14878 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Proposed Rules

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

International Postal Rates and Fees;

Proposed Changes

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed changes in

international postal rates and fees.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority

under 39 U.S.C. 407, the Postal Service

is proposing changes in international

postal rates and fees.

As required under the Postal

Reorganization Act, the proposed

changes will result in international

postal rates that do not apportion the

costs of the service so as to impair the

overall value of the service to the users,

are fair and reasonable, and are not

unduly or unreasonably discriminatory

or preferential.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

changes must be received on or before

April 19, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to the Manager,

Pricing, U.S. Postal Service, 475

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Room 6670,

Washington, DC 20260–2406. Copies of

all written comments will be available

for public inspection and photocopying

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, in room 6670, at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

F. Alepa, (202) 268–2650.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed international rates and fees,

shown in the tables below, are needed

by the Postal Service to accommodate

changes in the cost of providing

international mail service.

The Postal Service proposes to

eliminate the surface rates for letters,

letter packages, and postal and post

cards (surface LC rates). The costs

associated with processing and

dispatching LC items make it desirable

to merge the air and surface mailstreams

into a single air service that will provide

the lowest combined cost and improve

overall service quality. Surface LC

volume has been declining for a number

of years and has now reached the point

where it is uneconomical to continue to

separate the surface and air letter

mailstreams. Surface LC is less than 1.5

percent of total air and surface LC

volume.

The Postal Service also proposes to

lower the minimum weight for M-bags

(direct sacks of printed matter to a

single addressee) from 15 to 11 pounds

to increase the availability of M-bags for

customers.

The rate structure for International

Surface Air Lift (ISAL) is being

simplified and modified. Currently,

there is a piece rate of 32 cents to all

countries only for items weighing 2

ounces or less. Items weighing more

than 2 ounces are charged only a perpound rate based on the rate group

assigned to the country of destination.

There are four country destination rate

groups. The proposed rate structure has

a per-piece charge for each rate group

for all items regardless of weight and a

per-pound charge based on the total

weight of the mail to a particular rate

group. The per-piece rates are 23 cents

per piece to rate group 1 and 10 cents

per piece to rate groups 2, 3, and 4. Mbags are not subject to the piece rate,

only the per-pound charge. Countries

continue in the same rate groups. The

proposed gateway discount is 25 cents.

Rates for Express Mail International

Service (EMS) have been revised. It is

also proposed that the deaveraging of

rates within certain rate groups would

be beneficial to meet the market

characteristics of mail flows to

particular country-specific destinations.

Accordingly, countries previously

defined by rate group 1 are identified

separately by their own country-specific

rates. These countries are Canada,

Mexico, and Great Britain. Rates for

these countries are shown in section I.A.

Country-specific rates are also

proposed for China and Japan, instead

of including them in the rate groups to

which they were previously assigned.

The rates for these countries are shown

in section I.A. All remaining countries

have been configured into a revised set

of rate groups. These rate groups are

shown in section I.A.

A separate rate has been established

for publishers’ periodicals to Mexico,

and, as a result, separate rates for books

and sheet music to Mexico are

established.

The bulk letter service to Canada is

expanded from a maximum of 1 ounce

to a maximum of 3 ounces. This

increased maximum will enable more

mailers to benefit from this program.

For air parcel post, Germany has been

moved from rate group C to B. For air

AO, Malta has been moved from rate

group AA to EU.

In the tables below, some

international fees are marked with an

asterisk. The asterisk indicates that the

Postal Service adopted these fees

effective January 1, 1995, concurrent

with the changes to domestic rates and

fees that took effect on that date. These

rates and fees are the same as the

corresponding rates and fee for the

equivalent domestic service. They are

presented for convenience and

information only.

Although the Postal Service is

exempted by 39 U.S.C. 410(a) from the

advance-notice requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act regarding

proposed rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553), the

Postal Service invites public comment

at the above address.

The Postal Service proposes to adopt

the following rates and fees and to

amend the International Mail Manual,

which is incorporated by reference in

the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39

CFR 20.1.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

Foreign relations, Incorporation by

reference, International postal services.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

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.

2. The International Mail Manual is

amended to incorporate the following

postal rates and fees:
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International Postal Rates and Fees

I. Express Mail International Service

(See section VII for country rate groups.)

A. On Demand Service

1. Country-Specific Rates

Weight not over

(lb.)

Country

Canada Mexico Great Britain China Japan

0.5 ......................................................................................... $15.50 $15.00 $16.50 $15.00 $15.00

1 ............................................................................................ 18.00 17.50 18.75 17.50 17.00

2 ............................................................................................ 22.00 21.00 22.50 20.00 19.50

3 ............................................................................................ 25.50 24.50 26.50 26.00 25.00

4 ............................................................................................ 28.50 28.00 30.00 33.00 31.00

5 ............................................................................................ 32.00 30.75 34.00 36.00 34.00

Each add’l pound or fraction ................................................ 3.50 2.75 3.75 6.00 5.50

2. Rate Group Countries

Weight not over

(lb.)

