FRENCH GUIANA
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Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted but there should be an appropriate indication of the contents on the cover of the packet); coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, and other precious objects, except in insured boxes; plants; playing cards.
PARCEL POST
Supplemental services available: None.
Customs declaration and language: Three non-adhesive forms and despatch note. Declarations should show the Post Office serial number of the parcel and should, as far as possible, be prepared in French as well as English. Weights and measures should be shown in the metric system.
Prohibitions; Letters: arms (except sporting guns admitted under permit): candles; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted but there should be an appropriate indication of the contents on the cover of the parcel); playing cards; saccharin; tobacco essence; and, in addition, all goods which do not comply with the requirements of the (French) Merchandise Marks Act.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cut flowers; eggs of game birds during close season; fish and game; fresh fruit; fresh vegetables and potatoes, including seed potatoes; living plants, roots and bulbs; gramophone records; preserved fish, plums and vegetables; shrubs.
The importation of certain other goods is subject to the production of an import licence, and such goods should not be despatched until the necessary licence has been obtained by the addressec.
Gift parcels: Customs charges are payable on gift parcels. An import licence is not required for an unsolicited gift parcel sent by one private individual to another, but the words Envoi Isolé Gratuit must be written prominently on the cover of the parcel.
Sealing: Parcels should be sealed with a distinctive device.
Charges: Charges for inland conveyance are collected from the addressees, except at Cayenne and Saint Laurent.
Delivery: Parcels are not delivered to the place of address. Addressees are notified of the arrival of parcels and are advised to collect them from the Post Office. Delivery charges are not levied.
FRENCH GUINEA
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards Letters
First oz., 40c.,
each oz. after, 25c,
25c.
Each oz., $1.30
Postcards
65c.
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,600 (see note below). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,600 (see note below). (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (7) Samples, limit 1 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature.
Customs declarations and language: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form. French as well as English.
Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted).
Insurance is available only to the places shown in the list under PARCEL POST.
PARCEL POST
Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,600 (see note below).
Customs declaration and language: Four non-adhesive forms and despatch note. French as well as English.
Prohibitions: Letters; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms);