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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
  • 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 Additional Standards
    • 540 Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data
      • 541 Licensing Requirements
      • 542 Mailing Under Individual Licenses
    • 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
  • 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
      • Ethiopia
    • F
      • Falkland Islands
      • Faroe Islands
      • Fiji
      • Finland
      • France
      • French Guiana
      • French Polynesia
    • G
      • Gabon
      • Gambia
      • Georgia, Republic of
      • Germany
      • Ghana
      • Gibraltar
      • Great Britain and Northern Ireland
      • Greece
      • Greenland
      • Grenada
      • Guadeloupe
      • Guatemala
      • Guinea
      • Guyana
    • H - I
      • Haiti
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      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
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      • 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
        • Macedonia, Republic of
        • Madagascar
        • Malawi
        • Malaysia
        • Maldives
        • Mali
        • Malta
        • Martinique
        • Mauritania
        • Mauritius
      • Me - Mo
        • Mexico
        • Moldova
        • Mongolia
        • Montenegro
        • Montserrat
        • Morocco
        • Mozambique
    • N
      • Namibia
      • Nauru
      • Nepal
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      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Norway
    • O - P
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      • Pitcairn Island
      • Poland
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    • Q - R
      • Qatar
      • Reunion
      • Romania
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      • 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
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        • Slovenia
        • Solomon Islands
        • Somalia
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      • Sp - Sy
        • Spain
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    • T
      • Ta - Tr
        • Taiwan
        • Tajikistan
        • Tanzania
        • Thailand
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        • Togo - Zimbabwe
        • Togo
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        • Trinidad and Tobago
        • Tristan da Cunha
      • Tu
        • Tunisia
        • Turkey
        • Turkmenistan
        • Turks and Caicos Islands
        • Tuvalu
    • U - V
      • Uganda
      • Ukraine
      • United Arab Emirates
      • Uruguay
      • Uzbekistan
      • Vanuatu
      • Vatican City
      • Venezuela
      • Vietnam
    • W - Z
      • Wallis and Futuna Islands
      • Yemen
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
  • List of Exhibits
  • Index

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service - International Mail Manual > 5 Nonpostal Export Regulations > 550 Dried Whole Eggs > 553 How to Mail

Link to "552 Charges" Link to contents for "5 Nonpostal Export Regulations"      Link to Index Link to "560 Export of Rough Diamonds"

553 How to Mail

553.1 Preparation by Sender

553.11 Marking

The endorsement referred to in 551 must be properly completed and signed by the exporter or an authorized representative over his or her title. The Priority Mail International forms accompanying applicable parcels should be completed by the sender to indicate that the parcels are to be abandoned in case of nondelivery.

553.12 Certificate of Mailing Dried Whole Eggs
553.121 Type of Certificate

A certificate as shown in Exhibit 553.121, prepared and completed by the sender, must be presented with all shipments described in 551.

Exhibit 553.121 

Certificate of Mailing Dried Whole Eggs

Certificate of Mailing Dried Whole Eggs

553.122 Single Certificate

A single certificate may cover any number of parcels mailed by the same sender even though addressed to different countries.

553.2 Processing in Office of Mailing

553.21 Postage

Postage to cover the charge for the certificate of mailing dried whole eggs must be affixed to the certificate and canceled by the postmark of the office of mailing.

553.22 Signature of Postmaster

After postmarking, the certificate should be signed by the postmaster or an authorized representative and returned to the sender.




Link to "552 Charges" Link to contents for "5 Nonpostal Export Regulations"      Link to Index Link to "560 Export of Rough Diamonds"

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