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International Mail Manual

                  - International Mail Manual
                  - Summary of Changes
                  - Transmittal Letter
                  - 1 International Mail Services ****                     - 110 General Information ****                       - 111 Scope
                      - 112 Mailer Responsibility
                      - 113 Individual Country Listings
                      - 114 Availability
                      - 115 Official Correspondence
                      - 116 Trademarks of the USPS
                    - 120 Preparation for Mailing ****                       - 121 General Information for Mail Preparation
                      - 122 Addressing
                      - 123 Customs Forms and Online Shipping Labels
                    - 130 Mailability ****                       - 131 General
                      - 132 Written, Printed, and Graphic Matter
                      - 133 Improperly Addressed Mail
                      - 134 Valuable Articles
                      - 135 Mailable Dangerous Goods
                      - 136 Nonmailable Goods
                      - 137 Firearms, Knives, and Sharp Instruments
                      - 138 Perishable Matter
                      - 139 Cremated Remains
                    - 140 International Mail Categories ****                       - 141 Definitions
                      - 142 Official Mail
                    - 150 Postage ****                       - 151 Postage Prices
                      - 152 Payment Methods
                      - 153 Placement of Postage
                      - 154 Remailed Items
                  - 2 Conditions for Mailing ****                     - 210 Global Express Guaranteed ****                       - 211 Description and Physical Characteristics
                      - 212 Eligibility
                      - 213 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
                      - 214 Mail Preparation
                      - 215 Mail Entry and Deposit
                    - 220 Priority Mail Express International ****                       - 221 Description and Physical Characteristics
                      - 222 Eligibility
                      - 223 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
                      - 224 Mail Preparation
                      - 225 Mail Entry and Deposit
                    - 230 Priority Mail International ****                       - 231 Description and Physical Characteristics
                      - 232 Eligibility
                      - 233 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
                      - 234 Mail Preparation
                      - 235 Mail Entry and Deposit
                    - 240 First-Class Mail International ****                       - 241 Description and Physical Characteristics
                      - 242 Eligibility
                      - 243 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
                      - 244 Mail Preparation
                      - 245 Mail Entry and Deposit
                    - 250 First-Class Package International Service ****                       - 251 Description and Physical Characteristics
                      - 252 Eligibility
                      - 253 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
                      - 254 Mail Preparation
                      - 255 Mail Entry and Deposit
                    - 260 Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (M-bags) ****                       - 261 Description
                      - 262 Postage Prices and Fees
                      - 263 Weight and Size Limits
                      - 264 Mail Preparation
                      - 265 Extra Services
                    - 270 Free Matter for the Blind ****                       - 271 Description and Physical Characteristics
                      - 272 Eligibility
                      - 273 Postage Prices and Fees
                      - 274 Mail Preparation
                      - 275 Mail Entry and Deposit
                    - 290 Commercial Services ****                       - 291 (Reserved)
                      - 292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service
                      - 293 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Service
                      - 294 (Reserved)
                      - 295 (Reserved)
                      - 296 (Reserved)
                      - 297 Customized Agreements
                  - 3 Extra Services ****                     - 310 Certificate of Mailing ****                       - 311 Individual Pieces
                      - 312 Bulk Quantities Certificate of Mailing
                      - 313 Forms
                    - 320 Insurance ****                       - 321 Global Express Guaranteed Insurance
                      - 322 Priority Mail Express International Insurance
                      - 323 Priority Mail International Insurance
                    - 330 Registered Mail ****                       - 331 Description
                      - 332 Availability
                      - 333 Fees and Indemnity Limits
                      - 334 Processing Requests
                      - 335 Indemnity Claims and Payments
                    - 340 Return Receipt ****                       - 341 Description
                      - 342 Availability
                      - 343 Fee
                      - 344 Processing Requests
                    - 350 Restricted Delivery
                    - 360 (Reserved)
                    - 370 International Money Transfer Services ****                       - 371 International Money Orders
                      - 372 Sure Money (DineroSeguro)
                    - 380 Supplemental Services ****                       - 381 International Reply Coupons
                      - 382 International Business Reply Service
                    - 390 Tracking Plus
                  - 4 Treatment of Outbound Mail ****                     - 410 Postmarking
                    - 420 Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail ****                       - 421 Check for Sufficient Postage
                      - 422 Unpaid Mail
                      - 423 Shortpaid Mail
                    - 430 Improperly Prepared Mail ****                       - 431 Insufficient Address
                      - 432 Oversized or Undersized Items
