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Mailing and Shipping out of the U.S.

International Mail Express, Inc. (IMEX) is still the preferred provider of MIT Mail Services. The following pricing is effective on January 14, 2008. All charges are included in the per pound rate including fuel surcharges and international rate increases from the United States Postal Service.

Service Options and Policy 4 lbs and Under
Service Average Delivery Time Rate MIT Customer Code
IPA (US Mail) 7 - 14 days $9.05/lb  Air or IPA
ISAL (US Mail) 7 - 21 days $6.75/lb Parcel Post or ISAL
Letter Post Air (US Mail) 5 - 10 days $10.10 - $14.00/lb Letter Air or LPA
Our policy is to ship all mails 4 lbs and under by IPA unless otherwise instructed.


Service Options and Policy Over 4 lbs
Service Average Delivery Time Rate MIT Customer Code
IMEX's PFC (foreign post) 7 - 14 days $7.60/lb Air or PFC
IMEX's PPM (foreign post) 7 - 21 days $5.84/lb Parcel Post or PPM
Priority Mail International
(US Mail)
5 - 10 days $7.00 - $7.60/lb* US Air
Economy Parcel Post
(US Mail)
14 - 28 days No Longer Available  
*5 lb rate used for comparisons. Actual rates vary by weight and destination
MIT customer codes should be used in the upper right hand corner when an alternative to the policy is desired by the customer.
Our policy is to ship all mails over 4 lbs by IMEX's PPM unless otherwise indicated by the customer.

More info? Visit Mail Services web page.

 Contact Info

Mail Services Team

Mail Services
Phone: 617-253-6000
Building: WW15
Street: 350 Brookline St.
Cambridge, MA 02139-4827
Email: mailsvc@mit.edu

Marty O'Brien
Manager
Email: mobrien@mit.edu

Debbie Puleo
Assistant to the Manager
Email: debbied@mit.edu

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