Summary of Changes

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual

Issued January 26, 2020

This Summary of Changes to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM^®) includes revisions that have become effective during the previous 12 calendar months.

In chapters 1–9 and in “Country Price Groups and Weight Limits” of this online version of the IMM, change bars (vertical lines in the margin) indicate that Postal Bulletin updates have been incorporated in the adjacent text (note that the change bars appear only in the PDF version, and only for revisions that have become effective in the current calendar year, not for all the previous 12 months). However, in the individual country listings (ICLs) of this online IMM, change bars do not appear even though Postal Bulletin updates have been incorporated in the ICL text.

• Effective October 1, 2019, as noted in PB issue 22530, the following sections are revised to revise the provision for mail bearing postage stamps or the Free Matter for the Blind endorsement that are eligible for deposit or pickup (e.g., through a collection box or private mailbox):

 

• Effective January 26, 2020, as noted in PB issue 22535, the following sections are revised to change the official name of “Republic of Macedonia” to “Republic of North Macedonia”:

 

• Effective January 26, 2020, as noted in PB issue 22535, the following sections are revised to add information for the Republic of South Sudan to reflect its independence from Sudan: