Effective July 29, 2021, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), section 541.3, to reflect changes in U.S. sanctions to Russia and South Sudan, and is revising sections 524.21b, 526.2e, and 527c and the Individual Country Listing (ICL) for Sudan to reflect changes in U.S. sanctions to Sudan.
The Postal Service is revising IMM 541.3 to reflect the following amendments made by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR):
n Effective February 14, 2018, Russia is subject to a policy of denial for exports of defense articles and services.
n Effective March 18, 2021, South Sudan is subject to a policy of denial for exports of defense-related articles and services.
On October 26, 2020, President Donald J. Trump submitted a report to Congress justifying the rescission of Sudan’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and certifying that Sudan had not provided any support for acts of international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period and that Sudan had provided assurances that it would not support acts of international terrorism in the future. Accordingly, the secretary of state rescinded this designation effective December 14, 2020, and the Bureau of Industry and Security amended the Export Administration Regulations effective January 14, 2021. These changes also affect the applicability of certain requirements for filing electronic export information with the Census Bureau. The Postal Service is revising Chapter 5 and the ICL for Sudan to reflect these changes.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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5 Nonpostal Export Regulations
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520 Foreign Trade Regulations — U.S. Census Bureau
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524 Internal Transaction Number (ITN)
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524.2 Filing Requirements
524.21 Mandatory Filing
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b. The shipment is destined to Iran or Syria and does not qualify for the “foreign libraries” exemption described in 526.2e (for example, the shipment contains goods other than exempt items, or the shipment contains exempt items but is not being sent to a library or similar institution).
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526 AES Exemption
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526.2 When Applicable
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e. “NOEEI 30.37(y)” for shipments of published books, software, maps, charts, pamphlets, or any other similar media available for general distribution that are eligible to be sent to a library or similar institution in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
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527 Placement of ITN, AES Downtime Citation, or AES Exemption
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c. On PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration, if the customer is sending items to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Syria under the “foreign libraries” exemption described in 526.2e, the customer must enter “NOEEI § 30.37(y).”
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540 Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data
541 Licensing Requirements
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541.3 Restricted Countries
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follows (adding Russia in alphabetical order and including the full name for South Sudan):]
***As of March 2021, these countries include the following:
a. Afghanistan.
b. Central African Republic.
c. Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
d. Cyprus.
e. Eritrea.
f. Haiti.
g. Iraq.
h. Lebanon.
i. Libya.
j. Russia.
k. Somalia.
l. South Sudan, Republic of.
m. Sudan.
n. Zimbabwe.
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Individual Country Listings
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Sudan
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Although effective July 29, 2021, the Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the next edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 7-29-21
