[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20178-20186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10256]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
Changes in International Postal Rates
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service, after considering the comments submitted
in response to its request published in the Federal Register on
December 4, 1998 (63 FR 67017-67026), for comments on proposed changes
in international postage rates, hereby gives notice that it is
implementing the proposed rates, except as explained below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12:01 a.m., Sunday, May 30, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Alepa, (202) 268-4071 and John
Reynolds, (202) 314-7334.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 4, 1998, the Postal Service
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed changes in
international postage rates (63 FR 67017-67026). The Postal Service
requested comments by January 4, 1999, and by that date received two
comments: one from a private individual and one from a mailer using
printed matter services.
Comments from the private individual expressed concern about rate
relationships. The commenter identified five specific areas of
interest.
First, it was suggested that there should be some equivalence in
the postage rates for outbound international mail sent to Canada and
Mexico. While this observation may appear intuitively correct, it is
premised on the assumption that the cost basis for setting rates to
Canada and Mexico are similar. On previous occasions, the Postal
Service has addressed this concern indicating that the cost of
providing international mail service to Canada and Mexico are each
influenced by the cost of delivery assessed separately by each of the
two administrations, and that their respective delivery costs are not
the same. In addition, transportation cost, length of haul, and
associated handling costs incurred to provide service to each of these
destinations also differ. These cost differences underlie the rate
differences in the proposed rate levels.
Second, the commenter questioned the rate relationships between
letters and printed matter, asserting that they too, should be the
same. The rates differences as proposed are the result of different
mark-ups applied to the costs of providing letter and printed matter
services and the market factors that influence them.
Third, the commenter noted the existence of cross-overs between air
and surface parcel post rates. This condition is acknowledged and is
attributed solely to the cost of providing the respective services.
Because of the lower volume of surface parcels, non-transportation
processing costs tend to be higher for surface parcels than the
comparable processing costs for air parcels. These costs differences
are reflected in the rate levels proposed, and in part are also
influenced by the average parcel weight for the two services.
Fourth, the commenter asserted the belief that rate differences
between weight steps for a given service should be uniform. Particular
emphasis on this issue was directed to International Express Mail
Service (EMS). Rate design does not require that differences between
weight steps be uniform. Flexibility to design rates that have a taper
effect better aligns rate levels with market characteristics, and takes
into account, in this instance, the presence of document and
merchandise within the same product stream. Where certain cross-overs
between Global Priority Mail (GPM) and EMS appeared in the notice
published on December 4, 1998 in section I A at 63 FR 67018, they have
been revised such that the EMS rate is greater.
Fifth, the commenter did question the consistency in the proposed
differences for the Bulk Letter Service to Canada and the corresponding
single piece letter rates to Canada; namely, it is three or five cents.
The published notice on December 4, 1998 contained an error in section
IIB at 63 FR 67020. The difference between the Bulk Letter Service to
Canada and the corresponding single piece letter rates is five cents.
The Postal Service is also modifying the notice published on
December 4, 1998, in section IV A and IV B at 63 FR 67020 with respect
to GPM. The rates for Canada also apply to Mexico. The rates applicable
to all other countries, therefore, do not apply to Mexico.
The mailer using surface printed matter and publishers' periodical
rates provide three main concerns. First, comment on the general size
of the rate increase being proposed was offered. While the overall rate
increase proposed for international mail is 3.3 percent, this mailer
noted that he was facing a much larger increase. The rate levels for
printed matter and publishers' periodicals are primarily the result of
cost increases resulting from revisions in terminal dues. Second, this
mailer gave his endorsement to the proposed drop ship rates for
publishers' periodicals. The mailer observed that being able to take
advantage of the drop ship option would lower his effective rate
increase to levels equivalent to the domestic rate increases. Lastly,
the mailer expressed concern that international mail rate changes may
be timed with the January 10, 1999, implementation date for domestic
postage and fee changes and therefore could be burdensome. The mailer
suggested a later implementation date suggesting July 1, 1999 as a
possibility. The Postal Service believes that the implementation date
announced in this final rule is sensitive to this concern.
