USPS Guidelines for Shipments to Crimea and Iran

Ed. Note: if you’re new to TURBOFAC, please take note that the text string filtration function generally shouldn’t be used for terms such as “ordinarily resident,” “causing” or “new debt”. For research on the meaning of words and phrases such as those, i.e. terms central to the key legal issues in sanctions law that appear on a cross-programmatic basis, you’re typically better off locating and checking the appropriate box in the “Key Legal Issues” search category, which will limit the results to those that have been manually assessed as being relevant for the interpretation of the terms at issue.

Try typing your search term (“ordinarily resident,” “new debt,” or something else) in the “Find a Search Filter” box at the top of the page, and the corresponding “Key Legal Issues” check box will pop up instantly, if one exists. Once you check the box (e.g. “new debt,” with ~55 results), you can always use the text string filtration function to further refine your search (e.g. by typing “invoice” and narrowing the ~55 results to ~10).

Note in addition that the same applies to text string searches such as “14071” (if you’re looking for items related to EO 14071). By typing “14071” in the “Find a Search Filter” field up top, you will be able to instantly narrow the results down to items manually assessed as relating to EO 14071. Ditto terms such as “515.204” or “Iran General License G” (try the “Discrete Legal Provision” search category). Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions on search results and efficiency.

Please click "Apply Text String Filters" again after clicking the "Close" button immediately below.

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Notes:

1) The USPS guidelines for exports to Iran and Crimea, which were live on the USPS website as they appear in the PDF as of 3-11-24, are notable for three primary reasons.

First, there are the examples of what constitutes “eligible agricultural commodities” with respect to Iran, where USPS cross-references the List of "Agricultural Commodities" for TSRA Purposes (Commodities Eligible for Shipment to Cuba Agricultural, Fish and Forestry), and specifically notes that it includes “cotton, wool, linen, silk, hemp, sisal”.

Second, USPS recognizes that the “informational materials” exemption applies to the Crimea embargo (see General Note on the Applicability of /TWEA Exemptions in EOs and Sanctions Regulations not Specifically Mentioning Them).

Third, USPS takes three categories of goods generally licensed for...

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USPS Guidelines for Shipments to Crimea and Iran

TURBOFAC Commentary (202 words)