 

### 241 Description

#### 241.1 General

The First-Class Mail International classification encompasses all
categories of international mail that prior to May 14, 2007 were
categorized as airmail letter-post and economy letter-post, postcards
and postal cards, printed matter, and small packets that were formerly
categorized as LC (letters and cards) and AO (other articles).

#### 241.2 Mailable Matter

Any article that is otherwise acceptable and not prohibited by the
Postal Service or country of destination, subject to applicable weight
and size limits, may be mailed at the First-Class Mail International
price.

#### 241.3 Color

Light-colored envelopes and cards that do not interfere with the reading
of the address and postmark must be used. Do not use brilliant colors.

#### 241.4 Quality

Envelopes, cards, and packaging materials must be constructed strong
enough to withstand normal handling. Highly glazed paper or paper with a
design that affects readability or processing is not acceptable.

**241.5 Window Envelopes**

Window envelopes must be used under the following conditions:

a\. The address window must be parallel with the length of the envelope.

b\. The address window must be in the lower portion of the address side.

c\. Nothing but the name, address, and any key number used by the mailer
may appear through the address window.

d\. The return address should appear in the upper-left corner. If there
is no return address and the delivery address does not show through the
window, the piece will be handled as undeliverable mail.

e\. The address disclosed through the window must be on white paper or
paper of a very light color.

f\. When used for registered mail, window envelopes must conform to the
conditions in DMM 503.

g\. Open panel envelopes, i.e., those in which the panel is not covered
with a transparent material, are not acceptable in international mail.

####  241.6 Bordered Envelopes and Cards

Envelopes and cards that have green-colored bars or red- and
blue-striped borders may be used for the sending of First-Class Mail
International items.

###  242 Postage

### *\[Revise 242.1 as follows:\]*

#### 242.1 Prices

See the Individual Country Listings for First-Class Mail International
postage prices that are applicable to specific destination countries and
territorial possessions. The country-specific price group designations
that apply to First-Class Mail International are as follows:

  -------------------- --- --------------- --- --------------- --- ------------------- -------
  Afghanistan          6   Dominica        9   Lebanon         8   San Marino          5

  Albania              4   Dominican       9   Lesotho         7   Sao Tome and        7
                           Republic                                Principe            

  Algeria              8   Ecuador         9   Liberia         7   Saudi Arabia        8

  Andorra              5   Egypt           8   Libya           8   Senegal             7

  Angola               7   El Salvador     9   Liechtenstein   5   Serbia-Montenegro   5

  Anguilla             9   Equatorial      7   Lithuania       4   Seychelles          7
                           Guinea                                                      

  Antigua and Barbuda  9   Eritrea         7   Luxembourg      5   Sierra Leone        7

  Argentina            9   Estonia         4   Macao           6   Singapore           6

  Armenia              4   Ethiopia        8   Macedonia,      4   Slovak Republic     5
                                               Republic of                             

  Aruba                9   Falkland        9   Madagascar      7   Slovenia            5
                           Islands                                                     

  Ascension            7   Faroe Islands   5   Malawi          7   Solomon Islands     6

  Australia            3   Fiji            6   Malaysia        6   Somalia             na^1^

  Austria              5   Finland         5   Maldives        6   South Africa        7

  Azerbaijan           4   France          5   Mali            7   Spain               5

  Bahamas              9   French Guiana   9   Malta           5   Sri Lanka           6

  Bahrain              8   French          6   Martinique      9   Sudan               7
                           Polynesia                                                   

  Bangladesh           6   Gabon           7   Mauritania      7   Suriname            9

  Barbados             9   Gambia          7   Mauritius       7   Swaziland           7

  Belarus              4   Georgia,        4   Mexico          2   Sweden              5
                           Republic of                                                 

  Belgium              5   Germany         5   Moldova         4   Switzerland         5

  Belize               9   Ghana           7   Mongolia        6   Syrian Arab         8
                                                                   Republic            

  Benin                7   Gibraltar       5   Montserrat      9   Taiwan              6

  Bermuda              9   Great Britain   5   Morocco         8   Tajikistan          6
                           and Northern                                                
                           Ireland                                                     

  Bhutan               6   Greece          5   Mozambique      7   Tanzania            7

  Bolivia              9   Greenland       5   Namibia         7   Thailand            6

  Bosnia-Herzegovina   4   Grenada         9   Nauru           6   Togo                7

  Botswana             7   Guadeloupe      9   Nepal           6   Tonga               6

  Brazil               9   Guatemala       9   Netherlands     5   Trinidad and Tobago 9

  British Virgin       9   Guinea          7   Netherlands     9   Tristan da Cunha    7
  Islands                                      Antilles                                

  Brunei Darussalam    6   Guinea-Bissau   7   New Caledonia   6   Tunisia             8

  Bulgaria             4   Guyana          9   New Zealand     6   Turkey              4

