USPS updates rules for customs duties on mail from U.S. territories
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The United States Postal Service is updating its Domestic Mail Manual. These changes provide new instructions for how goods sent from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are handled when they arrive in the mainland United States and Puerto Rico.
Why it matters: This is a technical administrative change intended to standardize how money is collected and how goods are cleared through customs when moving between certain U.S. territories and the rest of the country.
Who it affects
- People or businesses sending mail from American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands to the 50 states, D.C., or Puerto Rico.
This is a rule from the United States Postal Service; readers should consult the official Federal Register entry before relying on these new standards for shipping.
Agency: Postal Service
Source: Federal Register — read the official document