242 Postage

242.1 Rates

The country-specific rate group designations that apply to First-Class Mail International and M-bags (see 260) are as follows:

• Rate Group 1: Canada.
• Rate Group 2: Mexico.
• Rate Group 3: Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands (M-bags only), Micronesia (M-bags only), Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Vatican City.
• Rate Group 4: Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.
• Rate Group 5: All other destination countries and territorial possessions that are referenced in the Individual Country Listings and not included in the other rate groups in this list.
• Rate Group 6: First-Class Mail International only for both Marshall Islands and Micronesia.

Note: See the Individual Country Listings for the First-Class Mail International postage rates that are applicable to specific destination countries and territorial possessions.

242.2 Payment of Postage

A mailer of a First-Class Mail International item may pay postage with postage stamps, postage meter, postage validation imprinter (PVI) label, PC Postage, or permit imprint.