International Post Guide - Australia Post
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<strong>International</strong> <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 83<br />
CANADA<br />
Service Letters – Zone: Rest of the World Parcels – Zone: C<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 � 1 20 kg $5000<br />
Air Mail � 5–7 work days Registered <strong>Post</strong> Int’l �<br />
� 2 20 kg �<br />
5–7 work days Sea Mail �<br />
� �<br />
2 20 kg<br />
�<br />
�<br />
Confirm delivery � Registered only. Valuables – see �1.4 �<br />
Duty-payable articles �<br />
� Extra Cover only.<br />
� Extra Cover only. Not ECI. No<br />
notes<br />
�<br />
Perishable biological � Infectious and non-infectious not accepted – see �1.6.<br />
Fax<strong>Post</strong> bureau � Private fax machines only.<br />
1 ECI and EPI - Parcels deliver to all destinations<br />
2 Valuable articles (see �1.4) are not permitted in Extra Cover parcels or ECI articles and EPI -<br />
Parcels<br />
Import restrictions<br />
Senders should determine import restrictions from Canadian authorities before posting:<br />
Bees and bees' wax<br />
Firearms and firearm parts<br />
Condensed and dehydrated milk Fish and fishery products Meat and meat products<br />
Conserves of fruits and Fruit, wheat, potatoes, onions Medicines<br />
vegetables<br />
Liquids and oils<br />
Plants<br />
Films<br />
Manufactured goods bearing Weapons and parts of weapons<br />
insufficient markings of origin<br />
Coins<br />
Canada admits coins addressed to coin dealers or collectors only if the article does not have Extra<br />
Cover.<br />
Special documentation<br />
Invoice<br />
Commercial consignments valued at more than $C1200 need a certified invoice. The sender should<br />
send three copies separately to the addressee and include one copy in the article.<br />
Gifts<br />
Canada admits duty-free gifts up to $C60 in value that are labelled UNSOLICITED GIFT.<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), Canada prohibits:<br />
Bee-keeping apparatus, used Lottery tickets and advertising <strong>Post</strong>age stamps in insured articles<br />
Contraceptive devices and Margarine or butter substitutes Prison-made goods<br />
literature<br />
Metallic labels<br />
Seeds & Soil<br />
Plumages<br />
Alcoholic Beverages<br />
Alcoholic beverages (including wine) are strictly prohibited unless being mailed to a Provincial Liquor<br />
Board or Commission, or to a manufacturer or distributor of such beverages in Canada.<br />
Periodicals<br />
Canada prohibits periodicals:<br />
� that contain an advertisement primarily directed to a market in Canada and which does not<br />
appear in identical form in all editions of that issue in the country of origin.<br />
� in which more than five per cent of the advertising content indicates specifically where goods or<br />
services may be obtained in Canada or indicates specific terms or conditions relating to the sale<br />
or provision of goods or services in Canada.<br />
September 2007<br />
C
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