  Burkina Faso         7   Haiti           9   Nicaragua       9   Turkmenistan        6

  Burma                6   Honduras        9   Niger           7   Turks and Caicos    9
                                                                   Islands             

  Burundi              7   Hong Kong       3   Nigeria         7   Tuvalu              6

  Cambodia             6   Hungary         4   Norway          5   Uganda              7

  Cameroon             7   Iceland         5   Oman            8   Ukraine             4

  Canada               1   India           6   Pakistan        6   United Arab         8
                                                                   Emirates            

  Cape Verde           7   Indonesia       6   Panama          9   Uruguay             9

  Cayman Islands       9   Iran            8   Papua New       6   Uzbekistan          6
                                               Guinea                                  

  Central African      7   Iraq            8   Paraguay        9   Vanuatu             6
  Republic                                                                             

  Chad                 7   Ireland         5   Peru            9   Vatican City        5

  Chile                9   Israel          8   Philippines     6   Venezuela           9

  China                3   Italy           5   Pitcairn Island 6   Vietnam             6

  Colombia             9   Jamaica         9   Poland          4   Wallis and Futuna   6
                                                                   Islands             

  Comoros              7   Japan           3   Portugal        5   Western Samoa       6

  Congo (Brazzaville), 7   Jordan          8   Qatar           8   Yemen               8
  Republic of the                                                                      

  Congo, Democratic    7   Kazakhstan      6   Reunion         9   Zambia              7
  Republic of the                                                                      

  Costa Rica           9   Kenya           7   Romania         4   Zimbabwe            7

  Cote d Ivoire (Ivory 7   Kiribati        6   Russia          4                       
  Coast)                                                                               

  Croatia              4   Korea,          6   Rwanda          7                       
                           Democratic                                                  
                           Peoples                                                     
                           Republic of                                                 
                           (North Korea)                                               

  Cuba                 9   Korea, Republic 3   Saint           9                       
                           of (South           Christopher and                         
                           Korea)              Nevis                                   

  Cyprus               4   Kuwait          8   Saint Helena    7                       

  Czech Republic       4   Kyrgyzstan      6   Saint Lucia     9                       

  Denmark              5   Laos            6   Saint Pierre    4                       
                                               and Miquelon                            

  Djibouti             7   Latvia          4   Saint Vincent   9                       
                                               and the                                 
                                               Grenadines                              
  -------------------- --- --------------- --- --------------- --- ------------------- -------

^1^na = First-Class Mail International is not available.

*\[Renumber current 242.2 as 242.3. Add new 242.2 as follows:\]*

**242.2 Price Computation**

First-Class Mail International prices are charged per ounce or fraction
thereof; any fraction of an ounce is rounded up to the next whole ounce.
For example, if a piece weighs 1.2 ounces, the weight (postage)
increment is 2 ounces. The minimum postage per addressed piece, except
postcards, is that for a piece weighing 1 ounce.

**242.3 Payment of Postage**

**\* \* \* \* \***

**243** **Physical Characteristics**

*\[Delete current 243.1 in its entirety. Revise and renumber 250 through
254.6 as 243.1 through 243.17 as follows:\]*

### 243.1 Postcards 

#### 243.11 General

a.  Postcards consist of single cards sent without a wrapper or
    envelope. Folded (double) cards must be mailed in envelopes at the
    First-Class Mail International letter price.

b.  Postcards must be made of cardboard or paper that meets the material
    and color specifications in 241.3 and 241.4.

c.  

**243.12 Addressing**

See 122.

**243.13 Postage Prices and Fees**

### The postage prices for postcards are as follows:

### Canada and Mexico \$0.72

### All other countries \$0.94

### 

### 243.14 Description

#### 243.141 Reply--Paid Cards

Reply-paid cards are not accepted in international mail, except as
provided in 132.2.

#### 243.142 Privately Manufactured Postcards

Privately manufactured postcards, except picture postcards, must bear
the heading *Postcard.*

**243.143** **Weight Limit**

Postcards must meet the requirements in 241.4.

#### 243.144 Dimensions

Each postcard claimed at a card price must be:

a.  Rectangular.

b.  Not less than 3-1/2 inches high or 5-1/2 inches long or 0.007 inch
    thick.

c.  Not more than 4-1/4 inches high or 6 inches long or 0.016 inch
    thick.

d.  

Note: Unenclosed cards exceeding the size limits for postcards are
mailable at the First-Class Mail International letter price if they do
not exceed 4-3/4 inches high or 9-1/4 inches long.

**243.15 Marking**

The sender should mark postcards *Par Avion* or affix Label 19-A, *Par
Avion Airmail*, or Label 19-B*, Par Avion Airmail, o*n the left side on
the front.

**243.151 Right Half of Postcard**

The right half of the address side of a card must be reserved for the
address of the addressee and postal notations or labels.

