Page 85 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 85

OVERSEAS POST (PARCELS)
The maximum and minimum dimensions are the same as for printed papers.
No communication either in writing or printed in ordinary type may be
enclosed in a packet of Literature for the Blind except the title, date of publication,
serial number names and addresses of the manufacturer, printer or publisher,
price and table of contents of the articles and any key to, or instructions for,
the use of the special type, or any enclosure except a label for the return of the
articles.
Articles should be clearly marked in the upper left-hand corner “Literature
for the Blind”.
PARCELS
rates o f p o s t a g e
These arc closely related to the actual cost of handling and conveyance and
vary considerably for the various parts of the world. The rates to the various
countries are shown in Rate Sheet R3.
WEIGHT AND SIZE
The maximum weight is 22 lb.

LIMITS OF SIZE
Parcels other than in the form of a roll:
Maximum:
6 feet 7 inches in length, breadth and depth combined, the greatest dimen­
sion not to exceed 3 feet 6 inches. The maximum length for parcels
to Canada is 6 feet.
Minimum:
5) inches by 3} inches.
Parcels in the form of a roll:
Maximum:
Length 3 feet 6 inches; length and greatest circumference combined not to
exceed 6 feet 7 inches.
Minimum:
Length 4 inches; length and greatest circumference measured in a direction
other than the length must not be less than 6J inches.
Registration
Parcels may be registered to the United States of America only; Registration
fee of 40c per parcel in addition to postage charge.
CUSTOMS DECLARATION AND DESPATCH NOTES
All parcels posted to destinations outside Jamaica must be accompanied by a
declaration of the contents (on the prescribed form which is obtainable at every
“ost Office), bearing the address of the parcel to which it relates and a declara-
l|on of the contents as well as the signature and address of the sender. The value
®f thccontents of the parcel must be shown in Jamaican dollars on the customs
declaration and the net weight or quantity and the value of the different articles
enclosed should be shown in detail with such other particulars as arc likely to
JJdilitate the customs clearance of the parcel; for instance, the material of which
:.°thing is made, and whether it is new or not. If an article is being returned to
15 country of origin this should be stated.