2025-09353Rule

Postal Service Updates Global Mail Guidelines for Compliance

Published Date: 5/23/2025

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Summary

The Postal Service just updated the International Mail Manual, which sets the rules for sending mail overseas. This new version, effective April 7, 2025, is now officially part of the federal rules. If you send or handle international mail, these changes will guide how you do it—no extra costs, just clearer rules!

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International Mail Manual Incorporated

The Postal Service issued an updated International Mail Manual and incorporated it by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations effective April 7, 2025. If you send or handle international mail, the manual's rules now apply; the Postal Service says there are no extra costs and that the rules are clearer.

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4/7/2025
5/23/2025

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