International Post Guide - Australia Post
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110 <strong>International</strong> <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
September 2007<br />
EGYPT<br />
Service Letters – Zone: Rest of the World Parcels – Zone: D<br />
Usual delivery:<br />
– see �1.8<br />
Extra Cover to: Weight to: Extra Cover to:<br />
ECI 1 4–5 work days $5000 1 20 kg $5000<br />
Express <strong>Post</strong> Int’l � 5–6 work days � 1 20 kg $5000<br />
Air Mail � 6–7 work days $2939 Registered <strong>Post</strong> Int’l �<br />
� 20 kg $2939<br />
6–7 work days Sea Mail �<br />
� �<br />
� 20 kg $2939<br />
Confirm delivery � Registered or Extra Cover only. Valuables – see �1.4 �<br />
�<br />
Extra Cover only. No notes. Duty-payable articles �<br />
� Extra Cover only. No notes.<br />
�<br />
Perishable biological � Infectious and non-infectious not accepted – see �1.6.<br />
Fax<strong>Post</strong> bureau �<br />
1 ECI and EPI – Parcels deliver only to the places shown<br />
Abu Zinmah<br />
Alexandria<br />
Assiout<br />
Aswan<br />
Banha<br />
Beni Souef<br />
Bir El-Abd<br />
Cairo<br />
Dahab<br />
Damanhour<br />
Damiette<br />
El-Arish<br />
El-Mansoura<br />
El-Tûr<br />
Fayoum<br />
Gizah<br />
Hourghada<br />
Ismaîla<br />
Karf El-Sheikh<br />
Kénèh<br />
Khargueh<br />
Luxor<br />
Marsa Matrouh<br />
Minîeh<br />
Nuweiba<br />
Port Said<br />
Rafah<br />
Ras Sidr<br />
Sharm El-<br />
Sheikh<br />
Shebin El-Kom<br />
Sheikh Zuweid<br />
Suhag<br />
Taba<br />
Tantah<br />
Zagazig<br />
Zuez<br />
ECI and EP – Parcels do not deliver to a <strong>Post</strong> Office Box but does deliver to <strong>Post</strong> Restante (counter<br />
mail delivery).<br />
Import restrictions<br />
Senders should determine import restrictions from Egyptian authorities before posting:<br />
Alcohol<br />
Animal products<br />
Bees, parasites and silkworms<br />
Chemical products<br />
Carpets<br />
Fish of all kinds<br />
Firearms and firearm parts<br />
Plants and parts of plants<br />
Soap<br />
Tobacco.<br />
Egypt requires an import permit for all goods except personal gifts up to 20 Egyptian pounds value.<br />
Before posting any item, senders should confirm that the addressee has any necessary permit.<br />
Moslem religious books written in other than an Arabic language require a permit from the Customs<br />
Department. Copies of the Koran require a permit from the Department of Public Security.<br />
Items of workmanship in precious metals must be marked as to metal content.<br />
Special documentation<br />
All commercial goods or merchandise must contain an invoice, a detailed list of contents, and a<br />
Certificate of Origin. Egyptian postcodes always precede the name of the city or town.<br />
Prohibitions<br />
In addition to items prohibited by Dangerous and Prohibited Goods & Packaging <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> and<br />
ECI and EPI-Parcels Regulations (see �5.8.2), Egypt prohibits lottery tickets.
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