Overseas Post
189
PANAMA (Republic of) (continued)
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, registered letter post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Blind literature.
Customs declarations:
PARCEL POST
Postage:
(1) Green label.
Not over 21b. 3lb. 71b. 11lb. 22lb.
Surface
Air mail
$10.50 12.00 13.50 16.50 29.00 Each lb., $12.00
None,
Supplemental services available:
Customs declaration : Three non-adhesive forms and despatch note.
Prohibitions: Letters; greasy, liquid or easily liquefiable substances.
Invoice : A commercial invoice should be sent to the addressee by letter post. Charges at the rate of 4 cents per lb. for rail conveyance from Colon are liable to be levied on parcels for Panama City and other places on the Pacific coast. Such charges must be paid by the addressee.
PANAMA CANAL ZONE (U.S.A. territory)
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards
Letters Postcards
First oz., 40c., 25c. Each 4 oz., $2.00
$1.00
each oz. after, 25c.
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis-
tration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Small packets. (7) Blind literature.
Customs declarations : (1) and (6) Green label and one non-adhesive form. All sealed packets containing merchandise (or having the appearance of containing merchandise) which is not definitely known to be dutiable, must bear an endorse- ment May be opened for customs purposes prior to delivery to addressee. Packets containing merchandise which bear neither the endorsement described nor a green customs label can be accepted only at sender's risk.
Prohibitions : Contraceptives; gold coin or bullion exceeding 50 U.S. dollars in value.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarettes and cigars; plants and parts of plants; radio-active substances and articles containing radio-active substances. Origin: Every article (except books imported by or for the account of any public library association) capable of being stamped, branded or labelled at the time of its manufacture, without suffering damage, 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. Invoice: An invoice must be enclosed in all packets containing either mer- chandise or books for sale; and a statement (giving accurate particulars of contents and value) in all packets containing merchandise or books not sent in execution of an order or not for sale. Each packet should be marked on the address side Invoice Enclosed. Sample packets should be marked Trade Samples. 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. The undermentioned articles are also exempt from duty:
Newspapers and periodicals (the term periodicals is to be understood to include only unbound or paper-covered publications issued within six months of the time of entry, devoted to current literature of the day or containing current literature