Effective February 24, 2022, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), section 541.3, to reflect revisions in U.S. policy that prohibits exports of defense articles to specified countries.
This revision reflects the amendment that the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls made to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) reflecting that Ethiopia is subject to a policy of denial for licensable exports of defense articles and services effective November 1, 2021.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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5 Nonpostal Export Regulations
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540 Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data
541 Licensing Requirements
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541.3 Restricted Countries
[Revise the last sentence of the paragraph (changing the date) and the list (adding Ethiopia in alphabetical order) to read as follows:]
***As of November 2021, these countries include the following:
a. Afghanistan.
b. Central African Republic.
c. Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
d. Cyprus.
e. Eritrea.
f. Ethiopia.
g. Haiti.
h. Iraq.
i. Lebanon.
j. Libya.
k. Russia.
l. Somalia.
m. South Sudan, Republic of.
n. Sudan.
o. Zimbabwe.
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Although effective February 24, 2022, 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,
Product Solutions, 2-24-22
