Effective July 19, 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 72 dated May 28, 2018, South Africa is adding a prohibition on lithium batteries. This prohibition also applies to mail in transit, as South Africa indicates that mailers may no longer send shipments that include lithium batteries 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
[Add a new prohibition in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
Lithium batteries.
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Although effective July 19, 2018, the Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online IMM. The online IMM is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 7-19-18