The notice published on December 4, 1998 contained errors. In
section V C, Publishers' Periodicals, located at 63 FR 67021 the 3-
pound weight was given as 2 pounds. In section VE 1, Air-Other
Articles, located at 63 FR 67021 the rate for Mexico for 2 ounces is
$1.07, not $0.89. In section VI B, Air Parcel Post, located at 63 FR
67022 the 1-pound rate for Canada is $12.61 since there is a 1-pound
minimum weight for parcels to that country. It should be noted that,
with the exception of air letter rates to Canada, the Postal Service is
not changing air letter rates to the rest of the world.
After reviewing and considering the comments received, the Postal
Service adopts the following postage rates and amends the International
Mail Manual (IMM), 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.
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PART 20--[AMENDED]
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.
The International Mail Manual is amended to incorporate the
following postal rates:
New International Postage Rates
(See section VII for rate groups for individual countries.)
I. Express Mail International Service
A. On Demand Service
1. Country-Specific Rates
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Country
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Weight not over (lbs.) Great
Canada Mexico Britain China Japan
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0.5............................................ $15.50 $15.50 $18.50 $15.00 $15.00
1.............................................. 18.00 18.00 22.50 18.00 17.50
2.............................................. 21.50 21.50 26.50 21.00 21.50
3.............................................. 25.00 25.00 30.50 28.00 28.00
4.............................................. 28.50 28.50 34.50 34.00 34.00
5.............................................. 32.00 32.00 38.50 37.00 37.00
6.............................................. 34.50 34.50 42.50 39.50 39.00
7.............................................. 37.00 37.00 46.50 44.00 43.50
8.............................................. 39.50 39.50 50.50 48.50 48.00
9.............................................. 42.00 42.00 54.50 53.00 52.50
10............................................. 44.50 44.50 58.50 57.50 57.00
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Each additional pound or fraction of a pound... $2.50 $2.50 $4.00 $4.50 $4.50
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2. Rate Group Countries
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Rate group
Weight not over (lbs.) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6
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0.5............................... $19.00 $21.00 $15.00 $19.00 $18.00 $20.00
1................................. 21.50 24.50 19.00 23.00 21.00 22.50
2................................. 25.50 28.50 23.00 27.50 24.50 26.50
3................................. 29.50 32.50 28.00 32.00 28.00 30.50
4................................. 34.00 37.00 34.00 36.50 34.00 35.00
5................................. 39.00 41.50 38.00 41.00 35.00 39.50
6................................. 43.50 45.50 42.50 45.00 38.00 44.00
7................................. 48.00 49.50 47.00 49.00 41.00 48.50
8................................. 52.50 53.50 51.50 53.00 44.00 53.00
9................................. 57.00 57.50 56.00 57.00 47.00 57.50
10................................ 61.50 61.50 60.50 61.00 50.00 62.00
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Each additional pound or fraction $4.50 $4.00 $4.50 $4.00 $3.00 $4.50
of a pound.......................
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B. Custom Designed Service
1. Country-Specific Rates
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Country
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Weight not over (lbs.) Great
Canada \1\ Mexico Britain China Japan
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0.5............................................ ........... $23.50 $26.50 $23.00 $23.00
1.............................................. ........... 26.00 30.50 26.00 25.50
2.............................................. ........... 29.50 34.50 29.00 28.50
3.............................................. ........... 33.00 38.50 33.00 32.50
4.............................................. ........... 36.50 42.50 38.00 37.50
5.............................................. ........... 40.00 46.50 43.00 42.50
6.............................................. ........... 42.50 50.50 47.50 47.00
7.............................................. ........... 45.00 54.50 52.00 51.50
8.............................................. ........... 47.50 58.50 56.50 56.00
9.............................................. ........... 50.00 62.50 61.00 60.50
10............................................. ........... 52.50 66.50 65.50 65.00
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Each additional pound or fraction of a pound... ........... $2.50 $4.00 $4.50 $4.50
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\1\ Custom designed service not available.