Rate group

1 2 3 4 5 6

0.5 ..................................................................................... $21.00 $15.00 $19.00 $18.00 $20.00

1 ........................................................................................ See 23.00 18.00 23.50 19.75 22.50

2 ........................................................................................ Country- 26.00 21.00 26.00 26.00 26.50

3 ........................................................................................ Specific 28.50 27.00 32.00 29.50 32.50

4 ........................................................................................ Rates 34.00 35.00 36.75 33.50 39.50

5 ........................................................................................ 39.00 39.50 42.25 37.50 47.50

Each add’l pound or fraction ............................................ 4.50 6.00 5.75 3.90 6.50

B. Custom Designed Service

1. Country-Specific Rates

Weight not over

(lb.)

Country

Canada Mexico Great Britain China Japan

0.5 ......................................................................................... $23.00 $24.50 $23.00 $23.00

1 ............................................................................................ Custom 25.50 26.75 25.50 25.00

2 ............................................................................................ Designed 29.00 30.50 28.00 27.50

3 ............................................................................................ Service 32.50 34.50 34.00 33.00

4 ............................................................................................ Not 36.00 38.00 41.00 39.00

5 ............................................................................................ Available 38.75 42.00 44.00 42.00

Each add’l pound or fraction ................................................ 2.75 3.75 6.00 5.50

2. Rate Group Countries

Weight not over

(lb.)

Rate group

1 2 3 4 5 6

0.5 ..................................................................................... $29.00 $23.00 $27.00 $26.00 $28.00

1 ........................................................................................ See 31.00 26.00 31.50 27.75 30.50

2 ........................................................................................ Country- 34.00 29.00 34.00 34.00 34.50

3 ........................................................................................ Specific 36.50 35.00 40.00 37.50 40.50

4 ........................................................................................ Rates 42.00 43.00 44.75 41.50 47.50

5 ........................................................................................ 47.00 47.50 50.25 45.50 55.50

Each add’l pound or fraction ............................................ 4.50 6.00 5.75 3.90 6.50

II. Letters and Letter Packages

All LC mail (letters, letter packages,

post and postal cards, and aerogrammes)

receives First-Class service in the

United States, dispatch by the most

expeditious transportation available,

and airmail or priority service in the

destination country. Mailer should

endorse all LC items ‘‘Airmail’’ or ‘‘Par

Avion.’’

A. Canada and Mexico

Weight not over

Canada 1 Mexico

(lb.) (oz.)

0 0.5 $0.46 $0.4

Weight not over

Canada 1 Mexico

(lb.) (oz.)

0 1. 52 0.46

0 1.5 0.64 0.66

0 2 0.72 0.86

0 3 0.95 1.26

0 4 1.14 1.66

0 5 1.33 2.06
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Weight not over

Canada 1 Mexico

(lb.) (oz.)

0 6 1.52 2.46

0 7 1.71 2.86

0 8 1.90 3.26

0 9 2.09 3.66

0 10 2.28 4.06

0 11 2.47 4.46

0 12 2.66 4.86

1 0 3.42 6.46

1 8 4.30 9.66

2 0 5.18 12.86

2 8 6.06 16.06

3 0 6.94 19.26

3 8 7.82 22.46

4 0 8.70 25.66

1A 4-pound maximum applies except for

registered items sent to Canada. Canadabound registered items may weigh up to 66

pounds. For registered items weighing over 4

pounds, the rate is $1.76 for each additional

pound up to a 66-pound limit.

BULK LETTER SERVICE TO CANADA

[See IMM 225]

Weight not over

(oz.)

Bulk letter

service to

Canada

0.5 ............................................. $0.42

1 ................................................ 0.48

1.5 ............................................. 0.60

2 ................................................ 0.68

3 ................................................ 0.91

B. Countries Other Than Canada and

Mexico

(Maximum weight: 64 ounces)

Weight not over

(oz.)

All countries

(other than

Canada and

Mexico)

0.5 ............................................. $0.60

1.0 ............................................. 100

Each additional 0.5 ounce, up

to and including 32 ounces ... 0.40

Each additional ounce over 32 . 0.40

C. International Priority Airmail (IPA)

(See section VII for country rate

groups.)

Rate group Piece rate pound rate

Worldwide

Nonpresort ..... $0.25 $8.55

Presort:

Group 1 ......... 0.25 5.15

Group 2 ......... 0.10 71.5

Group 3 ......... 0.10 8.50

III. Post/Postal Cards and Aerogrammes

A. Post/postal Cards

Country Rate

Canda ....................................... $0.40

Mexico ...................................... 0.35

All others ................................... 0.50

B. Aerogrammes

All countries: $0.50 each.

