215 Mail Entry and Deposit

215.1 Entry Service Areas — U.S. Origins

Global Express Guaranteed items must be entered through selected Post Office facilities that are located in the ZIP Code areas listed in Exhibit 215.1. Not all facilities within a 3-digit ZIP Code area accept Global Express Guaranteed items. Check with a local Post Office facility for the nearest participating facilities.

Exhibit 215.1 

Global Express Guaranteed: Participating 3-Digit ZIP Codes

 

Location

Code

ZIP Code Areas

Alabama

AL

350, 351, 352, 354–369

Alaska

AK

995–999

Arizona

AZ

850–853, 855–857, 859, 860, 863–865

Arkansas

AR

716–729

California

CA

900, 902–908, 910–928, 930–937, 939–941, 943–961

Colorado

CO

800–816

Connecticut

CT

060–069

Delaware

DE

197–199

District of Columbia

DC

200, 202, 203, 205

Florida

FL

320–339, 341, 342, 344, 346, 347, 349

Georgia

GA

300–319, 398

Hawaii

HI

968

Idaho

ID

832–838

Illinois

IL

600–620, 622–629

Indiana

IN

460–479

Iowa

IA

500–508, 510–516, 520–528

Kansas

KS

660–662, 664–679

Kentucky

KY

400–418, 420–427

Louisiana

LA

700, 701, 703–708, 710–714

Maine

ME

039–049

Maryland

MD

206–212, 214–219

Massachusetts

MA

010–027

Michigan

MI

480–499

Minnesota

MN

550, 551, 553, 554, 556–567

Mississippi

MS

386–397

Missouri

MO

630, 631, 633–641, 644–648, 650–658

Montana

MT

590–599

Nebraska

NE

680, 681, 683–693

Nevada

NV

890, 891, 893–895, 897, 898

New Hampshire

NH

030–038

New Jersey

NJ

070–089

New Mexico

NM

870, 871, 873–875, 877–884

New York

NY

100–149

North Carolina

NC

270–289

North Dakota

ND

580–588

Ohio

OH

430–458

Oklahoma

OK

730, 731, 734–741, 743–749

Oregon

OR

970–979

Pennsylvania

PA

150–191, 193–196

Puerto Rico

PR

006–009

Rhode Island

RI

028, 029

South Carolina

SC

290–299

South Dakota

SD

570–577

Tennessee

TN

370–374, 376–385

Texas

TX

750–770, 772–799

Utah

UT

840, 841, 843–847

Vermont

VT

050–054, 056–058

Virgin Islands

VI

008

Virginia

VA

201, 220–246

Washington

WA

980–986, 988–994

West Virginia

WV

247–268

Wisconsin

WI

530–532, 534, 535, 537–549

Wyoming

WY

820–831

215.2 Place of Mailing

215.21 Items Eligible for Deposit or Pickup

Global Express Guaranteed items may be deposited through any of the following methods at, through, or offered by a participating Global Express Guaranteed Post Office facility, provided postage is paid by a method other than the use of postage stamps:

  1. In a private mailbox bearing a return address that matches the address at the point of pickup, when the customer or business is known to reside or do business at that location.
  2. Through Pickup on Demand service.
  3. Through Package Pickup service.
  4. At a Postal Service retail counter.
  5. Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
  6. In a collection box.
  7. At a Contract Postal Unit (CPU).
  8. At a USPS Approved Shipper location.

Note: A mailer may use the aforementioned methods to deposit a Global Express Guaranteed item that bears only postage stamps when the item meets both of the following characteristics:

  1. Does not exceed 10 ounces.
  2. Does not exceed one-half inch in thickness.
215.22 Items Not Eligible for Deposit or Pickup

A customer must present to an employee at a participating Global Express Guaranteed Post Office retail service counter a Global Express Guaranteed item that bears only postage stamps when the item meets either of the following characteristics:

  1. Weighs more than 10 ounces.
  2. Measures more than one-half inch in thickness.

The Postal Service will return an improperly presented item to the sender for proper entry and acceptance.

215.23 Items Paid With a Permit Imprint

Mailers who enter volume mailings paid with a permit imprint under 213.8 must enter such items through a business mail entry unit (BMEU) or, when authorized by the district BMEU manager, through a detached mail unit (DMU) at a mailer’s plant.

215.24 Acceptance of Shipments

For purposes of computing the delivery guarantee, Postal Service acceptance of a Global Express Guaranteed shipment occurs when it is received and scanned at a participating Global Express Guaranteed Post Office facility. Collection box deposit and Package Pickup service do not constitute Postal Service acceptance of a Global Express Guaranteed shipment. Acceptance occurs when the shipment is brought back to the Post Office facility and the acceptance office performs a retail system scan and verifies the weight, dimensions, and postage of the shipment. For items paid with Click-N-Ship service, the customer will receive an e-mail verification of the acceptance date, time, and weight, as well as a verification of the amount of postage applicable for the shipment.

Note: Customers paying postage online must enter their shipment via any of the authorized methods outlined in 215.21 within 24 hours of the time when the label is printed, or the transaction will be void.

215.3 Pickup On Demand Service

Subject to the standards in 215.2, Pickup On Demand service is available for Global Express Guaranteed items. There is a single charge for Pickup On Demand service (see Notice 123, Price List), regardless of the number of items scheduled for pickup. A pickup can include any or all of the following items:

  1. Global Express Guaranteed items.
  2. Priority Mail Express International items.
  3. Priority Mail International items.
  4. First-Class Package International Service items.
  5. Priority Mail Express items.
  6. Priority Mail items.
  7. Package Services items.

215.4 Package Pickup Service

No pickup fee is charged when a Global Express Guaranteed item or items are picked up during a letter carrier’s regular delivery stop or during a scheduled stop made to collect other mail not subject to a pickup fee. Pickup service is provided in accordance with the information in DMM 507.7; for more information, also visit the online site at usps.com/pickup.