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Postal Explorer > International Mail Manual > 1 International Mail Services 1 International Mail Services 1 International Mail Services 110 General Information 111 Scope 112 Mailer Responsibility 113 Individual Country Listings 114 Availability 115 Official Correspondence 115.1 Communicating With Headquarters 115.2 Correspondence With Foreign Postal Authorities 115.3 Correspondence With Foreign Individuals 120 Preparation for Mailing 121 General Information for Mail Preparation 121.1 Packaging — Sender’s Responsibility 121.2 Use of Postal Service Equipment 122 Addressing 122.1 Destination Address 122.2 Return Address 123 Customs Forms and Online Shipping Labels 123.1 General 123.2 Availability 123.3 Privately Printed Forms 123.4 Nonpostal Forms 123.5 Place of Mailing 123.6 Required Usage 123.7 Completing Customs Forms 130 Mailability 131 General 131.1 Domestic Limits 131.2 International Limits 131.3 Individual Country Prohibitions and Restrictions 131.4 Mailer Responsibility 131.5 Preparation for Mailing 132 Written, Printed, and Graphic Matter 132.1 Domestic Limits 132.2 Reply Cards and Envelopes 133 Improperly Addressed Mail 134 Valuable Articles 134.1 Service Options 134.2 List of Articles 134.3 Prohibitions 135 Mailable Dangerous Goods 135.1 Infectious Substances 135.2 Authorization 135.3 Packaging, Marking, Labeling 135.4 Handling and Dispatch of Infectious Substances 135.5 Radioactive Materials 135.6 Batteries 136 Nonmailable Goods 136.1 Dangerous Goods 136.2 Inert Replica and Explosive Devices 136.3 Counterfeit and Pirated Items 136.4 Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco 137 Firearms, Knives, and Sharp Instruments 138 Perishable Matter 138.1 Animals 138.2 Plants 138.3 Eggs 138.4 Food and Other Perishable Articles 139 Cremated Remains 139.1 Eligibility 139.2 Packaging 139.3 Markings 140 International Mail Categories 141 Definitions 141.1 General 141.2 Global Express Guaranteed 141.3 Priority Mail Express International 141.4 Priority Mail International 141.5 First-Class Mail International 141.6 First-Class Package International Service 142 Official Mail 142.1 Mailings by Federal Agencies 142.2 Postal Service Mailings 142.3 Mail of a Former President and Surviving Spouse of a Former President 142.4 General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) 142.5 Pan American Sanitary Bureau Mail 150 Postage 151 Postage Prices 152 Payment Methods 152.1 Prepayment 152.2 Computing Postage 152.3 Stamps 152.4 Postage Meters, Postage Validation Imprints (PVI), Forever Print-on-Demand Indicia, and PC Postage 152.5 Additional Standards for Forever Print-on-Demand Indicia Labels 152.6 Permit Imprint 153 Placement of Postage 154 Remailed Items

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