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Country Conditions for Mailing - Bangladesh

Prohibitions (130)

American cotton.

Arms, ammunition.

Coffee plants, coffee seeds and coffee beans.

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; traveler's checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; securities payable to bearer; precious stones; and other valuable articles.

Hemp.

Obscene books, pamphlets, papers, drawings, paintings, figures, or articles.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Piece goods ordinarily sold by the yard or by the piece manufactured outside of Bangladesh and not stamped to indicate the length in meters, yards, or fractions thereof.

Quinine, colored pink.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

No list furnished.

Observations

None

Customs Forms Required (123)
Letter-post: PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)
Parcel Post: PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

Size Limits
Letter-post: See 243.2
Parcel Post: Maximum length: 42 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Postcards and Postal Cards (250) $0.75

Aerogrammes (250) $0.75 Enclosures NOT permitted

Airmail
Letter-post Rates

Weight not over (ozs.)	Letter- post Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Letter- post Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Letter- post Rate
1	$0.84	12	$8.05	44	$21.85
2	1.65	16	9.75	48	23.65
3	2.40	20	11.45	52	25.50
4	3.20	24	13.10	56	27.35
5	4.00	28	14.80	60	29.20
6	4.80	32	16.50	64	31.05
7	5.60	36	18.30	blank	blank
8	6.40	40	20.10	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

Airmail
Parcel Post Rates

Weight not over (lbs.)	Parcel Post Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Parcel Post Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Parcel Post Rate
1	$13.25	25	$112.50	49	$211.15
2	16.85	26	116.65	50	215.30
3	21.10	27	120.75	51	219.40
4	25.55	28	124.85	52	223.50
5	30.30	29	128.95	53	227.60
6	34.40	30	133.05	54	231.70
7	38.50	31	137.20	55	235.85
8	42.65	32	141.30	56	239.95
9	46.75	33	145.40	57	244.05
10	50.85	34	149.50	58	248.15
11	54.95	35	153.60	59	252.25
12	59.10	36	157.75	60	256.40
13	63.20	37	161.85	61	260.50
14	67.30	38	165.95	62	264.60
15	71.40	39	170.05	63	268.70
16	75.50	40	174.15	64	272.85
17	79.65	41	178.30	65	276.95
18	83.75	42	182.40	66	281.05
19	87.85	43	186.50	blank	blank
20	91.95	44	190.60	blank	blank
21	96.05	45	194.75	blank	blank
22	100.20	46	198.85	blank	blank
23	104.30	47	202.95	blank	blank
24	108.40	48	207.05	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Note: Ordinary air parcel post includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. For an item not over 1 pound, the indemnity is $62.84, and the indemnity increases $3.03 per pound or fraction up to a maximum of 70 pounds, which has an indemnity of $271.91. (See 280.)

Airmail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags (260)

Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $40.70
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $3.70

Weight Limit: 66 pounds

Global Priority Mail (GPM) (230) NOT Available

Economy Mail
Letter-post Rates

Weight not over (ozs.)	Letter- post Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Letter- post Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Letter- post Rate
16	$6.00	36	$10.60	56	$14.50
20	6.90	40	11.35	60	15.30
24	7.85	44	12.15	64	15.75
28	8.85	48	12.95	blank	blank
32	9.80	52	13.75	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

Economy Mail
Parcel Post Rates

Weight not over (lbs.)	Parcel Post Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Parcel Post Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Parcel Post Rate
5	$22.75	27	$52.90	49	$83.05
6	24.05	28	54.30	50	84.45
7	25.40	29	55.65	51	85.80
8	26.75	30	57.00	52	87.15
9	28.15	31	58.40	53	88.55
10	29.60	32	59.75	54	89.90
11	31.00	33	61.15	55	91.30
12	32.35	34	62.50	56	92.65
13	33.75	35	63.85	57	94.00
14	35.10	36	65.25	58	95.40
15	36.45	37	66.60	59	96.75
16	37.85	38	68.00	60	98.15
17	39.20	39	69.35	61	99.50
18	40.60	40	70.70	62	100.85
19	41.95	41	72.10	63	102.25
20	43.30	42	73.45	64	103.60
21	44.70	43	74.85	65	105.00
22	46.05	44	76.20	66	106.35
23	47.45	45	77.55	blank	blank
24	48.80	46	78.95	blank	blank
25	50.15	47	80.30	blank	blank
26	51.55	48	81.70	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Note: Ordinary economy parcel post includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. For an item not over 1 pound, the indemnity is $62.84, and the indemnity increases $3.03 per pound or fraction up to a maximum of 70 pounds, which has an indemnity of $271.91. (See 280.)

Economy Mail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags (260)

Regular
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $17.60
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $1.60

Books & Sheet Music, Publisher's Periodicals
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $11.55
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $1.05

Weight Limit: 66 pounds

Economy Mail
Books and Sheet Music Rates (295)

Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate
16	$3.35	36	$6.45	56	$9.05
20	4.00	40	7.00	60	9.55
24	4.65	44	7.55	64	10.00
28	5.30	48	7.95	blank	blank
32	5.95	52	8.50	blank	blank
Note: This is a bulk mail service that is subject to a minimum entry requirement of 200 pieces or 50 pounds of qualifying contents. See Part 295.
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as economy mail. Weight limit: 15 lbs.

