Effective June 7, 2018, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect a change to the Individual Country Listing for South Africa.
As a result of a formal request made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 56, dated May 7, 2018, South Africa is adding a prohibition on all liquids. This prohibition also applies to mail in transit, as South Africa indicates that mailers must not send shipments that include liquids to or via South Africa.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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South Africa
Country Conditions for Mailing
Prohibitions
[Insert a new entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
Liquids of any type.
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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 6-7-18
