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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
534 Schedule B Number Requirement for Belarus and Russia
535 Additional Standards
536 Mailer Compliance
537 Harmonized System Codes and Other Classification Codes
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
790 International Inbound Mail Entry
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
Eswatini
Ethiopia
F
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
G
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia, Republic of
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
H - I
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
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
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Me - Mo
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
N
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia, Republic of
Norway
O - P
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Island
Poland
Portugal
Q - R
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
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
Sint Maarten
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan, Republic of
Sp - Sy
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)
T
Ta - Tr
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
Togo - Zimbabwe
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tu
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U - V
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
W - Z
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
List of Exhibits
Index
- International Mail Manual
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service
International Mail Manual
November 6, 2023
Summary of Changes
Transmital Letter
1 International Mail Services
110 General Information
120 Preparation for Mailing
130 Mailability
140 International Mail Categories
150 Postage
2 Conditions for Mailing
210 Global Express Guaranteed
220 Priority Mail Express International
230 Priority Mail International
240 First-Class Mail International
250 First-Class Package International Service
260 Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One Addressee (M–bags)
270 Free Matter for the Blind
280 (Reserved)
290 Commercial Services
3 Extra Services
310 Certificate of Mailing
320 Insurance
330 Registered Mail
340 Return Receipt
350 Restricted Delivery
360 (Reserved)
370 International Money Transfer Services
380 Supplemental Services
390 Tracking Plus
4 Treatment of Outbound Mail
410 Postmarking
420 Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail
430 Improperly Prepared Mail
440 Mailpiece Refused by an Air Carrier
450 Extra Services Mail — Registered Mail
5 Nonpostal Export Regulations
510 Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulations — U.S. Department of the Treasury
520 Foreign Trade Regulations — U.S. Census Bureau
530 Commodities and Technical Data
540 Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data
550 Dried Whole Eggs
560 Export of Rough Diamonds
570 Consular and Commercial Invoices
580 Drawback Arrangement
590 Exporting Wildlife and Protected Plants
6 Special Programs
610 Postal Qualified Wholesaler Program
620 Global Direct Entry Wholesaler Program
7 Treatment of Inbound Mail
710 U.S. Customs Information
720 Plant and Animal Quarantine Inspection
730 Shortpaid Mail to the United States
740 Irregular Mail
750 Extra Services
760 Forwarding
770 Undeliverable Mail
780 Items Mailed Abroad by or on Behalf of Senders in the United States
790 International Inbound Mail Entry
8 (Reserved)
9 Inquiries, Indemnities, and Refunds
910 Reports Encouraged
920 Inquiries and Claims
930 Indemnity Payments
940 Postage Refunds
Index of Countries and Localities
Country Price Groups and Weight Limits
Individual Country Listings
Afghanistan - Belgium
Belize - Cape Verde
Cayman Islands - Ecuador
Egypt - Ghana
Gibraltar - Ireland
Israel - Lithuania
Luxembourg - Mozambique
Namibia - Portugal
Qatar - Slovak Republic
Slovenia - Timor-Leste
Togo - Zimbabwe
List of Exhibits
Index