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642 Animals

Most live or dead animals are nonmailable in international mail. Animals mailed to the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia require a permit issued by the government of the destination country.

When permitted by the destination country, only the following types of animals are mailable:

Live bees, leeches, silkworms, and flies of the family Drosophilidae.
Thoroughly dried dead insects or reptiles.
Parasites and predators of injurious insects, provided all of the following conditions are met:

The parasites and predators of injurious insects are permitted in domestic mail.
They are useful in controlling harmful insects.
They are exchanged by officially recognized scientific or health agencies.
They are sent by First-Class Mail International service, First-Class Package International Service, or Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes.
They are securely packaged in containers conforming to the requirements for domestic mail.