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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
(0) The sender's name and address must be endorsed on the left-hand lower
corner on the face of the cover.
FOREIGN PARCEL POST.
Between Hongkong and the United Kingdom, and between Hongkong and certain Foreign countries, British countries and colonies, through the United Kingdom, and between Hongkong and certain Foreign countries, British countries and colonies.
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Postage, Dimensions and Weight.
197. For postage, maximum dimensions and weight, see Table of Rates of Postage, etc.
Prepayment, Address, Method of Posting, Certificate of Posting.
198. The rules as to the method of address, as to the method of posting, and as to certificates of posting, are similar to the rules for local parcels given in Rule 82 respec- tively.
CUSTOMS DECLARATION AND DESPATCH NOTE.
199.--Parcels are subject to Customs regulations, and the sender of each parcel is required to make for Customs purposes-upon a special form or forms, which can be obtained at any Post Office-an accurate statement of the nature and value of the contents and other particulars. Undervaluing the contents or failure to describe them fully may result in seizure of the parcels. The net weight or quantity of the various articles contained in a parcel should, if possible, be stated, and any other particulars which would facilitate the assessment of Customs duty; such as, in the case of clothing, the material of which it is composed, and whether it is new or has been worn. In the case of articles returned to the country where they originated the fact should be stated. The forms for Foreign parcels should, when possible, be filled up in both English and French.
CUSTOMS DUTY AND CHARGES ON DELIVERY.
200.--All parcels are liable to be opened for Customs examination, and their con- tents are subject to Customs duty according to the laws of the country or colony of destination. Such duty cannot be prepaid, but is collected from the addressee on delivery, except in the case of parcels sent under the arrangements explained in rule 202. In most Foreign countries and British colonies the articles which are not subject to Customs duty on importation are comparatively few. The Post Office can give no information as to the Customs tariff or procedure of particular countries, nor does it accept any responsibility for loss, delay or charges arising from the Customs or sanitary regulations to which the contents of parcels are subject.
201.-In addition to Customs duty, a charge of 6d. per parcel for stamp duty, clearance, &c., is levied on all dutiable parcels entering Cape Colony and Natal. This charge is increased to 1s. 6d. in the case of parcels for Rhodesia, the Orange Free State and Transvaal. In most European countries and some others a fee not exceeding 24d. per parcel is leviable for delivery and Customs formalities. In Honduras and Sal- vador the fee is 1 centavo for eacli 4 oz., with a minimum of 5 centavos. As to the charge on parcels for the Congo Free State, see footnote in Table of Postage.
202.-Arrangements have been made whereby persons sending parcels to the under- mentioned countries and places can take upon themselves the payment of the Customs and other charges ordinarily payable by the addressees :-
Algeria,
Annam.
Belgium.
Cochin China.
Dahomey. Denmark.
Austria-Hungary. Egypt.
Cumioro Islands.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Montenegro. New Caledonia. Obock. Réunion. Senegal.
French Guiana. French Guinea.
Ivory Coast. Italy.
Germany.
France.
Guadeloupe.
Luxemburg. Madagascar,
French Congo.
Holland.
Martinique.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS
Dominica.
Lagos.
Natal.
St. Kitts.
Falkland Islands.
Malta.
St. Lucia.
Sweden. Switzerland. Tahiti. Tonquin. Tunis.
Antigua.
Barbados.
Cape Colony.
Cyprus.
Gambia.
Grenada.
Mauritius. Montserrat.
Nevis.
Seychelles.
Sierra Leone.
Tobago.
Tortoda.
The United Kingdom.
St. Vincent (West Indies).
The sender must pay a fee of 25 cents, must sign an undertaking to pay on demand the amount due, and must make a deposit on account of the charges at the rate of 25 per cent, of the value of the parcel. A final settlement will take place as soon as the amount of the charges due has been ascertained from the country of destination. Parcels intended to be sent under these arrangements must be handed in at the General Post Office.
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