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Import and Export Manual for low value shipments

1.3.3. Postal shipments

Pursuant to the provisions of article 1, point 24, of AD CAU , a postal item contains goods that meet the following conditions:

  • be distinct from correspondence objects,
  • be contained in a package or postal package, and
  • be transported by or under the responsibility of a postal operator in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

For the sake of completeness, Article 1, point 25 of the AD UCC defines “postal operator” as “an operator established in a Member State and designated by it to provide the international services regulated by the Universal Postal Convention”.