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OVIJ;HSI,)A ~!AILS: PARCI~L l'OST. 63
PAIK EL I>OST .
A Parcel Post exchange exists between Jat;la'!Q.a and the countries ag11inst which pt~rcel
post mtes of postage Hre ~hown in cols. 7 to ll, pages 82 to !lS. Pnrcel post business is
tr:uos:octed aL ull Po~t Offices.
The parcel mail for Grl'ut Bril••in. Northern Ireland and Irish Free State,
United States of America, Bermuda, British Honduras, Canal Zone, Cunuda, Costa Rica,
l'llrl:lma, British West India Islands nnd British and Dutc:h Guiall!t (vi:t Trinidad uod
D!lrhndos). Haiti and the Bahumn, Cttyrnun and T urks Islands is forwarded by ench
:ovnilnblc direct opportunity.
The parcel m•til for 13olivin, Chile, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru. nod Venezuela is for-
wnrded via Panama, and for El Salvador, Guaternah, and Republic of Honduras vin British
Honduras.
Purcels for the majority of other countries are forwarded via London.
Postaqe, Dimensions and Weight- For postage, maximum dimensions and weights, and
other parti culars sec Table of Rates of Postage, &c., pages 81 to 98.
Foreign (except to U.S.) and Colo!lial parcels cannot be registered, but they mo.:v be
insured to certain countries under the conditions specified on pp. 64-67.
Ge neral Regulations.
C1tstoms Declaration and Despatch note.
Parcels arc sub.iecl to Cu.stom11 Regu.lation11. The sender of each parcel is required to
rnnke, for Customs purposes- upon a special form or forms, which can be obt.nined nt any
Post Office-an nccurate statement of the nature and value of the contents and other
particulars. The sender's name and full address must also be filled in. The forms should
be lilled in, in ink. Two forms of Customs declaration are in use- A ye llow form
(No. 741) inte nded t o be a f fixed to t h e c ovel"s of pa r cels f or
Brit ish Colonies a nd Possessions, t h e Unit e d St a t es of
Am erica, Cana l Z one, a nd a f ew oth er countries; a nd a
w hite f orm, which is u sed for parcels f o r a ll other
t·or eign countries. t Several identical copies of !be latter form must in
many c:~ses be made out. The number of white forms required is indicated by the figure
>lfter the letter W in col. 13, Tnble of R:~tes, pp. 82 to 98. Whcn a white /Mm is used the
sender must also fill up a despatch 11otc. Under-valuation of the contents or failure to describe
them fully may result in a seizure of the llarccls. and in the case of parcels
addressed to the United States of America in the imposition of heavy fines, which will not
be remitted cvan if the parcels are returned to the senders. The 11et weigh/ or quar1tity of
I he di{Ttnnt kinds of articles cot!laincd i 11 a parcel should be separately slated. Any other
parLiculars should be given which would facilitate t.he assessment of Customs duty, such
as the material of which clothing is composed, and whether it is oew or not. In the case
of articles returned to the country where they originated, the fact should be stated.
Customs Declarations, instea-d of bearing entries of " Groceries." " Presents," etc.,
should bear entries giving a description and t;he weight of the following articles, when
enclosed, ,·iz.: sugar, sweets and confectionery, crystallized and imitation fruits and
Rowers. presen·ed ginger, jams, jellies, and marmalades, chocolate, cocoa powder, canned
fruit, tea, coffee. In the case of dried fruit, the particular kind, figs, rnisins, curmnts, etc.,
should be stated. For further particulars as to decla rations, see note against the names
of the various countries in the Table of Rates pp. 82 to 98 (col. 13).
Special a t tention is dir ected to t h e " Prohibitions" (Export
a nd Impor t), pp. 6 8 ·76.
Parcels received at Jamaica from places over sea a re, in terms of the P ost Office Law,
51 of 1908, opened at the Head Office, Kingston, for the purpose of assessing the duty
on the contents.
A Customs clearance fee of 6d. will be collected on every parcel-post parcel (whether
it contains dutinble matter or not), and on every package (other than parcel post) which
on examination is found to contain dutiable matter.
The poslnge on parcels 1mt8t be wholiy prepaid by postage stamps.
The Post Office DeparLIIICUt will 71Ut ue responsible fur the loss or damage of any
uninsured parcel. This rule is modified in case of parcels between the U.K. and Jamaica,
see page 68.
t The white forms are to be used for India.