A general export license (as opposed to a validated export license described in 533.1) authorizes exports without application by the exporter to the Office of Export Administration. Each general license is designated by a symbol, such as G–DEST, GLV, GIFT, GUS, etc. This section describes certain general licenses used for mail shipments. Further information can be obtained as provided in 531.1.
This license covers gift packages mailed by or on behalf of an individual to an individual addressee for the personal use of the addressee or the addressee’s family, or to a religious, charitable, or educational organization. The contents are limited to items usually sent as gifts, such as food, civilian clothing, medicines, and drugs.
The value of the contents of a gift package is limited to $200.
Not more than one gift package may be mailed per week by the same sender to one addressee.
532.131 G–Dest
General License G–DEST may be used for any shipment, regardless of quantity, unless the Commerce Department’s Commodity Control List (part 399.1 of the Export Administration Regulations) indicates that a validated export license is required.
532.132 GLV
General License GLV may be used for certain types of small–value shipments to which G–DEST does not apply. Except for Romania, to which commodities may be shipped up to the dealer value limits specified on the Commodity Control List, General License GLV may not be used for destinations named in Exhibit 532.2.
Some technical data may be exported under general licenses GTDA and GTDR.
This license is used for shipments to U.S. government agencies and personnel, under prescribed conditions.
This license is used to mail unaccompanied baggage of travelers, consisting of personal and household effects not intended for sale, under conditions and limitations established in Commerce Department Export Administration Regulations.
The U.S. Department of Commerce imposes particular restrictions on exports to certain countries. An “X” in Exhibit 532.2 indicates shipments under that license are not permitted. Otherwise, use of the general license symbol is permitted.
Exhibit 532.2
General License Symbols Not Permitted
Note: When in doubt as to whether specific items are exportable under any general license, consult the Office of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230–0001, or any Commerce Department district office.
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Destination
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G–DEST
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GLV
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GTDR
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Albania
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—
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X
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—
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Bulgaria
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—
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X
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—
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Cambodia *
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X **
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X
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X
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China
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—
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X
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—
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Cuba *
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X **
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—
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X
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Czech Republic
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—
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X
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—
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Estonia
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—
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X
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—
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Hungary
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—
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X
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—
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Laos
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—
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X
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—
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Latvia
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—
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X
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—
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Lithuania
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—
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X
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—
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Mongolia
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—
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X
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—
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North Korea *
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X **
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X
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X
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Poland
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—
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X
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—
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Romania
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—
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X ***
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—
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Russia
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—
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X
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—
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Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
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—
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X
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—
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Vietnam
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X **
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X
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X
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* First-Class Mail International and Priority Mail International packages of merchandise are not accepted to Cambodia, Cuba, and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North). For Cuba, the Priority Mail International flat-rate envelope and small flat-rate box (maximum weight: 4 pounds each) are accepted. Dutiable articles may not be mailed to Cuba except gift parcels up to 4 pounds, which must comply with the gift parcel rules published in 15 CFR § 740.12 for general provisions governing sanctions and for comprehensive information about goods and services that may not be imported to or exported from Cuba. Potentially dutiable items may be confiscated upon entering Cuba or returned to sender.
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** For Cambodia, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North), and Vietnam, General License G–DEST may be used only for unclassified printed matter and developed motion picture film. All other commodities require a special license, and it is the Commerce Department’s general policy to deny most special license requests for exports to the countries listed in this footnote.
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*** Certain commodities may be shipped to Romania under General License GLV, up to the dollar–value limits specified on the “Commodity Control List” (part 339.1 of the Export Administration Regulations).
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Commerce Form 7525-V, Shipper’s Export Declaration, is obsolete and no longer accepted by the Postal Service. Mailers must electronically file applicable export information (see 520).
Noncommercial exports under general license do not require an export declaration.
When a sender finds that the contents of his or her package are properly exportable under any general license except GTDA and GTDR (technical data) (see 532.14), he or she must mark the wrapper with the appropriate symbol and with the words “EXPORT LICENSE NOT REQUIRED” before presenting it at the Post Office facility. The Postal Service clerk may accept any package so marked unless the symbol obviously is being misused. The marking constitutes a representation that the sender has complied with the regulations governing the use of the general license denoted by the symbol.
No marking is required on wrappers of packages containing technical data mailed under General Licenses GTDA and GTDR.
If a general license symbol with the notation “EXPORT LICENSE NOT REQUIRED” is shown on the package, review the customs declarations for completion (see 123).
If no discrepancy is noted, and the contents of the package are mailable and are not prohibited by the country of destination, accept the package.
In the case of mailings of certain technical data (GTDA or GTDR), where no symbols on the wrapper are required, determine orally from the sender that the export is properly authorized under General License GTDA or GTDR.