IV. Other Articles (AO) (Includes Printed Matter and Small Packets)

A. Regular Printed Matter and Small Packets—Surface

Weight not over Country

(lb.) (oz.) Canada Mexico All others

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 1 $0.46 $0.40 $0.50

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 2 0.60 0.60 0.80

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 3 0.88 0.80 1.00

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 4 1.02 0.94 1.21

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.16 1.22 1.63

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.30 1.22 1.63

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.44 1.50 2.05

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.58 1.50 2.05

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.72 1.78 2.47

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 10 1.86 1.78 2.47

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.00 2.06 2.89

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 12 2.14 2.06 2.89

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 13 2.28 2.34 3.31

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 14 2.42 2.34 3.31

0 ....................................................................................................................................... 15 2.56 2.62 3.73

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 0 2.70 2.62 3.73

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2.90 2.86 4.03

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 4 3.10 3.10 4.33

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 6 3.30 3.34 4.63

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3.50 3.58 4.93

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 10 3.70 3.82 5.23

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 12 3.90 4.06 5.53

1 ....................................................................................................................................... 14 4.10 4.30 5.83

2 ....................................................................................................................................... 0 4.30 4.54 6.13

3 ....................................................................................................................................... 0 5.58 6.14 8.05

4 ....................................................................................................................................... 0 6.86 7.74 9.97

Each add’l pound or fraction ............................................................................................ ................... 1.28 1.60 1.92

M-bag rate per pound or fraction ..................................................................................... ................... 1.06 1.32 1.45
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B. Valuepost/Canada

Weight Rate

Letter-size:

1 ounce or less .................................................................................. $0.32

Over 1 ounce ..................................................................................... 0.30 plus $0.39 per pound or fraction of a pound.

Flat-size:

5 ounces or less ................................................................................ $0.57

Over 5 ounces ................................................................................... 0.34 plus $0.93 per pound or fraction of a pound.

C. Publishers’ Periodicals—Surface

Weight not over

(oz.)

Country

Canada Mexico All others

1 ............................................................................................................................................................... $0.40 $0.32 $0.32

2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.46 0.40 0.40

3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.52 0.52 0.52

4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.59 0.60 0.60

5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.65 0.75 0.76

6 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.72 0.75 0.76

7 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.78 0.90 0.92

8 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.85 0.90 0.92

9 ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.91 1.05 1.08

10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.98 1.05 1.08

11 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.04 1.20 1.24

12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.11 1.20 1.24

13 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.17 1.35 1.40

14 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.24 1.35 1.40

15 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.30 1.50 1.56

16 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.37 1.50 1.56

18 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.43 1.64 1.71

20 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.49 1.78 1.86

22 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.55 1.92 2.01

24 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.61 2.06 2.16

26 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.67 2.20 2.31

28 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.73 2.34 2.46

30 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.79 2.48 2.61

32 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.85 2.62 2.76

3 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 4.00 3.58 3.72

4 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 4.64 4.54 4.68

5 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 5.28 5.50 5.64

6 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 5.92 6.46 6.60

7 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 6.56 7.42 7.56

8 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 7.20 8.38 8.52

9 lb. .......................................................................................................................................................... 7.84 9.34 9.48

10 lb. ........................................................................................................................................................ 8.48 10.30 10.44

11 lb. ........................................................................................................................................................ 9.12 11.26 11.40

Each add’l pound or fraction .................................................................................................................... 0.64 0.96 0.96

M-bag rate per pound or fraction ............................................................................................................. 0.64 0.72 0.79

D. Books and Sheet Music—Surface

Weight not over

(lb.)

Country

Canada Mexico All others

1 ............................................................................................................................................................... $1.37 $1.50 $1.56

2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 1.85 2.62 2.76

3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 4.00 3.58 3.72

4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 4.64 4.54 4.68

5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 5.28 5.50 5.64

6 ............................................................................................................................................................... 5.92 6.46 6.60

7 ............................................................................................................................................................... 6.56 7.42 7.56

8 ............................................................................................................................................................... 7.20 8.38 8.52

9 ............................................................................................................................................................... 7.84 9.34 9.48

10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 8.48 10.30 10.44

11 ............................................................................................................................................................. 9.12 11.26 11.40

Each add’l pound or fraction .................................................................................................................... 0.64 0.96 0.96

M-bag rate per pound or fraction ............................................................................................................. 0.64 0.72 0.79
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E. International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)

(See section VII for country rate groups.) Rates are per piece plus the per-pound rate for the each pound or fraction

of a pound for the total weight in each rate group. M-bags are pound rates only.

Rate group Piece rate

Regular per-pound rate M-bag per-pound rate

Full service

Gateway/

direct

shipment

Full service

Gateway/

direct

shipment

1 ................................................................................................................ $0.23 $2.10 $1.85 $2.12 $1.87

2 ................................................................................................................ 0.10 2.60 2.35 2.61 2.36

3 ................................................................................................................ 0.10 2.80 2.55 2.81 2.56

4 ................................................................................................................ 0.10 3.65 3.40 3.66 3.41

F. Air—Other Articles (Printed Matter, Matter for the Blind, and Small Packets)

1. Canada and Mexico—Air

Weight not over

(oz.) Canada Mexico

0.5 .................................................................................................................................................................................... $0.45 $0.46

1 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.51 0.60

1.5 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.62 0.70

2 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.70 0.80

3 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.93 1.00

4 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1.11 1.20

5 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1.29 1.40

6 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1.47 1.60

7 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1.65 1.80

8 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1.83 2.00

9 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2.01 2.20

10 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2.19 2.40

11 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2.37 2.60

12 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2.55 2.80

16 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3.27 3.60

24 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.07 5.20

32 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.87 6.80

2.5 lb. ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5.67 8.40

3.0 lb. ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6.47 10.00

3.5 lb. ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7.27 11.60

4.0 lb. ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8.07 13.20

Each add’l 0.5 pound or fraction ..................................................................................................................................... 0.80 1.60

M-bag rate per pound or fraction ..................................................................................................................................... 1.41 1.50

2. All Other Countries—Air (See section VII for country rate groups.)

Weight not over

(oz.)

