Export Controls for Outbound Mail at International Service Centers

Postal Service International Service Centers (ISC) distribute and dispatch international mail to foreign countries. To assist in the enforcement of the export laws and regulations, the Postal Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service use electronically generated customs declaration information to identify potential violations and determine whether a mailpiece should be entered into the mailstream or returned to sender. Our objective was to determine whether the export controls monitoring program mailpiece screening controls at the ISCs were adequate, effective, and followed to ensure international mailpieces mailed and destined for foreign countries are compliant with applicable regulations.