IMM Revision: Canada — Prohibitions, Restrictions, and Observations
Effective March 27, 2008, we are revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect changes to the prohibitions, restrictions, and observations for the Individual Country Listing for Canada, as required by Canada Post.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Canada
Country Conditions of Mailing
Prohibitions (130)
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[Remove the prohibition beginning with “Butane gas lighters.”]
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[Revise the prohibition beginning with “Firearms” as follows:]
Firearms, except as follows: Firearms may be mailed to Canada provided that they meet the requirements in DMM 601.11.1, 601.11.2, 601.11.3, and 601.11.6 and that the importer has the required documentation. Customers must visit www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/courier/postal-postale/ind-imp-eng.html prior to mailing for Canadian import requirements.
[After the prohibition beginning with “Firearms,” insert the following two prohibitions:]
Gold bullion, gold dust, and nonmanufactured precious metals.
Non-refillable lighters or any other lighter that contains fuel. New lighters with no fuel may be sent.
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Restrictions
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[Delete the Restriction beginning with “Senders.”]
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Observations
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[Delete Observation number 5, and renumber Observations 6–13 as 5–12.]
[Revise renumbered Observation 8 by changing both uses of “1,200 Canadian dollars” to “1,600 Canadian dollars.”]
[Revise renumbered Observation 9 as follows:]
9. The Canada Customs Invoice can be obtained from stationery, office supply, or printing companies. If mailers are unable to obtain the Canada Customs Invoice locally, they should visit the following Web site: www.canadapost.ca. In addition, commercial invoices are acceptable provided that each invoice has the required information for customs purposes.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the online version of the IMM, which can be accessed via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.gov.
— Global Business Management,
Global Business Development, 3-27-08
