Page 122 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Overseas Post: Foreign Countries, contd.

CUSTOMS DUTY
A charge is made for customs clearance and, in addition, a delivery fee for
Small Packets is collected from the addressee.

Parcel Post
Surface 1
Air / See Schedules of Overseas Surface and Air Parcel Post Rates.
Insurance: No Service.

If more than one parcel is sent at one time to one addressee, the sender should
number the parcels consecutively and should indicate on each parcel the number
of parcels forming the consignment. For instance, if the consignment consists of
three p. reels, the parcels should be numbered 1/1, 2/3 and 3/3 respectively. One
customs declaration may be used. The total number of parcels in the consignment
must be shown on the customs declaration.

Prohibitions: Letters, bees, contraceptives; cotton seed, cotton and cotton seed
products (except cotton seed oil, unmanufactured cotton and cotton waste; see
Restrictions below); feathers and tkins of wild birds (except ostrich feathers)
unless for educational or scientific purposes; fresh fruit; gold coin or bullion
50 U.S. dollars in value; intoxicating liquors; potatoes, lottery tickets, gold coins
or gold in any form.

Restrictions: Arms, bulbs; cereals; cigars and cigarettes; cotton seed oil,
cotton waste and unmanufactured cotton plants and parts of plants; drugs,
radio-active substances and articles containing radio-active substances; viruses,
scrums and toxins.

invoice: Each article containing an invoice shall be marked on the address-side
“Invoice Enclosed". If the invoice cannot conveniently be enclosed within a
sealed article, it may be securely attached to the article. Failure to comply with
any of the requirements set forth above will result in delay in the clearance of mail
shipments through the United States Customs.

Origin: Certain articles of foreign origin imported into the United States must
have the name of the country of manufacture indelibly and conspicuously stamp­
ed, cut, engraved or die-sunk on an exposed part thereof. This marking may, if
necessary, be applied after importation.

CANARY ISLANDS
Letter Post
Surface \
Air Mail /See Schedules of Letter Rates.

Dutiable articles may be sent by letter and small packet post-up to S100 green
label written in Spanish or French and English required; thereafter top green
label and form C2/CP3.
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