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The new international rates have arrived. The good news for book buyers and sellers is that most books should fit into the "Priority Mail International -- Flat-Rate Envelope" at a cost of US$11.00 (US$9.00 to Canada and Mexico). But for books that won't fit into the envelope, weigh in at over 4 pounds or need to be shipped within the protection of a box, we will have to deal with the dreaded Post Office shipping rate lists. (yes, that's right, lists, plural). Jumping back and forth from the alphabetical USPS Country List to the First Class Mail International rate page to the Priority Mail International rate page to the Express Mail International page drove me crazy. So I've cobbled together this table to get a feel for the rates at the level I am most likely to use them. A number of people have requested that I add the Express Mail International rates to the table. At the risk of complicating a chart originally designed to simplify, I'll give it a try. FYI, countries in green in the list below the chart do not have Express Mail International service available.

By far the most frequently asked question I have encountered since posting this chart concerns shipping times... I can answer two thirds of the question: For Express Mail International, the Post Office estimates 3-5 days (depending upon origin and destination). For their "Priority Mail International" options (which include the Flat Rate envelopes and boxes) the Post Office is officially estimating a delivery time of "6-10 average business days" (again, with the caveat: "Delivery times may vary based upon origin and destination"). The bad news is that I can find absolutely no estimate anywhere on USPS.com about the shipping time of First Class Mail International. Even more troubling, they seem to go out of their way to avoid giving an estimate on the international shipping simplied page. Even the updated Rate Calculator will only return "varies" in the estimated delivery time column. Only time (and perhaps the posting of the updated International Mail Manual) will tell.

The general consensus among the critical eyes I have asked to review the chart is that it appears to be accurate. The counter-intuitive lower rates to Eastern Europe vs. Western Europe is correct (Who'da thunk it would be cheaper to send a book to Latvia than to London?). For additional shipping information, see my shipping page. If you have any comments, corrections or questions about the chart, please email me.

