Overseas Post 203
ROUMANIA (continued)
private persons. No parcels other than those containing printed matter may be sent by commercial firms except to Roumanian State Enterprises. Customs duties will not be raised on parcels containing scientific or therapeutic products sent by commercial firms to institutions, scientific organizations, clinics, hospitals etc. Gift parcels: Under Roumanian regulations, gift parcels may be sent to private persons without import licences, providing the contents are for the personal use of the addressee or members of his family; customs duties are payable. The parcels may contain only certain articles in specified quantities, and the total weight of all parcels received by one person during one year must not exceed 25 kgs. Parcels sent in excess of this annual weight limit require import licences and are subject to higher customs duties. Medicine may be sent providing a permit issued by the Roumanian Health Authorities has been obtained by the addressee, but may not be included in parcels containing other items. No goods other than medicines may be sent in hermatically scaled tins. Worn clothing must be accompanied by a certificate of disinfection; fresh fruit and vegetables must be accompanied by a certificate of plant health. Customs declarations must specify in detail the number, weight and value of each article which must be separately listed. In addition, a detailed list of the contents must be enclosed in the parcel.
Parcels which do not comply with Roumanian regulations are liable to be returned to the senders at their expense.
Packing: Parcels should be very strongly packed.
RUSSIA See UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
RWANDA and BURUNDI (formerly Ruanda-Urundi)
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Letters
Air mail
Postcards
Letters Postcards
First oz., 40c.. each oz. after, 25c.
25c.
65c.
Each 1 oz., $1.30
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) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,840. (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) Green label and one non-adhesive form. (4) Two non-adhesive forms. (8) Green label. Flemish or French as well as English.
Prohibitions: Bearer bills and so on exceeding five francs in value except in registered or insured letters; coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes; currency notes, except in insured letters.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
(via Mombasa) Air mail
Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 22lb. $6.00 8.00 9.00 13.00 22.00
No service
Supplemental services available : None.
Customs declaration and language: Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note. Flemish or French as well as English,
Prohibitions: Letters; bearer bills and so on, over five francs in value, except in insured boxes.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; saccharin and similar products. Import licences may be required for some classes of goods.