Effective May 31, 2015, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) sections 608.2.5, 608.2.5.1, and 608.2.5.5 to align with regulatory requirements from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (15 C.F.R. §30.16(a)) and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (15 C.F.R. §758.1(b)). These regulations require mailers to file electronic export information via the Census Bureau’s Automated Export System for shipments from American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to foreign countries. The DMM is being updated to reflect the exemption from such filing for domestic shipments.
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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
[Revise the fourth sentence in the introductory text of 2.5 to read as follows:]
***Refer to IMM 520 for items mailed from American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to foreign countries and additional standards about the Census Bureau's requirements.***
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[Revise item 2.5d and add new items 2.5e and 2.5f to read as follows:]
d. Items mailed within or between American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
e. Items mailed from American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
f. Items mailed from the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands to American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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2.5.5 AES Exemption
[Revise item 2.2.5a to read as follows:]
a. Regardless of value, for all goods shipped within or between the following U.S. territories or between the following U.S. territories and the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, use NOEEI 30.2(d)(2):
1. American Samoa.
2. Guam Island.
3. Northern Mariana Islands.
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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, 5-14-15
