Effective February 14, 2019, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect changes to the Individual Country Listing for Brazil.
As a result of a formal request made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 146, dated November 5, 2018, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos (ECT) is including additional language to the observation regarding the charge for items presented to Customs. ECT is introducing a presentation-to-customs charge called “Fee for Postal Dispatch” with a current value of 15 Brazilian reals (BRL). If the addressee has not properly paid this fee, ECT will return the item to the sender.
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
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Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
1. Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos (ECT) is introducing a “Fee for Postal Dispatch” with a current value of 15 Brazilian reals (BRL) for items presented to customs. If the addressee has not properly paid this fee, ECT will return the item to the sender.
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Although effective on February 14, 2019, 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, 2-14-19
