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dicate the length in yards or fractions thereof; arms and parts thereof (including toy, dummy or imitation revolvers or pistols, and clasp knives of which the blades are more than 3 inches long) and appliances for discharging gas, unless imported by or on behalf of the Government of Pakistan; bronze or copper coins not of the Royal Mint or of Pakistan State; bulbs and plants, unless accompanied by a certificate in the form prescribed by the Pakistan authorities; labels or woven goods bearing designs in imitation of paper money; quinine coloured pink; sulphur,

Restrictions apply to the importation of the following articles: Potatoes and certain seeds; silver bullion, sheets and plates; wireless sending apparatus.

A licence to be obtained by the addressees in advance is required for importation into Pakistan by post from Hong Kong of all goods except those for bona fide private use and not for sale.

Address: The name of the province in which the place of address is situated should as far as possible be included in the address. Parcels addressed to post-box numbers only, that is, without the actual address of the addressee, are inadmissible.

Insurance: The insurance service to Wana, Tanai, Sarwakai (under the Dehra-Ismail-Khan Post Office) Spinwam, Shakardarra, Chorlaki, and Thathi Nasratti (North West Frontier Province) is temporarily suspended.

Customs duty is levied in Pakistan on the full value of the articles sent, including postage, insurance, commission and so on. An addition of 6 per cent to the declared value is made by the Pakistan customs authorities in assessing the duty unless such extra charges are shown in detail on the customs declarations, or unless it is made clear in the declarations that the charges have been included in the declared value. When the total duty on a parcel does not exceed 12 annas, the whole of the duty is waived.

Duplicate documents: Senders of commercial parcels should, in their own interests, forward by aid mail directly to the addressees in Pakistan, duplicates of all necessary documents; for example (a) clear customs declaration (b) certificate of origin and (c) invoice showing separately the value of each item enclosed in the parcel. The receipt of these duplicate documents in Pakistan prior to the arrival of the parcels will enable the addressees to facilitate customs clearance,

Compensation is not payable for damage to porcelain, glassware and other exceptionally fragile articles.

PALESTINE, EGYPTIAN OCCUPIED AREA (which includes the following places only: El Khalil, Gaza and Khan Yunis) See also ISRAEL and JORDAN.

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