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Noting also that the "HAZMAT" interface to USPS is also changing, such that the type of hazardous material needs to be identified. See section 2.5.4 of the USPS' 2023 release notes (https://www.usps.com/business/web-to...ease-notes.pdf) for more information.
For the initial K11i release, I'll be commenting that out but providing documentation regarding how a site can inject that into a rate-request via the Zen Cart notify/observer interface.
Along the same vein, there is no longer (not sure when it was dropped) FRAGILE
package-contents' specifier ... anywhere in the API. I'll be removing that handling in K11i.
... as described in this USPS article. Essentially, all the
First Class
Package Service shipping methods andRetail Ground
will be combined into a single shipping method (1 oz to 70 lbs). Since theFirst Class
methods are being deprecated, the "USPS First Class Filter" setting will be removed.Noting that, for whatever reason, the
<Service>
requested by the shipping module for the "Retail Ground" method isPARCEL
, notRETAIL GROUND
. Not sure if that's to make it the same service request regardless whether "Retail" or "Commercial" pricing is requested. Update, looks like the rates returned for 'PARCEL' and 'RETAIL GROUND' are the same.Note: Still waiting for the USPS definition of the enumerated value to use for the packages'The new<Service>
code when requesting "Ground Advantage".<Service>
enumeration for USPS Ground Advantage™ has been defined asGROUND ADVANTAGE
, see below.As of 2023-07-02, the USPS test server is still not recognizing 'GROUND ADVANTAGE' as an acceptedFinally (2023-07-05), the USPS test server is now recognizing 'GROUND ADVANTAGE'!<Service>
enumeration.From https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/2023-web-tools-release-notes.pdf (Package Version 1.17 and later):
Another USPS Ground Advantage link (https://www.usps.com/ship/ground-advantage.htm), for posterity.