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Country Conditions for Mailing - Ethiopia

Prohibitions (130)

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

Restrictions

Cassettes, video tapes, books, and magazines require authorization of the Ministry of Information and Education.

Merchandise valued more than 50 Birr require authorization of the National Bank.

Prepared foods and beverages, used clothes, medicines require authorization of the Ministry of Public Health.

Observations

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

2. Postal authorities of Ethiopia may collect domestic postage from addressees for inbound shipments.

3. In order to facilitate customs clearance and delivery, senders must enclose in their mailpieces a copy of an invoice covering the contents. Such invoices must be attested by an appropriate authority of the country of origin (chamber of commerce, board of trade, etc.).

4. Packing and Packaging - All shipments must be very strongly packed. Contents liable to be affected by dampness should be enclosed in two separate waterproof covers.

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 $16.75 25 $91.15 49 $167.05
2 19.50 26 94.35 50 170.20
3 22.65 27 97.50 51 173.40
4 25.30 28 100.65 52 176.55
5 27.95 29 103.80 53 179.70
6 31.10 30 107.00 54 182.85
7 34.25 31 110.15 55 186.05
8 37.40 32 113.30 56 189.20
9 40.60 33 116.45 57 192.35
10 43.75 34 119.65 58 195.50
11 46.90 35 122.80 59 198.70
12 50.05 36 125.95 60 201.85
13 53.25 37 129.10 61 205.00
14 56.40 38 132.30 62 208.15
15 59.55 39 135.45 63 211.35
16 62.70 40 138.60 64 214.50
17 65.90 41 141.75 65 217.65
18 69.05 42 144.95 66 220.80
19 72.20 43 148.10 blank blank
20 75.35 44 151.25 blank blank
21 78.50 45 154.40 blank blank
22 81.70 46 157.55 blank blank
23 84.85 47 160.75 blank blank
24 88.00 48 163.90 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 $23.00 27 $57.70 49 $86.70
6 24.75 28 59.00 50 88.00
7 26.35 29 60.35 51 89.35
8 28.20 30 61.65 52 90.65
9 30.55 31 63.00 53 91.95
10 33.75 32 64.30 54 93.30
11 35.20 33 65.60 55 94.60
12 36.70 34 66.95 56 95.90
13 38.15 35 68.25 57 97.25
14 39.65 36 69.55 58 98.55
15 41.10 37 70.90 59 99.85
16 42.60 38 72.20 60 101.20
17 44.05 39 73.50 61 102.50
18 45.55 40 74.85 62 103.80
19 47.00 41 76.15 63 105.15
20 48.50 42 77.45 64 106.45
21 49.80 43 78.80 65 107.75
22 51.10 44 80.10 66 109.10
23 52.45 45 81.40 blank blank
24 53.75 46 82.75 blank blank
25 55.05 47 84.05 blank blank
26 56.40 48 85.35 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 airmail 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 $1000 max. $12.20

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.

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Document
Service
Non-
Document
Service
Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Document
Service
Non-
Document
Service
0.5 $68.50 blank 36 $440.50 $461.75
1 79.00 $86.50 37 449.00 470.00
2 93.75 101.25 38 456.50 477.50
3 106.50 115.00 39 463.75 484.75
4 118.00 126.50 40 472.25 493.25
5 130.75 141.25 41 479.50 500.75
6 143.25 154.00 42 488.00 509.00
7 156.00 166.50 43 495.50 516.50
8 168.75 179.25 44 503.75 525.00
9 181.25 191.75 45 511.25 532.25
10 189.75 200.25 46 518.50 534.50
11 201.25 217.00 47 527.00 542.75
12 214.00 229.75 48 534.50 550.25
13 226.50 242.50 49 542.75 558.50
14 238.25 254.00 50 556.50 572.25
15 250.75 266.75 51 572.25 588.25
16 262.50 278.25 52 572.25 588.25
17 274.00 289.75 53 589.25 605.00
18 285.75 301.50 54 589.25 605.00
19 297.25 313.00 55 603.00 618.75
20 308.75 324.75 56 603.00 618.75
21 318.25 334.00 57 615.50 631.25
22 327.75 343.50 58 615.50 631.25
23 335.25 351.00 59 629.25 645.00
24 342.50 358.25 60 629.25 645.00
25 351.00 366.75 61 645.00 660.75
26 358.25 374.25 62 645.00 660.75
27 365.75 381.50 63 660.75 676.75
28 374.25 390.00 64 660.75 676.75
29 381.50 397.25 65 676.75 692.50
30 393.25 409.00 66 676.75 692.50
31 401.50 417.50 67 692.50 708.25
32 409.00 424.75 68 692.50 708.25
33 417.50 433.25 69 708.25 724.00
34 424.75 440.50 70 708.25 724.00
35 433.25 454.25 blank blank blank
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

Insurance (215.5)

Insured Amount
not over

Fee
Insured Amount
not over

Fee
$100 No Fee For docment reconstruction insurance or non-document insurance coverage above $800, add $0.75 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to these maximums:
200 $0.75
300 1.50
400 2.25
500 3.00
600 3.75
700 4.50 $2,499 (documents) $18.00
800 5.25 $1,999 (non-docs.) $14.25

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 $24.00 15 $87.75 30 $154.95
1 26.60 16 92.25 31 159.40
2 29.80 17 96.70 32 163.90
3 34.25 18 101.20 33 168.40
4 38.45 19 105.65 34 172.85
5 42.95 20 110.15 35 177.35
6 47.45 21 114.60 36 181.80
7 51.90 22 119.10 37 186.30
8 56.40 23 123.60 38 190.75
9 60.85 24 128.05 39 195.25
10 65.35 25 132.55 40 199.75
11 69.85 26 137.00 41 204.20
12 74.30 27 141.50 42 208.70
13 78.80 28 146.00 43 213.15
14 83.25 29 150.45 44 217.65
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 and business papers. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label) and 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. A commercial invoice must be included in each item.

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 Ethiopia.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS Ethiopia

Country Code: ET

Areas Served:

Addis Ababa

Bahr Dar

Dir Dawa

Jimma

Harar

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