Page 104 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

104 POST OFFICE GUIDE

Overseas Post: Foreign Countries, conid.

ASCENSION, conid.
Parcel Post
Surface \ See Schedule of Overseas Surface and Air Parcel Post
Air: No Service. / Rates
Customs declaration: 1 Yellow form CP3
Insurance: Limit S100
Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee.
AUSTRALIA
Letter Post
Surface \ See Schedules of Letter Rates.
Air Mail /
Dutiable articles may be sent by letter and small packets post—up to S100 green
label required; thereafter top green label and form C2/CP3.
Small packets must not exceed (1 lb) in weight.
Insurance: No Service.
Prohibitions: Bank notes and items of high value. Blank invoice forms;
unobliteratcd postage stamps exceeding 50c in value, except in registered letters;
tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, except genuine samples or for the private use
of the addressee; ammunitions and cartridges of all kinds, drugs.
Restrictions apply to the importation of : Bees; plants and parts of plants,
including fruit.
Import Licences: See under Parcel Post.

Customs duty: Advertising matter is subject to customs duty.
Address: If the postcode is known it should be written to the right hand side of
the name of the country.
Parcel Post
Surface \ See Schedule of Overseas Surface and Air Parcel Post
Air / Rates
Customs declarations: 1 Yellow form CP3.
Insurance: Limit $110.
Prohibitions: Letters, blank invoice forms, coins, bank notes, jewellery,
platinum, gold or silver (manufactured or not), confectionery containing spirits;
tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff except genuine samples or for the private use
of addressee, ammunitions and cartridges of all kinds, hides and skins.
Restrictions: Arms, bees; plants and parts of plants including fruit and bulbs;
tinned meat; vaccines, serums and viruses.
Import Licences: Import licences are required for certain goods but not for
gifts, personal effects, bona fide trade samples, trade catalogues and so on. These
should be obtained in advance by addressees.
Insurance does not cover damage to parcels containing fragile articles (for
example, glassware, gramophone records and so on), liquids, semi-liquids, or
perishable articles.