Domestic Extra Services Below are highlights of changes implemented in May to domestic extra services: Insurance All domestic insured items now bear a barcoded label. Note: Unnumbered indemnity is no longer offered. Unlike Certified Mail and Registered Mail scans, an insurance scan by itself will not provide electronic verification that the article was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made. Delivery Confirmation Service Changes were made to fees only.
Signature Confirmation Service Changes were made to fees only. International Extra Services Below are highlights of changes implemented in May to international extra services: Insurance Insurance is available for Express Mail International and Priority Mail International merchandise shipments.
But that's not always the case, and the National Advertising Division NAD has asked the Postal Service to make more clear the limitations and exclusions. While the Postal Service disagreed with the NAD's determination that the insurance claim was misleading, it has agreed to make changes. However, it turns the Postal Service has a lots of other rules about what you can claim and what you can't with that insurance.
But that wasn't made clear, said NAD. The Postal Service said it will, but it could take time to get it all done. Because without it, you might end up paying a heavy price. Imagine this scenario. You ship a set of books from a recent eCommerce sale to customers a few states away.
Despite carefully packing your items for shipment, the worst happens. The shipment that reaches your customer is damaged due to bad weather conditions and you get an angry email and maybe a request for a refund.
What happens next is dependent on whether or not you had postage insurance in place. Insurance will cover losses that occurred while while in transit — to a point. Without postage insurance, of course, there may be no way to recover the loss — and the money will come out of your business. The insurance covers only the actual value of mailed contents. Registered User. Name : Change Password My Profile. Page Content. Article Insurance What article can be insured?
An envelope with black or color border or a transparent panel must not be used. The seals must be placed over each flap or seam of the cover and if the cover is tied round with string or tape a seal must be placed on the ends where they are tied. As an additional precaution if the contents admit of it a thread should be passed through the cover and its contents and tied the knot being placed under the Central seal.
If a parcel contains gold or silver bullion or coins it must be packed in a strong case of wood or metal with an outer covering of cloth or stout paper. All the seals affixed to an insured article must be of the same kind of wax and must bear distinct impressions of the same private device. Note: It is recommended that registration envelopes sold at all post offices be used for insured letters.
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