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Country Conditions for Mailing
Prohibitions (130)
Arms and weapons.
Firearms and parts thereof, except under permit.
Human remains.
Live plants and animals.
Radioactive materials.
Tickets and publicity for lotteries.
Restrictions
Articles sent for commercial purposes will not be admitted
unless the addressee has obtained an import permit issued
by the Centrale Dienst voor Inen Uitvoer, van Stolkweg 14,
Gravenhage, and where necessary, a currency permit issued
by the Nederlandsche Bank at Amsterdam.
Authorization from the Nederlandsche Bank is required to be
obtained by the addressee for the importation of current
instruments of payment; securities; acknowledgments of
debt; and shares of stock.
Cigarettes are prohibited. In addition, gift shipments of the
following tobacco product from one individual to another are
limited to the following maximum quantities and a value of
no more than 45 Euros: 1) 10 cigars; 2) 25 cigarillos
(maximum weight, 3 grams each); or 3) 50 grams of pipe
tobacco.
Meat or meat products (including poultry and wild game) and
milk or milk products cannot exceed 1 kilogram
(approximately 2.2 lbs.), and any such products must be
accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by the
responsible official authority from the country of origin.
Observations
1. A parcel may be addressed to a street address or to a post
office box. A local telephone number for the addressee
should be provided when the item is addressed to a street
address and must be provided when the item is addressed
to a post office box.
2. For parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all
commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal
shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be
affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in PS
Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
Customs Forms Required (123)
First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail
International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced
Boxes:
PS Form 2976 (see 123.61)
Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)
Global Express Guaranteed (210) Price Group 3
Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail,
commercial base, or commercial plus price.
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.
Insurance (212.5)
Insured Amount
Insured Amount
not over Fee not over Fee
$100 No Fee For document reconstruction
200
300
400
500
600
$1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
insurance or non-document
insurance coverage above $800,
add $1.00 per $100 or fraction
thereof, up to a maximum of
$2,499 per shipment.
700 6.00
800 7.00 $2,499 max. $24.00
Netherlands
Value Limit (212.1)
The maximum value of a GXG shipment to this country is
$2,499 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.
Size Limits (211.22)
The surface area of the address side of the item to be mailed
must be large enough to completely contain the Global
Express Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping
label), postage, endorsement, and any applicable markings.
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 inches long.
Maximum length: 46 inches
Maximum width: 35 inches
Maximum height: 46 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches
General Conditions for Mailing
See Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed Service
Guide, for information about areas served in the destination
country, allowable contents, packaging and labeling
requirements, tracking and tracing, service standards, and
other conditions for mailing.
Express Mail International (220) Price Group 17
Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail,
commercial base, or commercial plus price.
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.
Express Mail International — Flat Rate
Envelopes and Flat Rate Boxes
The maximum weight for the Express Mail International Flat
Rate Envelopes and the Express Mail International Flat Rate
Boxes is 20 pounds. Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the
applicable retail, commercial base, or commercial plus price.
Insurance (222.8)
Available for Express Mail International merchandise
shipments only
Insured Amount
not over Fee
$100 No Fee
200 $0.85
500 2.35
650 max. 3.85
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