International Post Guide - Australia Post

International Post Guide 245
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Including Shortland Island
For Bougainville and Buka, refer to Papua New Guinea
Service Letters – Zone: Asia/Pacific Parcels – Zone: B
Usual delivery:
– see �1.8
Extra Cover to: Weight to: Extra Cover to:
ECI 1 3–4 work days $5000 1 20 kg $5000
Express Post Int’l
Air Mail
2 3–5 work days
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3–5 work days � � 20 kg Registered Post Int’l �
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3–5 work days � �
Sea Mail � �
Confirm delivery � Registered only. Valuables – see �1.4 �
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Extra Cover ECI only. No notes. � Extra Cover ECI only. No notes.
Duty-payable articles �
Perishable biological � Non-infectious only.
FaxPost bureau �
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1 ECI and EPI - Parcels deliver only to the places shown
Auki
Honiara Lata
Taro Tulagi Yandina
Gizo
Kirakira Munda
For articles addressed to a Post Office Box, the boxholder is notified of arrival.
2 Express Post International - Letter service available on a non-guaranteed basis
Import restrictions
Senders should determine import restrictions from Solomon Islands authorities before posting:
Drugs and medicines Dyes using coal-tar derivatives Parasites and insect killers.
Food
Food or sweets must be in tins or hermetically sealed containers.
Special documentation
Used clothing for personal use requires a Certificate of Fumigation endorsed by a competent
authority.
Prohibitions
In addition to items prohibited by Dangerous and Prohibited Goods & Packaging Post Guide and
ECI and EPI-Parcels Regulations (see �5.8.2), Solomon Islands prohibits:
Chain letters Clothing and dress material,
used, if intended for sale.
September 2007
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