Global Express Guaranteed shipments are charged postage for each addressed piece according to its weight (or dimensional weight) and zone. See the Individual Country Listings for availability, additional details, and prices.
Global Express Guaranteed shipments may be paid with postage stamps, postage validation imprinter (PVI) labels, postage meter stamps, information-based indicia (IBI), PC Postage service, or permit imprint under 213.8.
Postage for items mailed in USPS-produced Global Express Guaranteed envelopes is based on the weight of the piece. For items weighing 0.5 pound or less, the postage is the 0.5-pound price. For all other items, the postage is charged per pound or fraction thereof — any fraction of a pound is rounded up to the next whole pound.
Postage for items not mailed in USPS-produced Global Express Guaranteed envelopes is based on the dimensional weight, as calculated under 213.4, or the per-pound weight or fraction thereof rounded up to the next whole pound, whichever is greater.
Follow these steps to determine the dimensional weight for a rectangular-shaped parcel:
- Determine the length, width, and height in inches. Round off each measurement to the nearest whole inch.
- Multiply the length by the width by the height.
- Divide the result by 166. For weights less than 0.5 pound, round up to 0.5 pound. For all other weights, round up to the next whole pound.
Follow these steps to determine the dimensional weight for a nonrectangular-shaped parcel:
- Determine the length, width, and height in inches. Measure the length, width, and height at their extreme dimensions. Round off each measurement to the nearest whole inch.
- Multiply the length by the width by the height.
- Multiply the result by an adjustment factor of 0.785.
- Divide the result by 166. For weights less than 0.5 pound, round up to 0.5 pound. For all other weights, round up to the next whole pound.
Global Express Guaranteed service is available to the destinating countries and territories listed in Exhibit 213.5. Countries are placed into one of eight price groups.
Exhibit 213.5
Destinating Countries and Price Groups
* Only documents may be sent to these countries.
Global Express Guaranteed commercial base prices are 10 percent below retail prices when postage is paid using any of the online methods described in 213.7. Commercial base pricing does not apply to Global Express Guaranteed shipments that are paid for at participating Post Office facilities.
For selected destination countries, Global Express Guaranteed items receive a 10-percent discount below retail prices for the following online shipping methods:
- Click-N-Ship service.
- An authorized PC Postage vendor.
The commercial base price is automatically applied to each shipment. The discount applies only to the postage portion of the Global Express Guaranteed price. It does not apply to any other charges or fees, such as fees for Pickup on Demand service, insurance, or shipments made under a customized agreement.
For each addressed mailpiece, compute the online postage price as follows:
- Find the retail price by weight and price group of the country in the Individual Country Listings.
- Multiply the retail price by 10 percent to obtain the discount amount.
- Subtract the discount amount (without rounding off) from the retail price, and then round off the result as explained in 152.32.
For shipments paid online with Click-N-Ship service, an e-mail notification is provided to each customer showing the applicable postage amount, acceptance time, and date.
Use of the online service is subject to subsequent verification of the shipment’s payment, weight, and time of entry upon acceptance by the Postal Service. Shortpaid Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) shipments paid with Click-N-Ship service is collected automatically through this system (see 423.21).
Customers paying postage online must enter their shipment via any of the methods outlined in 215.21 within 24 hours of the time when the label is printed or the transaction is voided.
Payment for Global Express Guaranteed shipments paid with a permit imprint through an advance deposit account is allowed only when guidelines for commercial base prices (see 213.82) are followed. Postage paid with a permit imprint is subject to the general conditions in IMM 152.4 and in DMM 604 and 705.
213.82 Permit Imprint — Commercial Base Prices
Global Express Guaranteed commercial base postage prices are 10 percent below retail prices for all postage paid with a permit imprint. The commercial base price applies only to the postage portion of Global Express Guaranteed prices. In addition, customers must meet the following requirements:
- Use USPS-produced Global Shipping Software (GSS). (To request information about GSS, send an e-mail to GSSHelp@usps.gov.)
- Pay for postage with a permit imprint through an advance deposit account.
- Meet manifesting and permit imprint requirements under IMM 152.4 and DMM 604 and the manifesting requirements under DMM 705.
Note: When using GSS, no extra services such as insurance are available.
Global Express Guaranteed shipments that are entered by federal agencies and departments are subject to the same standards under 210 as Global Express Guaranteed shipments that are entered by nongovernmental entities.
Global Express Guaranteed shipments that are entered by U.S. Postal Service entities are subject to the same standards under 210 as Global Express Guaranteed shipments that are entered by nongovernmental entities, except that U.S. Postal Service mailings must bear the G-10 permit indicia that are prescribed for all Postal Service official mail. See 142.2.
