Effective September 24, 2020, the Postal Service™ is revising the International Country Listing for Germany in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), to note that plants and seeds that originate outside the European Union are prohibited unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of origin.
This revision is based on a formal request that Deutsche Post (the designated postal operator of Germany) made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 108, dated August 10, 2020.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Germany
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Observations
[Add a new last entry to read as follows:]
8. Plants and seeds that originate outside the European union are prohibited unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of origin.
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Although effective September 24, 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, 9-24-20