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2. Rate Group Countries
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Rate group
Weight not over (lbs.) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6
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0.5............................... $27.00 $29.00 $23.00 $27.00 $26.00 $28.00
1................................. 29.50 32.50 27.00 31.00 29.00 30.50
2................................. 33.50 36.50 31.00 35.50 32.50 34.50
3................................. 37.50 40.50 36.00 40.00 36.00 38.50
4................................. 42.00 45.00 41.00 44.50 39.50 43.00
5................................. 47.00 49.50 46.00 49.00 43.00 47.50
6................................. 51.50 53.50 50.50 53.00 46.00 52.00
7................................. 56.00 57.50 55.00 57.00 49.00 56.50
8................................. 60.50 61.50 59.50 61.00 52.00 61.00
9................................. 65.00 65.50 64.00 65.00 55.00 65.50
10................................ 69.50 69.50 68.50 69.00 58.00 70.00
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Each additional pound or fraction $4.50 $4.00 $4.50 $4.00 $3.00 $4.50
of a pound.......................
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II. Letters and Letter Packages
A. Canada
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Weight Not Over
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(lbs.) (ozs.)
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0...................... 0.5 $0.48
0...................... 1 0.55
0...................... 1.5 0.67
0...................... 2 0.76
0...................... 3 1.00
0...................... 4 1.20
0...................... 5 1.40
0...................... 6 1.60
0...................... 7 1.80
0...................... 8 2.00
0...................... 9 2.19
0...................... 10 2.39
0...................... 11 2.59
0...................... 12 2.79
1...................... 0 3.59
1...................... 8 4.52
2...................... 0 5.44
2...................... 8 6.36
3...................... 0 7.29
3...................... 8 8.21
4...................... 0 9.14
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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 $1.85 for each
additional pound up to the 66-pound limit.
B. Bulk Letter Service to Canada
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Weight not over ozs. Rate
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0.5........................................................ $0.43
1.......................................................... 0.50
1.5........................................................ 0.62
2.......................................................... 0.71
3.......................................................... 0.95
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III. Postal Cards/Postcards and Aerogrammes
A. Postal Cards/Postcards
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Country Rate
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Canada..................................................... $0.45
Mexico..................................................... 0.40
All others................................................. 0.55
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B. Aerogrammes
All countries: $0.60 each.
IV. Global Priority Mail (GPM)
A. GPM--Flat-Rate Envelope Postage Rates
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Destination \1\ Small Large
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Canada & Mexico............................... $4.00 $7.00
All other countries........................... 5.00 9.00
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\1\ Maximum Weight: 4 lbs.
B. GPM--Variable Weight Option Postage Rates
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Canada & All other
Mexico countries
Weight (lbs.) \1\ -------------------------
Rate Rate
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0.5........................................... $6.00 $8.00
1.0........................................... 10.00 13.00
1.5........................................... 15.00 18.00
2.0........................................... 17.00 21.00
2.5........................................... 19.00 25.00
3.0........................................... 21.00 28.00
3.5........................................... 23.00 32.00
4.0........................................... 25.00 34.00
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\1\ Maximum Weight: 4 lbs.
