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Country Conditions for Mailing - Colombia

Prohibitions (130)

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Many types of goods are prohibited or subject to an import license; therefore, the sender should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the contents are permitted and whether the necessary documents are held.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

New and used clothing is permitted when mailed as unaccompanied baggage. The words "Equipaje no acompanado" and the owner's passport number must be shown on the address label and the accompanying documents. Used clothing must have a certificate of disinfection enclosed.

Observations

1. Letter-post items may not contain dutiable articles.

2. Books and other printed matter, if valued over $20, require consular invoices, and the addressees must obtain import licenses.

3. A commercial invoice, numbered, certified and signed by the sender, must accompany each package containing books and periodicals of a commercial nature. In addition, the value of each item, the number of packages comprising the shipment, and gross weight must be shown on the invoice. One copy of the invoice should be sent to the post office of destination. A note must be made on each package of the number of books contained therein, its weight and the total number of packages comprising the shipment.

4. Packages must be addressed directly to the addressee, as the Colombian regulations do not permit customs entry to be effected by anyone except the addressee or an authorized representative.

5. Each shipment valued at $20 or less requires two copies of the sender's commercial invoice, one of which must be enclosed in the parcel and the other sent under separate cover to the addressee. Consular legalization is not needed but the invoice must include a declaration of origin of the merchandise, in Spanish, reading as follows:

"Certificamos bajo juramento que los precios de esta factura son los mismos que cargamos al cliente y que la mercancia a que se refiere esta misma factura es originaria de (Country of Origin). En fe de lo expuesto firmamos la presente declaracion en (City, State) (Day) de (Month) de (Year) (Signature of shipper)".

(Translation: We certify under oath that the prices in this invoice are the same that we charge our customers, and that the merchandise in this same invoice comes from (Country of origin). In faith of which we sign the present declaration at (City, State), on (Date).

6. For shipments valued over $20, the sender must have a copy of his or her commercial invoice legalized by a Colombian Consulate, and must prepare 4 copies of a consular invoice, one of which must be sent direct to the addressee with the legalized commercial invoice.

7. The addressees in Colombia are required in most cases to obtain import licenses in order to secure delivery of shipments. For shipments exceeding $20 in value the addressee is required to send a copy of the import license to the sender, who must submit it to the Colombian Consul when obtaining the consular invoice. If a sender receives a copy of a Colombian import license for a parcel whose value does not exceed $20, he or she must return it to the addressee in Colombia.

8. Consular invoice forms may be obtained and commercial invoices legalized at Colombian Consulates, which are located in principal cities of the United States.

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	$14.75	16	$51.40	31	$90.90
2	16.35	17	54.00	32	93.55
3	18.20	18	56.65	33	96.20
4	20.30	19	59.30	34	98.80
5	22.40	20	61.90	35	101.45
6	25.05	21	64.55	36	104.10
7	27.65	22	67.20	37	106.70
8	30.30	23	69.85	38	109.35
9	32.95	24	72.45	39	112.00
10	35.55	25	75.10	40	114.60
11	38.20	26	77.75	41	117.25
12	40.85	27	80.35	42	119.90
13	43.50	28	83.00	43	122.55
14	46.10	29	85.65	44	125.15
15	48.75	30	88.25	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 44 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

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	$21.25	19	$46.10	33	$67.55
6	23.20	20	47.85	34	69.05
7	25.05	21	49.40	35	70.50
8	26.90	22	50.90	36	72.00
9	28.70	23	52.45	37	73.45
10	30.45	24	53.95	38	74.95
11	32.20	25	55.50	39	76.40
12	33.95	26	57.00	40	77.90
13	35.70	27	58.55	41	79.35
14	37.40	28	60.10	42	80.85
15	39.15	29	61.60	43	82.30
16	40.90	30	63.15	44	83.80
17	42.65	31	64.60	blank	blank
18	44.35	32	66.10	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 44 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) NOT Available

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.

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Document Service	Non- Document Service	Weight not over (lbs.)	Document Service	Non- Document Service
0.5	$47.50	blank	36	$396.25	$412.00
1	54.75	$62.25	37	404.75	420.50
2	68.50	76.00	38	412.00	428.00
3	83.25	90.75	39	419.50	435.25
4	98.00	105.50	40	425.75	441.75
5	111.75	119.00	41	433.25	449.00
6	125.50	132.75	42	440.50	456.50
7	138.00	145.50	43	448.00	463.75
8	150.75	158.00	44	455.25	471.25
9	164.50	171.75	45	462.75	478.50
10	174.00	186.50	46	470.00	486.00
11	184.50	197.00	47	476.50	492.25
12	195.00	207.75	48	483.75	499.50
13	205.50	218.25	49	491.25	507.00
14	216.00	228.75	50	503.75	519.50
15	225.50	241.25	51	511.25	525.00
16	235.00	250.75	52	518.50	532.25
17	243.50	259.25	53	526.00	539.75
18	250.75	266.75	54	533.25	547.00
19	259.25	275.00	55	540.75	554.50
20	266.75	282.50	56	548.00	561.75
21	274.00	289.75	57	555.50	569.25
22	282.50	298.25	58	561.75	575.50
23	289.75	305.75	59	569.25	582.75
24	298.25	314.00	60	576.50	590.25
25	305.75	321.50	61	584.00	597.50
26	314.00	330.00	62	590.25	604.00
27	321.50	337.25	63	598.75	612.25
28	330.00	345.75	64	601.75	615.50
29	337.25	353.00	65	613.50	627.25
30	348.75	364.75	66	613.50	627.25
31	356.25	372.00	67	625.00	638.75
32	364.75	380.50	68	627.25	640.75
33	372.00	387.75	69	636.50	650.25
34	380.50	396.25	70	636.50	650.25
35	389.00	404.75	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	$23.50	15	$84.30	30	$147.55
1	26.10	16	88.55	31	151.80
2	29.50	17	92.75	32	156.00
3	33.75	18	96.95	33	160.20
4	37.95	19	101.20	34	164.40
5	42.15	20	105.40	35	168.65
6	46.40	21	109.60	36	172.85
7	50.60	22	113.85	37	177.05
8	54.80	23	118.05	38	181.30
9	59.00	24	122.25	39	185.50
10	63.25	25	126.50	40	189.70
11	67.45	26	130.70	41	193.95
12	71.65	27	134.90	42	198.15
13	75.90	28	139.15	43	202.35
14	80.10	29	143.35	44	206.60
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
Correspondence, business papers, and 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 92.

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

2. Certain dutiable EMS items will not be delivered to the addressee but must be picked up at the post office. For this reason, all dutiable EMS items to Colombia should include the telephone number of the addressee.

Reciprocal Service Name: Express Service-Rapidissimo

Country Code: CO

Areas Served:

Armenia
Barrancabermeja
Barranquilla
Bello
Bogata
Bucamaranga
Buenaventura
Buga
Cali
Cartagena
Cartago
Cucuta
Envigado
Florencia
Giron
Ibague
Ipiales
Itagui
Leticia
Manizales
Medellin
Monteria
Neiva
Palmira
Pasto
Pereira
Popayan
Quibdo
Riohacha
Rionegro
San Andras Isla
Santa Marta
Sincelejo
Tulua
Tunja
Valledupar
Villavicencio
Yopal