Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 80

Overseas Post 79

AUSTRALIA (Commonwealth) (continued)

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available : Insurance, surface only, limit $800, see Insurance below.

Customs declaration : One adhesive form.

Prohibitions: Letters, blank invoice forms; confectionery containing spirits: wines, spirits, liqueurs, or other alcoholic beverages, unless they are bona fide samples, each of which does not exceed 6 oz. in weight, and the approval of the Collector of Customs to importation has been obtained; tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, except genuine samples or for the private use of the addressee. Munitions and cartridges of all kinds.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; bees; plants and fruit; vaccines, serums and viruses.

Import licences: A licence, to be obtained by the addressees in advance, is required for importation into Australia of all goods except those of no commercial value, household articles, gifts not exceeding A£20 in value, bona fide samples, trade catalogues and so on.

Insurance does not cover damage to parcels containing fragile articles (for example, glassware, gramophone records and so on), liquids, semi-liquids, or perishable articles.

Customs duty: Advertising matter (catalogues, price-lists, circulars and so on. and loose advertisements inserted in magazines) is subject to customs duty on importation into the Commonwealth of Australia.

The following are, however, exempt from duty: Trade catalogues and price-lists not designed to advertise the sale of goods by any person, firm or company in Australia when sent into Australia in single copies addressed to merchants, firms or companies therein and not exceeding one copy to each merchant, firm or company or branch office thereof and not being for distribution.

Preferential Tariffs apply under certain conditions to British goods. enquiries should be addressed to Department of Commerce and Industry.

Compensation is not payable.

Delivery: Parcels on which customs and other charges are payable are not delivered to the addressee but must be collected from the Post Office,

AUSTRIA

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz., 40c..

each oz. after, 25c.

25c.

Each 1 oz., $1.30

Postcards

65c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers.

(4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb.

Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature.

(5)

Customs declarations and language: (1) and (6) Green label. German or French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Narcotics. See also "PARCEL POST-PROHIBITIONS”. Restrictions : See "PARCEL POST-RESTRICTIONS".

Packing and marking. See "PARCEL POST-PACKING AND MARKING”.

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, via London, limit $1,600. Customs declaration and language: Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note. Parcels accompanied by customs declarations which are not fully completed in accordance with Austrian requirements are subject to delay. German or French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Books and printed matter prohibited in Austria; charged butane gas lighters and refills, (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms); radio active matter.

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