Effective November 5, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 608.2.5 to better clarify the domestic mailing destinations (as defined under DMM 608.2) that are exempted from the U.S. Census Bureau regulations that require electronic filing of export information through the U.S. Census Bureau’s Automated Export System. There are no substantive changes with regard to this update.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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608 Postal Information and Resources
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2.0 Domestic Mail
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2.5 Foreign Trade Regulations—U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of the Census
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[Revise 2.5 to read as follows:]
This section describes the various U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of the Census requirements when shipping goods to, from, and between U.S. territories, possessions, and Freely Associated States. Customers may be subject to civil and criminal penalties if they fail to electronically file their export information when required, or if they fail to comply with the Foreign Trade Regulations in any other way. Refer to IMM 520 for additional standards about the Census Bureau’s requirements. The following are not subject to these requirements:
a. Items mailed to or from APO/FPO/DPO addresses.
b. Items mailed from the Freely Associated States (see 608.2.2).
c. Items mailed from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the United States or Puerto Rico.
d. Items mailed to or from American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
2.5.1 Mandatory Electronic Filing—U.S. Territories, Possessions, and Freely Associated States
[Revise introductory paragraph and item a to read as follows:]
Under the authority of 13 U.S.C. Chapter 9, as amended by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2002, P.L. 107-228, U.S. Census Bureau regulations require electronic filing of export information through the U.S. Census Bureau’s Automated Export System or AESDirect website for certain shipments of goods. Electronic filing of export information is required when any of the following applies, subject to certain exemptions and exclusions (see 2.5.4):
a. The item requires an export license under U.S. law when sent from the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Freely Associated States. See 2.5.5 and 2.5.6.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
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Pricing, 10-18-12
