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8.-P,·epaym.ent of Cu4tomll Dutie11 and olher chariJ& on Pare&« Post Parcel11 to Utt
Unilr.d Ki1l(Jdom. Persons sen.ding pnrcels to the United Kingdom and certain other
countries, may if they so desire, talce upon themselves the prepayment of the Customa
du£y Bnd other charges whlcb in ordinary cnses a.re leviAble on the addressee. The sender
will be told at !.be time of po.~ting what tile approximate amount of these charges will he
a•d a deposit will be taken. of the estimat,ed amonnt. A settlement will subsequently
be made wlmn a stat.ement or the total arnuunt or the cba.rges ba.s been received lrollll
w
the British Post Office. The follo\ving are the nonditions:-
Parcels to be sent under this nrn\Dgement must be handed in at tltc Parcels Post
Branch at TGngston, or at llny distri()t post office.
The cover mWit bo marked by the sender "To be delivered free o£ charge."
The sender must fill up and sign a formal undertl~king to pay on demand th<! !\mount.
of the chnrges due. Forms for this declaration may be had on 11pplication to the
P arcels Post Bmnch at Kingston.
Parcels for frue delivery will only bei\Ccel>t.;t.l from persons whose se~tled residence is in
Jamaica. U the sender i:J residing only tempon.rily in Jamaica 4 p~~rcel o;wnot hP
accepted ! or tlt~li very free of charge.
A fee of 6d. per parcel is charged for the cost oi the service in llddition to the postnge 1111u
deposit for duty. This fee must be paid by e stump or starnps o.ffixed uy the sender
to his fonn or undertaking iu the place indicated.
A fee of 2d. for <klivery charges must be added to Amount depol!ited for duty.
The sender nnH!t m •ke such depo..~it on 11.ceount of the cba.rgea for whioh he desires t()
provide aa the clerk irt charge of the Parcel Post Branch at Kiog~~ton or the district
postrn~ter may, in ea~•h cas", decide. Thil! deposit wm, for the preaeut, be t.he nmoun~
of the estlm1.1.teC1 duty :tnd mu11t be pnid h.Y stamps affixed to the forru of underl.aking in
the place indicatrd.
One form of Ul.ldertaking will surlioe for two or three (but not more) parcels postecJ
together by the same sender to the~ same addressee. la such cases the fee will bo Od. for
each par~cl.
The followntguratlu: artinl"S !fable to tluf.y urtder the United lClQgdom Tariff which
a.re likely to be despatched from J!\maiotl by parcels post, together witb the rate&
of duty, (tmd in t.he Cl\88 of tobacco, of cert.'\in tin&!) thereon. These mt.es .u-e 8'tW)ed ~
ccmsiderable change and shat.Jd b6 TtSal.l as t&pJJru.ritYii!lr.- £ s. d.
Coffee, kiln dried, rOl!Sted or ground per lb. 0 0 2
Tea. " 0 0 4
Tobacro, manufactured, viz.:
Cipra .. f( 0 16 1
Cigl\rW.es 0 12 7
Cavendi.sh or Negrohead 0 u 10.
0tner ms.nufuctureu tobMco " 0 10 4}
Rum per gal. 3 17 10
Tobacco, uumanufaotu.red, containing 10% or morP. or moisture:
1! stenuned or stripped . per lb. 0 8 2i
If unstemmed or IIDStrippod . . . . " 0 8 2
TobMco, Ullmanufl).()tared containing less tba.n 10% of moisture:
If stemmed or stripped " 0 9 1;
re u.nstcmmed or unsl;ripped " 0 !) 0
lnlor~tion concerning the duty levied in the Unit-ed Kingdom on ru.w, wiues o.nd. other
spirit, .. ··.:1n bo· ohtained from the ColiPctor-G~neral's Department.
Parcels will he accepted in the United Kingdom s.nd certain other countries for
delivery in JRUIDica free of Custorn.s duty on conditions similar to the foregoing. Sucb
parcels n.re liable to exnminAtion on arrival !or Customs purposes, IUld all paios and
penn.lties attach:ng for undcrvaluatjou or misrepresentation of coo tents or Lo probibited
goods will be enlorced against tb.e goods themse.lves or Bgainst tile p~~>rties assuming
the charge, aa may be decided by the proper authorities.
C.-lniUraru:c of Parce/4 to the UniWd Kingdom and ce~·tairt olllt!r Countriea.
Parcela ror plt.~ees agaiasl wbioh a limit of insured value is entered m ooi. 8 in the Tnble
of Rates on pages 3;; to 41 can be insured. Countries against which no entry is made
do not participMe in I he insurance system.
E very insured parcel must be packed carefully and substantially, with due regard.
to the nature of the contents and the length of the journey and must be sealed with wu