                      - 433 Oversized Cards
                      - 434 Reply-Paid Cards
                      - 435 Detached Customs Declaration Forms
                    - 440 Mailpiece Refused by an Air Carrier ****                       - 441 Item Containing Nonmailable, Hazardous, or Perishable Material
                      - 442 Mailable Item
                    - 450 Extra Services Mail Registered Mail ****                       - 451 Recording and Dispatching
                      - 452 Registered Mail Found With Ordinary Mail
                  - 5 Nonpostal Export Regulations ****                     - 510 Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulations U.S. Department of the Treasury ****                       - 511 General
                      - 512 Prohibited Destinations, Specially Designated Nationals, and Blocked Persons
                      - 513 Additional Standards
                      - 514 Exceptions
                      - 515 Mailer Compliance
                      - 516 Additional Information
                    - 520 Foreign Trade Regulations U.S. Census Bureau ****                       - 521 General
                      - 522 Additional Assistance
                      - 523 Mailpieces Sent to APOs, FPOs, and DPOs
                      - 524 Internal Transaction Number (ITN)
                      - 525 AES Downtime Citation
                      - 526 AES Exemption
                      - 527 Placement of ITN, AES Downtime Citation, or AES Exemption
                    - 530 Commodities and Technical Data ****                       - 531 Scope and Applicability of Export Licensing Requirements
                      - 532 Export Licenses
                      - 533 Luxury Goods to Belarus and Russia
                      - 534 Schedule B Number Requirements for Belarus and Russia
                      - 535 Additional Standards
                      - 536 Mailer Compliance
                      - 537 Harmonized System Codes and Other Classification Code
                    - 540 Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data ****                       - 541 Licensing Requirements
                      - 542 Mailing Under Individual Licenses
                      - 543 Mailer Compliance
                    - 550 Dried Whole Eggs ****                       - 551 Description
                      - 552 Charges
                      - 553 How to Mail
                    - 560 Export of Rough Diamonds ****                       - 561 General
                      - 562 Mailing
                      - 563 Additional Information
                    - 570 Consular and Commercial Invoices
                    - 580 Drawback Arrangement ****                       - 581 Description
                      - 582 Processing Drawback Claims
                    - 590 Exporting Wildlife and Protected Plants ****                       - 591 Special Requirements for Wildlife and Certain Plant Exports
                      - 592 Declaration Requirements
                      - 593 Export Licenses and Inspection Requirements for Commercial Wildlife Exports
                      - 594 Marking Requirements for Wildlife Exports
                      - 595 Permit Requirements for Wildlife and Plant Exports
                      - 596 Obtaining and Using Permits for Wildlife and Protected Plant Exports
                      - 597 How to Obtain Additional Information
                      - 598 Wildlife Inspection Offices
                  - 6 Special Programs ****                     - 610 Postal Qualified Wholesaler Program ****                       - 611 Description
                      - 612 Pricing
                      - 613 Qualifying as a Wholesaler
                      - 614 Benefits
                      - 615 Length of Qualification
                    - 620 Global Direct Entry Wholesaler Program ****                       - 621 Description
                      - 622 Qualifying as a GDE Wholesaler
                      - 623 Disqualification as a GDE Wholesaler
                      - 624 List of Qualified GDE Wholesalers
                      - 625 Preapproved Advertising
                  - 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail ****                     - 710 U.S. Customs Information ****                       - 711 Customs Examination of Mail Believed to Contain Dutiable or Prohibited Articles
                      - 712 Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee
                      - 713 Treatment of Dutiable Mail at Delivery Office
                    - 720 Plant and Animal Quarantine Inspection ****                       - 721 What Is Subject to Inspection
                      - 722 Segregation and Handling
                      - 723 Agriculture Inspection Stations and Offices
                    - 730 Shortpaid Mail to the United States ****                       - 731 Computation of Postage Due
                      - 732 Shortpaid Letters and Cards From Canada
                      - 733 Shortpaid Items Bearing U.S. Postage
                    - 740 Irregular Mail ****                       - 741 Invalid Foreign Postage
                      - 742 Stamps Not Affixed
                      - 743 Parcels Addressed Through Banks or Other Organizations
                      - 744 Foreign Dispatch Notes
                    - 750 Extra Services ****                       - 751 Insured Parcels
                      - 752 Registered Mail
                      - 753 Return Receipt
                      - 754 Restricted Delivery
                    - 760 Forwarding ****                       - 761 General Procedures
                      - 762 Mail of Domestic Origin
                      - 763 Items Mailed Aboard Ships (Paquebot)
                      - 764 Mail of Foreign Origin
                      - 765 Directory Service
                      - 766 Retention Period
                    - 770 Undeliverable Mail ****                       - 771 Mail of Domestic Origin
                      - 772 Mail of Foreign Origin
                    - 780 Items Mailed Abroad by or on Behalf of Senders in the United States ****                       - 781 Payment Required
                      - 782 Definition of Terms
                      - 783 Advance Payment Required
                      - 784 Advance Payment Not Made
                      - 785 Report of Mailings
                    - 790 International Inbound Mail Entry
