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On April 19, 2021, the U.S. Postal Service issued a notice regarding the upcoming changes to Publication 52, which is titled “Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail.” Postal Service, “Treatment of E-Cigarettes in the Mail,” 86 Fed. Reg. 20,287 (Apr. 19, 2021). The changes relate to the mailability of electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”), which were added to the definition of “cigarettes” in the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act. See our previous alert regarding these changes.
The mailability restrictions at 18 U.S.C. § 1716E include several exceptions, including tobacco products mailed for business purposes between appropriately licensed and permitted businesses. The exception process requires application to and approval by the Postal Service’s Pricing and Classification Service Center. As the Postal Service cannot accept early applications for PACT Act exceptions before the rest