Effective April 6, 2023, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), Exhibit 533, to reflect additional items requiring an Internal Transaction Number (ITN) for export, re-export, or transfer (in country) of “luxury goods” to Belarus and Russia imposed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) as of February 27, 2023.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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5 Nonpostal Export Regulations
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530 Commodities and Technical Data
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533 Luxury Goods to Belarus and Russia
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Exhibit 533
Luxury Goods Requiring a License and ITN
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[In alphabetical order, insert new entries for Electronics, Engine and transmission parts, and Household appliances; revise the value regarding the entries beginning with “Footwear” and “Headgear” (reducing the value from $1,000 to $300); and add new footnotes 6 and 7 (renumbering current footnote 6 to 8) to read as follows:]
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Electronics6
Engine and transmission parts
Footwear valued at $300 or more per item
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Headgear valued at $300 or more per item
Household appliances7
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Jewelry8
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[In the Note, revise the first sentence to read as follows (changing the date):]
Notes: The items in Exhibit 533 reflect the BIS license requirements as of February 27, 2023. ***
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Although effective April 6, 2023, 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, 4-6-23