                  - 8 (Reserved)
                  - 9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds ****                     - 910 Reports Encouraged
                    - 920 Inquiries and Claims ****                       - 921 Inquiries
                      - 922 Claims
                      - 923 Disposition of Damaged Mail
                    - 930 Indemnity Payments ****                       - 931 Adjudication and Approval
                      - 932 General Exceptions to Payment Registered Mail and Priority Mail International Parcels
                      - 933 Payments for Priority Mail International Parcels
                      - 934 Payments for Registered Mail
                      - 935 Payments for Priority Mail Express International
                    - 940 Postage Refunds ****                       - 941 Postage Refunds for First-Class Mail International, First-Class Package International Service, and Priority Mail International
                      - 942 Postage Refunds for Priority Mail Express International Items
                      - 943 Processing Refund Applications
                  - Index of Countries and Localities
                  - Country Price Groups and Weight Limits
                  - Individual Country Listings ****                     - A ****                       - Afghanistan
                      - Albania
                      - Algeria
                      - Andorra
                      - Angola
                      - Anguilla
                      - Antigua and Barbuda
                      - Argentina
                      - Armenia
                      - Aruba
                      - Ascension
                      - Australia
                      - Austria
                      - Azerbaijan
                    - B ****                       - Ba - Bh ****                         - Bahamas
                        - Bahrain
                        - Bangladesh
                        - Barbados
                        - Belarus
                        - Belgium
                        - Belize
                        - Benin
                        - Bermuda
                        - Bhutan
                      - Bo - Bu ****                         - Bolivia
                        - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius,and Saba
                        - Bosnia-Herzegovina
                        - Botswana
                        - Brazil
                        - British Virgin Islands
                        - Brunei Darussalam
                        - Bulgaria
                        - Burkina Faso
                        - Burma
                        - Burundi
                    - C ****                       - Ca - Col ****                         - Cambodia
                        - Cameroon
                        - Canada
                        - Cape Verde
                        - Cayman Islands
                        - Central African Republic
                        - Chad
                        - Chile
                        - China
                        - Colombia
                      - Com - Cz ****                         - Comoros
                        - Congo, Democratic Republic of the
                        - Congo, Republic of the
                        - Costa Rica
                        - Cote d'Ivoire
                        - Croatia
                        - Cuba
                        - Curacao
                        - Cyprus
                        - Czech Republic
                    - D - E ****                       - Denmark
                      - Djibouti
                      - Dominica
                      - Dominican Republic
                      - Ecuador
                      - Egypt
                      - El Salvador
                      - Equatorial Guinea
                      - Eritrea
                      - Estonia
                      - Eswatini
                      - Ethiopia
                    - F ****                       - Falkland Islands
                      - Faroe Islands
                      - Fiji
                      - Finland
                      - France
                      - French Guiana
                      - French Polynesia
                    - G ****                       - Gabon
                      - Gambia
                      - Georgia, Republic of
                      - Germany
                      - Ghana
                      - Gibraltar
                      - Greece
                      - Greenland
                      - Grenada
                      - Guadeloupe
                      - Guatemala
                      - Guinea
                      - Guinea-Bissau
                      - Guyana
                    - H - I ****                       - Haiti
                      - Honduras
                      - Hong Kong
                      - Hungary
                      - Iceland
                      - India
                      - Indonesia
                      - Iran
                      - Iraq
                      - Ireland
                      - Israel
                      - Italy
                    - J - K ****                       - Jamaica
                      - Japan
                      - Jordan
                      - Kazakhstan
                      - Kenya
                      - Kiribati
                      - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
                      - Korea, Republic of
                      - Kosovo, Republic of
                      - Kuwait
                      - Kyrgyzstan
                    - L ****                       - Laos
                      - Latvia
                      - Lebanon
                      - Lesotho
                      - Liberia
                      - Libya
                      - Liechtenstein
                      - Lithuania
                      - Luxembourg
                    - M ****                       - Ma ****                         - Macao
                        - Madagascar
                        - Malawi
                        - Malaysia
                        - Maldives
                        - Mali
                        - Malta
                        - Martinique
                        - Mauritania
                        - Mauritius
                      - Me - Mo ****                         - Mexico
                        - Moldova
                        - Mongolia
