Overseas Post 85
AUSTRALIA (Commonwealth) (continued)
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; bees; plants and fruit; tinned meat, yaccines, 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 Commerce and Industry Department.
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
Letters
Air mail
Postcards Letters
First oz., 40c., each oz. after, 25c.
25c.
Postcards
Each 1 oz.,g
65c.
$1.30
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature.
Customs declarations and language: (1) and (6) Green label. German or French as well as English.
Prohibitions: Narcotics, Radio-active matter. Sce also "PARCEL POST- PROHIBITIONS".
Restrictions: See "PARCEL POST-RESTRICTIONS”.
Packing and marking: See "PARCEL POST-PACKING AND MARKING”.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
(via Marscille) Air mail
Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. lllb. 23lb.
$7.50 8.50 10.00 12.00 22.50
Each lb., $8.00
Supplemental services available: Insurance, air and surface, limit $1,840.
Customs declaration and language: Three 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: in Austria.
Letters; those books and other printed items which are prohibited
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