#### 243.152 Left Half and Reverse Side

The sender may use the left half of the address side of the card and the
reverse side for a message or permissible attachments. The sender must
use the upper-left half of the address side for his or her return
address. (Unless they bear the name and address of the sender,
undeliverable cards are disposed of in the country of destination.)

#### 243.16 Permitted Attachments

The following may be glued on the left half of the address side of a
card, or on the side opposite the address side, if they are made of
paper or other thin material and adhere completely to the card:

a.  Clippings of any kind.

b.  Illustrations or photographs.

c.  Labels other than address labels.

d.  Stamps of any kind, except stamps likely to be confused with postage
    stamps, must not be placed on the address side of the card.

e.  Address labels or address tabs that may be glued to the address side
    of the card.

f.  

#### 243.17 Nonpermitted Attachments

A card may not bear an attachment that is:

> a\. Other than paper.
>
> b\. Not totally adhered to the card surface.
>
> c\. An encumbrance to postal processing.

*\[Delete sections not used in 250 Postcards: 251.3 in its entirety,
Titles of 253 and 254.\]*

*\[Revise title of 243.2 as follows:\]*

### 243.2 Letters

### *\[Renumber 243.21 as 243.22 and add new 243.21 as follows:\]*

#### 243.21 Weight Limit

The weight limit is 3.5 ounces. (First-Class Mail International
letter-size pieces over 3.5 ounces are charged First-Class Mail
International flat-size prices.)

*\[Revise renumbered 243.22 as follows:\]*

#### 243.22 Dimensions

#### Letter-size mail must be rectangular and meet the following dimensions:

a.  Not less than 5-1/2 inches long or 3-1/2 inches high, or 0.007-inch
    thick.

b.  Not more than 11-1/2 inches long or more than 6-1/8 inches high or
    more than 1/4-inch thick.

Note: For the purpose of determining mailability or machinability of a
letter-sized piece (see
[243.23](http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/601.htm#wp1064715%23wp1064715)):
the length is the dimension parallel to the delivery address as read,
and the height is the dimension perpendicular to the length.

*\[Delete old 243.22 and 243.23 (renumbered 243.23 and 243.24). Revise
and renumber old 243.24 (renumbered 243.25) as 243.23 as follows:\]*

##### 243.23 Nonmachinable Surcharge

A \$0.20 per-piece surcharge applies to a First-Class Mail International
letter, regardless of weight, with one or more of the following
nonmachinable characteristics:

a.  Has an aspect ratio (length divided by height) of less than 1.3 or
    more than 2.5.

b.  Is polybagged, polywrapped, or enclosed in any plastic material.

c.  Have clasps, strings, buttons, or similar closure devices.

d.  Contains items such as pens, pencils, or loose keys or coins that
    cause the thickness of the mailpiece to be uneven.

e.  Is too rigid (does not bend easily when subjected to a transport
    belt tension of 40 pounds around an 11-inch diameter turn).

f.  Is more than 4-1/4 inches high or 6 inches long and less than 0.009
    inch thick.

g.  Has a delivery address parallel to the shorter dimension of the
    mailpiece.

h.  Is a self--mailer with a final folded edge perpendicular to the
    address, if the piece is not folded and secured according to DMM
    201.3.13.1.

i.  Is a booklet--type piece with the bound edge (spine) along the
    shorter dimension of the piece or at the top, unless prepared
    according to DMM 201.3.13.2.

*\[Add new 243.3 through 243.432 as follows:\]*

##### 243.3 Large Envelopes (Flats)

**243.31 Weight Limit**

The weight limit is 4 pounds.

**243.32 Dimensions and Characteristics**

Large envelopes (flats) must meet the following dimensions and
characteristics:

##### More than 11-1/2 inches long, or more than 6-1/8 inches high or more than 1/4-inch thick.

a.  Not more than 15 inches long, or more than 12 inches high, or more
    than 3/4-inch thick.

b.  Flexible (see 243.33).

c.  Rectangular.

d.  Uniformly thick as stated in 243.34.

e.  

Note: The length of a large envelope (flat) is the longest dimension.
The height is the dimension perpendicular to the length. A First-Class
Mail International large envelope (flat) that does not meet the
standards in
[2](http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/101.htm#wp1002687%23wp1002687)43.3 is
not eligible for large envelope (flat) size price and are charged the
applicable package (small packet) price.

**243.33 Minimum Flexibility**

Large envelopes (flats) must be flexible. Boxes, with or without hinges,
gaps, or breaks that allow the piece to bend, are not considered large
envelopes (flats). Tight envelopes or wrappers that are filled with one
or more boxes are not considered large envelopes (flats). At the
customer\'s option, a customer may perform the following test on their
own mailpieces. When a postal employee observes a customer demonstrating
that a flat-size piece is flexible according to these standards, the
employee does not need to perform the test. Test flats as follows:

a\. All large envelopes (flats) (see [Exhibit
243.33a](http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/101.htm#wp1040051%23wp1040051)):

1\. Place the piece with the length parallel to the edge of a flat
surface and extend the piece halfway off the surface.

