IMM REVISION

New International Mail Customs Declaration Forms

Effective January 1, 2004, the International Mail Manual (IMM) was revised to reflect changes to customs forms for international mail and military mail. The revised forms include changes adopted by the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organization (WCO).

The revised customs forms are as follows:

• PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 - Sender’s Declaration (green label).
• PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note - CP 72.
• PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope - CP 91.

The revised forms have edition dates of January 2004.

Summary of Changes

Listed below is a summary of the changes to the customs forms:

• PS Forms 2976 and 2976-A are enlarged to allow for new data fields.
• PS Forms 2976 and 2976-A include new data fields where commercial mailers can specify a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HS) 6-digit number.
• PS Form 2976-A has a new data field to identify the country of origin for commercial shipments.
• PS Form 2976-A, which is a multiple-part form, has a new copy for the mailer.
• PS Forms 2976 and 2976-A have new instruction text to reflect the UPU and WCO changes.
• PS Form 2976-E (plastic envelope) is enlarged to accommodate the new size of PS Form 2976-A.

Use of Old and Revised Customs Forms

The revised forms are dated January 2004, and mailers may begin using them immediately. Mandatory compliance begins on March 1, 2004. This phase-in period will allow postal facilities to deplete current supplies and order supplies of the new forms and become familiar with the requirements. Postmasters should inform all customers of the new forms and encourage them to comply with these changes as soon as possible.

Availability of Forms

Customers may order supplies of the customs forms from The Postal Store at http://shop.usps.com; search on the words “customs forms.” Customs Declaration forms also are available through an online customs forms application at www.usps.com/webtools.