275 Mail Entry and Deposit

275.1 Items Eligible for Deposit or Pickup

Eligible Free Matter for the Blind items bearing a computer-generated customs form with customs data that has been electronically transmitted may be deposited through any of the following methods provided any extra service fees have been paid by a means other than the use of postage stamps:

1. In a private mailbox bearing a return address that matches the address at the point of pickup, when the customer or business is known to reside or do business at that location.
2. At a Postal Service retail counter.
3. Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
4. In a collection box.
5. At a Contract Postal Unit (CPU).
6. At a USPS Approved Shipper location.

Note: A mailer may use the aforementioned methods to deposit a First-Class Mail International letter-size or flat-size item that meets both of the following characteristics:

1. Does not exceed 10 ounces.
2. Does not exceed one-half inch in thickness.

275.2 Items Not Eligible for Deposit or Pickup

A customer must present the following eligible Free Matter for the Blind items requiring a customs form to an employee at a Post Office retail service counter:

1. Any mailpiece bearing a handwritten customs form.
2. Any mailpiece bearing a customs form that was not computer-generated.
3. Any mailpiece for which the customs data was not electronically transmitted.
4. Any First-Class Mail International letter-size or flat-size mailpiece that does not require a customs form and that meets either of the following characteristics:
1. Weighs more than 10 ounces.
2. Measures more than one-half inch in thickness.

Deposit and pickup methods listed in 275.1 are prohibited. The Postal Service will return an improperly presented item to the sender for proper entry and acceptance.