International Post Guide - Australia Post
International Post Guide - Australia Post
International Post Guide - Australia Post
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120 <strong>International</strong> <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
FRANCE<br />
Including Corsica and postal services in Andorra and Monaco<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 2–4 work days $5000 1 20 kg $5000<br />
Express <strong>Post</strong> Int’l � 3–7 work days Air Mail �<br />
� 1 20 kg $5000<br />
5–7 work days $1000 � 20 kg $5000<br />
Registered <strong>Post</strong> Int’l � 5–7 work days Sea Mail �<br />
� �<br />
� 20 kg $5000<br />
Confirm delivery � Registered or Extra Cover only. �<br />
Valuables – see �1.4 2 Extra Cover only. Not ECI. No<br />
notes.<br />
September 2007<br />
2 Extra Cover only. Not ECI. No<br />
notes.<br />
Duty-payable articles � �<br />
Perishable biological � Non-infectious only.<br />
Fax<strong>Post</strong> bureau � Private fax machines Monaco only.<br />
1 ECI and EPI – Parcels deliver to all destinations<br />
ECI and EPI – Parcels do not deliver to a <strong>Post</strong> Office Box or <strong>Post</strong>e Restante (counter mail delivery).<br />
2 Valuables<br />
An important permit issued by the Banque de France must accompany all valuables. Andorra and<br />
Monaco do not accept valuables in letters with Extra Cover up to 500g.<br />
Import restrictions<br />
Senders should determine import restrictions from French authorities before posting:<br />
Alcohol<br />
Animal products<br />
Baby’s comforters<br />
Books and publications<br />
Cereals<br />
Contraceptives<br />
Electric blankets<br />
Foodstuffs, prepared<br />
Fruit<br />
Gemstones<br />
Helmets, motorcycle<br />
Instruments, measuring<br />
Jewellery, imitation<br />
Medicines<br />
Metals, precious<br />
Pearls and precious stones<br />
Plants and parts of plants<br />
Roots and bulbs<br />
Rubber articles<br />
Seeds<br />
Syringes and needles<br />
Television receivers<br />
Terminal equipment<br />
Tobacco<br />
Toys<br />
Weapons.<br />
Special documentation<br />
Invoices<br />
Commercial goods must include an invoice. Senders should contact the French authorities for<br />
further information.<br />
Gifts<br />
Gifts do not require an invoice. Mark the address side of gifts ENVOI ISOLE GRATUIT.<br />
Customs declarations<br />
Customs declarations must contain sufficient information for the application of duties and controls.<br />
France grants duty-exemption and senders should contact the French authorities for further<br />
information.<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), France prohibits:<br />
Bark from resinous timber<br />
Colouring matter<br />
Gambling machines<br />
Lottery material<br />
Material contrary to public order<br />
Metallic yarn or trimmings of<br />
gold thread<br />
Metallised<br />
Material harmful to young people<br />
Pearls coated with lead salts
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