Page 70 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

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In adrlition to the 6d. Customs clearance fee, a further service fee of 3d. is collected
on each C.O.D. psrcel.
A Cash on Delivery parcel may only be relaim•d at the offiCI! of destination for 15 d'lyl
from the dato of arrival after which if unclaimed it is forthwith returned to origin. This
fact is emphn~ized hecaus~ certain firms abroad represent that C.O.D. parcels are
retained for a lon~er period before being returned. Requests for longer detentions will
not be enlcrl~\i ned , nor will part payme11t be accepted from the addressee; the fr~ll 11'11011111
of duty, trade chnrges, and all other fees must bo remitted to the head office before the
parcel can bo forwarded.
PnEP.nm:wr 011 CusTOMs DuTIES AND OTHErt CuAUOE.~. Persons sending parcels to
the Uniteci Kin~dom mny, if tlaey so desire, tnke upon themselves the prepayment of tho
Customs duty and other charges which in ordinary cases nrc levinble on the addressee.
The sender will be loiJ at the lime of postin!( what the approximate amount of these
charges will he and a deposit will be taken of the estimated amount. A settlement will
~n~bsequently be nu\de when a statement of the total amount of the ch1nges hns been
received from the British Post Office. The following are 1.he conditions:-
Parcels to be sent under this arrangement must be handed in at the Parcels Post
Branch at TGngston.
The cover must be marked by the sender "To be delivered free of charge. "
The sender must fill up and sign a formal undertaking to pay on demand the a•nount
of tl-te charges due. l~orms for this declaration may be had ou application to the Parcels
Post Branch at Kingston.
Parcels for free drlivcry will only be ncecptcd from persons whose settled residence is in
Jamaica. If the sender is residing only temporarily in Jnmaica a parcel catmot be
accepted for doli very free of charge.
A fee of 1s. per parcel is charged for the cost of the service in addition to the postage
and depoRit for duty. If the parcel prove duty-free in Great Britain the sum of Is.
will be refunded to the sender.
The sender must mnke such deposit on account of the charl(es for which he desires to
provide aa the clerk in charge of lhe Parcei:J Post Branch at Kingston may in each ease,
decide.
One form of undertaking will suffice for two or three (but not more) parcels posted
togeU1er by the same sender to the same addrc.iSee. In such cases the fee will be Is. for
each parcel.
The following are the articles liable to duty under the British Tariff which are likely
to be despatched from Jamaica by parcels post, tol(ethcr with the rateil of duty, (r1nrl
in the case of tobacco, of certain fines) thercon. These rates are subject to considerable
chanue and ahould be read as approximate:-
£ 8, d.
Tobacco, mnnufaclurcd, viz.:
Cigars (per lb.) 3 4 ()~
Cigarct les (per lb.) 3 I 3l
Cavcndish or Negrohead (per lb.) 3 0 5
Other manufactured tobacco (per lb.) 2 18 lit
Tobacco, unmanufactured, containing 10% or more of moisture:
If stemmed or stripped (per lb.) 2 16 n
If unstemrned or unstripped (per lb.) 2 16 7!
Tob:~cco, unmanufactured, containing less than 10% of moisture:
Jf stemmed or stripped (per lb.) 2 17 6t
If unslenuned or unslripped (per lb.) 2 17 5!
Ru", lll WAttt:uousEo von 3 YEAilS (per proof gallon) .. 10 12 2
l " Tr WAtttlHOUSED ovEn 2 AND UNOFm 3 Yt)AttS (per proof gallon) 10 1:! 2
, " Jr WAilEIIOUSED UNDEtt 2 YEAttS (per proof gallon) 10 13 8
Parcels will be accepted in Great Britain for delivery in Jamaica free of Customs duty
on conditions similar to the foregoing. Such p'lreols are liable to exarnin·\tion on arrival
for Customs purpostl3, and all p1ins and penalties ~<ttaehing for undervnht•\tion nr tnis-
representation of contents or to prohibited goods will be enforced agninst the goods
lhemselvea or against the parties assuming lhe charge, IUI may be decided by the proper
authoritie.>.