# 2026-15420: USPS Slaps Duties on Mail from Guam to America? Wait, What?

2026-15420, Duty Collection for Domestic Mail Arriving From Certain Insular Possessions and Territories, is a Federal Register rule from Postal Service published 2026-07-30, effective 2026-07-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15420
- As of: 2026-08-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15420
- Title: Duty Collection for Domestic Mail Arriving From Certain Insular Possessions and Territories
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Postal Service
- Citation: 91 FR 47960
- Published: 2026-07-30
- Effective: 2026-07-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-06

## In one line

USPS Slaps Duties on Mail from Guam to America? Wait, What?

## Summary

The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), section 608, to provide instructions for customs clearance and the prepayment of applicable customs duties, taxes, and fees for certain goods mailed from American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands destined to the customs territory of the United States (CTUS), which is defined in 19 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 101.1 as the fifty States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

## Effects PRIA read

- Prepay Duties for Goods up to $2,500: cost, medium. If you send dutiable goods from American Samoa (AS), Guam (GU), Northern Mariana Islands (MP), or the U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) to the customs territory of the United States, you must ensure payment of all applicable duties, taxes, and fees for items valued up to $2,500 before presenting the item at…
- Must Use Electronically Generated Customs Forms: cost, low. All items containing goods mailed from the listed possessions into the customs territory must bear a properly completed computer-generated customs form that can electronically transmit customs data. The form must include mandatory data like sender and recipient names and addresses, item description…
- Use Zonos Prepay App and Fees Possible: cost, low. The Postal Service enables mailers to prepay duties, taxes, and fees using the Zonos Prepay mobile app to get a declaration ID and QR Code that must be presented at mailing. Zonos is a licensed customs broker and may charge a fee for its services when you use the app to pay duties.
- Restricted Deposit/Pickup for Dutiable Items: cost, low. Items that require prepayment of customs duties, taxes, and fees (per 2.6.3) cannot be deposited or picked up using the deposit and pickup methods listed under DMM 2.3.5; they must be presented at a Post Office retail service counter with proof of payment. This affects how you can hand over dutiabl…

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## Sources
- [2026-15420 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/30/2026-15420/duty-collection-for-domestic-mail-arriving-from-certain-insular-possessions-and-territories)
- [2026-15420 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-30/pdf/2026-15420.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15420 (as of 2026-08-06).