IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST
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Limitations of service and special conditions
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as well as its immediate container and the packing in which the article is sent, be conspicuously and indelibly stamped or branded, and so on, in English characters with an indication of the country of origin. PACKING: parcels must be packed in strong cloth or in strong wooden
cardboard boxes, and must be sealed, and those containing gold, silver or other precious articles should bear on the cover the words OBJETOS PRECIOSOS (Precious articles) written in letters not less than 1 cm. in height. CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS: the value shown on the Customs declaration must not be less than the market value in Hong Kong. If more than one parcel is sent at one time to one addressee, the sender should number the parcels consecutively and should indicate on each parcel the number of parcels forming the consignment. For instance, if the consignment consists of three parcels, the parcels should be numbered 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3, respec- tively. The total number of parcels forming the consignment should be shown on the Customs declaration.
DELIVERY: a charge of 15 cents for Customs clearance and delivery is
collected from the addressee.
CUSTOMS DUTY: articles (except those subject to internal revenue tax, such as cigars, cigarettes, and so on) the aggregate value of which is not more than one dollar, are admitted free of duty provided they are not imported for sale or forwarded for the purpose of avoiding the payment of duty. COMPENSATION is not payable.
PROHIBITIONS: letters; cigarette papers; military weapons and parts thereof;
tobacco and its products.
RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of fresh or prepared meat; fruit;
patent medicines; sporting weapons; wireless apparatus.
INVOICE the original invoice must either accompany a parcel containing merchandise or be submitted by the receiver of the goods to the appro- priate Customs house before the goods are passed through the Customs, Otherwise, the goods are liable to Customs duty at five times the normal
rate.
PACKING AND SEALING: parcels must be very strongly packed and sealed with
a distinctive device.
CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS should be prepared in French as well as in English
They should bear the Post Office serial number of the parcel and show the country of origin of the contents.
PROHIBITIONS: letters, except one for the addressee.