MAIL SERVICES
May 31, 1996
KEY ADMINISTRATORS/KEY SUPPORT STAFF
SUBJECT: New U.S. Postal International Mail "SERVICE"
Mail Services now offers a new expedited international mail service called "Global Priority Mail" through the U.S. Postal Service. This service is for correspondence and packages that are extremely important but not urgent. This type of mail travels in the same mailstream as Express Mail. The only difference is that the tracking stops at the entry point of each country. The weight limit is four (4) pounds. Items can be mailed to the following 27 countries only:
WESTERN PACIFIC RIM NORTH EUROPE AMERICA
Austria Ireland Australia Canada Belgium Luxembourg Hong Kong
Denmark Norway Japan Finland Portugal New Zealand France Spain Philippines Germany Sweden South Korea Great Britain* Switzerland Singapore Iceland Netherlands Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
*Great Britain includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.
Although there is no guarantee, the U.S. Postal Service is declaring an average delivery time of 3.75 days for this service. If you use USPS supplied envelopes (holds up to 4 lbs.) for Global Priority Mail, the price to Western Europe and Canada for a "small" is $3.75; Pacific Rim is $4.95. "Large" envelope pricing for Western Europe and Canada is $6.95; Pacific Rim is $8.95.
The rate chart below shows the difference between Global Priority Mail, USPS Airmail, and USPS International Express Mail if you decide to use your own envelopes or boxes with the Global Priority Mail sticker:
GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL
WEIGHT WESTERN USPS USPS PACIFIC USPS USPS
EUROPE AIRMAIL EXPRESS RIM AIRMAIL EXPRESS
.5 LB. $ 7.00 $ 6.60 $ 21.00 $ 8.00 $ 6.60 $ 20.00
1 LBS. $ 10.50 $ 13.00 $ 23.50 $ 12.50 $ 13.00 $ 22.50 1.5 LBS. $ 12.50 $ 19.40 $ 26.00 $ 16.95 $ 19.40 $ 22.50 2 LBS. $ 15.00 $ 25.80 $ 26.00 $ 21.00 $ 25.80 $ 26.50 2.5 LBS. $ 17.50 $ 29.00 $ 32.00 $ 23.95 $ 29.00 $ 26.50 3 LBS. $ 19.95 $ 32.20 $ 32.00 $ 27.25 $ 32.20 $ 32.50 3.5 LBS. $ 22.00 $ 35.80 $ 36.75 $ 31.50 $ 35.80 $ 32.50 4 LBS. $ 24.75 $ 38.60 $ 36.75 $ 34.50 $ 38.60 $ 39.50
NORTH USPS USPS
AMERICA AIRMAIL EXPRESS
$ 5.95 $ 1.33 $ 15.50
$ 10.00 $ 3.42 $ 18.00
$ 13.50 $ 4.30 $ 22.00
$ 16.50 $ 5.18 $ 22.00
$ 18.00 $ 6.06 $ 25.50
$ 19.50 $ 7.82 $ 25.50
$ 21.00 $ 7.82 $ 28.50
$ 22.50 $ 8.70 $ 28.50
In either case, if you are interested in using this new service, please contact Mail Services on x-41164 for supplies.
Thank you for your continued support.
Pat Procopio
Manager