# 39 C.F.R. § 320.7 (2026): Suspension for advertisements accompanying parcels or periodicals

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## Section

- **Citation:** 39 C.F.R. § 320.7 (2026)
- **Heading:** Suspension for advertisements accompanying parcels or periodicals
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 39 CFR: Postal Service / Chapter I: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE / Part 320: SUSPENSION OF THE PRIVATE EXPRESS STATUTES / § 320.7: § 320.7   Suspension for advertisements accompanying parcels or periodicals.

## Text

(a) The operation of 39 U.S.C. 601(a) (1) through (6) and § 310.2(b) (1) through (6) of this chapter is suspended on all post routes for advertisements enclosed with merchandise in parcels or accompanying periodicals under the following circumstances:
(1) The advertisements must not be marked with the names or addresses of the intended recipients.
(2) The advertisements must be incidental to the shipment of the merchandise or the periodical.
(i) An advertisement is incidental to the shipment of the accompanying merchandise or the periodical when the merchandise or the periodical has been ordered by or would otherwise be sent to the recipient even without the accompanying advertisement.
(ii) Notwithstanding § 320.7(a)(2)(i), an advertisement is not incidental to the merchandise when the pertinent circumstances, such as the nominal value of the merchandise, its shipment on an unsolicited basis, or its status as a sample, reasonably indicate that the shipper's primary purpose is the conveyance of the advertisement itself and that the merchandise is merely an adjunct to the advertisement.
(b) An item is an advertisement if its primary purpose is to cause or induce the purchase of goods or services from the shipper or others.
[45 FR 59874, Sept. 11, 1980]

## Nearby sections

- [39 C.F.R. § 320.1 (2026) § 320.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_1.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.2 (2026) § 320.2   Suspension for certain data processing materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_2.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.3 (2026) § 320.3   Operations under suspension for certain data processing materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_3.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.4 (2026) § 320.4   Suspension for certain letters of college and university organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_4.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.5 (2026) § 320.5   Suspension for certain international-ocean carrier-related documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_5.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.6 (2026) § 320.6   Suspension for extremely urgent letters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_6.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.7 (2026) § 320.7   Suspension for advertisements accompanying parcels or periodicals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_7.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.8 (2026) § 320.8   Suspension for international remailing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_8.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 320.9 (2026) § 320.9   Revocation or amendment of suspensions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P320_S320_9.md)

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