[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14878-14888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6781]




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Part VI





Postal Service





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39 CFR Part 20



International Postal Rates and Fees; Proposed Changes; Proposed Rule

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

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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 per-pound 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. M-bags 
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

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                                                                      Country                                   
      Weight not over (lb.)      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Canada          Mexico       Great Britain       China           Japan    
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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
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    2. Rate Group Countries

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                                                                     Rate group                                 
       Weight not over (lb.)       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         1            2            3            4            5            6     
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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
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B. Custom Designed Service
    1. Country-Specific Rates

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                                                                      Country                                   
      Weight not over (lb.)      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Canada          Mexico       Great Britain       China           Japan    
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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
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    2. Rate Group Countries

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                                                                     Rate group                                 
       Weight not over (lb.)       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         1            2            3            4            5            6     
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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
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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

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         Weight not over                                                
---------------------------------      Canada\1\            Mexico      
     (lb.)            (oz.)                                             
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0..............         0.5                $0.46                $0.4    
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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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     
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\1\A 4-pound maximum applies except for registered items sent to Canada.
  Canada-bound 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]                             
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                                                             Bulk letter
                   Weight not over (oz.)                      service to
                                                                Canada  
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0.5........................................................        $0.42
1..........................................................         0.48
1.5........................................................         0.60
2..........................................................         0.68
3..........................................................         0.91
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B. Countries Other Than Canada and Mexico
    (Maximum weight: 64 ounces)

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                                                                 All    
                                                              countries 
                   Weight not over (oz.)                     (other than
                                                              Canada and
                                                               Mexico)  
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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
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C. International Priority Airmail (IPA)
    (See section VII for country rate groups.)

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                  Rate group                     Piece rate   pound rate
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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
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III. Post/Postal Cards and Aerogrammes

A. Post/postal Cards

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                          Country                                Rate   
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Canda......................................................        $0.40
Mexico.....................................................         0.35
All others.................................................         0.50
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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

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         Weight not over                          Country               
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        (lb.)            (oz.)        Canada       Mexico     All others
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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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               Weight                                Rate               
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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.              
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C. Publishers' Periodicals--Surface

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                                                  Country               
      Weight not over (oz.)       --------------------------------------
                                      Canada       Mexico     All others
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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
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D. Books and Sheet Music--Surface

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                                                  Country               
      Weight not over (lb.)       --------------------------------------
                                      Canada       Mexico     All others
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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.

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                                                               Regular per-pound rate     M-bag per-pound rate  
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                   Rate group                     Piece rate                 Gateway/                  Gateway/ 
                                                                  Full        direct        Full        direct  
                                                                service      shipment     service      shipment 
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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
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F. Air--Other Articles (Printed Matter, Matter for the Blind, and Small 
Packets)
    1. Canada and Mexico--Air

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             Weight not over (oz.)                 Canada       Mexico  
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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
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    2. All Other Countries--Air (See section VII for country rate 
groups.)

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                                                     Western Hemisphere                                         
              Weight not over (oz.)                  (except Canada and    Europe (EU)  Asia/Africa  Pacific Rim
                                                        Mexico) (WH)                        (AA)         (PR)   
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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

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                                       Bahamas, Bermuda,                
                                       Caribbean Islands,               
Weight not over (lb.)     Canada        Central America,      All other 
                                     Mexico, and St. Pierre   countries 
                                           & Miquelon                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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B. Air

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                                                              Rate groups                                       
 Weight not over(lb.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Canada       Mexico         A            B            C            D            E     
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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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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
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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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Fee          
                                               -------------------------
              Limit of indemnity                              All other 
                                                   Canada     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
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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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                2 pounds or  More than 2
                 Class of mail                      less        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
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  Each additional 1,000 pieces...............................      *0.35
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Duplicate copy...............................................     *$0.55
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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                               
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.                            
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N. International Reply Coupons
    Selling price for U.S.-issued coupons: $1.05. Redemption price for 
foreign-issued 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

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                                                                                                        Int'l   
                                              Air AO rate     Express      Air parcel      Int'l       priority 
                  Country                        group       mail rate     post rate    surface air    airmail  
                                                               group         group      lift (ISAL)     (IPA)   
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Afghanistan\1\.............................  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                    \2\6  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
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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
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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
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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 
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\1\All mail service suspended.                                                                                  
\2\On Demand Service not available.                                                                             
\3\Sea separate rates for Canada.                                                                               
\4\See country-specific rate. Custom Designed Service not available.                                            
\5\See country-specific rate.                                                                                   
\6\Custom Designed Service not available.                                                                       
\7\Surface parcel post service available.                                                                       
\8\Restrictions apply. See IMM.                                                                                 
\9\Parcel post service suspended.                                                                               
\10\ISAL service suspended.                                                                                     
\11\See separate rates for Mexico.                                                                              

[FR Doc. 95-6781 Filed 3-17-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P