V. Other Articles (AO)
A. Regular Printed Matter and Small Packets--Surface
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Weight not over Mexico All other
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except
Canada
(lbs.) (ozs.) Rate ----------
Rate
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0 1 $0.60 $0.70
0 2 0.80 1.04
0 3 1.06 1.30
0 4 1.25 1.45
0 5 1.50 1.96
0 6 1.50 1.96
0 7 1.85 2.46
0 8 1.85 2.46
0 9 2.19 2.96
0 10 2.19 2.96
0 11 2.47 3.47
0 12 2.47 3.47
0 13 2.81 3.97
0 14 2.81 3.97
0 15 3.14 4.48
1 0 3.14 4.48
1 2 3.43 4.84
1 4 3.72 5.20
1 6 4.01 5.56
1 8 4.30 5.92
1 10 4.58 6.28
1 12 4.87 6.64
1 14 5.16 7.00
2 0 5.45 7.36
3 0 7.37 9.66
4 0 9.29 11.96
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Each additional pound or fraction of a pound
$1.92 $2.30
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B. ValuepostTM/Canada
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Weight Rate
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Letter-size:
1 ounce or less...................... $0.42
Over 1 ounce.......................... 0.39 plus $0.51 per pound or
fraction of a pound.
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Flat-size:
5 ounces or less...................... 0.71.
Over 5 ounces......................... 0.43 plus $1.16 per pound or
fraction of a pound.
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C. Publishers' Periodicals--Surface
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Weight not over Mexico All other
-------------------------------------------------------------- Countries
except
Canada
(lbs.) (ozs.) Rate ----------
Rate
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0 1 $0.40 $0.38
0 2 0.50 0.48
0 3 0.65 0.62
0 4 0.75 0.72
0 5 0.94 0.91
0 6 0.94 0.91
0 7 1.13 1.10
0 8 1.13 1.10
0 9 1.31 1.30
0 10 1.31 1.30
0 11 1.50 1.49
0 12 1.50 1.49
0 13 1.69 1.68
0 14 1.69 1.68
0 15 1.88 1.87
1 0 1.88 1.87
1 2 2.05 2.05
1 4 2.23 2.23
1 6 2.40 2.41
1 8 2.58 2.59
1 10 2.75 2.77
1 12 2.93 2.95
1 14 3.10 3.13
2 0 3.28 3.31
3 0 4.48 4.46
4 0 5.68 5.61
5 0 6.88 6.76
6 0 8.08 7.91
7 0 9.28 9.06
8 0 10.48 10.21
9 0 11.68 11.36
10 0 12.88 12.51
11 0 14.08 13.66
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Note: There is a $0.25 per pound Drop Shipment Discount for
publishers' periodicals that are made up to country and tendered at
the New Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center (NJI & BMC).
D. Books and Sheet Music--Surface
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Mexico All other
------------- countries
except
Weight not over (lbs.) Canada
Rate ------------
Rate
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1............................................. $1.88 $1.87
2............................................. 3.28 3.31
3............................................. 4.48 4.46
4............................................. 5.68 5.61
5............................................. 6.88 6.76
6............................................. 8.08 7.91
7............................................. 9.28 9.06
8............................................. 10.48 10.21
9............................................. 11.68 11.36
10............................................ 12.88 12.51
11............................................ 14.08 13.66
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E. Air--Other Articles (Printed Matter, Matter for the Blind, and Small
Packets)
1. Canada and Mexico--Air
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Weight not over Canada Mexico
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(lbs.) (ozs.) Rate Rate
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0 0.5 $0.60 $0.60
0 1 0.69 0.76
0 1.5 0.84 0.91
0 2 0.85 1.07
0 3 1.26 1.30
0 4 1.50 1.56
0 5 1.74 1.82
0 6 1.84 2.08
0 7 2.06 2.34
0 8 2.29 2.60
0 9 2.51 2.86
0 10 2.74 3.12
0 11 2.96 3.38
0 12 3.19 3.64
1 0 4.09 4.68
1 8 4.68 6.76
2 0 5.60 8.84
2 8 6.52 10.92
3 0 7.44 13.00
3 8 8.36 15.08
4 0 9.28 17.16
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Each additional 1/2-pound or fraction of 1/2-pound
$0.92 $2.08
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VI. Parcel Post
(Note: The weight limit for parcel post varies by country.
