Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 231

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

LETTER POST

Overseas Post 229

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters Postcards

First oz., 40c..

each oz. after, 25c.

25c.

$1.00

Each 1 oz., $2.00

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis-

tration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples,

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

Customs declarations: (1) and (6) Green label. It is recommended that all sealed packets containing (or having the appearance of containing) merchandise should bear a green customs label. Unless this is completed to give an accurate declaration of the contents and a correct statement of the value, it is necessary to include a non-adhesive customs declaration or an invoice. The latter procedure is recommended for an commercial shipments of material value.

Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters; contraceptives; cotton seed, cotton and cotton seed products (cotton goods are admitted; for cotton seed oil, un- manufactured cotton and cotton waste

waste see Restrictions below); drugs and therapeutics products; (certain of these products are admitted); feathers and skins of wild birds (except ostrich feathers) unless for educational or scientific purposes; fresh fruit; gold coin or bullion exceeding 50 U.S. dollars in value; intoxicating liquors; potatoes; tickets, advertisements or circulars of lotteries.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; bees; cereals; cigars, cigarettes and cheroots; cotton waste and unmanufactured cotton; empty butane gas lighters and refills; goods originating in China (except Formosa) or in North Korea, or goods of which part consists or is made of goods originating in China (except Formosa) or North Korea; meat and meat food products; radio-active substances and articles containing radio-active substances; viruses, serums and toxins. Import permits are required for all packets containing bulbs, plants, parts of plants and seeds.

Origin: Every article (except books imported by or for the account of any public library or library association) capable of being stamped, branded or labelled at the time of its manufacture, without suffering damage, must be conspicuously and indelibly stamped or branded and so on, in English characters with an indica- tion of the country of origin. All goods which may be presumed to have originated in China or North Korea should be accompanied by a certificate of origin. Invoice: An invoice may have to be enclosed in all packets containing cither merchandise or books for sale; and a statement (giving accurate particulars of contents and value) in all packets containing merchandise or books not sent in execution of an order or not for sale. Each packet should be marked on the address side Invoice Enclosed. If the total value of the goods contained in a packet or in several packets sent at the same time by the same sender to the same addressee exceeds 500 U.S. dollars, the invoice or statement must be certified by a United States consul, and senders are recommended to make inquiry of a United States consul if in doubt as to whether certification is necessary in any particular case. A consular invoice is not required, however, in respect of a packet (or several packets posted at the same time) the contents of which are intended for the personal use of the importer and do not exceed 1,000 U.S. dollars in value. Sample packets should be marked Trade Samples.

Customs duty: Articles (except those subject to internal revenue tax, such as cigars, cigarettes and so on) the aggregate value of which is not more than 1 U.S. dollar are admitted free of duty provided they are not imported for sale or forwarded for the purpose of avoiding the payment of duty. Bona fide gifts up to 10 U.S. dollars in value are also admitted free of duty. The undermentioned articles are also exempt from duty: Newspapers and periodicals (the term periodicals is to be understood to include only unbound or paper covered publica- tions issued within six months of the time of entry, devoted to current literature of the day or containing current literature as a predominant feature, and issued regularly at stated periods as weekly, monthly or quarterly, and bearing the date of issue), books, engravings, photographs, etchings (bound or unbound), maps, and charts imported for the use of the United States, and addressed to any depart- ment, bureau, or division of the Government; publications issued for their sub- scribers or exchanges by scientific or literary associations or academies, publications