Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 222

220 Overseas Post

TAIWAN (continued)

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cosmetics; perfumes; personal ornaments; tobacco, cigars and cigarettes. In addition, the sample service is restricted to trade samples of no intrinsic value or use sent solely for advertising purposes. All other articles are subject to Customs duty and must be sent by parcel post.

Insurance: Articles admissible for importation by insured letter and boxes are as follows:-(a) Bank Notes, except New Taiwan Dollar Notes; (b) Valuable Documents or securities; (c) Precious metals, precious stones and pearls and articles manufactured with precious metals, precious stones or pearls, for personal use not exceeding US$10.00 in value.

PARCEL POST

Limit of weight :

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Parcels for Matsu Islands must not exceed 7 lb. in weight.

Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 221b.

$5.00 5.00 6.00 7.50 13.00 Each lb., $3.50

Supplemental services available: Insurance, air and surface, limit $920.

Customs declaration: Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note.

Prohibitions: Letters; new bank-notes in Taiwan dollar; arms and ammunition; books, pictures etc., of pro Communist nature; forged banknotes and bonds and forged stamps such as postal or revenue stamps; narcotics; toys and articles in the shape of a gun; articles for gambling; obscene or indecent pictures, books etc. Import licences: The importation of all commercial parcels is subject to the production of an import licence by the addressees. Exceptionally, (i) samples of merchandise of no commercial value, (ii) controlled and temporarily prohibited articles intended for personal use or sent as gifts, of a value of less than U.S. $10 per parcel, and (iii) permissible imports intended for personal use or sent as gifts, of a value not exceeding U.S. $25, are admitted without a licence.

Invoice: A copy of the relative invoice with a detailed description of the contents should be enclosed in each commercial parcel.

Addresss: Delivery is facilitated in the case of a parcel for a Chinese addressee of the name and address are written in Chinese as well as English on the parcel and custom declaration. All commercial parcels must be consigned through the Bank of Taiwan.

TANGANYIKA TERRITORY

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters Postcards

First oz., 20c.. each oz. after, 15c.

15c.

Air mail

Letters

Postcards

Each oz., $1.30

65c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter 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 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature.

Customs declarations: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form.

Prohibitions: All kinds of air guns, safety, toy and alarm pistols, and parts thereof or other articles having the appearance of, or capable of conversion into, lethal weapons. Coin (unless for purposes of ornament), unmanufactured platinum, gold or silver, except in insured boxes.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Plants and seeds; publications dealing with marriage or birth control.

Address: There is no delivery service and all correspondence should include in the address a P.O. Box or Private Bag number.