Parcels mailed to Canada must weigh a minimum of 1 pound.)
A. Surface Parcel Post
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Canada Bahamas \1\ All other
-------------------------- countries
Weight not over (lbs.) ------------
Rate Rate Rate
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2................................ $11.33 $14.65 $15.70
3................................ 11.69 15.34 16.60
4................................ 13.13 16.01 17.47
5................................ 13.51 16.65 18.32
6................................ 13.90 18.85 20.88
7................................ 14.28 19.52 21.75
8................................ 15.88 20.17 22.59
9................................ 16.30 20.80 23.42
10............................... 16.71 21.42 24.22
11............................... 18.45 23.86 27.10
12............................... 18.89 24.51 27.93
13............................... 19.34 25.14 28.76
14............................... 19.79 25.77 29.57
15............................... 20.23 26.38 30.36
16............................... 20.68 26.99 31.15
17............................... 21.13 27.59 31.93
18............................... 21.57 28.18 32.69
19............................... 22.02 28.77 33.45
20............................... 22.47 29.35 34.20
21............................... 22.91 29.93 34.94
22............................... 23.36 30.50 35.68
23............................... 23.81 31.07 36.41
24............................... 24.25 31.63 37.14
25............................... 26.03 33.42 39.09
26............................... 26.48 33.98 39.80
27............................... 26.92 34.53 40.51
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28............................... 27.37 35.07 41.22
29............................... 27.82 35.62 41.92
30............................... 28.27 36.16 42.61
31............................... 28.71 36.70 43.31
32............................... 29.16 37.24 44.00
33............................... 29.61 37.77 44.68
34............................... 30.05 38.30 45.37
35............................... 30.50 38.83 46.05
36............................... 30.95 39.36 46.73
37............................... 31.39 39.89 47.40
38............................... 31.84 40.41 48.07
39............................... 32.29 40.93 48.75
40............................... 32.73 41.45 49.41
41............................... 33.18 41.97 50.08
42............................... 33.63 42.49 50.75
43............................... 34.07 43.01 51.41
44............................... 34.55 43.52 52.07
Each additional pound or fraction $0.50 $0.60 $0.70
of a pound......................
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\1\ Also Bermuda, Caribbean Islands, Central America, Mexico, and St.
Pierre adn Miquellon.
B. Air Parcel Post
(See section VII for country rate groups.)
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Weight not over (lbs.)
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Rate groups Canada Mexico A B C D E
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1.................................. $12.61 $9.98 $10.86 $11.76 $13.80 $15.11 $16.69
2.................................. 12.61 12.12 13.71 15.42 17.28 19.83 20.68
3.................................. 13.28 13.36 15.57 18.01 19.51 23.19 23.15
4.................................. 15.11 15.82 18.87 22.31 23.55 28.76 27.75
5.................................. 15.84 17.16 20.88 25.12 25.96 32.40 30.43
6.................................. 16.56 18.50 22.89 27.92 28.37 36.03 33.11
7.................................. 17.29 19.84 24.90 30.73 30.78 39.67 35.79
8.................................. 19.40 22.81 28.99 36.11 35.75 46.63 41.42
9.................................. 20.18 24.26 31.15 39.13 38.34 50.55 44.30
10................................. 20.97 25.70 33.31 42.15 40.94 54.47 47.19
11................................. 21.75 27.15 35.48 45.17 43.54 58.38 50.07
12................................. 22.53 28.59 37.64 48.19 46.14 62.30 52.95
