(b) Dispatch note, form 2972-(1) Preparation by accepting clerk. The accepting clerk will give the sender a dispatch note if required for the country concerned and see that he fills it out in accordance with § 31.4 (b) (2). Request senders to fill out the dispatch note in ink or by typewriter. If packages are preIsented with the forms completed in ordinary pencil do not reject them for that reason. Enter in the appropriate spaces the weight of the parcel, amount of postage paid, number of customs declarations, and, if insured, the insurance num

ber and amount of insurance (see § 43.5 (b) (1).). For parcels mailed by Government agencies pursuant to § 21.2 (d) (2) (i), enter the words "Official Paid" or the abbreviation "Off. Pd." in lieu of the amount of postage. Postmark the form in the space provided and return it to the sender to be attached to the parcel.

(2) Preparation and affixing by sender. Complete the dispatch note in ink or on the typewriter. Fill in the name and address of the sender and addressee, and indicate alternate disposition to be made

(c) Parcel post sticker, form 2922(1) Preparation by accepting clerk. Give the sender a yellow "International parcel-post" sticker and see that he fills it out in accordance with § 31.4 (c) (4). Enter in the spaces provided the weight of

the parcel and the postage paid (not including insurance or other fees), and initial the form. For parcels mailed by Government agencies pursuant to § 21.2(d) (2) (i), enter the words "Official Paid" or the abbreviation "Off. Pd." in lieu of the

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(d) Furnishing to public. Patrons requesting them may be furnished a reasonable supply of Forms 2922, 2966, and 2972 for preparation at their homes or business establishments.

(e) Airmail label 19. See § 41.4(b).

(f) Forms found loose in the mail. Customs declarations and dispatch notes found loose in the mail and apparently lost from parcels in transit must be sent by airmail to the appropriate exchange office to be again attached if possible to the parcels before dispatch.

(g) Nonpostal documentation. Parcel post packages may require one or more of the forms described in chapter 5. § 31.5 Postmarking.

Post Offices will postmark international parcel post as prescribed in § 33.2(c) (2).

§ 31.6 Shortpaid.

(a) At mailing office. Outgoing parcels shall be checked carefully for postage

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payment before they are dispatched. Shortpaid parcels which bear a return address at the office of mailing shall be either returned to the sender for the deficient postage or held and the sender requested to supply the missing postage. The original postage is still valid when the parcel is remailed. If the return address is not at the mailing office the parcel shall be dispatched to the exchange office, unless the parcel is totally unpaid.

(b) In transit. Sectional centers and other intermediate offices rehandling parcels in transit shall not attempt to check the postage paid, but shall return to the senders any parcels observed to be totally unpaid.

collection of redirection charges prescribed by the internal regulations of the country. A parcel may be forwarded to a third country provided it complies with the conditions required for its further conveyance, and provided, as a rule, that the extra postage is paid at the time of redirection or the country concerned is satisfied that it will be able to recover the redirection charges. The sender may forbid forwarding by a notation on the wrapper in a language understood in the country to which the parcel is addressed.

(b) Domestic. If the addressee of a domestic parcel has moved to another country do not forward the parcel. Treat it as undeliverable. If the sender of an undeliverable domestic parcel has moved to another country, or if the parcel bears a return address in another country, hold the parcel and request instructions from the Classification Division, Office of Rates and Classification, Finance Department, U.S. Postal Service, Washington, DC 20260, indicating the sender's new address, the weight of the parcel, whether ordinary or insured, and, if known, the nature of the contents.

(a) Customs clearance and delivery fee. Post offices will collect a fee of 50 cents from the addressee of every parcel post package on which customs duty or internal revenue tax is collected. The fee applies also when post office service is rendered for formal entry parcels on which importers pay the customs charges directly to the Customs Service. The fee is retained by the Postal Service, and is accounted for by affixing postage-due stamps to the parcel or to a postage-due bill and canceling. The fee is authorized by international parcel post agreements as reimbursement to the Postal Service

for the work it performs in clearing parcels through customs and for delivery to the addressee. The provisions of § 24.1 (a) (3) through (5) of this chapter also apply. See § 61.5 (e) concerning recording and reporting duty collections.

