Effective June 1, 2023, the Postal Service™ is revising the Individual Country Listing for Hong Kong in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect an additional prohibition.
This revision is based on a formal request that Hongkong Post (the designated postal operator of Hong Kong) made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 158, dated September 26, 2022.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Hong Kong
Prohibitions
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[Add the following entry in alphabetical order:]
Alternative smoking products, including but not limited to electronic smoking devices and associated substances and products, heated tobacco products, and herbal cigarettes. Additional information is available at customs.gov.hk/en/trade_facilitation/prohibited_articles/imports/alt_smoking_ prod/index.html.
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Although effective June 1, 2023, 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, 6-1-23
