May individual customers in the United States send cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as gifts in overseas military mail?
A. That depends. Some overseas host countries do not allow cigarettes and tobacco items in military mail, and such gifts may be prohibited, so first check the Postal Bulletin, or the link at http://postcalc.usps.gov/Restrictions.aspx, for cigarette/tobacco restrictions based on the ZIP Code of the APO/FPO/DPO installation. If cigarettes and smokeless tobacco items are permitted, customers must use Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) or Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation for shipping these items to APO/FPO/DPO destination addresses. For Express Mail shipments, Hold for Pickup service is not required. Regardless of the mail service used, however, the package must weigh 10 ounces or less and bear the complete name and address of the sender and addressee, along with the marking “PERMITTED TOBACCO MAILING — DELIVER ONLY TO AGE-VERIFIED ADULT OF LEGAL AGE.” The sender must show photo identification establishing that he or she is at least 18 years old or the minimum age for purchase of
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