2\. Press down on the piece at a point 1 inch from the outer edge, in
the center of the piece\'s length, exerting steady pressure.

3\. The piece is not flexible if it cannot bend at least 1 inch
vertically without being damaged.

4\. The piece is flexible if it can bend at least 1 inch vertically
without being damaged and it does not contain a rigid insert. No further
testing is necessary.

5\. Test the piece according to 243.33b or 243.33c below if it can bend
at least 1 inch vertically without being damaged and it contains a rigid
insert.

### 

### 

### 

### Exhibit 243.33a Flexibility Test---All Large Envelopes (Flats) 

### ![](media/image1.jpeg){width="3.654861111111111in" height="3.4479166666666665in"}

b\. Large envelopes 10 inches or longer that pass the test in 243.33a
and contain a rigid insert (see [Exhibit
243.33b](http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/101.htm#wp1040070%23wp1040070)
):

1\. Place the piece with the length perpendicular to the edge of a flat
surface and extend the piece 5 inches off the surface.

2\. Press down on the piece at a point 1 inch from the outer edge, in
the center of the piece\'s width, exerting steady pressure.

3\. Turn the piece around and repeat steps 1 and 2. The piece is
flexible if both ends can bend at least 2 inches vertically without
being damaged.

### 

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### Exhibit 243.33b Flexibility Test---Large Envelopes (Flats) 10 Inches or Longer 

### ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="3.654861111111111in" height="2.873611111111111in"}

c\. Large envelopes less than 10 inches long that pass the test in
243.33a and contain a rigid insert (see [Exhibit
243.33c](http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/101.htm#wp1040115%23wp1040115)
):

1\. Place the piece with the length perpendicular to the edge of a flat
surface and extend the piece one-half of its length off the surface.

2\. Press down on the piece at a point 1 inch from the outer edge, in
the center of the piece\'s width, exerting steady pressure.

3\. Turn the piece around and repeat steps 1 and 2. The piece is
flexible if both ends can bend at least 1 inch vertically without being
damaged.

### 

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### Exhibit 243.33c Flexibility Test---Large Envelopes (Flats) Less Than 10 Inches Long 

### ![](media/image3.jpeg){width="3.6569444444444446in" height="3.0833333333333335in"}

### 

### 

### 243.34 Uniform Thickness 

Large envelopes (Flats) must be uniformly thick so that any bumps,
protrusions, or other irregularities do not cause more than 1/4-inch
variance in thickness. When determining variance in thickness, exclude
the outside edges of a mailpiece (1 inch from each edge) when the
contents do not extend into those edges. Also, exclude the selvage of
any polywrap covering from this determination. Mailers must secure
nonpaper contents to prevent shifting of more than 2 inches within the
mailpiece if shifting would cause the piece to be nonuniform in
thickness or would result in the contents bursting out of the mailpiece.

**243.4 Packages (Small Packets)**

**243.41 Weight Limit**

The weight limit is 4 pounds.

**243.42 Dimensions**

Packages (small packets) must be within the following dimensions:

##### Maximum length: 24 inches. Length is the longest dimension.

a.  Maximum length, height, and depth (thickness) combined: 36 inches.

b.  Minimum size: Large enough to accommodate the postage, address,
    customs form, and other required elements on the address side.

**243.43 Rolls**

**243.431 Weight Limit**

The weight limit is 4 pounds.

**243.432 Dimensions**

Rolls must be within the following dimensions:

a.  Minimum length: 4 inches.

b.  Minimum length plus twice the diameter combined: 6-3/4 inches.

c.  Maximum length: 36 inches. Bnm,

d.  Maximum length plus twice the diameter combined: 42 inches.

### 244 Mail Preparation

### \* \* \* \* \*

#### 244.2 Marking

### *\[Revise item "a" as follows:\]*

a.  First-Class Mail International packages (small packets) and rolls,
    which because of their size, shape, or configuration might be
    mistaken for another category of international mail, should be
    marked "LETTER-POST" on the address side of the mailpiece.

\* \* \* \* \*

*\[Delete item "d" in its entirety}*

**\* \* \* \* \***

#### 244.4 Packaging

*\[Renumber 244.4a -- d as 244.4c -- f. Add new 244.4a and 244.4b as
follows:\]*

#### Mailers must package mailpieces to withstand normal transit and handling without content or package breakage, injury to USPS employees, or damage to other mail or USPS equipment. 

