215 Mail Entry and Deposit

Note: Global Express Guaranteed service is suspended as of September 29, 2024.

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:

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.
Through Pickup on Demand service.
Through Package Pickup service.
At a Postal Service retail counter.
Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
In a collection box.
At a Contract Postal Unit (CPU).
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:

Does not exceed 10 ounces.
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:

Weighs more than 10 ounces.
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:

Global Express Guaranteed items.
Priority Mail Express International items.
Priority Mail International items.
First-Class Package International Service items.
Priority Mail Express items.
Priority Mail items.
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.