Western Hemisphere

(except Canada and

Mexico)

(WH)

Europe

(EU)

Asia/Africa

(AA)

Pacific Rim

(PR)

1 ................................................................................................................... $0.75 $0.90 $0.98 $1.00

2 ................................................................................................................... 1.07 1.32 1.48 1.55

3 ................................................................................................................... 1.39 1.74 1.98 2.10

4 ................................................................................................................... 1.71 2.16 2.48 2.65

6 ................................................................................................................... 2.35 3.00 3.48 3.75

8 ................................................................................................................... 2.99 3.84 4.48 4.85

10 ................................................................................................................. 3.63 4.68 5.48 5.95

12 ................................................................................................................. 4.27 5.52 6.48 7.05

14 ................................................................................................................. 4.91 6.36 7.48 8.15

16 ................................................................................................................. 5.55 7.20 8.48 9.25

18 ................................................................................................................. 5.85 7.80 9.28 10.15

20 ................................................................................................................. 6.15 8.40 10.08 11.05

22 ................................................................................................................. 6.45 9.00 10.88 11.95

24 ................................................................................................................. 6.75 9.60 11.68 12.85

26 ................................................................................................................. 7.05 10.20 12.48 13.75

28 ................................................................................................................. 7.35 10.80 13.28 14.65

30 ................................................................................................................. 7.65 11.40 14.08 15.55

32 ................................................................................................................. 7.95 12.00 14.88 16.45

2.5 lb ............................................................................................................ 9.15 14.40 18.08 20.05

3.0 lb ............................................................................................................ 10.35 16.80 21.28 23.65

3.5 lb ............................................................................................................ 11.55 19.20 24.48 27.25

4.0 lb ............................................................................................................ 12.75 21.60 27.68 30.85

Each additional 0.5 pound or fraction of 0.5 pound .................................... 1.20 2.40 3.20 3.60

M-bag rate per pound or fraction of a pound .............................................. 2.47 4.41 6.27 6.35
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V. Parcel Post

The weight limits for parcels vary by country and are usually 22, 33, or 44 pounds. Algeria, Canada, Denmark,

Faroe Islands, Greenland, Ireland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland have 66-pound

weight limits. The rates over 44 pounds are given in anticipation of other countries increasing parcel weight limits.

A. Surface

Weight not over

(lb.) Canada

Bahamas, Bermuda,

Caribbean Islands,

Central America, Mexico, and St. Pierre &

Miquelon

All other

countries

2 ........................................................................................................................................... $6.95 $7.50 $9.00

3 ........................................................................................................................................... 8.23 8.94 10.92

4 ........................................................................................................................................... 9.51 10.38 12.84

5 ........................................................................................................................................... 10.79 11.82 14.76

6 ........................................................................................................................................... 12.07 13.26 16.68

7 ........................................................................................................................................... 13.35 14.70 18.60

8 ........................................................................................................................................... 14.63 16.14 20.52

9 ........................................................................................................................................... 15.91 17.58 22.44

10 ......................................................................................................................................... 17.19 19.02 24.36

11 ......................................................................................................................................... 18.39 20.46 26.28

12 ......................................................................................................................................... 19.59 21.90 28.20

13 ......................................................................................................................................... 20.79 23.34 30.12

14 ......................................................................................................................................... 21.99 24.78 32.04

15 ......................................................................................................................................... 23.19 26.22 33.96

16 ......................................................................................................................................... 24.39 27.66 35.88

17 ......................................................................................................................................... 25.59 29.10 37.80

18 ......................................................................................................................................... 26.79 30.54 39.72

19 ......................................................................................................................................... 27.99 31.98 41.64

20 ......................................................................................................................................... 29.19 33.42 43.56

21 ......................................................................................................................................... 30.31 34.86 45.48

22 ......................................................................................................................................... 31.43 36.30 47.40

23 ......................................................................................................................................... 32.55 37.74 49.32

24 ......................................................................................................................................... 33.67 39.18 51.24

25 ......................................................................................................................................... 34.79 40.62 53.16

26 ......................................................................................................................................... 35.91 42.06 55.08

27 ......................................................................................................................................... 37.03 43.50 57.00

28 ......................................................................................................................................... 38.15 44.94 58.92

29 ......................................................................................................................................... 39.27 46.38 60.84

30 ......................................................................................................................................... 40.39 47.82 62.76

31 ......................................................................................................................................... 41.51 49.26 64.68

32 ......................................................................................................................................... 42.63 50.70 66.60

33 ......................................................................................................................................... 43.75 52.14 68.52

34 ......................................................................................................................................... 44.87 53.58 70.44

35 ......................................................................................................................................... 45.99 55.02 72.36

36 ......................................................................................................................................... 47.11 56.46 74.28

37 ......................................................................................................................................... 48.23 57.90 76.20

38 ......................................................................................................................................... 49.35 59.34 78.12

39 ......................................................................................................................................... 50.47 60.78 80.04

40 ......................................................................................................................................... 51.59 62.22 81.96

41 ......................................................................................................................................... 52.71 63.66 83.88

42 ......................................................................................................................................... 53.83 65.10 85.80

43 ......................................................................................................................................... 54.95 66.54 87.72

44 ......................................................................................................................................... 56.07 67.98 89.64

Each add’l pound or fraction ................................................................................................ 1.12 1.44 1.92

B. Air

Weight not over

(lb.)

