mailing cigarettes

Oct 22nd

New York City and California sue USPS over smuggled cigarettes

The lawsuit wants to force the Postal Service to intercept packages believed to contain cigarettes illegally mailed from foreign countries NEW YORK (AP) — California and New York City sued the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday to stop tens of thousands of cigarette packages from being mailed from foreign countries to U.S. residents, saying the […]

May 15th

USPS: DMM Changes to Age Verification for Mailing of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products

From the Postal Bulletin Domestic Mail Manual: Changes to Age Verification for Mailing of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products Cigarettes and smokeless tobacco are subject to numerous mailability restrictions. These restrictions may require Postal Service™ employees to conduct age verification of the sender and/or recipient of the item, as indicated below.