#### Mailers must package their contents to prevent their deterioration.

#### 

#### \* \* \* \* \*

#### *\[Revise renumbered 244.4f as follows:\]*

f.  First-Class Mail International items, in card form, are permitted,
    so long as their overall dimensions do not exceed 4-3/4 inches or
    9-1/4 inches. See 243.144.

g.  

**\* \* \* \* \***

**250 Reserved**

**\* \* \* \* \***

*\[Add new section after 943.2 and before World Map as follows:\]*

**Country Rate Groups and Weight Limits**

  -------------------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- ----------
  Country              ^1^GXG     ^1^GXG   ^2^PMI     ^2^PMI   ^2^PMI      ^3^EMI     ^3^EMI   ^4^FCMI    ^4^FCMI   ^4^FCMI   ^4^FCMI
                       Rate       Max Wt.  Rate       Max Wt.  Flat-Rate   Rate       Max Wt.  Rate       Letters   Lg. Env.  Pkgs. (Sm.
                       Group^6^   lbs.     Group^6^   lbs.     Box Max Wt. Group^6^   lbs.     Group^6^   Max Wt.   (Flats)   Packets)
                                                               lbs.                                       oz.       Max Wt.   Max Wt.
                                                                                                                    lbs.      lbs.

  Afghanistan          6          70       6          66       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4

  Albania              4          70       4          44       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Algeria              0          0        8          44       20          8          44       8          3.5       4         4

  Andorra              5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Angola               4          70       7          44       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Anguilla             7          70       9          22       20          9          55       9          3.5       4         4

  Antigua and Barbuda  7          70       9          22       20          0          0        9          3.5       4         4

  Argentina            8          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Armenia              4          70       4          44       20          4          44       4          3.5       4         4

  Aruba                7          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Ascension            0          0        0          0        0           0          0        7          3.5       4         4

  Australia            6          70       3          66       20          3          44       3          3.5       4         4

  Austria              5          70       5          66       20          5          70       5          3.5       4         4

  Azerbaijan           4          70       4          70       20          4          70       4          3.5       4         4

  Bahamas              7          70       9          22       20          9          22       9          3.5       4         4

  Bahrain              6          70       8          44       20          8          44       8          3.5       4         4

  Bangladesh           6          70       6          44       20          6          44       6          3.5       4         4

  Barbados             7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Belarus              4          70       4          66       20          4          44       4          3.5       4         4

  Belgium              3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Belize               8          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Benin                4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Bermuda              7          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Bhutan               6          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Bolivia              8          70       9          70       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Bosnia-Herzegovina   4          70       4          44       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Botswana             4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Brazil               8          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  British Virgin       7          70       9          44       20          0          0        9          3.5       4         4
  Islands                                                                                                                     

  Brunei Darussalam    4          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Bulgaria             4          70       4          70       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Burkina Faso         4          70       7          66       20          7          70       7          3.5       4         4

  Burma                0          0        6          22       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4

  Burundi              4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Cambodia             8          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Cameroon             4          70       7          66       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Canada               1          70       1          66       20          1          66       1          3.5       4         4

  Cape Verde           4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Cayman Islands       7          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Central African      0          0        7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4
  Republic                                                                                                                    

  Chad                 4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Chile                8          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  China                6          70       3          66       20          3          66       3          3.5       4         4

  Colombia             8          70       9          66       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Comoros              0          0        7          44       20          0          0        7          3.5       4         4

  Congo (Brazzaville)  4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4
  Republic of the                                                                                                             

  Congo, Democratic    4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4
  Republic of the                                                                                                             

  Costa Rica           8          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Cote d Ivoire (Ivory 4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4
  Coast)                                                                                                                      

  Croatia              4          70       4          66       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Cuba                 0          0        0          0        0           0          0        9          3.5       4         4

  Cyprus               6          70       4          70       20          4          70       4          3.5       4         4

  Czech Republic       4          70       4          66       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Denmark              5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Djibouti             4          70       7          44       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Dominica             7          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Dominican Republic   7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Ecuador              8          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Egypt                6          70       8          66       20          8          44       8          3.5       4         4

  El Salvador          8          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Equatorial Guinea    4          70       7          22       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Eritrea              4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Estonia              4          70       4          70       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Ethiopia             4          70       8          66       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Falkland Islands     0          0        0          0        0           0          0        9          3.5       4         4

  Faroe Islands        5          70       5          70       20          5          44       5          3.5       4         4

  Fiji                 8          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Finland              5          70       5          70       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  France               3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  French Guiana        8          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  French Polynesia     4          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Gabon                4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Gambia               4          70       7          66       20          0          0        7          3.5       4         4

  Georgia, Republic of 4          70       4          44       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Germany              3          70       5          70       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Ghana                4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Gibraltar            4          70       5          44       20          0          0        5          3.5       4         4

  Great Britain and    3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4
  Northern Ireland                                                                                                            

  Greece               5          70       5          44       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Greenland            5          70       5          66       20          0          0        5          3.5       4         4