Rate groups

Canada Mexico A B C D E

1 ................................................................ ................... $6.50 $6.50 $8.25 $9.75 $11.20 $12.80

2 ................................................................ $7.00 9.70 9.86 12.25 15.03 16.96 19.20

3 ................................................................ 8.28 12.90 13.22 16.25 20.31 22.72 25.60

4 ................................................................ 9.56 15.46 16.58 20.25 25.59 28.48 32.00

5 ................................................................ 10.84 18.02 19.46 23.45 29.91 33.76 37.44

6 ................................................................ 12.12 20.58 22.34 26.65 34.23 39.04 42.88

7 ................................................................ 13.40 23.14 25.22 29.85 38.55 44.32 48.32

8 ................................................................ 14.68 25.70 28.10 33.05 42.87 49.60 53.76

9 ................................................................ 15.96 28.26 30.98 36.25 47.19 54.88 59.20

10 .............................................................. 17.24 30.82 33.86 39.45 51.51 60.16 64.64

11 .............................................................. 17.72 33.06 36.58 42.33 55.51 64.48 69.12

12 .............................................................. 18.20 35.30 39.30 45.21 59.51 68.80 73.60
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Weight not over

(lb.)

Rate groups

Canada Mexico A B C D E

13 .............................................................. 18.68 37.54 42.02 48.09 63.51 73.12 78.08

14 .............................................................. 19.16 39.78 44.74 50.97 67.51 77.44 82.56

15 .............................................................. 19.64 42.02 47.46 53.85 71.51 81.76 87.04

16 .............................................................. 20.12 44.26 50.18 56.73 75.51 86.08 91.52

17 .............................................................. 20.60 46.50 52.90 59.61 79.51 90.40 96.00

18 .............................................................. 21.08 48.74 55.62 62.49 83.51 94.72 100.48

19 .............................................................. 21.56 50.98 58.34 65.37 87.51 99.04 104.96

20 .............................................................. 22.04 53.22 61.06 68.25 91.51 103.36 109.44

21 .............................................................. 22.20 55.14 63.30 70.81 95.35 107.52 113.76

22 .............................................................. 22.36 57.06 65.54 73.37 99.19 111.68 118.08

23 .............................................................. 22.52 58.98 67.78 75.93 103.03 115.84 122.40

24 .............................................................. 22.68 60.90 70.02 78.49 106.87 120.00 126.72

25 .............................................................. 22.84 62.82 72.26 81.05 110.71 124.16 131.04

26 .............................................................. 23.00 64.74 74.50 83.61 114.55 128.32 135.36

27 .............................................................. 23.16 66.66 76.74 86.17 118.39 132.48 139.68

28 .............................................................. 23.32 68.58 78.98 88.73 122.23 136.64 144.00

29 .............................................................. 23.48 70.50 81.22 91.29 126.07 140.80 148.32

30 .............................................................. 23.64 72.42 83.46 93.85 129.91 144.96 152.64

31 .............................................................. 23.80 74.02 85.38 96.09 133.59 148.96 156.80

32 .............................................................. 23.96 75.62 87.30 98.33 137.27 152.96 160.96

33 .............................................................. 24.12 77.22 89.22 100.57 140.95 156.96 165.12

34 .............................................................. 24.28 78.82 91.14 102.81 144.63 160.96 169.28

35 .............................................................. 24.44 80.42 93.06 105.05 148.31 164.96 173.44

36 .............................................................. 25.08 82.02 94.98 107.29 151.99 168.96 177.60

37 .............................................................. 25.72 83.62 96.90 109.53 155.67 172.96 181.76

38 .............................................................. 26.36 85.22 98.82 111.77 159.35 176.96 185.92

39 .............................................................. 27.00 86.82 100.74 114.01 163.03 180.96 190.08

40 .............................................................. 27.64 88.42 102.66 116.25 166.71 184.96 194.24

41 .............................................................. 28.28 90.02 104.58 118.49 170.39 188.96 198.40

42 .............................................................. 28.92 91.62 106.50 120.73 174.07 192.96 202.56

43 .............................................................. 29.56 93.22 108.42 122.97 177.75 196.96 206.72

44 .............................................................. 30.20 94.82 110.34 125.21 181.43 200.96 210.88

Each add’l pound or fraction .................... 0.64 1.60 1.92 2.24 3.68 4.00 4.16

VI. Fees for Special Mail Services and

Miscellaneous Charges

* = Fees changed effective January 1,

1995, based on changes in domestic

rates and fees that took effect on that

date.