(b) On returned parcels. Collect the charges referred to in § 32.5(a).

(c) Storage-(1) When to charge. Storage charges begin on the sixth working day after first delivery attempt has been made or first notice of available delivery has been issued to the addressee. The days on which the office is closed for business are not counted in determining the 5-day free storage period. However, after expiration of the free storage period, charges will be collected for each day thereafter that a package is on hand. This includes Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the day on which delivery is effected. Storage charges are applied on packages requiring formal customs entry that are held in post office custody or on post office premises awaiting customs clearance. For formal entry packages, the charges being on the sixth working day after the date on which notice to file formal entry is mailed to the consignee (addressee), or on the sixth working day after receipt of the parcel at the office where it is to receive formal customs treatment if the customs notice has been issued at another customs port. Cooperation of customs officers should be solicited to enable post offices to collect any storage charges that may accrue on formal entry packages.

(2) Marking packages. When a package is returned to the post office after the first delivery attempt, or when a notice that the package is available for delivery is sent to the addressee, mark on the wrapper "Storage charges begin”— and insert the date when the charges will begin to accrue. Rubber stamp item R-1300-296 is available for this purpose to post offices of the first and second classes. See § 32.5 (b) (4) regarding marking of undeliverable parcels on which storage charges are due.

(3) Daily charges. After expiration of the 5-day free storage period prescribed in § 32.1 (c) (1) the following charges apply:

(i) On parcels under $10,000 value. 15 cents per day for the first 10 days, and 30 cents per day thereafter.

(ii) On parcels of $10,000 or more value.

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(6) Parcels held beyond usual retention period. See § 32.5(b) (1) (r) concerning collection of storage charges on parcels held beyond the usual retention period.

(d) Parcels containing letters. When a parcel from another country is found to contain a personal communication, the Office where it is discovered shall mark the wrapper "Letter enclosed-Collect cents" and send the parcel forward to destination. The amount to be collected will be double the amount of postage (surface or air) applicable to a single-rate letter to the country concerned. The office endorsing the parcel shall indicate the amount to be collected and the delivering office shall collect the amount from the addressee by means of postage-due stamps. No systematic search for such letters shall be made. § 32.2 Stamps not affixed.

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(4) Accounting for charges. The charges are accounted for by affixing postage-due stamps to the parcel or to a postage-due bill and canceling. If there are several parcels for one addressee the charges are applied separately on each parcel.

(5) Charges waived. When an addressee protests the rate or amount of duty assessed (see § 61.5 (d) (6)), the time required for the addressee to submit his written objection is counted, but the time required for the Customs Service to come to a decision in the matter is not counted.

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Delivery.

(a) Parcels addressed through bank or other organization. If a parcel is addressed to a bank or other organization for delivery to a second addressee, the post office will notify both addressees of the arrival of the parcel and will then deliver it to the first addressee, or hold it if the first addressee so desires. If the parcel is held, the post office will deliver it to the second addressee only with written permission from the first addressee, unless the sender has arranged for change of address as provided in § 47.6 (b). After delivery, the post office will keep the written authorization 1 year, for reference in case of inquiry. File the authorizations for insured and registered parcels with the addresses' receipts, and for ordinary (uninsured and unregistered) parcels in any appropriate place. If delivery to the second addressee involves forwarding the parcel to another post office, the parcel will be subject to forwarding postage provided in § 32.4(a).

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(b) Foreign dispatch notes. If parcels are received at delivery offices with dispatch notes (bulletin d'expédition) attached, they are delivered with the parcels. These forms have a space provided for the addressee's acknowledgement of receipt, but do not require sig