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jdmyprez_deo_vindice
11-28-2010, 01:41 AM
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/napolitanoshippingstraightjacket27nov10.shtml

This person is saying that mail from Japan to the United States is now restricted for non commercial packages and that the only way past this is for the sender to have the recepients SS number or tax ID number. Anyone have any additional info on this?

Noob
11-28-2010, 03:31 AM
TSA of course, to stop terrorists.



TSA Seeks Ban On International Packages Over 1lb

Via Doug Garrett comes word that the TSA requested that international carriers ban airmail packages headed to the U.S. which weigh over one pound. Garrett links to this report in the Japan Times:

Japan Post Services Co. said it will stop accepting airmail packages bound for the United States weighing 453 grams (1 pound) or more starting Wednesday because airlines will stop such delivery at the request of U.S. aviation authorities as part of antiterrorism measures.

The postal services arm of Japan Post Holdings Co. handles 16 million letters and packages by air and sea to the U.S. annually, and "15 percent of that will be affected," a Japan Post spokesman said. That means about 200,000 packages a month will be affected.

The company said it will accept packages from senders that use a service enabling them to pay after delivery instead of beforehand, a service designated for regular customers, even if a package weighs 453 grams or more. The company will notify the public of any changes in the situation, the spokesman said.

The Transportation Security Administration of the U.S. has informed air carriers of the 453-gram rule, and carriers notified Japan Post Services, the spokesman said. The rule applies not only to packages from Japan but from other countries.

According to the report, Fedex, UPS and DHL do not plan to comply, yet. James Fallows at The Atlantic has other links as well.

http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/11/tsa-seeks-ban-on-international-packages.html.


Japan Post Services Co. said it will stop accepting airmail packages bound for the United States weighing 453 grams (1 pound) or more starting Wednesday because airlines will stop such delivery at the request of U.S. aviation authorities as part of antiterrorism measures.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101117a5.html

Tinnuhana
11-28-2010, 05:22 AM
JPSC is the privatized postal service in Japan (see, it can be done). Good thing I'm APO AP but this is going to affect lost of people who do small scale international business.

buster2209
11-30-2010, 07:52 AM
After reading about the DHS banning any parcels from Japan (http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6684914) over a certain weight from coming into the US, I visited the DHS website.

I googled 'DHS' and the top search was a nauseating;

Department of Homeland Security | Preserving our Freedoms

Protecting our Freedoms. Give me a break....

Anyway, the website has nothing on it about the restrictions. There are no press releases (http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/) eluding to this and a search of the site (http://search.fema.gov/search?q=japan+restriction&btnG=Search&sort=date:D:L:d1&output=xml_no_dtd&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&client=dhs&proxystylesheet=dhs&entqr=0&ud=1&site=dhs) shows nothing.

I have found a statement (http://www.majiroxnews.com/2010/11/13/japan-post-to-stop-parcels-to-us/) by the Japanese postal service but it's vague as to whether this is a Japanese directive or US directive.

I have also found cicumstantial (here (http://grendelreport.posterous.com/dhs-blocks-overseas-mail-packages) and here (http://educate-yourself.org/cn/napolitanoshippingstraightjacket27nov10.shtml)) evidence that this is a DHS directive (and it smells like one to me) but can't find any direct proof.

Anyone else got any information on this?

Bern
11-30-2010, 08:29 AM
Won't be long before they are micromanaging every aspect of our lives.