Effective March 3, 2014, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect changes to the Individual Country Listings (ICLs) for Brazil and the Cayman Islands.
The following ICL changes are a result of formal requests made through the Universal Postal Union (UPU) via International Bureau Circulars (IBC):
n Brazil: As indicated in UPU IBC 196, dated November 25, 2013, Brazil is prohibiting from entering its postal network items whose fragility (due either to nature or inadequate packing) could cause harm to individuals or equipment.
n Cayman Islands: As indicated in UPU IBC 199, dated November 25, 2013, the Cayman Islands updated its Observations to state that all mail items containing merchandise valued over $60 USD, whether purchased or received as a gift, should be accompanied by an invoice. Failure to include an invoice could result in delivery delays.
In addition, we are updating the ICL for the Cayman Islands to incorporate that country’s complete lists of Prohibitions and Restrictions (currently, each section states, “Same as Jamaica”).
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Brazil
Country Conditions for Mailing
Prohibitions
[Add a new prohibition in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
Items whose fragility (due either to nature or inadequate packing) could cause harm to individuals or equipment.
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Cayman Islands
Country Conditions for Mailing
Prohibitions
[Revise the list of Prohibitions to read as follows:]
Bees and materials used by beekeepers.
Citrus fruits and plants and parts thereof.
Cocoa; coffee; condensed milk; cornmeal; edible oils; honey and beeswax; paints; and sugar.
Cotton seed and plants and parts thereof.
Lighters containing butane gas.
Meats.
Radioactive materials.
Switchblade knives.
Restrictions
[Revise the list of Restrictions to read as follows:]
Electronic items, including cellular telephones, are not accepted unless they are sent in the original manufacturer's packaging. In addition, the items must be packed in accordance with UPU requirements.
Medications must have the name and formula printed in English on the container and wrapper. Also, medications for treatments of venereal disease must be accompanied with directions for their use.
Observations
[Add a new Observation in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
Merchandise valued over $60 USD, whether purchased or received as a gift, should be accompanied by an invoice. Failure to include an invoice could result in delivery delays.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
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Pricing, 2-6-14
