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Quick Service Guide 110
Retail Letters, Flats, and Parcels
Express Mail
January 2006
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Physical Standards (101.4)
Maximum weight: 70 pounds.
Maximum length and girth: 108 inches.
Weight and size limitations vary for international and military service
(see the International Mail Manual or your local postmaster for more
information).
Rates and Fees (113.1)
For rates, see below.
Rates are based on the weight of the addressed piece and level of service,
without regard to zone.
Flat rate: the applicable 1/2-pound rate is charged for matter mailed
in the Express Mail flat-rate envelope provided by the USPS, regardless
of weight (113.1.5).
Pickup service (116.5): $13.50
per stop (regardless of the number of pieces); service and information
available by calling 1-800-222-1811
or at www.usps.com. Only one
fee for Express Mail, Priority Mail, or
Parcel Post picked up at same time.
Addressing
Each piece should include a complete delivery address with correct ZIP
Code or ZIP+4 code.
All packages must use an Express Mail label.
Content Standards (113.3)
First-Class Mail (including Priority Mail) or Express Mail is required
for personal correspondence, handwritten or typewritten material, and
bills or statements of account. It may also be used for any mailable
item.
Service Features (113.4)
Express Mail is a money-back guaranteed overnight to 2-day service
that includes tracking, proof of delivery, and insurance up to $100.
Express Mail is delivered 365 days a year with no extra charge for Saturday,
Sunday, or holiday delivery. Mailers may call 1-800-222-1811 or visit
www.usps.com for delivery information between specific ZIP Codes. For
mailers' convenience, Express Mail envelopes and boxes are available
from local post offices at no additional cost. Customized preprinted
labels are also available by contacting your local post office. Matter
mailed in USPS-provided Express Mail packaging is subject to Express
Mail rates regardless of how the packaging is reconfigured or how markings
may be obliterated. Express Mail International Service is available between
the United States and more than 190 foreign countries. Express Mail tracking
is available on the USPS Web site at www.usps.com.
Options:
- Express Mail Next Day/Second Day Services provide guaranteed overnight
and second day service to designated delivery areas and post
offices (113.4.2, 113.4.3). For post office-to-post office option,
sender
must notify addressee for pickup.
- Express Mail Custom Designed Service is available between locations
in the United States on a
scheduled basis under a service agreement (113.4.5).
- Express Mail Military Service is available between the United
States and designated APOs and
FPOs. Shipments are delivered in 2 to 3 days to more than 300
locations in Europe, Asia, and Panama (113.4.6).
- Express Mail Same Day Airport Service is suspended indefinitely.
Postage Payment and Documentation (114)
Express Mail may be paid by stamps, postage meter, or Express Mail Corporate
Account.
Mail Preparation (115)
All packages must use an Express Mail label.
Each piece should include a complete delivery address with correct
ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code.
Deposit (116)
Express Mail Next Day and Second Day items may be mailed at post offices, stations,
and branches; dropped into Express Mail collection boxes; handed to carriers;
or picked up by the USPS. Acceptance and collection information may be obtained
by calling 1-800-222-1811 or contacting your local postmaster (116.1).
Drop shipment: applicable standards (705.16).
Extra Services (503.1)
Return receipt service is available (503.6). Insurance against loss, damage,
or rifling is included at
no extra cost up to $100 (503.1). Additional merchandise insurance may be available
up to
$5,000, depending on the value and nature of the item. Claims must be filed within
90 days of the
date of mailing (609.1). For an overview of extra services, see Quick
Service
Guide 503.
Waiver of signature: mailers may instruct the USPS to deliver Express
Mail packages without obtaining the addressee's signature by signing
the waiver on the Express Mail label. Waiver of signature is not available
for COD Express Mail
Military Service (503.11.2.6), or if
additional insurance is purchased (503.1).
For the specific DMM standards applicable to this category of mail,
consult the DMM sections referenced above and the general sections within
each DMM
module.
