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Postal Explorer > International Mail Manual - Issue 32 > Country Conditions for Mailing - Cuba
Mail service is limited to letters in the usual form,
Braille letters for the blind, postcards, and printed
matter sent as airmail or economy (surface)
letter-post items, International Priority Airmail (IPA)
items, or International Surface Airlift (ISAL)
mailpieces. Parcel post service is not available.
Prohibitions (130)
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer;
manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold and silver;
precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.
Musical letters or cards that play a sound recording when
opened.
Perishable infectious biological substances.
Perishable noninfectious biological substances.
Radioactive materials.
Note: Small packets (air or surface) are not admitted to Cuba.
Restrictions
Currency, postage stamps for sale or exchange, checks,
securities, and other financial instruments must be licensed
by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Observations
Letter-post items may not contain dutiable articles.
Customs Forms Required (123)
Letter-post: PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)
Parcel Post: No parcel post service
Size Limits
Letter-post: See 243.2
Parcel Post: No parcel post service.
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
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12
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$8.05
|
44
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$21.85
|
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2
|
1.65
|
16
|
9.75
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48
|
23.65
|
|
3
|
2.40
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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
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5.60
|
36
|
18.30
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|
8
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6.40
|
40
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20.10
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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Airmail
Parcel Post Rates
Not Available
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
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40
|
11.35
|
60
|
15.30
|
|
24
|
7.85
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44
|
12.15
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64
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15.75
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28
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8.85
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48
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12.95
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32
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9.80
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52
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13.75
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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Economy Mail
Parcel Post Rates
Not Available
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
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$3.35
|
36
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$6.45
|
56
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$9.05
|
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20
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4.00
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40
|
7.00
|
60
|
9.55
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24
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4.65
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44
|
7.55
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64
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10.00
|
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28
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5.30
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48
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7.95
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32
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5.95
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52
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8.50
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blank |
blank |
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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.
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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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
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12
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$2.73
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44
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$7.48
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2
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1.00
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16
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3.32
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48
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8.07
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3
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1.19
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20
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3.92
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52
|
8.67
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4
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1.38
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24
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4.51
|
56
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9.26
|
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5
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1.57
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28
|
5.10
|
60
|
9.86
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6
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1.76
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32
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5.70
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64
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10.45
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7
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1.94
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36
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6.29
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8
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2.13
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40
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6.89
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$0.25 per pound discount for drop shipments tendered at the New
Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center.
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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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)
Not Available
Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Not Available
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