A. Nonstandard Surcharge—Letters and

regular printed matter weighing 1 ounce

or less: $0.11*

B. Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee:

$3.75*

C. Inquiry Fee: $6.60*

D. Return Receipt: $1.10*

E. Registered Mail

1. Canada

Limit of indemnity Fee

$100.00 ......................................... *$4.95

500.00 ........................................... *5.40

1,000.00 ........................................ *5.85

2. All Other Countries

Limit of indemnity Fee

$32.25 ........................................... *$4.85

F. Insured Mail

Limit of

indemnity

Fee

Canada All other

countries

$50 .................... *$0.75 $1.60

100 .................... *1.60 2.45

200 .................... *2.50 3.35

300 .................... *3.40 4.25

400 .................... *4.30 5.15

500 .................... *5.20 6.05

600 .................... *6.10 6.95

700 .................... ................... 7.40

800 .................... ................... 7.85

900 .................... ................... 8.30

1,000 ................. ................... 8.75

1,100 ................. ................... 9.20

1,200 ................. ................... 9.65

G. Money Orders

The fees for international money

orders issued on form MP 1 ($3.00) and

money orders issued pursuant to an

Authorization to Issue an International

Money Order ($7.50) are not changed.

The use of domestic money orders was

abolished on March 1, 1995.

H. Special Handling

Weight (lb.) Fee

Not over 10 ................................... *$5.40

Over 10 ......................................... *7.50

I. Special Delivery

Class of mail 2 pounds or

less

More than 2

pounds

Letters, Letter

Packages, and

Post/Postal

Cards ............. *$9.95 *$10.35

Printed Matter,

Matter for the

Blind, and

Small Packets *$10.45 *$11.25

J. Restricted Delivery: $2.75*

K. Recorded Delivery: $1.10*

L. Certificates of Mailing

Type of mailing Fee

Piece Mailing:

Basic service (Form 3817) ........ *$0.55

Firm mailing book (Form 3877) *0.20

Bulk Mailing:

Up to 1,000 identical pieces ..... *$2.75
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Proposed Rules 14885

Type of mailing Fee

Each additional 1,000 pieces .... *0.35

Duplicate copy .............................. *$0.55

M. Return Charges

(For returned publishers’ periodicals

originally mailed to Canada by

publishers or registered news agents, see

IMM 781.5a.)

Weight not over

(oz.) Charge*

1 ................................ $0.32

2 ................................ 0.55

3 ................................ 0.78

Weight not over

(oz.) Charge*

4 ................................ 1.01

5 ................................ 1.24

6 ................................ 1.47

7 ................................ 1.70

8 ................................ 1.93

9 ................................ 2.16

10 .............................. 2.39

11 .............................. 2.60

12 .............................. 2.90

13 .............................. 2.90

14 .............................. 2.95

15 .............................. 2.95

16 .............................. 2.95

Over 1 pound ............ Use domestic zone 8

fourth-class rates.

N. International Reply Coupons

Selling price for U.S.-issued coupons:

$1.05. Redemption price for foreignissued coupons: $0.60.

O. International Business Reply

Item Fee

Envelope (not over 2 oz.) ............. $1.00

Card .............................................. 0.60

P. Pickup Fee—$4.95*

VII. Country Table

Country Air AO

rate group

Express

mail rate

group

Air parcel

post rate

group

Int’l surface

air lift

(ISAL)

Int’l priority

airmail

(IPA)

Afghanistan1 ................................................................................................ AA ................... D ................... 2

Albania ......................................................................................................... EU ................... C 1 2

Algeria .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Andorra ........................................................................................................ EU ................... B ................... 2

Angola .......................................................................................................... AA 6 E 4 2

Anguilla ........................................................................................................ WH ................... A ................... 2

Antigua & Barbuda ...................................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Argentina ..................................................................................................... WH 5 D 2 2

Armenia ....................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Aruba ........................................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Ascension .................................................................................................... AA ................... ................... 2

Australia ....................................................................................................... PR 3 D 3 1

Austria .......................................................................................................... EU 4 B 1 3

Azerbaijan .................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Azores .......................................................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 3

Bahamas ...................................................................................................... WH 5 A ................... 2

Bahrain ........................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

Bangladesh .................................................................................................. AA 6 E 4 2

Barbados ..................................................................................................... WH 5 B ................... 2

Belarus ......................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Belgium ........................................................................................................ EU 2 D 1 3

Belize ........................................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Benin ............................................................................................................ AA 6 C 4 2

Bermuda ...................................................................................................... WH 5 A ................... 2

Bhutan ......................................................................................................... AA 26 E ................... 2

Bolivia .......................................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 2

Bosnia-Herzegovina .................................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 3

Botswana ..................................................................................................... AA 6 E ................... 2

Brazil ............................................................................................................ WH 5 E 2 2

British Virgin Islands .................................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Brunei Darussalam ...................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Bulgaria ........................................................................................................ EU 4 D 1 2

Burkina Faso ............................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Burma .......................................................................................................... AA ................... D ................... 2

Burundi ........................................................................................................ AA 6 E 4 2

Cambodia (Kampuchea) .............................................................................. AA 6 2 2

Cameroon .................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Canada ........................................................................................................ (3) (4) (3) ................... ...................

