783 Advance Payment Required

783.1 Sample Mailpiece

A sender affected by the provisions in 781 must submit a sample mailpiece (envelope and contents) from the proposed mailing; a statement about the number of items to be mailed, the date of mailing, and the place of mailing; and a check, made payable to the U.S. Postal Service, to cover the amount of the applicable U.S. postage. The sample mailpiece, statement, and check must be sent to the following address:

MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L’ENFANT PLZ SW RM 5726
WASHINGTON DC 20260–5726

783.2 Headquarters Notification

Headquarters provides notification of postage acceptance and approval of the mailing to the sender and to the receiving U.S. exchange office. This notification permits the items in the mailing to go forward to the addressees without delay when the items reach the United States.