Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 284

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST

Limitations of service and special conditions

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(2)

PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: same as India (British).

ADDRESS: parcels addressed to post box numbers only, that is, without the

actual address of the addressee, are inadmissible.

CUSTOMS DUTY: when the total Customs duty payable on a parcel does not

exceed 12 annas, the whole of the duty is waived.

(3)

PROHIBITIONS: letters; arms (except sporting guns admitted under permit); candles; playing cards; saccharine; tobacco essence; and, in addition, all goods which do not comply with the requirements of the (French) Merchandise Marks Act.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of cut flowers; eggs of game birds during close season; fish and game; fresh fruit; fresh vegetables and potatoes, including seed potatoes, living plants, roots and bulbs; gramo- phone records; liqueurs and spirits, except gin and whisky of British origin; preserved fish, plums and vegetables; shrubs.

The importation of certain other goods is subject to the production of an import licence, and such goods should not be despatched until the neces- sary licence has been obtained by the addressee.

CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS should show the Post Office serial number of the parcel and should, as far as possible, be prepared in French as well as in English and in accordance with the classification of the French Customs tariff. Weights and measures should be shown in the metric system.

(4) PROHIBITIONS: letters and arms.

(1)

PROHIBITIONS: letters; coin, bank-notes, currency notes, bills, drafts, and so on, and all forms of securities. The importation of a wide range of general merchandise is prohibited. All merchandise not prohibited is subject to a quota system, and a permit is required for the importation into Iran of any such goods. Senders should ascertain before posting whether the contents are admissible.

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