Page 86 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Overseas Post: Parcels, contd.

If a consular invoice, a certificate of origin, or other similar document acconv
panics a parcel, this should be stated on the relative customs declaration under
the list of contents, and also on the cover of the parcel if the customs declaration
form C2/CP3 is used. Declarations written on any but the prescribed form
cannot be accepted.

Two kinds of customs declaration forms arc in use namely:—
A yellow form (No. 741) to be pasted on the parcel (mainly for parcels addressed
to British Commonwealth countries and the United States of America) and a
form C2/CP3 for most foreign countries and for India. Two or more copies of the
latter form may be required; see under the relative country. The declaration forms
C2/CP3 must not be pasted on the parcel. When a C2/CP3 form of declaration
is used the sender must also fill up a despatch note CP2. The address on the
despatch note should always be as complete as the address on the parcel.
Customs declarations for parcels addressed to foreign countries should, when
possible, be completed in English and French.

When the contents arc liable to duty, an incorrect declaration may result in
seizure of the parcel or in the imposition of a heavy fine which will not be
remitted even if the parcel is returned to the sender.
All parcels are liable to be opened for Customs examination and their contents
are subject to Customs duty according to the laws of the country of destination.
Except in the case of a parcel referred to in the following paragraph, such duty
cannot be prepaid but it is collected from the addressee on delivery. The Post
Office can give no information as to the customs tariff or procedure of any
particular country; nor does it accept any responsibility for loss, delay or charges
arising from the Customs or other regulation to which the contents of the parcel
are subject.

PREPAYMENT OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND OTHER CHARGES (F DD
PARCELS (FREE OF CHARGES AND FEES)
Persons sending parcels to the United Kingdom may, if they so desire, take
upon themselves the prepayment of the Customs duty and other charges which in
ordinary cases are leviable on the addressee. The sender will be required to pay a
deposit of the amount estimated to cover these charges. A settlement will sub­
sequently be made when a statement of the total amount of the charges has been
received from the British Post Office. The following are the conditions:—
Parcels to be sent under this arrangement must be handed in at the Kingston
Post Office.
The parcels must be marked by the sender “To be delivered free o f charge".

The sender must fill up and sign a formal undertaking to pay on demand th«
amount of the charges due. Forms for this declaration may be had on application
to the Kingston Post Office.
Parcels for free delivery will only be accepted from persons permanently
resident in Jamaica or a person approved by the Postmaster General and havinf
a duly appointed agent permanently resident in the island.
A fee of 20c per parcel is charged for the cost of the service in addition to tW
postage and deposit for duty. If the parcel proves duty-free in Great Britain the
sum of 20c will be refunded to the sender.