IMM Revision: Revised PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration

Effective June 7, 2010, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM^®) part 123 to reflect revi­sions to PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration (green label). The revised PS Form 2976 has an edition date of December 2009. Images of the Sender’s Instructions and of the revised form appear with the revision text in this article.

The following is a summary of the changes to PS Form 2976:

n Iran and Syria are eliminated as countries eligible for gift parcels or humanitarian donations within block (7) Exemption and Exclusion Legend for NOEEI 30.37(h).

n The Sender’s Instructions are updated to provide additional guidance on the use of PS Form 2976.

Use of Old and Revised Customs Forms

The revised PS Form 2976 has an edition date of December 2009. We encourage mailers to begin using the latest edition of PS Form 2976 immediately upon receipt. Postmasters should inform customers about the new form and encourage compliance with these changes as soon as possible. For ease of use, mailers also have the option of completing and printing customs declarations electroni­cally at https://webapps.usps.com/customsforms.

Availability of Form

Post Offices™ may order the revised PS Form 2976 from the Material Distribution Center (MDC) on eBuy2 or use touch-tone order entry (TTOE): Call 800-273-1509.

Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, option 1, extension 2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message. (Wait 48 hours after registering before placing your first order.) For complete TTOE ordering instructions, visit the Materials Customer Service website at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/_doc/ops_ttoeins.doc or call 800-332-0317, option 4, option 4.

Use the following information to order PS Form 2976:

PSIN: PS 2976

PSN: 7530-01-000-9833

Unit of Measure: EA

Minimum Order Quantity: 250

Quick Pick Number: 157

Bulk Pack Quantity: 1,000

Price: $0.0488

Customers may obtain free supplies of the revised PS Form 2976 as follows:

a. From The Postal Store^® at http://shop.usps.com; in the search box, enter the words “customs forms” and click on the arrow.

b. Through an online customs form application at www.usps.com/webtools; on the left sidebar, select International Mail & Packages, and then Customs Re­quirements.

PS Form 2976 is available on the Postal Service Policy­Net website:

n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.

n Click Forms.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

PS Form 2976 is also available on the Postal Service Internet:

n Go to www.usps.com.

n Click on About USPS &News, then Forms & Publica­tions, then Find a Form, then All Online PDF Forms in Numeric Order, and then on PS Form 2976.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)

1 International Mail Services

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120 Preparation for Mailing

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123 Customs Forms and Online Shipping Labels

123.1 General

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[In the Note, revise the first sentence by changing the edi­tion date for PS Form 2976 to read as follows:]

Note: The current edition of PS Form 2976 is
December 2009;***

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123.7 Completing Customs Forms

123.71 PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration (green label)

123.711 Sender’s Preparation of PS Form 2976

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Exhibit 123.711

PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration (green label)
(Sender’s Instructions and Copy 3)

[Revise Exhibit 123.711 by showing images of the instruc­tions and Copy 3 of the revised PS Form 2976, as shown below:]

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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM and into the monthly update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer^® at http://pe.usps.com.

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