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http://www.usps.com/communications/n...4/pr04_069.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Media Relations 202-268-2155
October 20, 2004
News Release No. 04-069
www.usps.com

Marking it 'Not Admitted':
CANADIAN OFFICIALS STRICTLY ENFORCE CUSTOMS, ADDRESSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INBOUND INTERNATIONAL MAIL

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Postal Service is alerting customers mailing items to Canada they must comply with strict Canadian Customs and postal administration addressing requirements.

All postal items (except postcards) that do not display the complete name and address of both the sender and the recipient -- in roman letters (A, B, C) and Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) -- are being denied entry into Canada. Sender or recipient identification such as "Grandma" or "Aunt Ruth" are not acceptable and are among the causes of mail being returned.

According to Canadian officials, this action is pursuant to the Canada Customs Act and reflects heightened security measures.

Accordingly, addresses to recipients in Canada should be printed in ink or typewritten in capital letters, and the last line of the address must show only the country name, written in full, and in capital letters. When a Canadian postal delivery zone number is included in the address, mailing requirements allow that number to appear as the last line of the address.

Customers also are reminded that complete and legible customs declarations -- along with required import documentation -- must be provided to specifically identify the contents of any package. General descriptions such as "gift" or "present" are not acceptable.

Canadian Customs offices report a backlog of incoming postal items containing incomplete or inaccurate information. According to Canadian officials, these items eventually will be returned to their points of origin for correction by the sender as soon as practical.


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<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ October 27, 2004 01:15 PM: Message edited by: ?EQ? ]</font>

[grail25]

hooooo boy... Good thing I'm not waiting for anything from the states. Thanks for the info EQ.

[Peter Peeker]

what a Goddamned crock...
security, my ass.
anyone wanna tell me how the fuck that's gonna improve security?
so, a terrorist won't be told this, and his packages will return to sender, to explode in his own home?!?

what it IS, is lazy, overpaid fucksticks(borrowing yer word, EQ) who can't take 2 seconds to figure out that a parcel is intened for Canada...
what, having "Alberta" or "Ontario" isn't good enough. if you can't figure that out, maybe you shouldn't be working for CP.
or be in Canada, period.

some of these fucks need to learn what it's like to have a job where you actually have to WORK.

I'll exclude some of the processing plant dock workers from my rant, as most of them actually DO work hard.


*whew...*

I'm done. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[Spore]

I think it's more like the lazy, ignorant, fucks who send out mail without all the correct information who are the problem...

If I worked at customs or Canada Post I'd just burn everything that was not filled out properly... fuck returns... fuck trying to figure out Joe Blows chicken-scratch handwriting... why should a company be forced to compensate for other people's laziness?

[KillerKanuck]

I worked as a corporate income tax assessor for a while. You wouldn't fucking believe how lazy/stupid some people can be.
But putting out a news release telling people to fill out an address correctly [img]graemlins/sure.gif[/img] Some people in the government just have too much time on their hands.