USPS API changes announced for May 12, 2008

[LarryF]

I'm in the same boat. I just installed the Nov update but First Class International still will not work.

[kgeoffrey]

Same here. First Class International not displaying in the store. I have * @version $Id: usps.php 6474 2007-11-18 15:59:32Z ajeh $ installed. Zen Cart 1.3.0.1

[bodini]

I too am having this problem and thought I'd chime in with anything I've tried (I dont mean to 'pile on', I'm just trying to help).

I've been using the USPS module successfully since Sep '07.

I have had the Nov patch installed since Nov.

Yesterday or so, the International First Class failed to show in the cart.

The Debug shows that it is feeding back the First Class info, I think (maybe the formatting was changed at the close of the code?).

Re-installed the module, no change.

Re-uploaded the usps.php, reinstalled the module, no change.

thanks!

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Debug info below

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<IntlRateResponse><Package ID="0"><Prohibitions>Bank notes, coins, and other forms of currency are prohibited in all classes of mail, including registered letter-post items, insured parcels, and Express Mail International Service (EMS) shipments, that are sent to New Zealand.
Radioactive materials.</Prohibitions><Restrictions>Addressees are required to obtain import licenses from the New Zealand customs authorities for all parcels except the following:  
Bona fide gifts not exceeding 100 New Zealand dollars in value. 
Firearms require the addressee has police permission.  
Meat or meat products and fish and fish products are admitted only conditionally.  
Merchandise for the addressee's personal use, not for his or her business or professional use or for sale or trade, and not exceeding 20 New Zealand dollars in value.  
Used clothing and used bedding must be for personal use of persons in New Zealand, or with permission of the New Zealand Minister of Customs. Worn out clothing not for personal use must be clean and disinfected, or it will be done at the addressee's expense.</Restrictions><Observations>1. Each commercial shipment must be covered by a commercial invoice showing the current domestic price of the goods (that is, what the price would be if sold in the United States) and the selling price to the purchaser in New Zealand. The invoice must include a certificate as to the value of the goods, prepared in prescribed form, and signed by the shipper. Printed blanks for the invoice and certificate can be purchased from printing firms specializing in such supplies.  
2. The completed invoice must be sent to the addressee by letter-post service. It is desirable to send one copy by air and another by ordinary means.</Observations><CustomsForms>First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes: 
PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)
Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)</CustomsForms><ExpressMail>Country Code:  
NZ  

Reciprocal Service Name:  
Courier Post International  

Required Customs Form/Endorsement 
1. Correspondence, business papers, and documents.
No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS. 

2. Computer data and merchandise samples without commercial value.
PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label). 

3. Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty.
PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.

Note:
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are prohibited in EMS shipments to New Zealand.

Areas Served:

All locations in New Zealand except the Ross Dependency. For Cook Islands, only Rarotonga.</ExpressMail><AreasServed>Please reference Express Mail for Areas Served.</AreasServed><Service ID="4"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>58.50</Postage><SvcCommitments>1 - 3 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Global Express Guaranteed</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max. length 46", width 35", height 46" and max. length plus girth 108"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>70</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="6"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>58.50</Postage><SvcCommitments>1 - 3 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Rectangular</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max. length 46", width 35", height 46" and max. length plus girth 108"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>70</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="7"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>58.50</Postage><SvcCommitments>1 - 3 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Non-Rectangular</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max. length 46", width 35", height 46" and max. length plus girth 108"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>70</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="12"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>58.50</Postage><SvcCommitments>1 - 3 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>USPS GXG Envelopes</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Cardboard envelope has a dimension of 9 1/2" X 12 1/2" and GXG tyvek envelope has a dimension of 12 1/2" X 15 1/2"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>70</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="1"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>28.50</Postage><SvcCommitments>6 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Express Mail International (EMS)</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max.length 36", max. length plus girth 79"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>66</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="10"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>25.95</Postage><SvcCommitments>6 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Express Mail International (EMS) Flat-Rate Envelope</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>9 1/2" X 12 1/2"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>66</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="2"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>23.00</Postage><SvcCommitments>6 - 10 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Priority Mail International</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max.length 60", max. length plus girth 108"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>66</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="8"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>11.95</Postage><SvcCommitments>6 - 10 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Envelope</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>USPS-supplied Priority Mail flat-rate envelope 9 1/2" x 12 1/2." Maximum weight 4 pounds.</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>4</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="9"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>38.95</Postage><SvcCommitments>6 - 10 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Box</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>USPS-supplied Priority Mail flat-rate box. Maximum weight 20 pounds.</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>20</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="11"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>49.95</Postage><SvcCommitments>6 - 10 Days</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>Priority Mail International Large Flat-Rate Box</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>USPS-supplied Priority Mail Large flat-rate box. Maximum weight 20 pounds.</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>20</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="14"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>8.05</Postage><SvcCommitments>Varies</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>First Class Mail International Large Envelope</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max. length 15", height 12 or more than 3/4" thick</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>4</MaxWeight></Service><Service ID="15"><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>12</Ounces><MailType>Package</MailType><Country>NEW ZEALAND</Country><Postage>8.25</Postage><SvcCommitments>Varies</SvcCommitments><SvcDescription>First Class Mail International Package</SvcDescription><MaxDimensions>Max. length 24", max length, height and depth (thickness) combined 36"</MaxDimensions><MaxWeight>4</MaxWeight></Service></Package></IntlRateResponse>

[benblee]

The Nov. update really had nothing to do with this recent change. USPS announced their postage rate hike and have now changed their web api's to reflect it today. This went into effect today (May 12th, 2008).

Dr. Byte said it's being looked into so I hope we have an answer here soon. Is anyone noticinig any problems other than the First Class International?

Also, check the first post in the thread for the change info if you're trying to adjust it yourself. That was the official statement by the USPS so I copied and pasted it in there verbatim.

[LarryF]

Thanks for the info Ben. I suppose we'll simply have to sit tight and wait for the update.

[benblee]

If you are using version 1.3.7 and you are not using an automatic payment (you run the transaction yourself on your own terminal or whatever), you may want to double check these shipping prices for accuracy first giving you a chance to email your customer with the updated price before making the actual transaction. Just a tip that might help avoid refunds or trying to collect more after the fact.

[impdesigns]

I don't suppose anyone within the official Zen Development group would care to offer any ideas for when a fix for the vanishing First Class International Mail will be posted eh?

[snorkeltwin]

I second that question... anybody? Please?

[ranger_lp]

This might help.....

oscommerce.com/community/contributions,487

note the changes for May 12th....

[DrByte]

Here's an updated module which handles the May 12, 2008 USPS changes required for International choices.

DETAILS MOVED TO HERE:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97461