Overseas Post 147
ICELAND (continued)
Import licences: A licence, to be obtained by the addressee in advance, is required for the importation of most goods other than those contained in sample packets.
Invoice: Articles liable to customs duty in Iceland must be accompanied by a detailed invoice, in duplicate.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface (via London) Air mail
Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 22lb. $9.50 10.50 12.00 15.00 26.50
No service
Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,840, surface only,
Customs declaration : Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note.
Prohibitions: Letters; charged butane gas lighters and refills; used clothing or bedding; wireless apparatus.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Alcoholic liquors; potatoes; pro- prietary medicines.
Import licences and Invoice : See under LETTER POST.
INDIA (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the former French Indian territories). See also INDIA, PORTUGUESE and NEPAL.
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards
Letters Postcards
First oz., 20c., 15c. Each 4 oz., 50c.
25c.
each oz. after, 15c.
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air and surface, limit $1,840. (4) Insured boxes, air and surface, limit $1,840. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) Green label and one non-adhesive form. (The customs declaration must be securely attached to the outside of the packet). (4) Two non-adhesive forms. (5) Printed matter liable to customs duty must bear a green customs label. Weights and measures should be shown in the metric system. Prohibitions: Bulbs, plants and parts of plants; celluloid and articles wholly or partly made of celluloid, such as photographic films; charged butane gas lighters and refills; cut flowers; gold, silver or articles made of gold or silver; jewellery; loterry tickets and football pool coupons and literature relating thereto; pearl necklaces; silk and artistic articles in silk; tobacco. Non-inflammable cine- matograph films are, however, admitted by letter post provided that the packets bear a clearly marked in red characters This Contains Non-Inflammable Films Only. Packets of picture postcards are prohibited from importation by printed paper post.
Account and manuscript books, advertising matter (with the exception of trade catalogues and circulars), almanacs, cards in general, labels, photographs, picture books, printed forms and works of art are prohibited from importation by printed papers post when sent as merchandise.
All goods of South African origin.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigars and cigarettes; confectionery; diamonds (other than industrial diamonds) and other precious stones; fountain pens (with or without gold nibs and caps) and parts thereof; Indian currency notes; lead and propelling pencils; lighters; perfumes; playing cards; saccharin; spectacles and sun-glasses; spirits; synthetic gems; watches and parts thereof.
Address: Registered and insured packets addressed to post-box numbers only, that is, without the actual address of the addressee, are inadmissible. Registered