Cape Verde ................................................................................................. AA 6 D ................... 2

Cayman Islands ........................................................................................... WH 5 A ................... 2

Central African Republic .............................................................................. AA 6 E 4 2

Chad ............................................................................................................ AA 6 D ................... 2

Chile ............................................................................................................. WH 5 D 2 2

China ........................................................................................................... PR (5) D 3 3

Colombia ...................................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 3

Comoros ...................................................................................................... AA ................... E ................... 2

Congo .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Corsica ......................................................................................................... EU 2 E ................... 1

Costa Rica ................................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) .......................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2
14886 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Proposed Rules

Country Air AO

rate group

Express

mail rate

group

Air parcel

post rate

group

Int’l surface

air lift

(ISAL)

Int’l priority

airmail

(IPA)

Croatia ......................................................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 3

Cuba ............................................................................................................ WH ................... 2 2

Cyprus ......................................................................................................... AA 6 C ................... 2

Czech Republic ........................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 3

Denmark ...................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 1

Djibouti ......................................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Dominica ...................................................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Dominican Republic ..................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Ecuador ....................................................................................................... WH 5 C 2 2

Egypt ............................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

El Salvador .................................................................................................. WH 5 B 2 2

Equatorial Guinea ........................................................................................ AA 6 D ................... 2

Eritrea .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Estonia ......................................................................................................... EU 6 4 E ................... 3

Ethiopia ........................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

Falkland Islands ........................................................................................... WH ................... (7) ................... 2

Faroe Islands ............................................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 1

Fiji ................................................................................................................ PR 6 B 3 2

Finland ......................................................................................................... EU 4 D 1 1

France (incl. Monaco) .................................................................................. EU 6 2 E 1 1

French Guiana ............................................................................................. WH ................... C 2 2

French Polynesia ......................................................................................... AA ................... D ................... 2

Gabon .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Gambia ........................................................................................................ AA ................... B ................... 2

Georgia, Republic of .................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Germany ...................................................................................................... EU 6 2 B 1 1

Ghana .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Gibraltar ....................................................................................................... EU ................... C ................... 2

Great Britain & Northern Ireland ................................................................. EU (5) C 1 1

Greece ......................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 3

Greenland .................................................................................................... EU ................... D ................... 1

Grenada ....................................................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Guadeloupe ................................................................................................. WH ................... A ................... 2

Guatemala ................................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Guinea ......................................................................................................... AA 6 B ................... 2

Guinea-Bissau ............................................................................................. AA 6 B ................... 2

Guyana ........................................................................................................ WH 5 B 2 2

Haiti .............................................................................................................. WH ................... A 2 2

Honduras ..................................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 2

Hong Kong ................................................................................................... PR 3 C 3 3

Hungary ....................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 3

Iceland ......................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 1

India ............................................................................................................. AA 6 D 4 3

Indonesia ..................................................................................................... PR 6 E 3 2

Iran ............................................................................................................... AA ................... D 4 3

Iraq 8 ............................................................................................................ AA 9 6 D 10 4 2

Ireland .......................................................................................................... EU 2 C 1 1

Israel ............................................................................................................ AA 6 C 4 3

Italy .............................................................................................................. EU 4 C 1 1

Jamaica ....................................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Japan ........................................................................................................... PR (5) E 3 1

Jordan .......................................................................................................... AA 6 C 4 2

Kazakhstan .................................................................................................. EU 4 E ................... 3

Kenya ........................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Kiribati .......................................................................................................... AA ................... B ................... 2

Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. (North) ............................................................ PR ................... ................... 2

Korea, Republic of (South) .......................................................................... PR 3 C 3 3

Kuwait .......................................................................................................... AA 6 C 4 2

Kyrgyzstan ................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Laos ............................................................................................................. PR 6 E ................... 2

Latvia ........................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Lebanon ....................................................................................................... AA ................... C 4 2

Lesotho ........................................................................................................ AA 6 E ................... 2

Liberia .......................................................................................................... AA 6 C 10 4 2

Libya ............................................................................................................ AA ................... D 10 4 2

Liechtenstein ................................................................................................ EU 2 B 1 2

Lithuania ...................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Luxembourg ................................................................................................. EU 4 B 1 1

Macao .......................................................................................................... PR 6 C ................... 2

Macedonia, Republic of ............................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 3

Madagascar ................................................................................................. AA 6 E 4 2

Madeira Islands ........................................................................................... EU 4 B ................... 3
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Proposed Rules 14887

Country Air AO

rate group

Express

mail rate

group

Air parcel

post rate

group

Int’l surface

air lift

(ISAL)

Int’l priority

airmail

(IPA)

Malawi .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Malaysia ....................................................................................................... PR 6 D 3 3

Maldives ....................................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Mali .............................................................................................................. AA 6 C 4 2

Malta ............................................................................................................ EU 4 C ................... 2

Martinique .................................................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Mauritania .................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Mauritius ...................................................................................................... AA 6 E 4 2

Mexico ......................................................................................................... (11) (5) A 2 3

Moldova ....................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Mongolia ...................................................................................................... AA ................... ................... 2

Montserrat .................................................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Morocco ....................................................................................................... AA 6 C 4 2

