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 (for purposes of this part, references to the contiguous states also include the District of Columbia):
Table 1. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Table 1—Contiguous United States
Mail class
| End-to-end
range
(days)
|
---|
First-Class Mail * | 1-5
|
Periodicals | 3-9
|
USPS Marketing Mail | 3-10
|
Package Services | 2-8
|
Table 2. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous states and territories.
Table 2—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 (PR), American Samoa (AS), Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)
|
---|
Alaska
| Hawaii,
Guam,
MP, & AS
| PR &
USVI
| Alaska
| Hawaii,
Guam,
MP, & AS
| PR &
USVI
| Alaska
| Hawaii,
Guam,
MP, & AS
| PR &
USVI
|
---|
First-Class Mail * | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 5
|
Periodicals | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 13-19 | 12-22 | 11-16 | 21-25 | 21-26 | 23-26
|
USPS Marketing 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
|
Table 3—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
|
USPS Marketing Mail | 2 | 3-4 | | 5
|
Package Services | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
Table 4—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, MP, & AS
| PR & USVI
| Alaska
| Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS
| PR & USVI
| Alaska
| Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS
| PR & 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
|
USPS Marketing Mail | 2 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | | | | 14 | 13 | 12
|
Package Services | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | | | | 12 | 11 | 11
|
[87 FR 73469, Nov. 30, 2022; 89 FR 68368, Aug. 26, 2024]