To send packages to loved ones serving in the military and diplomatic posts abroad, the Postal Service offers a discounted price of $17.35 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box. The price includes a $1.50 per box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office) destinations worldwide.
Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes are available at
no cost at local Post Offices and online at shop.usps.com. Postage, labels and customs forms can be printed online anytime
using Click-N-Ship at usps.com/ship.
To ensure timely delivery of holiday wishes by
December 25, the Postal Service recommends that cards and packages be sent to
military APO/FPO/DPO addresses overseas no later than the mailing dates listed
below.
Military Mail Addressed
To and From |
Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS)1
|
First-Class Mail
Letters and Cards |
Priority Mail
|
Parcel Airlift Mail
(PAL)2
|
Space Available
Mail SAM)3 |
Retail Ground
|
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 090-092
|
Dec. 16
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 4
|
Nov. 27
|
Nov. 6
|
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP 093
|
N/A
|
Dec. 4
|
Dec. 4
|
Dec. 4
|
Nov. 27
|
Nov. 6
|
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 094-098
|
Dec. 16
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 4
|
Nov. 27
|
Nov. 6
|
APO/FPO/DPO AA ZIP 340
|
Dec. 16
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 4
|
Nov. 27
|
Nov. 6
|
APO/FPO/DPO AP ZIPs 962-966
|
Dec. 16
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 11
|
Dec. 4
|
Nov. 27
|
Nov. 6
|
Use the Military Care Kit to Send Presents and Care Packages
The Postal Service has created a free “Military Care Kit” based on the items most frequently requested by military families. The kit contains:
· Two Priority Mail APO/FPO/DPO Flat Rate Boxes
· Two Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Boxes
· Priority Mail tape
· Priority Mail address labels
· Appropriate customs forms
To order the kit, call 800-610-8734. Guidelines for packing, addressing and shipping items to U.S. troops can be found at usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-dpo.htm. To order Flat-Rate Boxes featuring the “America Supports You” logo, go to usps.com/freeboxes.
Addressing the Package
· Write the service member’s full name
· Include the unit and APO/FPO/DPO address with the 9-digit ZIP Code (if one is assigned). For example:
Army/Air Post Office (APO)
PFC JANE DOE
PSC 3 BOX 4120
APO AE 09021
Fleet Post Office (FPO)
SEAMAN JOSEPH SMITH
UNIT 100100 BOX 4120
FPO AP 96691
Diplomatic Post Office (DPO)
MELANIE ADAMS
UNIT 8400 BOX 0000
DPO AE 09498-0048
· Do not write the country name where the service member is stationed in the address
· Include a return address
· Inside the box, include the service member’s name and address as well as the sender’s name and address on an index card in case the shipping label gets damaged in transit
Domestic mailing
deadlines are as follows:
Standard Post
|
First-Class Mail
|
Priority Mail
|
Priority Mail Express
|
Dec. 14
|
Dec. 19
|
Dec. 20
|
Dec. 22
|
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