Effective November 19, 2020, the Postal Service™ is revising the Individual Country Listing for Brazil in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to note that the importation of seeds requires prior approval from the Brazilian Agriculture Department.
This revision is based on a formal request that Correios (the designated postal operator of Brazil) made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 142, dated October 5, 2020.
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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Restrictions
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Seeds require prior approval from the Brazilian Agriculture Department — i.e., Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA). To obtain approval for seeds and other agricultural items, visit the following website (available only in Spanish): gov.br/pt-br/categorias/agricultura-e-pecuaria/licenciamento-e-habilitacao/exportacao-e-importacao.
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Although effective November 19, 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, 11-19-20
