USPS - Customs Declaration Forms Usage




Mail Category	Declared Value	Required Form	Comment

Global Express Guaranteed	All values	Mailing label (item 11FGG1X)

Express Mail International	All values	2976 or 2976-A unless otherwise specified	Required Customs Forms and endorsements vary by country and are specified in the Individual Country Listings

Priority Mail International	All values	2976-A with 2976-E	All items mailed in Priority Mail packaging boxes, containers, flats, and envelopes, except the Priority Mail flat rate envelope, and any item bearing a Priority Mail sticker or marked with the words "Priority Mail" is considered a parcel.

Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope	Under $400 $400 and over	2976 2976-A

First Class Mail International	Under 16oz Under $400 $400 and over	No Form* 2976 2976-A

Mail going to an APO/FPO containing merchandise.	All Values	2976-A

Free matter for the blind	Under $400 $400 and over	2976 2976-A

M-bag (Note: An M-bag requires a customs form when it contains potentially dutiable printed matter, admissible merchandise items as defined in 261.22 or some combination thereof.)	Under $400 $400 and over	2976 2976-A

* Customs forms are not required on First Class Mail International items that: Weigh less than 16 ounces and do not have potentially dutiable contents. Weigh 16 ounces or more; do not have potentially dutiable contents; and are entered by a known mailer.

**Placement of forms: Use PS Form 2976 (green label) for First-Class Mail International and items mailed using the Priority Mail International flat rate envelope under $400 in value and affix it to the outside of the package. If the value of the contents is $400 or more, affix the upper portion of PS Form 2976 (green label) (cut on dotted line and discard the lower portion) to the outside of the package, complete a separate PS Form 2976-A, and enclose the form set inside the package.