parcel in the same manner as the customs declaration. (See § 231.4(a) (3).)

(3) Facsimile. The facsimile of Form 2972 of this section illustrates the information which the sender must supply and which the accepting clerk will add to complete the form.

(c) Parcel post sticker, Form 2922-(1) Preparation by accepting clerk. Give the sender a yellow "International parcelpost" sticker and see that he fills it out in accordance with § 231.4 (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 § 221.2(d) (2) (i), enter the words "Official Paid" or the abbreviation "Off. Pd." in lieu of the amount of postage. See that the form is securely attached. (See § 231.4 (c) (3).)

(2) Preparation by sender. Prepare a parcel post sticker for each parcel. Indicate alternative disposition and place name at bottom of the form. Do not use Form 2922 on parcels for U.S. possessions.

(3) Manner of affixing. Form 2922 should be pasted to the wrapper of the parcel, preferably on the address side,

(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 § 241.4(b) of this chapter.

(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 Part 251 of this chapter.

[32 F.R. 12263, Aug. 24, 1967, as amended at 33 F.R. 3281, Feb. 22, 1968]

§ 231.5 Postmarking.

Post offices will postmark international parcel post.

§ 231.6 Shortpaid.

(a) At mailing office. Outgoing parcels shall be checked carefully for postage payment before they are dispatched.

FILLED IN BY ACCEPTING CLERK

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.

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 and Special Services Division, Bureau of Operations, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. 20260, indicating the sender's new address, the weight of the parcel, whether ordinary or insured, and, if known, the nature of the contents.

[32 F.R. 12263, Aug. 24, 1967, as amended at 33 F.R. 3281, Feb. 22, 1968]

(a) Customs clearance and delivery fees. 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 § 224.1 (a) (3) through (5) of this chapter also

apply. See § 261.5(e) of this chapter concerning recording and reporting duty collections.

(b) On returned parcels. Collect the charges referred to in § 232.5(a).

(c) Storage—(1) When to charge. Storage charges begin on the 6th 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 begin on the 6th working day after the date on which notice to file formal entry is mailed to the consignee (addressee), or on the 6th 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 custom 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 § 232.5(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 232.131 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.

(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 § 261.546), 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.

(6) Parcels held beyond usual retention period. See § 232.5(b) (i) (v) 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 F.R. 12267, Aug. 24, 1967, as amended at 32 F.R. 18045, Dec. 16, 1967]

(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 § 247.6(b) of this chapter. 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 addressees' 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 as provided in § 232.4(a).

(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 acknowledgment of receipt, but do not require signature. They must not be confused with foreign return receipts which are designated "Avis de réception" and are completed as prescribed in § 242.5 (e) (1) of this chapter. If a parcel is returned as undeliverable, the post office will mark the dispatch note as well as the wrapper to show the reason for nondelivery and leave the dispatch note attached to the parcel. Dispatch notes that cannot be associated with the relative parcels may be disposed of as waste after 60 days.

§ 232.4 Forwarding.

(a) Within United States. A parcel may be forwarded to the original addressee or to an alternate addressee at another post office in the United States by surface transportation, subject to collection on delivery of postage at the U.S. domestic zone rate. Forwarding by air must be prepaid. The post office forwarding an unprepaid parcel by surface in the United States will mark the wrapper "Postage due" giving the amount of domestic postage along with storage charges if any. When delivering an unprepaid forwarded parcel, the post office will collect the necessary amount for domestic transmission in postagedue stamps even if the "postage-due" marking is omitted. The fee prescribed in § 232.1(a) is also collectible on any forwarded dutiable parcel.

(b) To country of origin. If the addressee has moved to the country of parcel's origin and no instructions are given to deliver to a second addressee in the United States, the post office will mark it "Moved," show the forwarding address of the addressee, and send by surface means (including parcels received by air) to the appropriate exchange office for return to the country of origin.

(c) To third country. If the addressee has moved to another country (other than the country of parcel's origin), or if the parcel bears instructions to deliver it to an alternate addressee in a third country, the post office will hold the parcel and request instructions from the Classification and Special Services Division, Bureau of Operations, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. 20260. The request should include the

names and addresses of the sender and the addressee, or the alternate addressee, the weight of the parcel, whether ordinary, registered, or insured, and nature and value of the contents as shown on the customs declaration, so that the International Service Division may communicate with the foreign postal administration to secure forwarding postage. If the sender has indicated that the parcel is to be treated as abandoned if undeliverable as addressed, dispose of it as prescribed in § 232.5(b) (3). See § 231.7(b) of this chapter concerning domestic third- and fourth-class parcels addressed to persons who have moved to another country.

(d) Dutiable parcels. Dispose of customs entry forms accompanying dutiable parcels as prescribed in § 261.5 (i) of this chapter.

(e) Postage due parcels. If a parcel to be forwarded bears postage-due stamps, follow the procedure prescribed in 335.35 and 335.36 of the Postal Manual.

[32 F.R. 12267, Aug. 24, 1967, as amended at 33 F.R. 12907, Sept. 12, 1968]

(a) U.S. origin. Returned parcels are subject on delivery to the sender to collection of returned postage and any other charges assessed by the foreign postal authorities. The amount of such charges will be indicated by the exchange office. If the sender refuses the parcel, it shall be disposed of as dead parcel post. If the sender has moved to another address in the United States the parcel may be redirected, subject to forwarding postage at the U.S. domestic zone rate. If the sender has moved to another country, the post office will hold the parcel and request instructions from the Classification and Special Services Division, Bureau of Operations, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. 20260, indicating the new address of the sender, the amount of return charges due on the parcel, weight, whether ordinary, registered, or insured, and the nature of the contents as shown on the customs declaration tag.

(b) Foreign origin—(1) Retention period. Parcels will be held at the disposal of the addressee for 30 days, except as follows:

(i) A parcel refused or known to be neither deliverable nor forwardable shall