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DeliciousBacon
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I typically ship Canadian packages out of the PO I work at, using the standard Custom Dec Form 2976 (the 3-ply form, roughly 4X6, everyone has seen them and maybe even has a stack hanging around). Never had a problem having a package ship, but I have had issues with them being incredibly delayed or actually returned. So today, I went to a different PO and tried to mail a Canadian package with a 2976, and was turned down. Last summer, the USPS rolled out a replacement version of this form, the 2976-R (same info but much bigger, requires tracking # stickers to be stuck on before shipping), along with the move to First Class Flat Rate Int'l shipping (there's a grace period where both are still valid forms). So what has happened is that some POs have a system set up to only be able to ship with these new customs forms. No big deal, just took a minute, but what was interesting is that some Canadian POs require this new form as well! So if you ship from a US PO allowing the use of the old forms, to a Canadian office requiring the new forms (which you won't know ahead of time), good luck! You might see your package come back in a few weeks if someone up there wants to be a dick about it!