Effective September 12, 2019, the Postal Service™ is revising the Individual Country Listing for Chile in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to note that Chile requires a phytosanitary certificate for seeds.
This revision is based on a formal request that Correos de Chile made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 129, dated August 5, 2019.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Chile
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Restrictions
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Seeds are required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. A U.S. mailer must obtain the phytosanitary certificate from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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Although effective on September 12, 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, 9-12-19
