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Ways to Send Mail & Packages     Send It Outside The U.S.       International Resource Center       Customs       Duties & Administrative Fees Prepare Mail & Packages Business Tips & Tools Postage Rates		Listed below are a few helpful forms and general information you will need to know before you send mail to another country. International mail is subject to customs examination in the destination country. The contents and value of an item must be declared on the applicable customs form.     Duties, taxes and fees Learn more about how they apply to your shipments. Customs Forms: Oniline or by Mail Global Priority Mail®, Letter-post, M-bags, Matter for the Blind Global Express Mail™ Shipments Parcel Post Duties & Administrative Fee   Customs Forms: Oniline or by Mail Complete and print customs forms from your computer, or order them through the mail—the choice is yours! Want to learn more? Already know which form you need? • PS Form 2976 • PS Form 2976-A • Envelope 2976-E (use with PS Form 2976-A) Global Priority Mail®, Letter-post, M-bags, Matter for the Blind If the value of the contents is less than $400.00, affix Customs Form - PS Form 2976 to the exterior of the mailpiece. -If the value of the contents is $400.00 or more, affix the upper portion of the green customs label Customs Form - PS Form 2976 to the exterior of the mailpiece and place a completed Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note - PS Form 2976-A inside the package. Letter-post items weighing 16 ounces or more, and all potentially dutiable items regardless of their weight, require the applicable customs forms. A customs form is not required on the following categories of mail: Non-dutiable letter-post items that weigh less than 16 ounces. Non-dutiable letter-post items that weigh 16 ounces or more when they are tendered by a known mailer (tenders volume mailings through a Business Mail Entry Unit or other bulk mail acceptance location; completes a statement of mailing at the time of entry; pays postage through an advance deposit account; and utilizes a permit imprint as an indication of postage payment. International Surface Air Lift and International Priority Airmail customers and federal, state, and local government entities are considered to be "known mailers" for this purpose). Global Express Mail™ Shipments The customs form requirement for EMS shipments varies by country. Use PS Form 2976 Customs Form or PS Form 2976-A Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note as specified by the country. Consult your local Post Office for additional details. Consult your local Post Office or the online International Mail Manual for additional information about customs requirements in your destination country. A customs form is not required on the following categories of mail: Global Express Mail™ (EMS) shipments (to certain destination countries) that weigh less than 16 ounces and that contain documents, business papers, or commercial papers. Parcel Post Regardless of value or contents, every parcel post package - whether airmail or economy (surface) - must bear a completed PS Form 2976-A Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note that is inserted into Envelope for PS Form 2976-E. Duties & Administrative Fee All items entering a foreign country are subject to customs inspection and the assessment of duties and taxes in accordance with that country's national laws. Customs duties and taxes are assessed, generally, if the merchandise is dutiable and the value of the item is above the threshold set by the country's laws. If duties and taxes are assessed on an item mailed via the Postal Service, they are collected from the recipient. In addition, for most countries, there is an administrative fee that is collected from the recipient to cover the costs of clearing the item through customs and collecting duties and taxes. Additional information about duties & administrative fees

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