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Postal Explorer > - International Mail Manual > 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail 710 U.S. Customs Information 711 Customs Examination of Mail Believed to Contain Dutiable or Prohibited Articles 711.1 What Is Subject to Examination 711.2 Treatment of Mail Believed to Contain Dutiable or Prohibited Articles 711.3 Examination of Registered Mail and Sealed Letters 711.4 Extraction of Samples for Advisory Information 711.5 Treatment of Mail Following Customs Examination 711.6 Handling Subsequent to Customs Inspection 712 Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee 712.1 Description 712.2 Articles Exempted From Postal Service Fee 712.3 Amount of Postal Service Fee 712.4 Postal Service Fee Not Refundable 712.5 Customs Duties and Customs Fee Not Exempt 713 Treatment of Dutiable Mail at Delivery Office 713.1 Detection and Dispatch of Dutiable Mail 713.2 Delivery of Dutiable Mail 713.3 Forwarding or Returning Dutiable Mail 713.4 Payment of Duty 713.5 Treatment of Uncollected Items 713.6 Refund of Customs Duty 720 Plant and Animal Quarantine Inspection 721 What Is Subject to Inspection 722 Segregation and Handling 722.1 Treatment of Packages Labeled for Inspection 722.2 Treatment of Packages Exempt From Inspection 722.3 Treatment of Unauthorized Importations 722.4 Packages Containing Prohibited Material 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 742.1 Marking 742.2 Parcels Without Postage Stamps 743 Parcels Addressed Through Banks or Other Organizations 743.1 Notification of Arrival 743.2 Filing Authorization 744 Foreign Dispatch Notes 744.1 Delivery Instructions 744.2 Undeliverable Parcels 744.3 Dispatch Notes Not Associated With Parcels 750 Extra Services 751 Insured Parcels 751.1 Identification 751.2 Delivery 751.3 Indemnity Claims and Payments 752 Registered Mail 752.1 Identification 752.2 Treatment by Office of Delivery 753 Return Receipt 753.1 Completion of Return Receipt Form 753.2 Foreign Receipt Form Missing 754 Restricted Delivery 754.1 Inbound Registered Mail 754.2 Failed Delivery Attempt 760 Forwarding 761 General Procedures 761.1 Items Addressed to Foreign Countries 761.2 Forwarding to a Third Country 761.3 Endorsement Not to Forward 761.4 Scanning Procedures 762 Mail of Domestic Origin 762.1 Addressee Moved to Another Country 762.2 Undeliverable Domestic Mail Bearing U.S. Postage and a Foreign Return Address 763 Items Mailed Aboard Ships (Paquebot) 763.1 General 763.2 Mail Forwarded by Air 763.3 Mail Posted on a U.S. Ship 763.4 Forwarding Ship Passenger and Crew Mail 764 Mail of Foreign Origin 764.1 Forwarding Within the United States 764.2 Forwarding to Another Country 764.3 Backstamping 765 Directory Service 766 Retention Period 766.1 General Procedure 766.2 Exceptions 770 Undeliverable Mail 771 Mail of Domestic Origin 771.1 General Procedure 771.2 Exceptions 771.3 Endorsements 771.4 Remailing of Returned Mail 771.5 Return Charges for Letter-post Items 771.6 Return Charges for Priority Mail International 771.7 Handling of Returned Parcels 772 Mail of Foreign Origin 772.1 Marking 772.2 Dutiable Mail 772.3 Disposal 780 Items Mailed Abroad by or on Behalf of Senders in the United States 781 Payment Required 781.1 Postage Payment Required 781.2 Handling Charges 782 Definition of Terms 782.1 Resident 782.2 By or on Behalf 782.3 Place of Business 782.4 Agent 783 Advance Payment Required 783.1 Sample Mailpiece 783.2 Headquarters Notification 784 Advance Payment Not Made 784.1 Return or Disposal of Items 784.2 Mailings Without Advance Payment 785 Report of Mailings

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