Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§5002 Transportation of Mail of Adjoining Countries Through the United States
Title 39 › PART V — TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL › CHAPTER 50 — GENERAL › § 5002
Summary
With the President’s permission, the Postal Service can let a neighboring country’s mail travel through the United States from one place in that country to another, paid for by that country, only if that country gives the same right for U.S. mail to pass through its territory.
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Title 39, §5002
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The Postal Service, with the consent of the President, may make arrangements to allow the mail of countries adjoining the United States to be transported over the territory of the United States from one point in that country to any other point therein, at the expense of the country to which the mail belongs, upon obtaining a like privilege for the transportation of United States mail through the country to which the privilege is granted.
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Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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Citation
39 U.S.C. § 5002
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102