  Grenada              7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Guadeloupe           7          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Guatemala            8          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Guinea               4          70       7          66       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Guinea-Bissau        0          0        7          66       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Guyana               8          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Haiti                7          70       9          55       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Honduras             8          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Hong Kong            3          70       3          66       20          3          66       3          3.5       4         4

  Hungary              4          70       4          44       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Iceland              5          70       5          70       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  India                6          70       6          44       20          6          70       6          3.5       4         4

  Indonesia            6          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Iran                 0          0        8          44       0           0          0        8          3.5       4         4

  Iraq                 6          70       8          44       20          8          44       8          3.5       4         4

  Ireland              3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Israel               6          70       8          44       20          8          44       8          3.5       4         4

  Italy                3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Jamaica              7          70       9          22       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Japan                3          70       3          66       20          3          66       3          3.5       4         4

  Jordan               6          70       8          66       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Kazakhstan           4          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Kenya                4          70       7          70       20          7          70       7          3.5       4         4

  Kiribati             0          0        6          44       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4

  Korea, Democratic    0          0        0          0        0           0          0        6          3.5       4         4
  Peoples Republic of                                                                                                         
  (North Korea)                                                                                                               

  Korea, Republic of   6          70       3          44       20          3          66       3          3.5       4         4
  (South Korea)                                                                                                               

  Kuwait               6          70       8          66       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Kyrgyzstan           4          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Laos                 8          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Latvia               4          70       4          70       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Lebanon              6          70       8          66       20          0          0        8          3.5       4         4

  Lesotho              4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Liberia              4          70       7          44       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Libya                0          0        8          44       20          0          0        8          3.5       4         4

  Liechtenstein        5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Lithuania            4          70       4          70       20          4          70       4          3.5       4         4

  Luxembourg           3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Macao                3          70       6          70       20          6          70       6          3.5       4         4

  Macedonia, Republic  4          70       4          70       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4
  of                                                                                                                          

  Madagascar           4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Malawi               4          70       7          66       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4

  Malaysia             6          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Maldives             6          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Mali                 4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Malta                5          70       5          66       20          5          44       5          3.5       4         4

  Martinique           7          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Mauritania           4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Mauritius            4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Mexico               2          70       2          44       20          2          44       2          3.5       4         4

  Moldova              4          70       4          70       20          4          70       4          3.5       4         4

  Mongolia             4          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Montserrat           7          70       9          44       20          0          0        9          3.5       4         4

  Morocco              4          70       8          66       20          8          68       8          3.5       4         4

  Mozambique           4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Namibia              4          70       7          44       20          7          22       7          3.5       4         4

  Nauru                0          0        6          44       20          6          44       6          3.5       4         4

  Nepal                6          70       6          44       20          6          69       6          3.5       4         4

  Netherlands          3          70       5          44       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Netherlands Antilles 7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  New Caledonia        8          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  New Zealand          6          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Nicaragua            8          70       9          66       20          9          55       9          3.5       4         4

  Niger                4          70       7          70       20          7          70       7          3.5       4         4

  Nigeria              4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Norway               5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Oman                 6          70       8          44       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Pakistan             6          70       6          70       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Panama               8          70       9          70       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Papua New Guinea     8          70       6          44       20          6          55       6          3.5       4         4

  Paraguay             8          70       9          66       20          9          55       9          3.5       4         4

  Peru                 8          70       9          70       20          9          70       9          3.5       4         4

  Philippines          6          70       6          44       20          6          44       6          3.5       4         4

  Pitcairn Island      0          0        6          22       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4

  Poland               4          70       4          44       20          4          44       4          3.5       4         4

  Portugal             5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Qatar                6          70       8          70       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Reunion              4          70       9          66       20          0          0        9          3.5       4         4

  Romania              4          70       4          70       20          4          70       4          3.5       4         4

  Russia               4          70       4          44       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Rwanda               4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Saint Christopher    7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4
  and Nevis                                                                                                                   

  Saint Helena         0          0        7          44       20          0          0        7          3.5       4         4

  Saint Lucia          7          70       9          44       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Saint Pierre and     0          0        4          66       20          0          0        4          3.5       4         4
  Miquelon                                                                                                                    

  Saint Vincent and    7          70       9          22       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4
  the Grenadines                                                                                                              

  San Marino           3          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Sao Tome and         0          0        7          44       20          0          0        7          3.5       4         4
  Principe                                                                                                                    

  Saudi Arabia         4          70       8          66       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Senegal              4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Serbia-Montenegro    4          0        5          70       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Seychelles           4          70       7          70       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Sierra Leone         0          0        7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Singapore            3          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Slovak Republic      4          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Slovenia             4          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Solomon Islands      0          0        6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Somalia              0          0        0          0        0           0          0        0          0         0         0

