Overseas Post 197
PUERTO RICO (continued)
Prohibitions: Letters; contraceptives; cotton seed, cotton and cotton seed products (except oil, unmanufactured cotton and cotton waste; see Restrictions below); feathers and skins of wild birds (except ostrich feathers) unless for educational or scientific purposes, fresh fruit; gold coin or bullion exceeding 50 U.S. dollars in value; intoxicating liquors; potatoes.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; bees; bulbs; cereals; cigars, cigarettes and cheroots; cotton waste and unmanufactured cotton; plants and parts of plants; radio-active substances and articles containing radio-active sub- stances; viruses, serums and toxins.
Packing and marking: As for the U.S.A.
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 several parcels sent at the same time by one sender to the same addressee exceeds 250 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 parcels than one, it should be enclosed in parcel No. 1, the customs declaration 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 declarations being suitably noted. When the consular invoice is enclosed no other invoice of 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.
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, as well as its immediate container and the packing in which the article is sent, must be conspicuously and indelibly stamped or branded and so on, in English characters, with an indication. 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. 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.
QATAR, BRITISH POSTAL AGENCY (serving DOHA and UMM SAID)
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards
Letters
First oz., 20c., 15c.
Each 1 oz., $1.30
each oz. after, 15c.
Postcards
65c.
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post (except insured letters) and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840, (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (6) Samples, limit 5 lb. (7) Small Packets. (8) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) and (7) Green label.
Prohibitions: Arms and ammunition (or parts thereof); charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); cultured, imitation, artificial and bleached pearls.