Effective May 23, 2019, the Postal Service™ is revising the International Country Listing for Saudi Arabia in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to note that Saudi Arabia is imposing a 5-percent value-added tax (VAT) on all items containing goods.
This revision is based on a formal request that Saudi Post Corporation made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 102, dated August 6, 2018.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Saudi Arabia
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Observations
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2. All items containing goods sent to Saudi Arabia are subject to a value-added tax (VAT) payable by the addressee at the rate of 5 percent of the item’s total value.
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Although effective on May 23, 2019, 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, 5-23-19
