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RESTRICTIONS
LEGEND
PS
Form 2976,
Customs CN 22 (Old C 1)
and Senders Declaration
(green label)
PS
Form 2976-A,
Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note
AAFES
= Army and Air Force Exchange Service
APO = Army/Air Force Post Office
Box R = Retired military personnel
DMM =
Domestic Mail Manual
DPO = Diplomatic Post Office
FPO = Fleet Post Office
MOM = Military Ordinary Mail
MPO = Military Post Office
PAL = Parcel Airlift
PSC = Postal Service Center
SAM = Space Available Mail
USDA = United States Department of
Agriculture
Note: Mail order catalogs are prohibited as SAM or PAL mail.
A.
Securities, currency, or precious metals
in their raw, unmanufactured state are prohibited. Official
shipments are exempt from this restriction.
A1.
Mail addressed to Any Servicemember, or similar wording such
as Any Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine; Military
Mail; etc., is prohibited. Mail must be addressed to an
individual or job title such as Commander, Commanding
Officer, etc.
B.
Regardless of mail class, a customs declaration form is
required for all items weighing 16 ounces or more, or any item
(regardless of weight) containing potentially dutiable mail
contents (e.g., merchandise) addressed to an APO, FPO, or DPO
ZIP Code. PS Form 2976 is required for items weighing less
than 16 ounces, and PS Form 2976-A is required for items
weighing 16 ounces or more. No customs form is required for
items weighing less than 16 ounces when the contents are not
potentially dutiable (e.g., documents). When the surface area
of the address side of the mailpiece is not large enough to
contain a PS Form 2976-A, the smaller PS Form 2976 may be
substituted (e.g., the Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box). The
following exceptions apply:
n
Known mailers are
exempt from providing customs documentation
on non-dutiable letters or printed
matter. (A known mailer is a business mailer who enters
volume mailings through a business mail entry unit (BMEU) or
other bulk mail acceptance location, pays postage through an
advance deposit account, uses a permit imprint for postage
payment, and submits a completed postage statement at the time
of entry that certifies that the mailpieces contain no
dangerous materials that are prohibited by postal
regulations.)
n
All federal, state,
and local government agencies whose mailings are
regarded as Official Mail are exempt
from providing customs documentation on any item addressed to
an APO, FPO, or DPO except for those APOs/FPOs/DPOs to which
restriction B2 applies.
n
Prepaid mail from
military contractors is exempt, providing the mailpiece
is endorsed Contents for Official Use Exempt from Customs
Requirements.
B2.
All federal, state, and local government agencies must
complete customs documentation when sending potentially
dutiable mail addressed to or from this APO, FPO, or DPO.
C.
Cigarettes and other tobacco products are
prohibited.
C1.
Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes,
etc., and horror comics and matrices are prohibited.
D.
Coffee is prohibited.
E1.
Medicines or vaccines not conforming to French laws are
prohibited.
E2.
Any matter depicting nude or seminude persons, pornographic or
sexual items, or nonauthorized political materials is
prohibited. Although religious materials contrary to the
Islamic faith are prohibited in bulk quantities, items for the
personal use of the addressee are permissible.
E3.
Radio transceivers, cordless telephones, global positioning
systems, scanners, base stations, and handheld transmitters
are prohibited.
F.
Firearms of any type are prohibited in all classes of mail.
See definitions of firearms in DMM 601.11.1.1c. This
restriction does not apply to firearms mailed to or by
official U.S. government agencies. The restriction for mail to
this APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Code does not apply to firearms mailed
from this APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Code, provided ATF and USPS
regulations are met. Antique firearms are a separate category
defined in DMM 601.11.2 and ATF regulations; they do not
require an ATF form.
F1.
Privately owned weapons addressed to an individual are
prohibited in any class of mail.
F2.
Importation of firearms is restricted to one shotgun and one
single shot.22 caliber rifle per individual.
G.
Only letters, flats, and Periodicals are authorized. Parcels
of any class are prohibited.
H.
Meats, including preserved meats, whether hermetically sealed
or not, are prohibited.
H1.
Pork or pork by-products are prohibited.
I.
Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not
exceed the following dimensions:
n
Maximum length 20
inches.
n
Maximum width 12
inches.
n
Maximum height 12
inches.
The maximum length and
girth combined may not exceed 68 inches.
This restriction does not apply to registered mail and
official government mail
marked MOM.
I1.
This restriction does not apply to registered mail.
I2.
This restriction does not apply to official government mail
marked MOM.
J.
Parcels may not exceed 108 inches in length and girth
combined.
K.
Mail that includes in the address the words, Dependent Mail Section, may consist only of letter mail, newspapers,
magazines, and books. No parcel of any class containing any
other matter may be mailed to the Dependent Mail section. This
restriction does not apply if the address does not include the
words Dependent Mail Section.
L.
All official mail is prohibited.
M.
Fruits, vegetables, animals, and living plants are prohibited.
N.
Registered mail is prohibited.
O.
Delivery status information for Extra Services is not
available on USPS.com.
P.
APO is used for the receipt and dispatch of official mail
only.
Q.
Mail may not exceed 66 pounds, and size is limited to 42
inches maximum length and 72 inches maximum length and girth
combined.
R.
All alcoholic beverages, including those mailable under DMM
601.11.7, are prohibited.
R1.
Materials used in the production of alcoholic beverages (i.e.,
distilling material, hops, malts, yeast, etc.) are
prohibited.
S.
Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not
exceed the following dimensions and weight:
n
Maximum length 12
inches.
n
Maximum width 12
inches.
n
Maximum height 5 1/2
inches.
n
Maximum weight 25
pounds.
The maximum length and
girth combined may not exceed 47 inches.
T.
Mailings of case lots of food and supplemental household
shipments must be approved by the sender's parent agency prior
to mailing.
U.
Parcels must weigh less than 16 ounces when addressed to Box
R. This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed Free
Matter for the Blind or Handicapped.
U1.
Mail is limited to First-Class Mail
weighing 13 ounces or less when addressed to Box R. This
restriction does not apply to mail endorsed �Free Matter for
the Blind or Handicapped. Videotapes are prohibited when
addressed to Box R, regardless of weight.
U2.
Mail is limited to First-Class Mail letters only when
addressed to Box R.
U3.
Mail is limited to First-Class Mail correspondence (including
voice and video cassettes), newspapers, magazines,
photographs, not exceeding 16 ounces, when addressed to Box R.
V.
Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) not available from any
origin.
V1.
Delivery Confirmation service is not available.
W.
Meat products, such as dried beef, salami, and sausage, may be
mailed, provided they remain in their original, hermetically
sealed packages and bear USDA certification. Other meats,
bones, skin, hair, feathers, horns or hoofs of hoofed animals,
wool samples, tobacco leaves, including chewing and pipe
tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes, or obscene material,
including obscene drawings, photographs, films, and carvings,
are prohibited. Exception: 200 grams of tobacco per parcel
are permitted duty free.
X.
Personal mail is limited to First-Class Mail items (to include
audio cassettes and voice tapes) weighing 13 ounces or less.
This limitation does not apply to official mail.
Y.
Mail is limited to First-Class and Priority Mail items only.
All Periodicals, Standard Mail items, and Package Services
items (including SAM and PAL) are not authorized. This
restriction also applies to official mail.
Z.
No outside pieces (OSPs).
Z1.
The following restriction is applicable only to International
Service Centers (ISC)/Exchange Offices. An Anti-Pilferage Seal
(Item No O817E or O818A) is required on all pouches and sacks.
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