13................................. 23.32 30.04 39.81 51.21 48.73 66.21 55.84
14................................. 24.10 31.48 41.97 54.23 51.33 70.13 58.72
15................................. 24.88 32.93 44.14 57.25 53.93 74.04 61.60
16................................. 25.66 34.37 46.30 60.27 56.52 77.96 64.49
17................................. 26.45 35.82 48.47 63.29 59.12 81.88 67.37
18................................. 27.23 37.26 50.63 66.31 61.72 85.79 70.25
19................................. 28.01 38.71 52.80 69.33 64.32 89.71 73.14
20................................. 28.79 40.15 54.96 72.35 66.91 93.62 76.02
21................................. 29.58 41.60 57.13 75.37 69.51 97.54 78.90
22................................. 30.36 43.04 59.29 78.39 72.11 101.45 81.79
23................................. 31.14 44.49 61.46 81.41 74.70 105.37 84.67
24................................. 31.92 45.93 63.62 84.43 77.30 109.29 87.55
25................................. 34.04 48.71 67.12 88.76 81.23 114.53 91.61
26................................. 34.82 50.15 69.28 91.78 83.83 118.44 94.49
27................................. 35.60 51.60 71.45 94.80 86.42 122.36 97.38
28................................. 36.38 53.04 73.61 97.82 89.02 126.27 100.26
29................................. 37.17 54.49 75.78 100.84 91.62 130.19 103.14
30................................. 37.95 55.93 77.94 103.86 94.21 134.11 106.03
31................................. 38.73 57.38 80.11 106.88 96.81 138.02 108.91
32................................. 39.51 58.83 82.27 109.90 99.41 141.94 111.79
33................................. 40.30 60.27 84.44 112.92 102.00 145.85 114.68
34................................. 41.08 61.72 86.60 115.94 104.60 149.77 117.56
35................................. 41.86 63.16 88.77 118.96 107.20 153.68 120.44
36................................. 42.65 64.61 90.93 121.98 109.80 157.60 123.33
37................................. 43.43 66.05 93.10 125.00 112.39 161.52 126.21
38................................. 44.21 67.50 95.26 128.02 114.99 165.43 129.09
39................................. 44.99 68.94 97.43 131.04 117.59 169.35 131.98
40................................. 45.78 70.39 99.59 134.06 120.18 173.26 134.86
41................................. 46.56 71.83 101.76 137.08 122.78 177.18 137.74
42................................. 47.34 73.28 103.92 140.10 125.38 181.09 140.63
43................................. 48.12 74.72 106.09 143.12 127.98 185.01 143.51
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44................................. 48.91 76.17 108.25 146.14 130.57 188.95 146.39
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Each additional pound or fraction $0.80 ......... $1.50 $3.00 $2.60 $4.00 $3.00
of a pound........................
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\1\ Minimum parcel post weight to Canada is 1 pound.
VII. Country Table
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Country Express mail rate group Air parcel post rate group
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Afghanistan \1\...................................... ............................ E
Albania.............................................. 4 \2\....................... D
Algeria.............................................. 6 \2\....................... D
Andorra.............................................. 4........................... B
Angola............................................... 6........................... D
Anguilla............................................. 5........................... A
Antigua and Barbuda.................................. ............................ A
Argentina............................................ 5........................... E
Armenia.............................................. 4........................... E
Aruba................................................ 5........................... B
Ascension............................................ ............................ ...........................
