Effective March 12, 2020, the Postal Service™ is revising the International Country Listing for Russia in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to note that Russia is implementing new limits on the duty-free import of goods addressed to a private individual.
This revision is based on a formal request that JSC Russian Post made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 9, dated January 20, 2020.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Russia
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Observations
[Revise item 6. to read as follows:]
6. As of January 1, 2020, for a postal item arriving to a private individual, the total duty-free value limit and weight import limit are 200 EUR and 31 kg (68 pounds), respectively. If the postal item exceeds either limit, a customs duty fee applies as follows: the greater fee of either 15 percent of the amount exceeding 200 EUR, or at least 2 EUR per kg of the total weight of the postal item.
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Although effective March 12, 2020, 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, 3-12-20
