§ 121.2 Periodicals.

(a) End-to-end.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, a 3- to 6-day service standard applies to end-to-end Periodicals pieces, with the standard generally equaling the sum of one day plus the applicable Single-Piece First-Class Mail (FCM) service standard (disregarding standards for USPS Connect® Local FCM and for intra-Local Processing Center “turnaround” service).

(2) For certain end-to-end Periodicals pieces originating and/or destinating outside the contiguous 48 states, a 10- to 27-day service standard applies, with the standard generally equaling the sum of 3 to 6 days plus the number of additional days (from 7 to 21) for which certain intermodal (e.g., highway, boat, air-taxi) transportation is utilized.

(b) Destination entry —

(1) Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) Entered Mail. A 1-day (overnight) service standard applies to Periodicals pieces that qualify for a DDU rate.

(2) Destination Local Processing Center (DLPC) Entered Mail.

(i) A 1-day (overnight) service standard applies to Periodicals pieces that qualify for a DLPC (or analogous legacy) rate, except for mail entered in Puerto Rico and destined to the U.S. Virgin Islands, mail destined to American Samoa, and mail destined to the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in Alaska (or designated portions thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through 99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999;

(ii) A 3-day service standard applies to Periodicals pieces that qualify for a DLPC (or analogous legacy) rate, if they are entered in Puerto Rico and destined to the U.S. Virgin Islands, or if they are destined to the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in Alaska (or designated portions thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through 99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.

(iii) A 4-day service standard applies to Periodicals pieces that qualify for a DLPC (or analogous legacy) rate if they are destined to American Samoa.

(3) Destination Regional Processing and Distribution Center or Campus (DRPDC) Entered Mail.

(i) A 2-day service standard applies to Periodicals pieces that qualify for a DRPDC (or analogous legacy) rate, are entered in the contiguous 48 states, and are destined within the contiguous 48 states; and

(ii) An 8- to 10-day service standard applies to Periodicals pieces that qualify for a DRPDC (or analogous legacy) rate, are entered in the contiguous 48 states, and are destined outside the contiguous 48 states, with the specific standard being based on the number of days required for transportation outside the contiguous 48 states.