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Country Conditions for Mailing - China

Prohibitions (130)

Arms, ammunition, weapons.

Articles in hermetically sealed, nontransparent containers.

Chinese currency.

Coins; banknotes; securities payable to bearer; traveler's checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless sent in insured parcel post.

Manuscripts, printed matter, photographic negatives, gramophone records, films, magnetic tapes, video tapes, etc., which could do political, economical, cultural, or moral harm to the People's Republic of China.

Meat and meat products.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Radio receivers, transmitters or receivers of all kinds, walkie-talkies and parts thereof; valves, antennae, etc.

Used clothing and bedding.

Wrist-watches, cameras, television sets, radio sets, tape records, bicycles, sewing machines, and ventilators.

Restrictions

The importation of personal articles is limited to those intended for personal use and imported in reasonable quantities. The value of the items contained in each shipment must not exceed RMB (renminbi) 100 yuan and the total value of the shipment received annually by each family may not exceed RMB (renminbi) 800 yuan. However, the following articles are admitted in the quantities/values indicated:

Description of Articles Qty. or Value per Item
Comment
1. Pocket electronic calculator 1 per year The addressee must submit a prior request to Customs.
2. Magnetic tape 5 cassettes blank
3. Cotton or synthetic fabric 10-1/4 yd (10 m) Width must not exceed 50 inches (130 cm).
4. Medicines or materials used in Chinese medicine RMB 40 yuan blank
5. Philatelic stamps 100 stamps blank

Observations

Articles that do not meet the requirements mentioned above will be returned to origin or confiscated in accordance with their internal laws.

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 $16.00 25 $126.50 49 $234.00
2 20.80 26 130.95 50 238.45
3 25.80 27 135.45 51 242.95
4 31.35 28 139.90 52 247.45
5 36.90 29 144.40 53 251.90
6 41.35 30 148.90 54 256.40
7 45.85 31 153.35 55 260.85
8 50.35 32 157.85 56 265.35
9 54.80 33 162.30 57 269.80
10 59.30 34 166.80 58 274.30
11 63.75 35 171.30 59 278.80
12 68.25 36 175.75 60 283.25
13 72.75 37 180.25 61 287.75
14 77.20 38 184.70 62 292.20
15 81.70 39 189.20 63 296.70
16 86.15 40 193.65 64 301.20
17 90.65 41 198.15 65 305.65
18 95.10 42 202.65 66 310.15
19 99.60 43 207.10 67 314.60
20 104.10 44 211.60 68 319.10
21 108.55 45 216.05 69 323.60
22 113.05 46 220.55 70 328.05
23 117.50 47 225.05 blank blank
24 122.00 48 229.50 blank blank
Weight Limit: 70 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)

Flat-Rate Envelope

Small $5.25
Large $9.50

Weight Limit: 4 pounds

Variable Weight Option

Weight Levels and Prices

0.5 lb. $8.50
1.0 lb. 12.75
1.5 lbs. 14.75
2.0 lbs. 18.00
2.5 lbs. $22.25
3.0 lbs. 25.25
3.5 lbs. 29.50
4.0 lbs. 32.75

GPM Weight Limit: 4 pounds

Note: Global Priority Mail service is available only to designated locations within this country. See 231.4.

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 $22.50 27 $51.95 49 $77.65
6 24.00 28 53.15 50 78.80
7 25.55 29 54.40 51 79.95
8 27.15 30 55.60 52 81.10
9 28.70 31 56.75 53 82.25
10 30.30 32 57.90 54 83.40
11 31.60 33 59.10 55 84.60
12 32.95 34 60.25 56 85.75
13 34.25 35 61.40 57 86.90
14 35.55 36 62.55 58 88.05
15 36.90 37 63.70 59 89.20
16 38.20 38 64.85 60 90.40
17 39.50 39 66.05 61 91.55
18 40.85 40 67.20 62 92.70
19 42.15 41 68.35 63 93.85
20 43.50 42 69.50 64 95.00
21 44.70 43 70.65 65 96.20
22 45.90 44 71.85 66 97.35
23 47.10 45 73.00 67 98.50
24 48.35 46 74.15 68 99.65
25 49.55 47 75.30 69 100.80
26 50.75 48 76.45 70 101.95
Weight Limit: 70 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)

Insured Amount
not over

Fee
Insured Amount
not over

Fee
$50 $1.95
Add $1.05 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
100 2.75
200 3.80
300 4.85
400 5.90
500 6.95 $1130 max. $14.30

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) NOT Available

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 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 $33.75 blank 36 $248.75 $258.25
1 47.50 $50.50 37 254.00 263.50
2 54.75 58.00 38 259.25 268.75
3 62.25 67.50 39 264.50 274.00
4 69.50 74.75 40 269.75 282.50
5 77.00 82.25 41 275.00 287.75
6 84.25 89.50 42 280.25 293.00
7 90.75 96.00 43 285.75 298.25
8 98.00 103.25 44 291.00 303.50
9 105.50 110.75 45 295.00 311.00
10 109.50 117.00 46 300.50 316.25
11 115.00 122.25 47 305.75 321.50
12 121.25 128.50 48 311.00 326.75
13 126.50 133.75 49 316.25 332.00
14 131.75 139.25 50 324.75 337.25
15 137.00 144.50 51 330.00 342.50
16 143.25 150.75 52 335.25 347.75
17 148.50 156.00 53 340.50 353.00
18 154.00 161.25 54 345.75 358.25
19 159.25 166.50 55 351.00 363.75
20 164.50 174.00 56 356.25 369.00
21 169.75 179.25 57 361.50 374.25
22 175.00 184.50 58 366.75 379.50
23 180.25 189.75 59 372.00 384.75
24 185.50 195.00 60 377.25 390.00
25 190.75 200.25 61 382.50 395.25
26 196.00 205.50 62 386.75 399.50
27 200.25 209.75 63 392.00 404.75
28 205.50 215.00 64 397.25 410.00
29 210.75 220.25 65 402.75 415.25
30 218.25 227.75 66 408.00 420.50
31 223.50 233.00 67 413.25 425.75
32 228.75 238.25 68 418.50 431.00
33 234.00 243.50 69 423.75 436.25
34 239.25 248.75 70 429.00 441.75
35 244.50 254.00 blank blank blank
Weight Limit: 66 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 24 $126.45 48 $233.95
1 24.00 25 130.90 49 238.40
2 27.45 26 135.40 50 242.90
3 32.15 27 139.85 51 247.35
4 36.80 28 144.35 52 251.85
5 41.30 29 148.80 53 256.35
6 45.80 30 153.30 54 260.80
7 50.30 31 157.80 55 265.30
8 54.75 32 162.25 56 269.75
9 59.25 33 166.75 57 274.25
10 63.70 34 171.20 58 278.75
11 68.20 35 175.70 59 283.20
12 72.65 36 180.20 60 287.70
13 77.15 37 184.65 61 292.15
14 81.65 38 189.15 62 296.65
15 86.10 39 193.60 63 301.15
16 90.60 40 198.10 64 305.60
17 95.05 41 202.60 65 310.10
18 99.55 42 207.05 66 314.55
19 104.05 43 211.55 blank blank
20 108.50 44 216.00 blank blank
21 113.00 45 220.50 blank blank
22 117.45 46 225.00 blank blank
23 121.95 47 229.45 blank blank
Weight Limit: 66 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
Business correspondence and commercial papers/
documents.
No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
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: 60 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available

Notes:

1. 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 China.

2. Global Express Mail with Guarantee service - which offers a date-certain, money-back guarantee - is available to China.

Country Code: CN

Areas Served: All

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