Effective August 24, 2023, the Postal Service™ is revising the Individual Country Listing for Spain in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to provide a prohibition and a restriction for certain items mailed to Spain.
These revisions are based on a formal request that S.E. Correos y Telegrafos S.A., S.M.E. (the designated postal operator of Spain) made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 49, dated March 27, 2023.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Spain
Country Conditions for Mailing
Prohibitions
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Narcotics, psychotropic substances, and other similar products.
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Restrictions
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The importation of medicines may be carried out only by laboratories and distribution entities that comply with the legally established requirements. Therefore, it is not permitted to send postal items containing medicines to individuals or to companies other than laboratories and distribution entities that comply with the legally established requirements.
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Although effective August 24, 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, 8-24-23