                        - Montenegro
                        - Montserrat
                        - Morocco
                        - Mozambique
                    - N ****                       - Namibia
                      - Nauru
                      - Nepal
                      - Netherlands
                      - New Caledonia
                      - New Zealand
                      - Nicaragua
                      - Niger
                      - Nigeria
                      - North Macedonia, Republic of
                      - Norway
                    - O - P ****                       - Oman
                      - Pakistan
                      - Panama
                      - Papua New Guinea
                      - Paraguay
                      - Peru
                      - Philippines
                      - Pitcairn Island
                      - Poland
                      - Portugal
                    - Q - R ****                       - Qatar
                      - Reunion
                      - Romania
                      - Russia
                      - Rwanda
                    - S ****                       - Sa ****                         - Saint Helena
                        - Saint Kitts and Nevis
                        - Saint Lucia
                        - Saint Pierre and Miquelon
                        - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
                        - Samoa
                        - San Marino
                        - Sao Tome and Principe
                        - Saudi Arabia
                      - Se - So ****                         - Senegal
                        - Serbia, Republic of
                        - Seychelles
                        - Sierra Leone
                        - Singapore
                        - Sint Maarten
                        - Slovak Republic
                        - Slovenia
                        - Solomon Islands
                        - Somalia
                        - South Africa
                        - South Sudan, Republic of
                      - Sp - Sy ****                         - Spain
                        - Sri Lanka
                        - Sudan
                        - Suriname
                        - Sweden
                        - Switzerland
                        - Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)
                    - T ****                       - Ta - Tr ****                         - Taiwan
                        - Tajikistan
                        - Tanzania
                        - Thailand
                        - Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
                        - Togo - Zimbabwe
                        - Togo
                        - Tonga
                        - Trinidad and Tobago
                        - Tristan da Cunha
                      - Tu ****                         - Tunisia
                        - Turkey
                        - Turkmenistan
                        - Turks and Caicos Islands
                        - Tuvalu
                    - U - V ****                       - Uganda
                      - Ukraine
                      - United Arab Emirates
                      - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
                      - Uruguay
                      - Uzbekistan
                      - Vanuatu
                      - Vatican City
                      - Venezuela
                      - Vietnam
                    - W - Z ****                       - Wallis and Futuna Islands
                      - Yemen
                      - Zambia
                      - Zimbabwe
                  - List of Exhibits
                  - Index

| - International Mail Manual
      
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service - International Mail Manual

September 9, 2024
 Summary of ChangesTransmittal Letter1 International Mail Services- 110 General Information 
- 120 Preparation for Mailing 
- 130 Mailability 
- 140 International Mail Categories 
- 150 Postage 
2 Conditions for Mailing- 210 Global Express Guaranteed 
- 220 Priority Mail Express International 
- 230 Priority Mail International 
- 240 First-Class Mail International 
- 250 First-Class Package International Service 
- 260 Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (M–bags) 
- 270 Free Matter for the Blind 
- 280 (Reserved) 
- 290 Commercial Services 
3 Extra Services- 310 Certificate of Mailing 
- 320 Insurance 
- 330 Registered Mail 
- 340 Return Receipt 
- 350 Restricted Delivery 
- 360 (Reserved) 
- 370 International Money Transfer Services 
- 380 Supplemental Services 
- 390 Tracking Plus 
4 Treatment of Outbound Mail- 410 Postmarking 
- 420 Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail 
- 430 Improperly Prepared Mail 
- 440 Mailpiece Refused by an Air Carrier 
- 450 Extra Services Mail — Registered Mail 
5 Nonpostal Export Regulations- 510 Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulations — U.S. Department of the Treasury 
- 520 Foreign Trade Regulations — U.S. Census Bureau 
- 530 Commodities and Technical Data 
- 540 Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data 
- 550 Dried Whole Eggs 
- 560 Export of Rough Diamonds 
- 570 Consular and Commercial Invoices 
- 580 Drawback Arrangement 
- 590 Exporting Wildlife and Protected Plants 
6 Special Programs- 610 Postal Qualified Wholesaler Program 
- 620 Global Direct Entry Wholesaler Program 
7 Treatment of Inbound Mail- 710 U.S. Customs Information 
- 720 Plant and Animal Quarantine Inspection 
- 730 Shortpaid Mail to the United States 
- 740 Irregular Mail 
- 750 Extra Services 
- 760 Forwarding 
- 770 Undeliverable Mail 
- 780 Items Mailed Abroad by or on Behalf of Senders in the United States 
- 790 International Inbound Mail Entry 
8 (Reserved)9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds- 910 Reports Encouraged 
- 920 Inquiries and Claims 
- 930 Indemnity Payments 
- 940 Postage Refunds 
Index of Countries and LocalitiesCountry Price Groups and Weight LimitsIndividual Country Listings- Afghanistan - Belgium 
- Belize - Cape Verde 
- Cayman Islands - Ecuador 
- Egypt - Ghana 
- Gibraltar - Ireland 
- Israel - Lithuania 
- Luxembourg - Mozambique 
- Namibia - Portugal 
- Qatar - Slovak Republic 
- Slovenia - Timor-Leste 
- Togo - Zimbabwe 
List of ExhibitsIndex      |
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