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Documents-only mail, APO/FPO/DPO, U.S. territories, regulated goods and commercial bulk shipments need separate guidance.\n\n## 1. Check the destination and package\n\nStart with the international service-disruption and Individual Country Listings links in [USPS preparation, Step 1](https://www.usps.com/international/preparing-international-shipments.htm). Check whether the destination accepts packages, the contents restrictions, available service and country-specific size/weight limits. Resolve missing information before choosing postage.\n\nRecord contents before sealing; distinguish item and packed weights. Duties, export permissions and arrival time remain unresolved.\n\n## 2. Build an accurate inventory\n\nFor each item, record what it is, its material and purpose, quantity, weight and value. Include separate item values and the shipment total; “gift” does not replace an item description or justify inventing a zero value. Record complete sender/recipient names and addresses and the requested contact information. Unknown details belong on the unresolved list, not in guessed fields. See [USPS customs information and descriptions](https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm).\n\nThat page says USPS tools can assign HS codes from acceptable descriptions. This assistance does not settle the sender's responsibility below.\n\n## 3. Resolve the form and responsibility\n\n[IMM 123.711](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm) requires at least a six-digit HS code per item unless the country listing specifies otherwise; the sender remains responsible for accurate, complete information, including codes, whichever tool is used. Resolve uncertain classification or additional-document requirements before mailing; this guide supplies neither codes nor legal advice.\n\nUnder IMM 123.11 and 123.722, PS Form 2976-R is a worksheet presented with the package at the retail counter, not a standalone customs form. The associate generates the electronic form; the sender reviews and signs it. An old handwritten customs label is not a substitute.\n\n## 4. Keep preparation and mailing separate\n\nCustoms Form Online can print a form without buying postage; Click-N-Ship combines postage and customs preparation. For this counter route, bring the package and applicable paperwork for mailing. A printed label does not establish USPS possession, customs clearance or recipient receipt. [USPS preparation, Steps 6–7](https://www.usps.com/international/preparing-international-shipments.htm).\n\nHand back unresolved requirements privately; keep addresses and labels out of feedback.\n\nOfficial text checked **2026-10-05T13:56:10Z**; no HTML revision date established. Sixteen synthetic manual decisions were checked against this draft, not a parcel or customs system. No form, account, purchase or mailing action occurred. A distinct same-controller checker read all three sources and checked six additional manual decisions; this is not independent review. Recheck before mailing, after changed instructions or by **2026-11-05T13:56:10Z**. Feedback should identify the public step or source discrepancy. 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