Page 88 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

88 POST OFFICE GUIDE

CASH-ON-DELIVERY SERVICE

If the sender refuses to pay the charges or does not claim the parcel within six
months from the date of return the parcel is sold and the amount recovered out of
the proceeds.
Under the Cash-on-Delivery service which is in operation between Jamaica and
Great Britain, the value of goods sent by parcel post may, under certain conditions
be collected from the addressee by the Post Office and remitted to the sender by
Money Order.
Fees
In addition to postage and any other charges:—
On outgoing parcels:
10c for each $2 or fraction of $2 of the trade charge plus a despatch fee
of 10c.
On incoming parcels:
10c in addition to the Presentation to Customs charge of 50c, Customs
Duty, etc.

Conditions
Parcels from Jamaica to Great Britain may only be posted at the General Post
Office, Kingston, and Montego Bay, but parcels may be sent from Great Britain
to any address in Jamaica. The amount to be collected may not exceed S80 and
may not include a fraction of a cent.
The sender of a Cash-on-Delivery parcel must write, in ink, on the cover of the
parcel the word ‘‘Remboursement’’ or the letters “C.O.D.” followed by the
amount of trade charge which is the sum of money to be collected from the
addressee on delivery of the parcel. The trade charge may not exceed the amount
of the declared value plus the postage and fees payable in connection with the
Cash-on-Dclivery service. The name and address of the sender should be shown
on the parcel as well as the name and address of the addressee.
The sender must fill up a special trade card giving all the particulars required
on the card except the number of the parcel and those particulars in the space
headed “Service Instructions”.

No alteration of the amount ot trade charge entered on the parcel is allowed.
An incorrect entry must be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made.
If an incorrect entry of the amount is made on a trade charge form or card the
sender must make out a fresh form or card.
The trade charge on a cash-on-delivery parcel may not be altered or cancelled
after the parcel has been posted.
Before a trade charge in respect of a cash-on-delivery parcel posted in Jamaica
is paid, the production of the posting receipt for the parcel may be required.
A Cash-on-Dclivery parcel may only be retained at the office of destination for
15 days from the date of arrival after which if unclaimed, it is forthwith returned
to origin. Requests for longer detentions cannot be entertained, nor will part
payment be accepted from the addressee; the full amount of duty, trade charges,
and all other fees must be remitted to the head office before the parcel can be
forwarded.
No application as to the disposal of the amount of a trade charge can be
entertained unless made within one year of the date the parcel was posted.