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2 Conditions for Mailing > 220 Priority Mail Express International > 224 Mail Preparation
Before mailing, the sender must fulfill any nonpostal export requirements described in chapter 5 and fill out PS Form 2976-B as described in 123.731.
Prior to mailing, the sender must fulfill any other nonpostal export requirements described in chapter 5 and fully complete the applicable online customs form.
Employees must follow the instructions in 123.732 to verify and prepare PS Form 2976-B.
Note: Consistent with 225.12, the sender must present any item bearing a handwritten PS Form 2976-B to an employee at a Post Office retail service counter.
Employees must do the following:
- If presented to a USPS acceptance employee, check to ensure the mailer has completed the sender’s information, the addressee’s information, and the customs information portions.
- Apply the correct amount of postage to the mailpiece, or ensure that the correct amount of postage is affixed to the mailpiece.
- After acceptance, place each item in the appropriate working pouch for forwarding to the international exchange office authorized to dispatch Priority Mail Express International shipments to that destination. (See Handbook T-5, International Mail Operations.)
Note: For online shipments, customer receipts are not necessary; for non-IRT or non-POS offices, record the required finance information on the special form provided for this purpose.
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