Ship International Mail Online and Get it There on Time

Recommended Dates for International Holiday Mailing

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Making the holiday connection
with family and friends in faraway destinations around the globe is as easy as
taking a trip to your home computer with usps.com. Whether you're sending
holiday packages to Sydney, Stockholm or Singapore, the Postal Service makes
international shipping a snap.

"Going online to usps.com makes international shipping easy," says Pranab
Shah, managing director and vice president, Global Business. "Customers can
fill out the required customs forms and print postage and address labels right
from their computer. They can also get information on any special guidelines
or requirements for mailing to foreign destinations."

Shah says online customers can also save on postage, order free shipping
supplies or schedule free package pickup. Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes for
international shipping are available in four sizes, with shipping prices
starting as low as $10.95 to Mexico and Canada, or $12.95 to most countries.
Flat-Rate boxes are free at any Post Office, or can be ordered online at
usps.com. Postage, labels and customs forms can be printed online any time
using Click-N-Ship.

The Postal Service recommends the following deadlines for international
delivery of holiday cards and packages by Dec. 25:

International Global Express Priority First-
Mail Express Mail(R) Mail(R) Class
Addressed To Guaranteed(R) International International Mail(R)
(GXG)(1) (EMS)(2) (PMI)(3)
-------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------

Africa Dec. 18 Dec. 12 Dec. 4 Dec. 4
Asia/Pacific Rim Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 11 Dec. 11
Australia/New
Zealand Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 11 Dec. 11
Canada Dec. 22 Dec. 18 Dec. 14 Dec. 11
Caribbean Dec. 21 Dec. 17 Dec. 14 Dec. 11
Central & South
America Dec. 21 Dec. 12 Dec. 4 Dec. 4
Mexico Dec. 22 Dec. 17 Dec. 11 Dec. 11
Europe Dec. 21 Dec. 17 Dec. 14 Dec. 11
Middle East Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 14 Dec. 11

(1) GXG is available to over 190 countries via an alliance with Federal
Express. See a retail associate at participating locations for a complete
list of countries and money-back guarantee details, or go to pe.usps.com
and click on International Country Listings. Some restrictions apply.
Purchase postage online and get 10 percent savings.

(2) Express Mail International is available to over 190 countries with
delivery in an average of three to five business days. Guaranteed, money-
back service available to Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Great
Britain, Northern Ireland, Spain (except the Canary Islands) and Korea,
Republic of (South Korea). Flat-rate shipping options are available with
free packaging. Purchase postage online and get 8 percent savings.

(3) Priority Mail International is available to over 190 countries with
delivery in an average of six to 10 business days. Flat-rate shipping
options are available with free packaging. Purchase postage online and
get 5 percent savings.

The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for operating expenses, and
relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery
service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences,
businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail
locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax
dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government
Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has
annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail.

SOURCE U.S. Postal Service

Dave Lewin of U.S. Postal Service, (O) +1-202-268-8567, (C) +1-202-255-2421,
dlewin@usps.gov