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Country Conditions for Mailing - Ecuador

Prohibitions (130)

All maps showing the territory of Ecuador with incorrect boundaries.

Bits and mouthpieces made of copper or any alloy containing copper.

Coins, banknotes, currency notes.

Feeding bottles with rubber or glass tube.

Leaf or manufactured tobacco and cigarette paper except with the authorization of the Government.

Leather shoes in general; cloth and rubber shoes.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Pharmaceutical products and compound medicines whose formula is not known.

Preparations for erasing ink and handwriting.

Roulette games, gambling paraphernalia, labels, imprints.

So-called "Panama" and "Mocora" hats and the straw used for making them.

Uncanceled postage stamps in ordinary mail.

Unrefined salt.

Weapons, sticks, fans, and other objects containing hidden razors, daggers, or firearms.

Restrictions

Any item containing vegetable components in any form whatsoever must be accompanied by a health certificate as prescribed by the internal legislation of Ecuador.

Securities payable to bearer; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewels; jewelry; or other valuable articles may only be sent in registered mail.

Observations

Articles valued over 2,000 dollars require 5 copies of the Consular invoice, 3 copies must be countersigned and stamped by the Consul; for the other two copies only the consulate's official stamp is required. All copies must bear the date of certification and the serial number of the consulate. In the absence of these invoices, shipments are subject to very high customs duty and consular and import duties.

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	$18.00	25	$98.00	49	$180.25
2	20.05	26	101.45	50	183.65
3	23.20	27	104.85	51	187.10
4	26.35	28	108.30	52	190.50
5	29.50	29	111.70	53	193.95
6	32.95	30	115.15	54	197.35
7	36.35	31	118.60	55	200.80
8	39.80	32	122.00	56	204.20
9	43.20	33	125.45	57	207.65
10	46.65	34	128.85	58	211.05
11	50.05	35	132.30	59	214.50
12	53.50	36	135.70	60	217.90
13	56.90	37	139.15	61	221.35
14	60.35	38	142.55	62	224.75
15	63.75	39	146.00	63	228.20
16	67.20	40	149.40	64	231.60
17	70.60	41	152.85	65	235.05
18	74.05	42	156.25	66	238.45
19	77.45	43	159.70	67	241.90
20	80.90	44	163.10	68	245.30
21	84.30	45	166.55	69	248.75
22	87.75	46	169.95	70	252.15
23	91.15	47	173.40	blank	blank
24	94.60	48	176.80	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) 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	$21.25	27	$58.55	49	$91.15
6	23.20	28	60.10	50	92.65
7	25.05	29	61.60	51	94.10
8	26.90	30	63.15	52	95.60
9	28.70	31	64.60	53	97.05
10	30.45	32	66.10	54	98.55
11	32.20	33	67.55	55	100.00
12	33.95	34	69.05	56	101.50
13	35.70	35	70.50	57	103.00
14	37.40	36	72.00	58	104.45
15	39.15	37	73.45	59	105.95
16	40.90	38	74.95	60	107.40
17	42.65	39	76.40	61	108.90
18	44.35	40	77.90	62	110.35
19	46.10	41	79.35	63	111.85
20	47.85	42	80.85	64	113.30
21	49.40	43	82.30	65	114.80
22	50.90	44	83.80	66	116.25
23	52.45	45	85.25	67	117.75
24	53.95	46	86.75	68	119.20
25	55.50	47	88.20	69	120.70
26	57.00	48	89.70	70	122.15
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) NOT Available

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

International Money Order (371)
Use MO Form MP1
Maximum Amount Available: $700 Fee: $3.45

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.

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: 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	$23.50	24	$122.25	48	$223.45
1	26.10	25	126.50	49	227.65
2	29.50	26	130.70	50	231.90
3	33.75	27	134.90	51	236.10
4	37.95	28	139.15	52	240.30
5	42.15	29	143.35	53	244.55
6	46.40	30	147.55	54	248.75
7	50.60	31	151.80	55	252.95
8	54.80	32	156.00	56	257.20
9	59.00	33	160.20	57	261.40
10	63.25	34	164.40	58	265.60
11	67.45	35	168.65	59	269.80
12	71.65	36	172.85	60	274.05
13	75.90	37	177.05	61	278.25
14	80.10	38	181.30	62	282.45
15	84.30	39	185.50	63	286.70
16	88.55	40	189.70	64	290.90
17	92.75	41	193.95	65	295.10
18	96.95	42	198.15	66	299.35
19	101.20	43	202.35	blank	blank
20	105.40	44	206.60	blank	blank
21	109.60	45	210.80	blank	blank
22	113.85	46	215.00	blank	blank
23	118.05	47	219.25	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
Correspondence and business papers.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label). 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: 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 Ecuador.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS-Ecuapost

Country Code: EC

Areas Served:

EMS is available only to the following locations:

Ambato

Cuenca

Guayaquil

Loja

Quito