| - International Mail Manual > 5 Nonpostal Export Regulations > 530 Commodities and Technical Data > 533 Luxury Goods In alignment with U.S. government sanctions and the Bureau of Industry and Security, “luxury goods” destined to Belarus and Russia require a license and an Internal Transaction Number (ITN) (see IMM 524 for additional information). For purposes of the new license requirements, a “luxury good” refers to any item that is identified under new §\u2009746.10(a)(1) of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). See Exhibit 533 for a list of luxury goods destined to Belarus and Russia that require a license and an ITN. No exemptions are allowed. Exhibit 533 Luxury Goods Requiring a License and ITN Antiques more than 100 years old | Artist brushes and similar brushes for cosmetics | Artwork more than 100 years old 1 | Banknotes, check forms, and stocks | Blankets and traveling rugs | Camping equipment 2 | Ceramics 3 | Clothing 4 | Coins more than 100 years old | Cosmetics 5 | Footwear valued at $1,000 or more per item | Fountain pens and other pens | Gold and non-gold coins | Headgear valued at $1,000 or more per item | Iron and steel plate with precious metals | Jewelry 6 | Lead crystal glassware | Leather luggage, handbags, and other bags | Lifejackets and lifebelts | Mink and other furs | Plastic, wood, ceramic, and metal statuettes | Silk fabrics | Specimens of humans, animals, and plants | Sporting racquet strings and plastic gloves | Stamp collections | Tobacco products | Underwater breathing devices | Unused postage | Worked ivory, bone, coral, and molded or carved wax | Woven tapestry and textile wall coverings | Wrist watches and watchbands of precious metals |
Including sweaters, vests, jackets, trousers, athletic clothing, ski suits, swimwear, blouses, shirts, handkerchiefs, shawls, scarves, mufflers, ties, and cravats. Notes: The items in Exhibit 533 reflect the BIS license requirements as of June 6, 2022. For the latest requirements, the mailer is responsible for consulting the current, authoritative provisions in the applicable BIS rules, which are available at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/export-administration-regulations-ear (click on the link for “Part 746”). For up-to-date BIS license requirements, see the BIS guide “Resources on Export Controls Implemented in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/country-guidance/russia-belarus. Also, the items in Exhibit 533 do not imply mailability — other rules or regulations may render any item non-mailable. For prohibited and restricted items, see the Individual Country Listings for Belarus and Russia, as well as Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail.
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