Express Mail - All Service
Levels
| Weight Not Over (Pounds) |
Service1 |
| Custom Designed |
Next Day & Second Day2 PO to PO |
Next Day & Second Day PO to Addressee |
| 1/2 3 |
$ 11.30 |
$10.95 |
$14.40 |
| 1 |
15.70 |
15.40 |
18.80 |
| 2 |
15.70 |
15.40 |
18.80 |
| 3 |
19.10 |
18.75 |
22.20 |
| 4 |
22.40 |
22.10 |
25.50 |
| 5 |
25.65 |
25.35 |
28.75 |
| 6 |
28.95 |
28.60 |
32.05 |
| 7 |
32.15 |
31.85 |
35.25 |
| 8 |
33.50 |
33.20 |
36.65 |
| 9 |
35.05 |
34.75 |
38.15 |
| 10 |
36.40 |
36.10 |
39.50 |
| 11 |
38.20 |
37.90 |
41.30 |
| 12 |
41.00 |
40.70 |
44.10 |
| 13 |
43.00 |
42.70 |
46.10 |
| 14 |
44.10 |
43.80 |
47.20 |
| 15 |
45.50 |
45.15 |
48.60 |
| 16 |
47.10 |
46.80 |
50.20 |
| 17 |
48.70 |
48.40 |
51.80 |
| 18 |
50.15 |
49.85 |
53.30 |
| 19 |
51.70 |
51.40 |
54.80 |
| 20 |
53.25 |
52.90 |
56.35 |
| 21 |
54.75 |
54.45 |
57.85 |
| 22 |
56.30 |
55.95 |
59.40 |
| 23 |
57.85 |
57.55 |
60.95 |
| 24 |
59.35 |
59.00 |
62.45 |
| 25 |
60.80 |
60.50 |
63.95 |
| 26 |
62.40 |
62.10 |
65.50 |
| 27 |
63.85 |
63.55 |
67.00 |
| 28 |
65.45 |
65.15 |
68.55 |
| 29 |
67.00 |
66.65 |
70.10 |
| 30 |
68.50 |
68.20 |
71.60 |
| 31 |
70.05 |
69.70 |
73.15 |
| 32 |
71.60 |
71.30 |
74.75 |
| 33 |
73.05 |
72.75 |
76.15 |
| 34 |
74.70 |
74.35 |
77.80 |
| 35 |
76.10 |
75.80 |
79.20 |
| 36 |
77.75 |
77.40 |
80.85 |
| 37 |
79.45 |
79.15 |
82.60 |
| 38 |
81.35 |
81.05 |
84.50 |
| 39 |
83.20 |
82.90 |
86.30 |
| 40 |
85.10 |
84.80 |
88.20 |
| 41 |
87.00 |
86.70 |
90.10 |
| 42 |
88.95 |
88.65 |
92.05 |
| 43 |
90.75 |
90.45 |
93.85 |
| 44 |
92.60 |
92.30 |
95.70 |
| 45 |
94.30 |
93.95 |
97.40 |
| 46 |
95.70 |
95.40 |
98.80 |
| 47 |
97.45 |
97.15 |
100.55 |
| 48 |
98.95 |
98.65 |
102.10 |
| 49 |
100.45 |
100.15 |
103.55 |
| 50 |
102.05 |
101.70 |
105.15 |
| 51 |
103.70 |
103.40 |
106.80 |
| 52 |
105.20 |
104.85 |
108.30 |
| 53 |
106.80 |
106.50 |
109.95 |
| 54 |
108.35 |
108.05 |
111.45 |
| 55 |
109.95 |
109.60 |
113.05 |
| 56 |
111.55 |
111.25 |
114.70 |
| 57 |
113.10 |
112.80 |
116.20 |
| 58 |
114.75 |
114.40 |
117.85 |
| 59 |
116.40 |
116.10 |
119.50 |
| 60 |
118.25 |
117.95 |
121.35 |
| 61 |
120.25 |
119.95 |
123.35 |
| 62 |
122.10 |
121.80 |
125.20 |
| 63 |
123.90 |
123.60 |
127.00 |
| 64 |
125.95 |
125.65 |
129.05 |
| 65 |
127.75 |
127.45 |
130.85 |
| 66 |
129.75 |
129.45 |
132.85 |
| 67 |
131.55 |
131.20 |
134.65 |
| 68 |
133.55 |
133.25 |
136.65 |
| 69 |
135.40 |
135.05 |
138.50 |
| 70 |
137.30 |
136.95 |
140.40 |
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1. Same Day Airport Service is currently suspended.
2. Sender must contact the intended addressee to notify addressee that
package has been sent and will be available for pickup.
3. The applicable 1/2-pound rate is charged for matter sent in an Express
Mail flat-rate envelope provided by the USPS, regardless of the actual
weight of the piece.
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