Page 141 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Overseas I’ost: Foreign Countries, contd.

ECl ADOR, could.
Customs declarations: 3 forms C2/CP3 anil I despatch note CP2 written in
French or Spanish and English.
Prohibitions: Letters; arms; gaming appliances, communist literature. The
importation of many other classes of goods into Ecuador is prohibited.

Restrictions: Alcholic beverages; cigarette paper, cotton goods; pharmaceutical
products; plants and seeds; manufactured or leaf tobacco.
All parcels containing used clothing must be accompanied by a certificate of
disinfection and a detailed statement of the contents.
Invoice: An Ecuadorean Consular invoice must be sent separately to the
addressee for every parcel or consignment of parcels for one addressee, of which
the value exceeds 40 U.S. dollars or its equivalent in sucres at the official rate of
exchange, otherwise a fine is imposed by the Ecuadorean authorities.
Import Licences are required for all goods valued in excess of 40 U.S. dollars.
Commercial parcels are liable to confiscation unless the addressee holds an
import permit from the Central Bank (of Ecuador).

EGYPT—(United Arab Republic)
Letter Post
Surface \ See Schedules of Letter Rates.
Air Mail /

Dutiable articles may be sent by letter and small packet post—up to S100 green
label required: thereafter top green label and form C2/CP3. Items of value arc
not admitted.
Insurance: Limit S750. Surface only.
Prohibitions: Bank-notes, bees, charged butane gas lighters and refills (un­
charged lighters are admitted); coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones,
silver, samples of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco of all kinds, lottery tickets,
radio-active material.
Restrictions: Patent medicines, plants.
Parcel Post
Surface \
Air /See Schedule of Overseas Surface and Air Parcel Post Rates.

Customs declarations: 3 forms C2/CP3 and 1 despatch note CP2. Declarations
must bear the actual signature of the sender.
Insurance: Limit $200.
Prohibitions: Letters, charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters
arc admitted); cotton seed ; drugs, unmanufactured cotton (except samples of
ginned cotton not exceeding 2 kilogrammes, addressed "Entomological Section,
Ministry of Agriculture, Customs House, Alexandria, Egypt United Arab
Republic, for Mr......................... ”); tobacco seeds. Sudanese tobacco adulter­
ated or artificial tobacco.