First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®) is USPS®'s most affordable international service for small packages. You can send anything up to 4 lbs to more than 180 countries, but you cannot send items that exceed $400 in value. Delivery time, which is not guaranteed, varies by destination.
https://www.usps.com/international/mail-shipping-services.htm
At the sender's option, extra services may be added on a country-specific basis.
General Information
Packages (small packets) must be within the following dimensions:
- Minimum length: 6 inches
- Minimum height: 4 inches
- Maximum length: 24 inches. Length is the longest dimension
- Maximum length, height, and depth (thickness) combined: 36 inches
- The weight limit is 4 pounds.
Rolls must be within the following dimensions:
- Minimum length: 8¼ inches
- Minimum length plus twice the diameter combined: 12 inches
- Maximum length: 36 inches
- Maximum length plus twice the diameter combined: 42 inches
- The weight limit is 4 pounds
What are Some Additional Requirements for First-Class Package International Service®?
First-Class Package International Service packages (small packets) and rolls, which because of their size, shape, or configuration might be mistaken for another category of international mail, should be marked "LETTER-POST" on the address side of the mailpiece.
- Requires PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender's Declaration.
What Extra Services are Available for First-Class Package International Service?
- Certificate of Mailing (unregistered mail items only).
- Registered Mail service can be added, which includes limited indemnity (insurance) coverage. Registered Mail is not available to all countries.
- Package Pickup
- Pickup on Demand
- No insurance available
How is the Price of First-Class Package International Service® Packages Determined?
First-Class Package International Service® postage prices vary depending on the size/weight of the mailpiece and the destination country. In order to calculate the price of a Package, go to the International Postage Price Calculator. For additional information on pricing, go to International Mailpiece Quick Reference Chart.
What Payment Methods are Eligible for Postage of First-Class Package International Service® Items?
First-Class Package International Service items may be paid with:
- Postage stamps
- Postage validation imprinter (PVI) labels
- Postage meter stamps
- Information-based indicia (IBI)
- Click-N-Ship®
- PC Postage service
- Permit imprint
Items Eligible for Deposit or Pickup
First-Class Package International Service items bearing a computer-generated customs form with customs data that has been electronically transmitted (e.g., using Click-N-Ship for Business service, an authorized PC Postage vendor, or the USPS Web Tools system) may be deposited through any of the following methods, provided postage is paid by a means other than the use of postage stamps:
- In a private mailbox bearing a return address that matches the address at the point of pick up, when the customer or business is known to reside or do business at that location.
- Using Package Pickup or Pickup on Demand
- At a Postal Service retail counter.
- Into a Postal Service lobby drop.
- In a collection box.
- At a Contract Postal Unit (CPU).
- At a USPS-Approved Shipper location.
Items Not Eligible for Deposit or Pickup
Customers must present the following First-Class Package International Service items requiring a customs form to an employee at a Post Office retail service counter. The Postal Service will return improperly presented items to the sender for proper entry and acceptance.
- Any item bearing a customs form and paid with only postage stamps.
- Any item bearing a handwritten customs form.
- Any item bearing a customs form that was not computer-generated.
- Any item for which the customs data was not electronically transmitted.
