Effective March 19, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) Individual Country Listings for Cuba, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Sudan, and Syria to provide more accurate information about U.S. government sanctions programs and to reflect that additional information is available in Publication 699, Special Requirements for Shipping Internationally.
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Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual
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Individual Country Listings
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Cuba
Country Conditions for Mailing
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[Revise the second paragraph to read as follows:]
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce administer sanctions that restrict the mailing of items to certain destinations and recipients, including a broad embargo on items to and from Cuba. Many shipments to Cuba also require the filing of information with the U.S. Census Bureau. Before mailing any items to Cuba, mailers should refer to IMM 510, 520, and 530 and to Publication 699, Special Requirements for Shipping Internationally, for additional information.
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Iran
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Revise the first paragraph to read as follows:]
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce administer sanctions that restrict the mailing of items to certain destinations and recipients, including a broad embargo on items to and from Iran. Many shipments to Iran also require the filing of information with the U.S. Census Bureau. Before mailing any items to Iran, mailers should refer to IMM 510, 520, and 530 and to Publication 699, Special Requirements for Shipping Internationally, for additional information.
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Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North Korea)
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Revise the first paragraph to read as follows:]
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce administer sanctions that restrict the mailing of items to certain destinations and recipients, including a broad embargo on items to and from North Korea. Many shipments to North Korea also require the filing of information with the U.S. Census Bureau. Before mailing any items to North Korea, mailers should refer to IMM 510, 520, and 530 and to Publication 699, Special Requirements for Shipping Internationally, for additional information.
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Sudan
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Revise the first paragraph to read as follows:]
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce administer sanctions that restrict the mailing of items to certain destinations and recipients, including a broad embargo on items to and from Sudan. Many shipments to Sudan also require the filing of information with the U.S. Census Bureau. Before mailing any items to Sudan, mailers should refer to IMM 510, 520, and 530 and to Publication 699, Special Requirements for Shipping Internationally, for additional information.
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Syria
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Before the “Prohibitions” section, add a paragraph to read as follows:]
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce administer sanctions that restrict the mailing of items to certain destinations and recipients, including a broad embargo on items to and from Syria. Many shipments to Syria also require the filing of information with the U.S. Census Bureau. Before mailing any items to Syria, mailers should refer to IMM 510, 520, and 530 and to Publication 699, Special Requirements for Shipping Internationally, for additional information.
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Although effective March 19, 2015, we will incorporate these revisions into the April 26, 2015, update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
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