Generally, the increase in the percentage of inbound items with AED is expected to continue to grow, especially as more countries develop their capacities. Since January 2017, the number of countries sending AED to the Postal Service has grown from 8 to 27. The amount of AED from China is expected to grow significantly by the end of this year. We collect AED for more than 90 percent of outbound international mail, and in the past three years we have increased receipt of AED on inbound shipments from virtually none to over 40 percent as of March 2018 1, including a substantial portion of those originating in China. Postal Inspection Service (Inspection Service), Department of State, and other federal agencies, has significantly improved detection of opioids, as detailed later in my testimony. Over the past year, the Postal Service, in collaboration with CBP, the U.S. Together with our federal agency partners, we have committed to aggressively increase receiving AED on packages coming into the United States in order to improve the targeting of illicit drugs entering the country.
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Increasing the amount of AED, which includes fields such as the item identifier, sender’s full name and address, recipient’s full name and address, stated content description, unit of measure and quantity, weight, declared value, and date of mailing, has been and remains one of the highest priorities for the Postal Service. I appreciate the opportunity to testify before this Subcommittee on our efforts to combat opioids in the mail, which include advancements in the collection and receipt of customs advance electronic data (AED). Once the mail is cleared by CBP and returned to the Postal Service, Network Operations is responsible for processing and transportation to its destination in preparation for delivery. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for inspection. Network Operations manages international mail once it arrives at one of our five International Service Centers (ISCs) and is provided to U.S. I oversee the Postal Service’s national distribution network, including international operations. My name is Robert Cintron, Vice President, Network Operations, for the United States Postal Service (Postal Service). Thank you for holding this hearing on one of our country’s most pressing public health emergency: the opioid crisis.
Good morning, Chairman Reichert, Ranking Member Pascrell, and members of the Subcommittee. Before the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee
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