  South Africa         4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Spain                5          70       5          44       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Sri Lanka            6          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Sudan                0          0        7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Suriname             8          70       9          44       20          0          0        9          3.5       4         4

  Swaziland            4          70       7          44       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Sweden               5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Switzerland          5          70       5          66       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Syrian Arab Republic 6          70       8          70       20          8          44       8          3.5       4         4

  Taiwan               3          70       6          44       20          6          33       6          3.5       4         4

  Tajikistan           0          0        6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Tanzania             4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Thailand             6          70       6          66       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Togo                 4          70       7          70       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Tonga                0          0        6          44       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4

  Trinidad and Tobago  7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Tristan da Cunha     0          0        7          22       20          0          0        7          3.5       4         4

  Tunisia              4          70       8          66       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Turkey               6          70       4          66       20          4          66       4          3.5       4         4

  Turkmenistan         4          70       6          44       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Turks and Caicos     7          70       9          44       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4
  Islands                                                                                                                     

  Tuvalu               0          0        6          55       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4

  Uganda               4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Ukraine              4          70       4          66       20          4          44       4          3.5       4         4

  United Arab Emirates 6          70       8          70       20          8          70       8          3.5       4         4

  Uruguay              8          70       9          66       20          9          44       9          3.5       4         4

  Uzbekistan           4          70       6          70       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Vanuatu              8          70       6          44       20          6          55       6          3.5       4         4

  Vatican City         3          70       5          44       20          5          66       5          3.5       4         4

  Venezuela            8          70       9          66       20          9          66       9          3.5       4         4

  Vietnam              6          70       6          70       20          6          66       6          3.5       4         4

  Wallis and Futuna    4          70       6          66       20          0          0        6          3.5       4         4
  Islands                                                                                                                     

  Western Samoa        0          0        6          44       20          6          44       6          3.5       4         4

  Yemen                6          70       8          66       20          8          66       8          3.5       4         4

  Zambia               4          70       7          66       20          7          66       7          3.5       4         4

  Zimbabwe             4          70       7          44       20          7          44       7          3.5       4         4
  -------------------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- ----------

^1^ GXG = Global Express Guaranteed

^2^ PMI = Priority Mail International

^3^ EMI = Express Mail International

^4^ FCMI = First-Class Mail International

^5^ Zero (0) = Service is not available.

## Individual Country Listings 

*\[For every country that First-Class Mail International is available,
revise the First-Class Mail International section as follows:\]*

**Country Conditions for Mailing**

**\* \* \* \* \***

**First-Class Mail International**

*\[Replace current price table with new price tables for letters, large
envelopes (flats) and packages (small packets) based on country's
First-Class Mail International rate group.\]*

Table for Rate Group 1

  ---------------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------- ---------
  **LETTERS**                 **FLATS**             **Packages    
                                                    (Small        
                                                    Packets)**    

  Weight Not Over  Price      Weight Not  Price     Weight Not    Price
  (ounces)^1^                 Over                  Over (ounces) 
                              (ounces)                            

  1                \$0.72     1           \$0.98    1             \$1.18

  2                \$0.96     2           \$1.22    2             \$1.42

  3                \$1.20     3           \$1.46    3             \$1.66

  3.5              \$1.44     4           \$1.70    4             \$1.90

                              5           \$1.94    5             \$2.14

                              6           \$2.18    6             \$2.38

                              7           \$2.42    7             \$2.62

                              8           \$2.66    8             \$2.86

                              12          \$3.61    12            \$3.81

                              16          \$4.56    16            \$4.76

                              20          \$5.51    20            \$5.71

                              24          \$6.46    24            \$6.66

                              28          \$7.41    28            \$7.61

                              32          \$8.36    32            \$8.56

                              36          \$9.31    36            \$9.51

                              40          \$10.26   40            \$10.46

                              44          \$11.21   44            \$11.41

                              48          \$12.16   48            \$12.36

                              52          \$13.11   52            \$13.31

                              56          \$14.06   56            \$14.26

                              60          \$15.01   60            \$15.21

                              64          \$15.96   64            \$16.16
  ---------------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------- ---------

1\. A letter meeting one or more of the non-machinable characteristics
in 243.23 is charged a non-machinable surcharge of \$0.20.

