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SPECIAL REGULA1'10NS. 31
Eaoh parcel must, be so wrapped or enclosed as to permit its conttmts to be ea.sily
~l<amined by l~IJY Postrtli\Stc.tor Cust.orns Offi11er whose dut;y it may be to do so; and each
parcel v.iU be subject in the couutry of dest.inatiou to nll Customs duties und uJI CU3Lorus
regulations in force in that. country for the protection of its Custorus revenue.
A parcel for United Stnte.'< and Caual Zone m1~y be reui.qU;rerl on like conJ.itions to those
that govern the registration of other oorrespondeooc: aud ou payment of the sum or two
penr.e additio!IAI to the fir3t charge, the sender r.~n ohts1in n rer.cipt for such parcel (roru r.he
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addressee, but paruels for the United l'tt1tes ami thl' Ctrnal Zone mAY not ba in.sur~d.
Parcrls must be so carefully packed n.s to be safely Lransmitted iu the m1.1ils of either
country, both in going to the Post. Office of exchange of the count.ry of origin, u.s well &S
1.0 the oflice of address or tcbe country of tlesl ina.tion; and t.hey mus~ not be sealed or
~tosed against inspection, that is, the.v must uot be st-oured by menns of wax, lead or in
nny trumner wWrh would not adu1it of their Pasy eumination by the Customs
Authorities in the United St.ates. Paruols closed by mean& of !lllils nnu screws um
admitted.
The country of deslinatioo may, at il.s option, levy and collect from the ntlllressee
lor inland service and delivery, a charge nol excee1liog twopence half-p~uny (or five cents~
ou eaoh single parcel of not more thao one pound weight: anti, if lhe weight exceed one
pound, a charge equal to one lal\lf-peuny (or one rent.) for each four o11nces or fro.ut.iou
thereof.
U more thnn one pnr~el is sent at nne tinoe to one addressee. the sender should number
the parcels consecutiv~lr aud shoni<.J iurlic;~te <)n earh parcel the number of ptu·rels forming
thc cousigmnent. For instum:c, if the consifi"Hlllcnt cousist;; of three pan·cls, the parc•els
should be numhered "1/3, '' '".U3," ' 3/;l," re~spec1 ively. Tf the vt<lue of the goods (exclu-
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sive of p!\pers aucb -u; 3toulu, bomls, etu .. or uo t::ornrnerci!l.l value) corttl\itw('l io a pat·cel
or in .. ~vcrul parcels sent. at the snme time l>y tJJJC ;;em.ler f(l he sum,. 11ddressee ~~xreeds
100 dollars, an im•oice certifie1l by a Uui(!!d States Consul should be !umisheJ. Tbis
invoice should be enclosed in the rel11live pttrt:el, tl11• Custorns Derlarnt ion Ll<Jiug uotcd
"Consular Jnvoire enclosed. " When the Consutur lul'oice rehltes to mnrc Jl!lrcels than
one, iL should be enclosed in parcPI No. I, the Customs Declanllion being no tell uccord-
ingly. 'l'be Custorns Declarations or covers of tbe r·emaining pnrcels should be m~rkeu
"Ct~n.sular lnvoit•e iu parcel No. I.'' If thesenJer prefers, however, the ConsultLr Inv'lir.6
m~y be Sillll sep:u'tltely to the nddro!-'!Set<, the rel11.1ive Customs Declaration beiug
suitabh• notl'd. Wloeo t.be Consular Tnvoit•e is erwlused no other invoice •Jr sta!Alment.
of value ueed be furni!'lherl. If r.hc Consul1.1r [ovoit•e is ~<·ut sepurntl'ly to the addres~ee.
a conmtercial invoit·e should l•e eodoscd in the pMecl.
If a parcel Cl\.ttnot be delivered liS addrf'SSj!d, within :zg <lays of its receipt, or is refused,
j t will fort hwilh be returoed to l·he aP.nders; who must. pay at the office of origin 1\n
~mount ~qual to the postage originally pt.ud thereon.
Any rcque.~t that a parcel m>~.y be rto\:-.ddl'<!ssed or returned must be accompanied by
tbe !lll\OUilt of IJOS[{lge at the origiuai rate ror i t.~ further prepayment.
The Post Office Depsrtment will not be respon~;ible for the loss or ditmage of an.'
pa.ckuge; and uo indemnity can cooseqnently be claimed by the ~ender or adur!!Bee in
~ither country.
Payment of Cuslorns duty cunnot be undertnken by the sender.
For prohibitionS, see p9.J."ll 33.
111.-Canada.
The regulatious governing the PMcels Post. exchange with Canada are identiuL~l with
those of U.S.A., with r.hc following exceptions:-
1'here is no prohibition or limitation or t.be numbers of t'!igurs or cigarettes which umy be
exported.
Parcels for Canada can neither be insured nor registered.
t'nolaimed or refused parcels art- dealt with in Lhe S!lme manner aa parcels from tlte
United Kingdom.

IV.-Panama, etc.
A Parcels Post exchange now exists be~wcen .Jama.ioa and the Re~Jublics of Panama,
Eouador, Nicaragua and Venezuela, via Colon.
The regulations governing the exoha~e wilb these countries are ideotic&l with tboseo[
U.S.A., with the following exceptions:-