Postal_Guide_September_1963 — Page 151

148 Overseas Post

ICELAND (continued)

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840. (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (6) Samples, limit 1 lb. (7) Blind literature. Customs declarations: (1) Green label and two non-adhesive forms,

Prohibitions: Bees and silkworms; see also under PARCEL POST.

Restrictions: See under PARCEL POST.

Import licences : A licence, to be obtained by the addressee in advance, is required for the importation of most goods other than those contained in sample packets.

Invoice: Articles liable to customs duty in Iceland must be accompanied by a detailed invoice, in duplicate.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface (via London)

Air mail

Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. f1lb. 2216. $9.50 10.50 12.00 15.00 26.50

No service

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,840, surface only.

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

Prohibitions: Letters; charges butane gas lighters; hay and straw; leaden toys; rags; untanned furs and skins; used sacks.

Restrictions: Alcoholic liquors; dried or preserved milk; narcotics; proprietary medicines; tobacco; used clothing; wool.

Import licences and Invoice: See under LETTER POST.

INDIA (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the former French Indian territories and the former Portuguese Indian territories). See also NEPAL.

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards Letters Each oz., 50c.

Postcards

First oz.. 20c., 15c.

each oz. after, 15c.

25c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air and surface, limit $1,840. (4) Insured boxes, air and surface, limit $1,840. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Blind literature. Customs declarations: (1) Green label and one non-adhesive form. (The customs declaration must be securely attached to the outside of the packet). (4) Two non-adhesive forms. (5) Printed matter liable to customs duty must bear a green customs label. To avoid delay in customs treatment, weights and measures should be shown in the metric system.

Prohibitions: Bulbs, plants and parts of plants; celluloid and articles wholly or partly made of celluloid, such as photographic films; charged butane gas lighters and refills, cut flowers; gold, silver or articles made of gold or silver; jewellery; loterry tickets and football pool coupons and literature relating thereto; pearl necklaces; silk and artistic articles in silk; tobacco. Non-inflammable cine- matograph films are, however, admitted by letter post provided that the packets bear a clearly marked in red characters This Contains Non-Inflammable Films Only. Packets of picture postcards are prohibited from importation by printed paper post.

Account and manuscript books, advertising matter (with the exception of trade catalogues and circulars), almanacs, cards in general, labels, photographs, picture books, printed forms and works of art are prohibited from importation by printed papers post when sent as merchandise.

All goods of South African origin.