**Table for Rate Group 2 (Prices corrected February 26, 2008)**

  --------------- --------- ----------- --------- ------------- ------------
  **LETTERS**               **FLATS**             **Packages    
                                                  (Small        
                                                  Packets)**    

  Weight Not Over Price     Weight Not  Price     Weight Not    Price
  (ounces)^1^               Over                  Over (ounces) 
                            (ounces)                            

  1               \$0.72    1           \$0.98    1             \$1.18

  2               \$1.27    2           \$1.53    2             \$1.73

  3               \$1.82    3           \$2.08    3             \$2.28

  3.5             \$2.37    4           \$2.63    4             \$2.83

                            5           \$3.18    5             \$3.38

                            6           \$3.73    6             \$3.93

                            7           \$4.28    7             \$4.48

                            8           \$4.83    8             \$5.03

                            12          \$6.33    12            \$6.53

                            16          \$7.83    16            \$8.03

                            20          \$9.33    20            \$9.53

                            24          \$10.83   24            \$11.03

                            28          \$12.33   28            \$12.53

                            32          \$13.83   32            \$14.03

                            36          \$15.33   36            \$15.53

                            40          \$16.83   40            \$17.03

                            44          \$18.33   44            \$18.53

                            48          \$19.83   48            \$20.03

                            52          \$21.33   52            \$21.53

                            56          \$22.83   56            \$23.03

                            60          \$24.33   60            \$24.53

                            64          \$25.83   64            \$26.03
  --------------- --------- ----------- --------- ------------- ------------

1.  A letter meeting one or more of the non-machinable characteristics
    in 243.23 is charged a non-machinable surcharge of \$0.20.

Table for Rate Groups 3, 4, and 5

  --------------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------- ---------
  **LETTERS**                **FLATS**             **Packages    
                                                   (Small        
                                                   Packets)**    

  Weight Not Over Price      Weight Not  Price     Weight Not    Price
  (ounces)^1^                Over                  Over (ounces) 
                             (ounces)                            

  1               \$0.94     1           \$1.20    1             \$1.40

  2               \$1.74     2           \$2.00    2             \$2.20

  3               \$2.54     3           \$2.80    3             \$3.00

  3.5             \$3.34     4           \$3.60    4             \$3.80

                             5           \$4.40    5             \$4.60

                             6           \$5.20    6             \$5.40

                             7           \$6.00    7             \$6.20

                             8           \$6.80    8             \$7.00

                             12          \$8.45    12            \$8.65

                             16          \$10.10   16            \$10.30

                             20          \$11.75   20            \$11.95

                             24          \$13.40   24            \$13.60

                             28          \$15.05   28            \$15.25

                             32          \$16.70   32            \$16.90

                             36          \$18.35   36            \$18.55

                             40          \$20.00   40            \$20.20

                             44          \$21.65   44            \$21.85

                             48          \$23.30   48            \$23.50

                             52          \$24.95   52            \$25.15

                             56          \$26.60   56            \$26.80

                             60          \$28.25   60            \$28.45

                             64          \$29.90   64            \$30.10
  --------------- ---------- ----------- --------- ------------- ---------

1.  A letter meeting one or more of the non-machinable characteristics
    in 243.23 is charged a non-machinable surcharge of \$0.20.

Table for Rate Groups 6, 7, 8, and 9

  -------------- ---------- ------------ --------- -------------- ---------
  **LETTERS**               **FLATS**              **Packages     
                                                   (Small         
                                                   Packets)**     

  Weight Not     Prices     Weight Not   Prices    Weight Not     Prices
  Over                      Over                   Over (ounces)  
  (ounces)^1^               (ounces)                              

  1              \$0.94     1            \$1.20    1              \$1.40

  2              \$1.69     2            \$1.95    2              \$2.15

  3              \$2.44     3            \$2.70    3              \$2.90

  3.5            \$3.19     4            \$3.45    4              \$3.65

                            5            \$4.20    5              \$4.40

                            6            \$4.95    6              \$5.15

                            7            \$5.70    7              \$5.90

                            8            \$6.45    8              \$6.65

                            12           \$8.05    12             \$8.25

                            16           \$9.65    16             \$9.85

                            20           \$11.25   20             \$11.45

                            24           \$12.85   24             \$13.05

                            28           \$14.45   28             \$14.65

                            32           \$16.05   32             \$16.25

                            36           \$17.65   36             \$17.85

                            40           \$19.25   40             \$19.45

                            44           \$20.85   44             \$21.05

                            48           \$22.45   48             \$22.65

                            52           \$24.05   52             \$24.25

                            56           \$25.65   56             \$25.85

                            60           \$27.25   60             \$27.45

                            64           \$28.85   64             \$29.05
  -------------- ---------- ------------ --------- -------------- ---------

1.  A letter meeting one or more of the non-machinable characteristics
    in 243.23 is charged a non-machinable surcharge of \$0.20.

*\[Revise Size Limits as follows:\]*

**Size Limits**

Postcards: See 243.1

Letters: See 243.2

Large Envelopes (Flats): See 243.3

Packages (Small Packets): See 243.4

*\[Revise Postcards and Postal Cards (250) \$0.00 (Individual Country
Price) as follows:\]*

***Postcards (243.1)** \[List Individual Country Price\]*

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Canada and Mexico**               **\$0.72**

  **All other countries**             **\$0.94**
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

**\* \* \* \* \***

Neva Watson

Attorney, Legislative

\[END DOCUMENT\]