Mailing Instructions

Instructions for preparing international mail are listed below:

• Express Mail International 
• Priority Mail International
• First-Class Mail International
• International Priority Airmail 

   Express Mail International

For the instructions on how to prepare this service, please contact Nikki Nash at ngn09a@acu.edu or  674-2709. Envelopes, boxes and tubes for these services are available from us at no charge.

1. Mail Piece Preparation
   You may use the free packaging available from us: cardboard envelopes, boxes or tubes or your own packaging.  If you use your own packaging, it must be big enough for the various required shipping labels.
2. Mailing Instructions Form
   Please attach a completed pink Fast Mail form to each mail piece, filling in:
   • Department name and account number.
   • Sender's name and telephone number (if we need to contact someone)
   • Check the appropriate service in the International column
   • Check any extra service desired. If you are using any extra services, please complete and attach their forms to the Fast Mail form or to the proper place on each mail piece.
3. Mailing Deadlines
   To be dispatched the same day, we must receive your completely prepared mail pieces by 4:35 p.m. Contact Sharon Perry at 674-2709 or perrys@acu.ed for the mailing deadlines on Federal holidays and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day. 

   Priority Mail International

   First-Class Mail International

Free envelopes, boxes and tubes for Priority Mail International are available from us at no charge.

1. Mail Piece Preparation
   The sender is responsible for all mail piece preparation – packaging, addressing, sorting, etc. We can seal envelopes up to 6½ x 9½ inches if the envelopes are flapped over each other. For more information, please see the Mail Piece Design and Addressing pages.
   
   If you want us to perform any mail production services for you, please contact Holly Perry at holly.a.perry@acu.edu or 674-2865 at least one to two weeks in advance of sending us the mail pieces or address list.
2. Mailing Preparation - Sort and Bundle
   Please separate your mail by destination: Canada, Mexico and all other countries. Bundle or box up similar types and sizes of mail together: post cards, letters, flats or packages. We can loan you letter trays, flat tubs or package sacks.
3. Custom Declaration Forms
   The sender is responsible for completing and signing the appropriate custom declaration form, as necessary, for each mail piece. To see when and which form is required, see our Custom Declaration Forms usage chart.
4. Mailing Instructions Form
   Please attach a completed blue International Mail form to each bundle, box, etc. filing in:
   • Department name and account number.
   • Sender's name and telephone extension (if we need to contact someone).
   • Check a destination.
   • Check a classification.
   • Check if the mail piece contains a letter or printed matter.
   • Check any extra services desired. If you are using any extra services, please complete and attach their forms to the International Mail form or to the proper place on each mail piece.
5. Mailing Deadlines
   It is our goal that outgoing mail received by 3:30 p.m. is given to the Postal Service the same day. The mailing deadlines for the holidays and breaks are listed on Our Hours page and are published in Off the Beam, our newsletter to faculty and staff.
   

   International Priority Airmail

Mailings of this type have unique mail piece and mailing preparation requirements. Because of this, we highly recommend that you involve us as close to the beginning of your planning for these mailings as possible. For more information about these mailings, contact Holly Perry at holly.a.perry@acu.edu or 674-2865.