Overseas Post
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (continued)
Invoice: An invoice or statement giving accurately the value of the contents for customs purposes, must be enclosed in every parcel containing books and also in every sealed parcel containing merchandise; and the parcel should be marked on the address side Invoice Enclosed. If, however, the invoice or statement relates to more than one parcel, it should be enclosed in parcel No. 1, and the remaining parcels should be marked Invoice Enclosed In Parcel No. 1. If the value of the goods contained in a parcel or in serial parcels sent at the same time by one sender to the same addressee exceeds 500 U.S. dollars, an invoice certified by a United States consul may have to be furnished, and senders are recommended to make inquiry of a United States consul if in doubt as to whether certification is necessary in any particular case. The invoice should be enclosed in the relative parcel, the customs declaration being noted Consular Invoice Enclosed. When the consular invoice relates to more than one parcel, it should be enclosed in parcel No. 1, the customs declarations being noted accordingly. The customs declarations or covers of the remaining parcels should be marked Consular Invoice In Parcel No. 1. If the sender prefers, however, the consular invoice may be sent separately to the addressee, the relative customs declaration being suitably noted. When the consular invoice is enclosed no other invoice or statement of value need be furnished. If the consular invoice is sent separately to the addressee, a commercial invoice should be enclosed in the parcel. A consular invoice is not required for a parcel (or for several parcels posted at the same time) the contents of which are intended for the personal use of the importer and do not exceed 1,000 U.S. dollars in value, Origin: Every article (except books imported by or for the account of any public library or library association) capable of being stamped, branded or labelled at the time of its manufacture, without suffering damage, must, 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 indica- tion of the country of origin. All goods which may be presumed to have originated in China or North Korea should be accompanied by a certificate of origin.
Customs clearance: If the value of the goods contained in a parcel (or in several parcels sent at the same time by one sender to the same addressee) exceeds 250 U.S. dollars, the parcel(s) will require formal entry in the U.S.A.
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 1 U.S. dollar, are admitted free of duty provided they are not imported for sale or forwarded for the purpose of avoiding the payment of duty. Bona fide gifts up to 10 U.S. dollars in value are also admitted free of duty.
Compensation is not payable.
UPPER VOLTA
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards Letters
First oz., 40c.,
each oz. after, 25c.
Postcards
25c. Each 1 oz., $1.30
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 those places which are marked with an asterisk in the list under PARCEL POST.