Business & Commerce

Notice of New Postal Products and Service Agreements

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice describes the Postal Service's proposal to add or modify existing agreements for competitive postal services. It invites public comment on these changes and provides a timeline for submission. The proposed changes affect international mail services, potentially altering costs and requirements for businesses that rely on international shipping.

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Key Changes

  • Modification of existing international mail agreements.
  • Introduction of new competitive postal products.
  • Invitation for public comments on proposed changes.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Submit public comments on proposed competitive negotiated service agreements through the Commission's Filing Online system at https://www.prc.gov by April 16, 2026

Public stakeholders, businesses relying on international postal services
reporting
high

The Postal Service must file requests for Commission consideration concerning negotiated service agreements and competitive product modifications in accordance with 39 CFR 3041.405

United States Postal Service
operational
high

The Postal Service must make public portions of requests accessible via the Commission's website at http://www.prc.gov

United States Postal Service
disclosure
high

Non-public portions of Postal Service requests must comply with access requirements set forth in 39 CFR 3011.301

United States Postal Service
disclosure
medium

The Postal Service must cite applicable statutory authority (39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, 3642 and CFR parts 3035, 3041) for each request to add or modify competitive postal service agreements

United States Postal Service
reporting

Affected Parties

International shippersBusinesses relying on postal services

Tags

postal_service,international_shipping,service_agreements