postal bulletin 22641 (1-11-24)
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RESTRICTIONS
LEGEND
PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration
PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note
PS Form 2976-B, Priority Mail Express International Shipping Label and
Customs Form
ATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Box C = Department of State (DOS) contractor personnel
Box R = Retired military personnel
DPO = Diplomatic Post Office
MPO = Military Post Office
PACT = Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act
PAL = Parcel Airlift
PMEMS = Priority Mail Express Military Service
PUB 52 = Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable
Mail
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, including in their raw,
unmanufactured state, are prohibited. Official Mail shipments are exempt
from this restriction.
A1. Reserved for future use.
A2. Reserved for future use.
B.
Other than for PMEMS and the exceptions listed below, a customs
declaration PS Form 2976 or PS Form 2976-A is required for all items weigh-
ing 16 ounces or more, and for all items (regardless of weight) containing
potentially dutiable mail contents (e.g., merchandise or goods) addressed to
or from this ZIP Code. Other than the exceptions listed below, all PMEMS
mailpieces (regardless of mail contents or weight) addressed to or from this
ZIP Code must bear a properly completed PS Form 2976-B. The surface
area of the address side of the mailpiece must be large enough to contain
the applicable customs declaration. The following exceptions apply to
known mailers, who for this purpose are defined as follows:
Business mailers who enter volume mailings through business mail
entry units or other bulk mail acceptance locations, pay postage
through advance deposit accounts, use permit imprints for postage
payment, and submit completed postage statements at the time of
entry that certify that the mailpieces contain no dangerous materials
that are prohibited by postal regulations. Such business mailers are
exempt from providing customs documentation on non-dutiable let-
ters and printed matter.
All federal, state, and local government agencies whose mailings are
regarded as “Official Mail.” Such agencies are exempt from provid-
ing customs documentation, except for any items addressed to an
MPO or DPO to which restriction “B2” applies.
B2. All federal, state, and local government agencies must complete
customs documentation when sending potentially dutiable mail
addressed to or from this MPO or DPO.
C. Cigarettes and other tobacco products, including tobacco leaves,
chewing and pipe tobacco, snuff, and cigars are prohibited, including
those that are authorized in Publication 52 under PACT.
C1. Obscene and horror articles, images, prints, paintings, cards,
films, videotapes, comic books, etc., are prohibited.
C2. E-cigarettes and related products (e.g., nicotine liquids, e-liquids,
parts, or supplies) are prohibited.
D. Coffee is prohibited.
E. Medicines (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins, and supple-
ments) are prohibited when mailed to individuals for human or animal use.
This prohibition does not apply when medicines are sent as Official Mail
only between specifically designated agencies such as pharmaceutical
distributors, hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.
E1. Mailers are responsible to ensure that all medicines and vaccines
conform to host nation laws.
E2. Any matter depicting nude or seminude persons, pornographic,
or sexual items are prohibited. Non-authorized political materials are pro-
hibited. Religious materials contrary to the Islamic faith are prohibited in
bulk quantities, but individual items for the personal use of the addressee
are permissible.
E3. Radio transceivers, cordless/cellular telephones, global position-
ing systems, scanners, base stations, and handheld transmitters are pro-
hibited.
F. Firearms of any type are prohibited, except firearms mailed to or by
official U.S. government agencies. This restriction does not apply to fire-
arms mailed from this MPO ZIP Code, provided ATF and USPS regula-
tions are met. Antique firearms do not require an ATF form.
F1. Weapons of any type are prohibited.
F2. Mailing firearms to or from this MPO ZIP Code is restricted to one
shotgun and one single shot .22 caliber rifle per individual.
F3. Replica weapons and inert explosive devices (such as grenades)
and weapons parts are prohibited.
G. Parcels of any class are prohibited.
H. Meats, including preserved meats, bones, skin, hair, feathers,
horns or hoofs of hoofed animals, and wool samples whether hermetically
sealed or not, are prohibited.
H1. Pork or pork by-products are prohibited.
I. Reserved for future use.
I1. Reserved for future use.
I2. Reserved for future use.
I3. Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not exceed the
following dimensions:
Maximum length 27 inches.
Maximum width 14 inches.
Maximum height 14 inches.
J. Standard Post and Parcel Select parcels may not exceed 108
inches in length and girth combined.
K. Reserved for future use.
L. All Official Mail is prohibited.
M. Fruits, vegetables, live animals, and live plants are prohibited.
N. Registered Mail service is prohibited.
O. Reserved for future use.
P. 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 Publication
52, Part 421, are prohibited.
R1. Materials used in the production of alcoholic beverages (i.e., dis-
tilling material, hops, malts, yeast, etc.) are prohibited.
S. Synthetic cannabinoids used to stimulate the central nervous sys-
tem commonly known as “synthetic marijuana,” “K2,” or “Spice” are pro-
hibited.
T. Mailings of household shipments and case lots of food to or from
an MPO require military transportation office approval prior to mailing.
Mailings to or from a DPO require pre-approval from the Diplomatic
Pouch and Mail Director.
U. Mail addressed to Retirees (Box R) is limited to 16 ounces and up
to a 90-day supply of TRICARE medications. This restriction does not
apply to mail endorsed “Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped.”
U1. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail items, including audio and video
media, weighing 13 ounces or less. This limitation does not apply to Offi-
cial Mail.
U2. Retirees (Box R) are not authorized mail service.
U3. Reserved for future use.
U4. Mail addressed to Box C is limited to 2 lbs.
V. PMEMS is not available.
V1. Electronic Delivery status information for Extra Services is not
available on USPS.com. Manual record of delivery may be available upon
request.
W. Hermetically sealed packages of meat products bearing USDA
certification, such as dried beef, salami, and sausage, may be mailed. 200
grams of tobacco per parcel are permitted duty free.
X. Cremated remains are prohibited.
Y. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail and Priority Mail items only. 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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