Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 22.12.1994

Implementation of International Package Consignment Service

International Package Consignment Service (IPCS) is an international mail service designed for mail order companies sending merchandise packages to other countries. The service will be available initially to Japan; Canada will be added as a destination country in the near future. If feasible, other destination countries will be added as customer needs dictate. To use IPCS, a customer will be required to mail at least 25,000 packages in 1 year to each country to which it wants to use the service, and to agree to link its information systems with the Postal Service's so that the Postal Service can extract certain information about the contents of the customer's packages for customs clearance and other purposes. The implementation of IPCS will benefit U.S. mail order companies and other customers that export goods by making it easier and less costly to do so; and all other users of the Postal Service by increasing the total contribution to fixed costs realized by the Postal Service from its international operations. Interim implementing regulations have been developed and are set forth below for comment and suggested revision prior to adoption in final form.