One for the lawyer's out there.....
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Weird Harold
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Sending food through the mail
I am not up to date on the current rules regarding food in the mails, as I retired 11 years ago. The nearest place for you to get up to date info is the nearest US military base. The base post office should be able to tell you what is allowed from the US standpoint.
One thing that remained pretty much constant through all of my overseas assignements, is that you should not mail anything that is perishable, and alcohol is verbotten. Anything sealed in the manufacturers packaging should be OK.
Fragile things like cookies should be packed well. I received far more cookie crumbs than I did cookies. Glass jars and bottles can make a real mess if not properly padded.
To determine if it's packed well enough, imagine your package spending a week in the cage of an angry gorilla. If you think it might survive, then it's probably packed well enough for the USPS parcel post handlers.
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I am not up to date on the current rules regarding food in the mails, as I retired 11 years ago. The nearest place for you to get up to date info is the nearest US military base. The base post office should be able to tell you what is allowed from the US standpoint.
One thing that remained pretty much constant through all of my overseas assignements, is that you should not mail anything that is perishable, and alcohol is verbotten. Anything sealed in the manufacturers packaging should be OK.
Fragile things like cookies should be packed well. I received far more cookie crumbs than I did cookies. Glass jars and bottles can make a real mess if not properly padded.
To determine if it's packed well enough, imagine your package spending a week in the cage of an angry gorilla. If you think it might survive, then it's probably packed well enough for the USPS parcel post handlers.
Closet Desire
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shipping food from UK
Try going to http://www.parcelforce.co.uk and looking at the shipping regs. You an also leave a message with your enquiry and they will get back to you...eventually. If you ship to the US from a UK postal counter it's going to go via Parcel Force and then be picked up by a US carrier like UPS or USPS.
As I recall you're not allowed to send things like meats or agricultural produce. Prepackaged goods should be okay, but make sure it's clearly marked on the customs declaration or you can guarantee it will get opened and delayed by days or even weeks.
It isn't actually a question for lawyers...it's a customs question.
Hope this helps a bit.
Try going to http://www.parcelforce.co.uk and looking at the shipping regs. You an also leave a message with your enquiry and they will get back to you...eventually. If you ship to the US from a UK postal counter it's going to go via Parcel Force and then be picked up by a US carrier like UPS or USPS.
As I recall you're not allowed to send things like meats or agricultural produce. Prepackaged goods should be okay, but make sure it's clearly marked on the customs declaration or you can guarantee it will get opened and delayed by days or even weeks.
It isn't actually a question for lawyers...it's a customs question.
Hope this helps a bit.
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