Page 156 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

156 POST OFFICE GUIDE

Overseas Post: Foreign Countries, contd.

GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC (and West Berlin), contd.
In the ease of codec and tea the maximum quantities admitted free of customs
duty arc:—1 lb of coffee, 3joz. of tea, i lb of codec essence or extract and ljozof
tea extract. Customs duty is levied on tobacco products, cigarette papers, wines
and spirits.
Christmas, birthday and gift parcels addressed to close relatives of the sender
arc admitted free of duty provided they contain reasonable quantities such as one
bottle of spirits, 50 cigars or 100 cigarettes. Parcels and customs declarations
should be clearly marked PRIVATE GESCHENKSENDUNG (Private Gift
Parcel) and the declarations should show the individual items and their value.
Packing: Parcels must be strongly packed.
Address: Sec under letter post
GHANA
Letter Post
Surface 1
Air Mail / See Schedules of Letter Rates.
Dutiable articles may be sent by letter and small packet post—up to S100
green label required; thereafter top ireen label and form C2/CP3.
Insurance: Limit S120
Prohibitions: Ammunition, arms, gold, platinum, precious stones, silver,
jewellery, cinematograph films except at the ports of Tema and Takoradi, books,
newspapers, printed matter of a defamatory, scandalous or demoralising nature;
Bank-notes and currency notes, coin.
Restrictions: Plants and seeds; saccharin and similar substances.
Parcel Post
Surface \
Air /See Schedule of Overseas Surface and Air Parcel Post Rates.
Customs declaration: 1 Yellow form CP3.
Insurance: Limit S120
Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; cinematograph films
except at the ports of Tema and Takoradi, firearms, air-guns and accessories;
paper money, silver bullion exceeding S10 in value.
Restrictions: Plants and seeds; saccharin and similar substances, narcotics.
Gift Parcels: Import licences are not required for gifts addressed to individuals,
provided:—
(a) the gift is bona fide and unsolicited,
(b) the weight or value does not exceed 22 lb gross or GS50.
The parcels must be clearly marked “Unsolicited Gift".
Invoices: Invoices are required for all commercial parcels. Senders must des­
patch the invoices in advance of the parcels.
Delivery: Parcels must be called for by the addressee at the nearest post office.