Except as provided in 245.2, a mailer may not deposit a First-Class Mail International item that requires a completed customs declaration form into a collection box, Postal Service lobby drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) drop, or customer mailbox, or at a Postal Service dock or other unattended location. Customers must present such items to an employee at a Post Office retail service counter. The Postal Service will return improperly presented items to the sender for proper entry and acceptance.
First-Class Mail International items that have the mailing label, customs form (including an electronic round stamp), and postage prepared and paid online through the eBay integrated shipping solution or an authorized PC Postage vendor Web site may be deposited by one of the following methods:
- At a Postal Service retail counter.
- Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
- Into an Automated Postal Center (APC) drop.
- In a collection box.
- In a customer mailbox.
A First-Class Mail International letter-size or flat-size item weighing 13 ounces or less, bearing only postage stamps, and not requiring a customs declaration (see 123.6) may be deposited by one of the following methods:
- At a Postal Service retail counter.
- Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
- Into an Automated Postal Center (APC) drop.
- In a collection box.
- In a customer mailbox.
A customer may not deposit a First-Class Mail International letter-size or flat–size item weighing more than 13 ounces, bearing only postage stamps, and not requiring a customs declaration (see 123.6) into a collection box, Postal Service lobby drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) drop, or customer mailbox, or at a Postal Service dock or other unattended location. Customers must present such items to an employee at a Post Office retail service counter. The Postal Service will return improperly presented items to the sender for proper entry and acceptance.
First-Class Mail International letter-size or flat-size items paid with online postage, postage meters, or information-based indicia (IBI) weighing less than 16 ounces and not requiring a customs declaration (see 123.6) may be deposited by one of the following methods:
- At a Postal Service retail counter.
- Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
- Into an Automated Postal Center (APC) drop.
- In a collection box.
- In a customer mailbox.