Effective April 6, 2009, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) Exhibit 123.61 to clarify the proper customs declaration form required for a Priority Mail International™ flat-rate envelope or small flat-rate box, and for a First-Class Mail International™ item with potentially dutiable contents. We have simplified the table to stipulate the following:
n A Priority Mail® flat-rate envelope or small flat-rate box, regardless of contents or weight, requires PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration (green label), for items valued at less than $400, and PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note — CP 72, for items valued at $400 or more.
n A First-Class Mail International item with potentially dutiable contents, regardless of weight, requires PS Form 2976 for items valued at less than $400, and PS Form 2976-A for items valued at $400 or more.
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
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123.6 Required Usage
123.61 Conditions
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Exhibit 123.61
Customs Declaration Form Usage by Mail Category
[Revise the “Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Envelope and Small Flat-Rate Box” portion and the “First-Class Mail International” portion of the table as follows:]
Type of Item
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Declared Value
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Required Form
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Comment
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Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Envelope and Small Flat-Rate Box (maximum weight limit: 4 pounds)
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All items
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Under $400
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29761
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May contain personal correspondence including letters, documents, printed matter, and light-weight merchandise items. Merchandise is permitted unless prohibited by the destination country.
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$400 and over
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2976-A1
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Items that weigh 16 ounces or more, do not have potentially dutiable contents, and are entered by a known mailer
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N/A
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None
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A known mailer, as defined in 123.62, may be exempt from affixing customs forms to nondutiable mailpieces that weigh 16 ounces or more.
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First-Class Mail International (maximum weight limit: 4 pounds)
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Regardless of weight, items that have potentially dutiable contents
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Under $400
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29761
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$400 and over
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2976-A1
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Items that weigh less than 16 ounces and do not have potentially dutiable contents
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N/A
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None
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Items that weigh 16 ounces or more and do not have potentially dutiable contents
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N/A
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29761
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Items that weigh 16 ounces or more, do not have potentially dutiable contents, and are entered by a known mailer
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N/A
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None
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A known mailer, as defined in 123.62, may be exempt from affixing customs forms to nondutiable mailpieces that weigh 16 ounces or more.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the IMM, and we have already incorporated them into the April update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards, Pricing, 4-9-09