Economy Mail
Publishers' Periodicals Rates (294)

Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate
1	$0.81	12	$2.73	44	$7.48
2	1.00	16	3.32	48	8.07
3	1.19	20	3.92	52	8.67
4	1.38	24	4.51	56	9.26
5	1.57	28	5.10	60	9.86
6	1.76	32	5.70	64	10.45
7	1.94	36	6.29	blank	blank
8	2.13	40	6.89	blank	blank
$0.25 per pound discount for drop shipments tendered at the New Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center.
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

Special Services

Certificate of Mailing See 313 for fees

COD and Certified NOT for International Mail

Insurance (320)
Available for parcel post only (see 324.2 for required markings)

International Business Reply Service (373)
Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.25; Cards $0.85

International Money Order (371)
NOT Available

International Reply Coupons (372) Fee: $1.85

Recorded Delivery (360) Fee: $2.40
Available for letter-post mail, postcards and postal
cards, aerogrammes, matter for the blind, and M-bags.

Registered Mail (330) Fee: $7.90
Maximum Indemnity: $44.86
Available for letter-post mail, including postcards
and postal cards, aerogrammes, and matter for
the blind. Not applicable to M-bags.

Restricted Delivery (350) NOT Available

Return Receipt (340) Fee: $1.85
Available for registered and recorded delivery mail
and insured parcels.

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Document Service	Non- Document Service	Weight not over (lbs.)	Document Service	Non- Document Service
0.5	$35.75	blank	36	$259.25	$261.50
1	48.50	$58.00	37	264.50	266.75
2	54.75	61.25	38	269.75	272.00
3	63.25	66.50	39	275.00	277.25
4	71.75	73.75	40	280.25	282.50
5	79.00	81.25	41	285.75	287.75
6	86.50	88.50	42	291.00	293.00
7	93.75	96.00	43	296.25	298.25
8	101.25	103.25	44	301.50	303.50
9	108.50	110.75	45	306.75	308.75
10	116.00	118.00	46	312.00	314.00
11	122.25	124.25	47	317.25	319.25
12	128.50	129.75	48	322.50	324.75
13	133.75	136.00	49	327.75	330.00
14	139.25	141.25	50	333.00	335.25
15	144.50	146.50	51	338.25	340.50
16	149.75	151.75	52	343.50	345.75
17	155.00	157.00	53	348.75	351.00
18	161.25	163.25	54	354.25	356.25
19	167.50	169.75	55	359.50	361.50
20	174.00	176.00	56	364.75	366.75
21	180.25	182.25	57	370.00	372.00
22	185.50	187.50	58	375.25	377.25
23	190.75	193.00	59	380.50	382.50
24	196.00	198.25	60	385.75	387.75
25	201.25	203.50	61	391.00	393.25
26	206.50	208.75	62	396.25	398.50
27	211.75	214.00	63	401.50	403.75
28	217.00	219.25	64	406.75	409.00
29	222.50	224.50	65	412.00	414.25
30	227.75	229.75	66	417.50	419.50
31	233.00	235.00	67	422.75	424.75
32	238.25	240.25	68	428.00	430.00
33	243.50	245.50	69	433.25	435.25
34	248.75	250.75	70	438.50	440.50
35	254.00	256.00	blank	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

Insurance (215.5)

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For document reconstruction insurance or non-document insurance coverage above $800, add $0.75 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200	$0.75
300	1.50
400	2.25
500	3.00
600	3.75
700	4.50	blank	blank
800	5.25	$2,499 max.	$18.00

Size Limits (217.4)
An item must be large enough to hold on its face the postage
and the plastic pouch that carries the Global Express
Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping label).
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 inches long, and the plastic pouch that carries it is
approximately 7 inches high and 12 inches long.
Maximum length: 46 inches
Maximum width: 35 inches
Maximum height: 46 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

General Conditions for Mailing

See Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed Service Guide, for information about areas served in the destination country, allowable contents, packaging and labeling requirements, tracking and tracing, service standards, and other conditions for mailing.

Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$20.00	15	$91.15	30	$164.70
1	23.20	16	96.05	31	169.60
2	27.40	17	100.95	32	174.50
3	31.60	18	105.85	33	179.40
4	36.90	19	110.80	34	184.30
5	42.15	20	115.70	35	189.20
6	47.05	21	120.60	36	194.10
7	51.95	22	125.50	37	199.00
8	56.85	23	130.40	38	203.90
9	61.75	24	135.30	39	208.80
10	66.65	25	140.20	40	213.70
11	71.55	26	145.10	41	218.60
12	76.45	27	150.00	42	223.50
13	81.35	28	154.90	43	228.40
14	86.25	29	159.80	44	233.30
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

Insurance (221.3)
Available for EMS merchandise shipments only

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For insurance coverage above $600, add $1.05 for each $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5000 per shipment.
200	$1.05
300	2.10
400	3.15
500	4.20
600	5.25	$5000 max.	$51.45

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Personal correspondence, business papers and documents.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.
Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.

Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 36 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available

Note:

Coins; banknotes; currency notes, including paper money; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; watches; and other valuable articles are prohibited in EMS shipments to Bangladesh.

Reciprocal Service Name: Guaranteed Express Post
(GEP) Service

Country Code: BD

Areas Served:

City	Postal Zone
Barisal	blank
Bogra	blank
Chittagong	4000, 4100, 4202, 4204-4216, 4218, 4220, and 4221
Comilla	blank
Dhaka	1000, 1100, 1203-1219, 1221, 1222, and 1225
Dinajpur	blank
Faridpur	blank
Hobigoni	blank
Jamalpur	blank
Jessore	blank
Khulna	9000, 9100, and 9201-9207
Kushtia	blank
Mymensingh	blank
Noakhali	blank
Pabna	blank
Rajshahi	6000, 6100, and 6201-6206
Rangpur	blank
Sylhet	blank
Tangail	blank