Thumbnail sketch of May, 2007 International Postal Rates
~	Up to 4 pounds	½-¾#	¾ -1#	1 -1¼#	1¼ -1½#	1½ - 1¾#	1¾ -2#	2 - 2¼#	2¼ -2½#	2½ -2¾#	2¾ -3#	3 - 3¼#	3¼ - 3½#	3½ -3¾#	3¾ -4#	4 - 5#	Up to 20 lbs
~	Flat Rate Envelope	8.01 -12oz	12.01 -16oz	16.01 -20oz	20.01 -24oz	24.01 -28oz	28.01 -32oz	32.01 -36oz	36.01 -40oz	40.01 -44oz	44.01 -48oz	48.01 -52oz	52.01 -56oz	56.01 -60oz	60.01 -64oz	4.01 -5lbs.	Flat Rate Box
Canada:
1stClass	~	3.46	4.66	5.56	6.46	7.36	8.26	9.16	10.06	10.96	11.86	12.76	13.66	14.56	15.46	NA	~
Priority	9.00	16.00	16.00	17.30	17.30	17.30	17.30	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	19.90	19.90	19.90	19.90	21.20	23.00
Express	22.00	23.25	23.25	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	26.75	26.75	26.75	26.75	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	30.25	~
Mexico:
1stClass	~	5.10	6.50	7.90	9.30	10.70	12.10	13.50	14.90	16.30	17.70	19.10	20.50	21.90	23.30	NA	~
Priority	9.00	16.50	16.50	19.75	19.75	19.75	19.75	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	26.25	26.25	26.25	26.25	29.50	23.00
Express	22.00	25.50	25.50	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	43.50	~
Most Western European countries *
1stClass	~	8.80	10.40	12.00	13.60	15.20	16.80	18.40	20.00	21.60	23.20	24.80	26.40	28.00	29.60	NA	~
Priority	11.00	20.00	20.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	36.00	37.00
Express	25.00	30.50	30.50	34.75	34.75	34.75	34.75	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	43.25	43.25	43.25	43.25	47.50	~
Most Eastern European countries **
1stClass	~	8.65	10.10	11.55	13.00	14.45	15.90	17.35	18.80	20.25	21.70	23.15	24.60	26.05	27.50	NA	~
Priority	11.00	18.50	18.50	21.75	21.75	21.75	21.75	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	28.25	28.25	28.25	28.25	31.50	37.00
Express	25.00	27.50	27.50	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50	39.50	~
Australia, Japan, China, & South Korea +
1stClass	~	8.65	10.10	11.55	13.00	14.45	15.90	17.35	18.80	20.25	21.70	23.15	24.60	26.05	27.50	NA	~
Priority	11.00	21.00	21.00	25.25	25.25	25.25	25.25	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	33.75	33.75	33.75	33.75	38.00	37.00
Express	25.00	28.00	28.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	44.00	~
Much of Asia, Indian Ocean Countries, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan ++
1stClass	~	8.65	10.10	11.55	13.00	14.45	15.90	17.35	18.80	20.25	21.70	23.15	24.60	26.05	27.50	NA	~
Priority	11.00	18.50	18.50	22.70	22.70	22.70	22.70	26.90	26.90	26.90	26.90	31.10	31.10	31.10	31.10	35.30	37.00
Express	25.00	27.00	27.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	43.00	~
Most South & Central American Countries and the Caribbean ***
1stClass	~	8.65	10.10	11.55	13.00	14.45	15.90	17.35	18.80	20.25	21.70	23.15	24.60	26.05	27.50	NA	~
Priority	11.00	18.00	18.00	21.60	21.60	21.60	21.60	25.20	25.20	25.20	25.20	28.80	28.80	28.80	28.80	32.40	37.00
Express	25.00	30.00	30.00	34.75	34.75	34.75	34.75	39.50	39.50	39.50	39.50	44.25	44.25	44.25	44.25	49.00	~
Israel:
1stClass	~	8.80	10.40	12.00	13.60	15.20	16.80	18.40	20.00	21.60	23.20	24.80	26.40	28.00	29.60	NA	~
Priority	11.00	20.00	20.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	36.00	37.00
Express	25.00	32.00	32.00	36.85	36.85	36.85	36.85	41.70	41.70	41.70	41.70	46.55	46.55	46.55	46.55	51.40	~
Middle Eastern & Northern African Countries ****
1stClass	~	8.65	10.10	11.55	13.00	14.45	15.90	17.35	18.80	20.25	21.70	23.15	24.60	26.05	27.50	NA	~
Priority	11.00	20.00	20.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	32.00	36.00	37.00
Express	25.00	32.00	32.00	36.85	36.85	36.85	36.85	41.70	41.70	41.70	41.70	46.55	46.55	46.55	46.55	51.40	~
Central & Southern African Countries *****
1stClass	~	8.65	10.10	11.55	13.00	14.45	15.90	17.35	18.80	20.25	21.70	23.15	24.60	26.05	27.50	NA	~
Priority	11.00	21.00	21.00	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	39.00	37.00
Express	25.00	32.00	32.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	42.00	42.00	42.00	42.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	52.00	~
~
~	Flat Rate Envelope	8.01 -12oz	12.01 -16oz	16.01 -20oz	20.01 -24oz	24.01 -28oz	28.01 -32oz	32.01 -36oz	36.01 -40oz	40.01 -44oz	44.01 -48oz	48.01 -52oz	52.01 -56oz	56.01 -60oz	60.01 -64oz	4.01 -5lbs.	Flat Rate Box
~	Up to 4 pounds	½-¾#	¾ -1#	1 -1¼#	1¼ -1½#	1½ - 1¾#	1¾ -2#	2 - 2¼#	2¼ -2½#	2½ -2¾#	2¾ -3#	3 - 3¼#	3¼ - 3½#	3½ -3¾#	3¾ -4#	4 - 5#	Up to 20 lbs

Of the 13 countries not included in my chart, five have no Priority, Express or First Class Mail Service available (Ascension, Cuba, Falkland Islands, North Korea, Somalia). Five are in Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 5 and First Class Mail Rate Group 5 (Afghanistan, Malta, Serbia-Montenegro [Yugoslavia], Slovak Republic [Slovakia], Slovenia). Two are in Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 10 and First Class Mail Rate Group 6 (Marshall Islands and Micronesia). And Greenland stands alone in Priority Mail International Rate Group 4 and First Class Mail Rate Group 3

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*Western Europe: Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 5, First Class Group 3. Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland (Eire), Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City

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**Eastern Europe: Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 4, First Class Group 5. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Republic of Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Turkey, Ukraine.

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+Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 3, First Class Group 4 or 5 (note: first class mail rates for groups 4 & 5 are identical as of May 10, 2007). Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Republic of (South).

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++Asia, Indian Ocean: Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 6, First Class Group 4 or 5 (note: first class mail rates for groups 4 & 5 are identical as of May 10, 2007). Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Fiji, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa.

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***Central & South America, Caribbean: Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 9, First Class Group 5. Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Reunion, St. Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela

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****Northern Africa, Middle East: Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 8, First Class Group 5. Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

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*****Central & Southern Africa: Priority and Express Mail International Rate Group 7, First Class Group 5. Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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[Countries in green above do not have Express Mail International service available.]

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