Australia............................................ 3........................... D
Austria.............................................. 2........................... D
Azerbaijan........................................... 4........................... A
Azores............................................... 4........................... D
Bahamas.............................................. 5........................... A
Bahrain.............................................. 6........................... C
Bangladesh........................................... 1........................... B
Barbados............................................. 5........................... A
Belarus.............................................. 4........................... C
Belgium.............................................. 2........................... D
Belize............................................... 5........................... A
Benin................................................ 6........................... A
Bermuda.............................................. 5........................... C
Bhutan............................................... 1 \2\....................... D
Bolivia.............................................. 5........................... C
Bosnia-Herzegovina................................... 2........................... A
Botswana............................................. 6........................... D
Brazil............................................... 5........................... E
British Virgin Islands............................... ............................ A
Brunei Darussalam.................................... 1........................... A
Bulgaria............................................. 4........................... D
Burkina Faso......................................... 6........................... D
Burma................................................ ............................ B
Burundi \1\.......................................... 6........................... B
Cambodia............................................. 1........................... B
Cameroon............................................. 6........................... D
Canada............................................... Country-Specific Rate \2\... Country-Specific Rate
Cape Verde........................................... 6........................... D
Cayman Islands....................................... 5........................... A
Central African Republic............................. 6........................... E
Chad................................................. 6........................... D
Chile................................................ 5........................... C
China................................................ Country-Specific Rate....... D
Colombia............................................. 5........................... B
Comoros.............................................. ............................ B
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the \1\.......................... 6........................... B
Congo, Rep. of the (Brazzaville)..................... 6........................... E
Corsica.............................................. 4........................... D
Costa Rica........................................... 5........................... A
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).......................... 6........................... C
Croatia.............................................. 4........................... C
Cuba................................................. ............................ ...........................
Cyprus............................................... 4........................... C
Czech Republic....................................... 4........................... C
Denmark.............................................. 2........................... C
Djibouti............................................. 6........................... D
Dominica............................................. ............................ A
Dominican Republic................................... 5........................... A
Ecuador.............................................. 5........................... B
Egypt................................................ 6........................... D
El Salvador.......................................... 5........................... A
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Equatorial Guinea.................................... 6........................... B
Eritrea.............................................. 6........................... D
Estonia.............................................. 4 \2\....................... D
Ethiopia............................................. 6........................... B
Falkland Islands.
Faroe Islands........................................ 2........................... C
Fiji................................................. 1 \2\....................... A
Finland.............................................. 2........................... A
France (incl. Monaco)................................ 4 \2\....................... D
French Guiana........................................ 5 \2\....................... E
French Polynesia..................................... 1........................... E
Gabon................................................ 6........................... D
Gambia............................................... ............................ A
Georgia, Republic of................................. 4........................... E
Germany.............................................. 2 \2\....................... A
Ghana................................................ 6........................... D
Gibraltar............................................ ............................ B
Great Britain and Northern Ireland................... Country-Specific Rate....... D
Greece............................................... 2........................... A
Greenland............................................ ............................ C
Grenada.............................................. 5........................... A
Guadeloupe........................................... 5 \2\....................... E
Guatemala............................................ 5........................... A
Guinea............................................... 6........................... A
Guinea-Bissau \1\.................................... 6........................... A
Guyana............................................... 5........................... A
Haiti................................................ 5........................... A
Honduras............................................. 5........................... A
Hong Kong............................................ 3........................... D
Hungary.............................................. 2........................... C
Iceland.............................................. 2........................... A
India................................................ 1........................... D
Indonesia............................................ 1........................... D
Iran................................................. ............................ E
Iraq................................................. 6.
Ireland.............................................. 4........................... A
Israel............................................... 6........................... D
Italy................................................ 2........................... A
Jamaica.............................................. 5........................... A
Japan................................................ Country-Specific Rate....... D
Jordan............................................... 6........................... B
Kazakhstan........................................... 4........................... B
Kenya................................................ 6........................... D
Kiribati............................................. ............................ A
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (North).
Korea, Republic of (South)........................... 3........................... B
Kuwait............................................... 6........................... D
Kyrgyzstan........................................... 4........................... C
Laos................................................. 1........................... E
Latvia............................................... 4........................... B
Lebanon.............................................. ............................ A
Lesotho.............................................. 6........................... D
Liberia \1\.......................................... 6.
Libya................................................ ............................ ...........................