Mozambique ................................................................................................ AA 6 E 4 2

Namibia ........................................................................................................ AA 6 D ................... 3

Nauru ........................................................................................................... AA 6 C ................... 2

Nepal ........................................................................................................... AA ................... D ................... 2

Netherlands ................................................................................................. EU 6 2 C 1 1

Netherlands Antilles ..................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

New Caledonia ............................................................................................ AA 6 D ................... 1

New Zealand ............................................................................................... PR 6 D 3 3

Nicaragua .................................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 2

Niger ............................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

Nigeria ......................................................................................................... AA 6 C 4 2

Norway ......................................................................................................... EU 4 D 1 1

Oman ........................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Pakistan ....................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Panama ....................................................................................................... WH 5 A 2 2

Papua New Guinea 8 ................................................................................... PR 6 D 3 2

Paraguay ..................................................................................................... WH 5 D 2 2

Peru ............................................................................................................. WH 5 B 2 2

Philippines ................................................................................................... PR 6 D 3 3

Pitcairn Island .............................................................................................. AA ................... B ................... 2

Poland .......................................................................................................... EU 4 B 1 3

Portugal ....................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 3

Qatar ............................................................................................................ AA 6 C 4 2

Reunion ....................................................................................................... AA ................... E 4 2

Romania ...................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 2

Russia .......................................................................................................... EU 4 E 1 3

Rwanda ........................................................................................................ AA 6 D 10 4 2

Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis ........................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Saint Helena ................................................................................................ AA ................... C ................... 2

Saint Lucia ................................................................................................... WH 5 A ................... 2

Saint Pierre & Miquelon .............................................................................. WH ................... A ................... 2

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines .................................................................. WH 5 A ................... 2

San Marino .................................................................................................. EU ................... C 1 2

Sao Tome & Principe .................................................................................. AA ................... D ................... 2

Saudi Arabia ................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 3

Senegal ........................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

Serbia-Montenegro (Yugoslavia) 8 ............................................................... EU 4 C 9 ................... 3

Seychelles ................................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Sierra Leone ................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

Singapore .................................................................................................... PR 3 D 3 3

Slovak Republic ........................................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 2

Slovenia ....................................................................................................... EU 4 C ................... 3

Solomon Islands .......................................................................................... AA 6 C ................... 2

Somalia 1 ...................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

South Africa ................................................................................................. AA 6 D 4 3

Spain ............................................................................................................ EU 4 C 1 3

Sri Lanka ..................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Sudan .......................................................................................................... AA 6 D 4 2

Suriname ..................................................................................................... WH ................... B 2 2

Swaziland .................................................................................................... AA 6 D ................... 2

Sweden ........................................................................................................ EU 6 4 D 1 1

Switzerland .................................................................................................. EU 2 B 1 3

Syria ............................................................................................................. AA 6 C 4 2

Taiwan ......................................................................................................... PR 3 C 3 3

Tajikistan ...................................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Tanzania ...................................................................................................... AA 6 E 4 2

Thailand ....................................................................................................... PR 3 D 3 3

Togo ............................................................................................................. AA 6 D 4 2

Tonga ........................................................................................................... AA ................... B ................... 2
14888 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Proposed Rules

Country Air AO

rate group

Express

mail rate

group

Air parcel

post rate

group

Int’l surface

air lift

(ISAL)

Int’l priority

airmail

(IPA)

Trinidad & Tobago ....................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 2

Tristan da Cunha ......................................................................................... AA ................... E ................... 2

Tunisia ......................................................................................................... AA 6 C 4 2

Turkey .......................................................................................................... EU 4 C 1 2

Turkmenistan ............................................................................................... EU 4 E ................... 3

Turks & Caicos Islands ............................................................................... WH ................... A ................... 2

Tuvalu .......................................................................................................... AA ................... B ................... 2

Uganda ........................................................................................................ AA 6 D 4 2

Ukraine ........................................................................................................ EU 4 E ................... 3

United Arab Emirates .................................................................................. AA 6 D 4 2

Uruguay ....................................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 2

Uzbekistan ................................................................................................... EU ................... E ................... 3

Vanuatu ....................................................................................................... AA 6 6 B ................... 2

Vatican City ................................................................................................. EU ................... C ................... 2

Venezuela .................................................................................................... WH 5 B 2 2

Vietnam ........................................................................................................ PR 6 E ................... 2

Wallis & Futuna Islands ............................................................................... AA ................... D ................... 1

Western Samoa ........................................................................................... AA 6 B ................... 2

Yemen ......................................................................................................... AA 6 E 4 2

Zaire ............................................................................................................. AA 6 E 4 2

Zambia ......................................................................................................... AA 6 E 4 2

Zimbabwe .................................................................................................... AA 6 E 4 2

1All mail service suspended.

2On Demand Service not available.

3Sea separate rates for Canada.

4See country-specific rate. Custom Designed Service not available.

5See country-specific rate.

6 Custom Designed Service not available.

7Surface parcel post service available.

8 Restrictions apply. See IMM.

9Parcel post service suspended.

10 ISAL service suspended. 11See separate rates for Mexico.

[FR Doc. 95–6781 Filed 3–17–95; 8:45 am]

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