The following tables reflect the service standard day ranges resulting from the application of the business rules applicable to the market-dominant mail products referenced in §§121.1 through 121.4:
Table 1. Prior to January 5, 2015, end-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Contiguous United States
| Mail class | End-to-end range (days) |
|---|---|
| First-Class Mail | 1-3 |
| Periodicals | 2-9 |
| Standard Mail | 3-10 |
| Package Services | 2-8 |
Table 2. On and after January 5, 2015, end-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Contiguous United States
| Mail class | End-to-end range (days) |
|---|---|
| First-Class Mail | 1-3 |
| Periodicals | 3-9 |
| Standard Mail | 3-10 |
| Package Services | 2-8 |
Table 3. Prior to January 5, 2015, end-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous states and territories.
Non-Contiguous States and Territories
| Mail class | End-to-end | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra state/territory | To/from contiguous 48 states | To/from states of Alaska and Hawaii, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
|||||||
| Alaska | Hawaii, Guam & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | |
| First-Class Mail | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 |
| Periodicals | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 13-19 | 12-22 | 11-16 | 21-25 | 21-26 | 23-26 |
| Standard Mail | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 14-20 | 13-23 | 12-17 | 23-26 | 23-27 | 24-27 |
| Package Services | *2-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 12-18 | 11-21 | 10-15 | 21-26 | 20-26 | 20-24 |
*Excluding bypass mail.
Table 4. On and after January 5, 2015, end-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous states and territories.
Non-Contiguous States and Territories
| Mail class | End-to-end | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra state/territory | To/from contiguous 48 states | To/from states of Alaska and Hawaii, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
|||||||
| Alaska | Hawaii, Guam & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | |
| First-Class Mail | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 |
| Periodicals | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 13-19 | 12-22 | 11-16 | 21-25 | 21-26 | 23-26 |
| Standard Mail | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 14-20 | 13-23 | 12-17 | 23-26 | 23-27 | 24-27 |
| Package Services | *2-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 12-18 | 11-21 | 10-15 | 21-26 | 20-26 | 20-24 |
*Excluding bypass mail.
Table 5. Destination-entry service standard day ranges for mail to the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Table 5—Destination Entry Service Standard Day Ranges For Mail to the Contiguous 48 States and the District Of Columbia
| Mail class | CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination entry (at appropriate facility) | ||||
| DDU (Days) |
SCF (Days) |
ADC (Days) |
NDC (Days) |
|
| Periodicals | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Standard Mail | 2 | 3-4 | 5 | |
| Package Services | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Table 6. Destination entry service standard day ranges for mail to non-contiguous states and territories.
Table 6—Destination Entry Service Standard Day Ranges for Mail to Non-Contiguous States and Territories.
| Mail class | Destination entry (at appropriate facility) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDU (Days) |
SCF (Days) | ADC (Days) | NDC (Days) | |||||||
| Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, & American Samoa | Puerto Rico & USVI | ||
| Periodicals | 1 | 1-3 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-4 (AK) 11 (JNU) 11 (KTN) |
1 (HI) 2 (GU) |
1-4 | 10-11 | 10 | 8-10 |
| Standard Mail | 2 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |||
| Package Services | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||
AK = Alaska 3-digit ZIP Codes 995-997; JNU = Juneau AK 3-digit ZIP Code 998; KTN = Ketchikan AK 3-digit
ZIP Code 999; HI = Hawaii 3-digit ZIP Codes 967 and 968; GU = Guam 3-digit ZIP Code 969.
[77 FR 31198, May 25, 2012, as amended at 79 FR 4080, Jan. 24, 2014; 79 FR 12393, Mar. 5, 2014; 79 FR 14401, Mar. 14, 2014; 79 FR 44701, Aug. 1, 2014]
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