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Country Conditions for Mailing - Egypt

Prohibitions (130)

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; travelers' checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles unless sent in insured parcel post.

Medals resembling Egyptian or foreign currency.

Obscene or immoral books, engravings or printed matter.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Import permits issued in advance by the appropriate Egyptian authorities are required for gramophone records of Arabic songs, cinema films and recording tapes; medicines, plants and parts of plants.

Minted coins and gold and silver ingots may only be sent in insured parcel post packages.

Observations

1. Import permits are required for all kinds of goods and for gift shipments with a value of more than 20 Egyptian pounds. No import permit is required for items with a value less than 20 Egyptian pounds on condition that they are intended for personal use and have no commercial value.

2. To facilitate customs treatment, all documents (bills, licenses, certificates) should be inserted in each shipment.

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 $19.00 25 $109.60 49 $198.15
2 23.20 26 113.30 50 201.85
3 27.40 27 117.00 51 205.55
4 31.60 28 120.70 52 209.20
5 35.85 29 124.35 53 212.90
6 39.50 30 128.05 54 216.60
7 43.20 31 131.75 55 220.30
8 46.90 32 135.45 56 224.00
9 50.60 33 139.15 57 227.65
10 54.30 34 142.80 58 231.35
11 57.95 35 146.50 59 235.05
12 61.65 36 150.20 60 238.75
13 65.35 37 153.90 61 242.40
14 69.05 38 157.55 62 246.10
15 72.75 39 161.25 63 249.80
16 76.40 40 164.95 64 253.50
17 80.10 41 168.65 65 257.20
18 83.80 42 172.35 66 260.85
19 87.50 43 176.00 blank blank
20 91.15 44 179.70 blank blank
21 94.85 45 183.40 blank blank
22 98.55 46 187.10 blank blank
23 102.25 47 190.75 blank blank
24 105.95 48 194.45 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 $27.75 27 $75.40 49 $116.45
6 30.30 28 77.40 50 118.30
7 32.65 29 79.40 51 120.15
8 35.05 30 81.40 52 122.00
9 37.40 31 83.25 53 123.85
10 39.80 32 85.10 54 125.70
11 41.95 33 86.95 55 127.55
12 44.10 34 88.80 56 129.40
13 46.25 35 90.65 57 131.20
14 48.45 36 92.50 58 133.05
15 50.60 37 94.35 59 134.90
16 52.75 38 96.20 60 136.75
17 54.90 39 98.00 61 138.60
18 57.05 40 99.85 62 140.45
19 59.25 41 101.70 63 142.30
20 61.40 42 103.55 64 144.15
21 63.40 43 105.40 65 146.00
22 65.40 44 107.25 66 147.80
23 67.40 45 109.10 blank blank
24 69.40 46 110.95 blank blank
25 71.40 47 112.80 blank blank
26 73.40 48 114.60 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)

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 max 6.95 $1685 max. $19.55

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) Fee: $3.70
Available for registered mail with a return receipt.

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.

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 $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 $30.00 15 $102.50 30 $177.60
1 32.95 16 107.50 31 182.60
2 37.40 17 112.50 32 187.60
3 42.70 18 117.50 33 192.60
4 47.15 19 122.55 34 197.65
5 52.45 20 127.55 35 202.65
6 57.45 21 132.55 36 207.65
7 62.45 22 137.55 37 212.65
8 67.45 23 142.55 38 217.65
9 72.45 24 147.55 39 222.65
10 77.45 25 152.55 40 227.65
11 82.50 26 157.55 41 232.65
12 87.50 27 162.60 42 237.70
13 92.50 28 167.60 43 242.70
14 97.50 29 172.60 44 247.70
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 computer printouts. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfilm, microfiche, and magnetic tape. 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

Notes:

1. A commercial invoice must be included with all commercial shipments.

2. 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 Egypt.

Reciprocal Service Name: International Express Mail
Service (EMS)

Country Code: EG

Areas Served:

Al Mansoura
Al Asher Men Ramadan
Alexandria
Assiout
Aswan-Horgada
Banha Beni Souif
Cairo
Damanhour
Damiette
El Mehalla El Kobra
El Menya
El Santa Gharbya
Hay El Arbain
Ismailia
Kafr El Dawar
Luxor
Port Said
Port Tawfiq
Samanoud
Shebin El Kom
Souhag
Suez
Tanta
Zagazig
Zifta
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