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ClJST0:'15 TIU~AT."'I J::'iT I N UNITt:D 1<1 GDOrt OF DUTIABLE GOOD5
IMI>OIHCD BY 5A:'11>LE PO;,T .
Genuine trade samples of certnin dasscs of dutiable goods arc nllowcd to bo imptu-ted
into the United J{ingdom hy St\:nplo post as spocifiod below;
(a) Spirits (except Pcrfumvd Spirits) may be imported in pnckngcs each not exceeding
12 ounces gross weiJ;lht nnd will be delivered on payment of duty nt a fiat rate of 3s. 6d.
cnch (mckagc, provid<>d that each package is distinctly mnrkcd "Spirit (not perfumed)."
(b) 'l'c11 may be iruported in packages ench not exceeding 8 oz. gross weight, and if
distinctly marked "T<•n," will be delivered on payment of duty in accordance with the
following scale:-
(i) If the weight of the sample is under i Free of duty.
3 oz. gro .. or 1 oz. net.
(ii) If the gro'8 weight of the sample is 3 oz. .\ flat rate of.ltl. per package.
or more but doed not exceed 8 oz.
(c) 1'o',acco. 'i'ype samples of unrn:mufaeturcd tobacco, NOT crgnrs, etc.• rnay be
imported in pack:\ges each not exceeding 6 ounces gross weight and, if distinctly marked
"Type Samples of unmanufactured tobacco," will be delivered on payment of duty at
th~ flat rn.tc of 3s. Od. each package.
(d) Wine may be imported in packages Mch not exceeding 12 ounces gross weight,
nnd such packages will, if distinctly mnrked "Wirtc," be delivered free of duty.
(c) Raw Ch·icory Haw Cocoa, llt1w Coffee, Dried Fruit, Suaw· Mltl Sti!JW" Confectionery
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~t~ay be imported rn quantities not exceeding } lb. net weight per package, and such
packages, will, if distinctly marked with a description of the contents, be delivered free
o! duty.
lt :.hould be noted that if the :specified limits of \o•cight ure exceeded, or
the pad<ct:s d o not bear the required .statement:; a ,. to their content:; the
good'> arc liable to forfeiture to the cu:sto m :s.
PACI<ET5 CO TAINJNG PI? I N r E D MATTeR, COM rll.!IKI~L PAPEI?5
AND 5AMPLE5.
lt s permissible to enclose in lhe same packet printed matter, except literature for the
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blind, commercinl papers and samples, prodded that ench article t:t.ken singly is within
the limits applicable to it as regards weight and size, and thflt the tott1l weight dqes not
exceed five pounds if the packet is tlddressed to a place in the British Empire, or four
pounds six ounces, if addressed to a foreign countr.v.
The minimum charge for such n packet is 2}d. if it contains commercial papers, and ld.
if it consists of printed matter nnd samples.
(r) 5mall Pacl<et:s.
De finition and rate:
The Small Pucket Post is specially provided for the transmission of goods, whether
dui table or not, in the same mnils liS printed p11per~, which as a rule travel more quickly
than the parcel mnils.
The prepaid rate 1s ld. per two ounces ,,;th a minimum charge of 5d.
The limits of size are three feet in length, brendth and depth combined! but the greatel!t
dimension may not exceed twn feet. For packet~ in the form of a ro I the length and
twice the diameter combi,ncd rnny not exceed three feet three inches, nor the greatest
dimension two feet eight inches.
The limit of weight is two pounds.
Mod e of packing and addre.s.s:
Small packets must be sent in such a manner as lo be e!I.Sy of examination. The
sender is required to show his name and address on the outside of 1 he packet, nod he is
recommended to mark the packet conspicuously SliALL PACKt:T in the top left-h!llld
corner.
Articles likely to cause injury to officers of the Post Office or to damage other postal
packets must be packed in accordance •dth the regulations nt pnge 52.
Po.sting:
Small packets may be posted in n posting box or handed over the counter. They may
be regist.cred but not insured.
*Cigars and cigarettes may only be sent to Great Britnin by parcel-post or "small
packets" mail, but not by letter or sample mnil.