Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 91

BARBADOS (continued)

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

Not over 2lb. 3lb.

(via Kingston

7lb. llb. 2216. $7.00 7.00 10.50 14.50 23.00

or London)

Air mail

Each lb., $10.00

Overseas Post 89

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $960, surface only.

Customs declaration : One adhesive form.

Prohibitions: Letters: arms (other than sporting guns) except under permit ; celluloid; cotton seed, except under permit.

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

BELGIUM

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz.. 40c.. 25c. Each + oz.,

65c.

each oz. after, 25c.

$1.30

Postcards

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Registra tion. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840. (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,840. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (7) Samples, limit 1 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature.

Customs declarations and language : (1) and (8) Green label and one non- adhesive form. (4) One non-adhesive form. Flemish or French as well as English,

Customs duty: Printed matter and books are, in general, liable to customs duty and a green customs label must be attached to such packets. Exceptionally, prospectuses, catalogues, price-lists and advertisements, if sent singly or in small quantities, and single books, if sent as samples clearly marked Service de Presse, do not require a green customs label.

Prohibitions : Butane gas lighters and refills; radio-active matter.

Packing and marking: See under PARCEL POST.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

Not over 21b. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 22lb.

$5.50 5.50 9.00 11.00 18.00

Air mail Each lb., $8.00

Supplemental services available: Insurance, air and surface, limit $1.840.

Customs declaration and language: Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note. Flemish or French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Letters; absinthe; butane gas lighters and refills; coin of bronze, copper or nickel not legal tender in Belgium, except obsolete coins for collection.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; foodstuffs; fresh fruit; plants: narcotics. The importation of many articles is also subject to the production of a permit which must be obtained by the addressee in advance.

Packing and marking: All parcels containing articles of celluloid must be marked Inflammable.

Delivery: Parcels are delivered in most areas and a delivery fee is charged. Where they are not delivered an advice of arrival is sent to the addressee. If it is intended that a parcel is to be called for it should be addressed En Gare and not Poste Restante