Liechtenstein........................................ 2........................... C
Lithuania............................................ 4........................... D
Luxembourg........................................... 4........................... C
Macao................................................ 1........................... D
Macedonia............................................ 4........................... C
Madagascar........................................... 6........................... E
Madeira Islands...................................... 4........................... D
Malawi............................................... 6........................... D
Malaysia............................................. 1........................... B
Maldives............................................. 1........................... E
Mali................................................. 6........................... D
Malta................................................ 2........................... D
Martinique........................................... 5 \2\....................... E
Mauritania........................................... 6........................... A
Mauritius............................................ 6........................... B
Mexico............................................... Country-Specific Rate....... Country-Specific Rate
Moldova.............................................. 4........................... D
Mongolia............................................. 1........................... D
Montserrat........................................... ............................ A
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Morocco.............................................. 6........................... C
Mozambique........................................... 6........................... E
Namibia.............................................. 6........................... D
Nauru................................................ 1\2\........................ B
Nepal................................................ 1........................... D
Netherlands.......................................... 2\2\........................ B
Netherlands Antilles................................. 5........................... B
New Caledonia........................................ 1........................... E
New Zealand.......................................... 1........................... D
Nicaragua............................................ 5........................... A
Niger................................................ 6........................... C
Nigeria.............................................. 6........................... D
Norway............................................... 2........................... D
Oman................................................. 1........................... B
Pakistan............................................. 1........................... D
Panama............................................... 5........................... A
Papua New Guinea..................................... 1........................... E
Paraguay............................................. 5........................... C
Peru................................................. 5........................... C
Philippines.......................................... 1........................... D
Pitcairn Island...................................... ............................ D
Poland............................................... 4........................... C
Portugal............................................. 4........................... D
Qatar................................................ 6........................... B
Reunion.............................................. ............................ E
Romania.............................................. 4........................... D
Russia............................................... 4........................... E
Rwanda............................................... 6........................... D
Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis.............. 5........................... B
Saint Helena......................................... ............................ C
Saint Lucia.......................................... 5........................... A
Saint Pierre and Miquelon............................ ............................ B
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines..................... 5........................... C
San Marino........................................... ............................ A
Sao Tome and Principe................................ ............................ B
Saudi Arabia......................................... 6........................... B
Senegal.............................................. 6........................... D
Serbia-Montenegro \1\................................ 4........................... B
Seychelles........................................... 6........................... C
Sierra Leone \1\..................................... 6........................... D
Singapore............................................ 3........................... D
Slovak Republic...................................... 4........................... B
Slovenia............................................. 2........................... C
Solomon Islands...................................... 1........................... B
Somalia \1\.......................................... 6.
South Africa......................................... 6........................... D
Spain................................................ 4........................... B
Sri Lanka............................................ 1........................... B
Sudan................................................ 6........................... B
Suriname............................................. ............................ A
Swaziland............................................ 6........................... B
Sweden............................................... 2 \2\....................... E
Switzerland.......................................... 2........................... C
Syrian Arab Republic................................. 6........................... C
Taiwan............................................... 3........................... D
Tajikistan........................................... 4........................... C
Tanzania............................................. 6........................... C
Thailand............................................. 3........................... B
Togo................................................. 6........................... D
Tonga................................................ ............................ A
Trinidad and Tobago.................................. 5........................... A
Tristan da Cunha..................................... ............................ A
Tunisia.............................................. 6........................... B
Turkey............................................... 6........................... B
Turkmenistan......................................... 4........................... D
Turks and Caicos Islands............................. ............................ A
Tuvalu............................................... ............................ A
Uganda............................................... 6........................... D
Ukraine.............................................. 4........................... D
United Arab Emirates................................. 6........................... C
Uruguay.............................................. 5........................... C
Uzbekistan........................................... ............................ E
Vanuatu.............................................. 1 \2\....................... A
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Vatican City......................................... ............................ A
Venezuela............................................ 5........................... A
Vietnam.............................................. 1........................... B
Wallis and Futuna Islands............................ ............................ E
Western Samoa........................................ 1........................... B
Yemen................................................ 6........................... C
Zambia............................................... 6........................... D
Zimbabwe............................................. 6........................... E
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\2\ On Demand service only.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 99-10256 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
