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{{note|This article is part of the [[Shipment_Types_For_ACE_and_ACI_eManifest|Shipment Release Types Guide]]|info}}
{{note|This article is part of the [[Shipment_Types_For_ACE_and_ACI_eManifest|Shipment Release Types Guide]]|info}}


{{#ev:youtube|zyMyAJoWSY8|960|center|How to create an IIT and cargo exemptions in ACI.}}A '''Postal Shipment''' is a Canadian [[Shipment Types For ACE and ACI eManifest|Shipment Type]] for goods to clear through the [[Canada Border Services Agency - General Information|Canada Border Services Agency]] and as an exemption in an [https://www.borderconnect.com/aci-e-manifest/index.htm ACI eManifest]. It allows for the release of mail moving via a contract carrier from a foreign postal service to Canada Post.<ref name="ECCRD">ACI Highway ECCRD</ref>
{{#ev:youtube|zyMyAJoWSY8|960|center|How to create an IIT and cargo exemptions in ACI.}}
 
[[Image:Postal-shipment-mail.jpg|360px|thumb|right|A typical '''Postal Shipment''']]A '''Postal Shipment''' is a Canadian [[Shipment Types For ACE and ACI eManifest|Shipment Type]] for goods to clear through the [[Canada Border Services Agency - General Information|Canada Border Services Agency]] and as an exemption in an [https://www.borderconnect.com/aci-e-manifest/index.htm ACI eManifest]. It allows for the release of mail moving via a contract carrier from a foreign postal service to Canada Post.<ref name="ECCRD">ACI Highway ECCRD</ref>


To qualify the shipment must be moving directly from the foreign postal service, e.g. US Postal Service, to Canada Post, and must consist only of letter class mail or correspondence. Merchandise would require a formal or informal entry and would clear under other shipment types.
To qualify the shipment must be moving directly from the foreign postal service, e.g. US Postal Service, to Canada Post, and must consist only of letter class mail or correspondence. Merchandise would require a formal or informal entry and would clear under other shipment types.