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Country Conditions for Mailing - Germany

Prohibitions (130)

Absinthe.

Arms and weapons.

Articles bearing political or religious notations on the address side.

Human remains.

Live plants and animals.

Melatonin.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Playing cards, except in complete decks properly wrapped.

Pulverized coca beans.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Importation of medicines requires special authorization by German authorities.

Observations

1. An air parcel post item may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

2. For air parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in
PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

3. Mailpieces delivered through international bulk mail services must be addressed with the correct postcode number or delivery zone number, if one exists. Without this number, the German postal administration will return such pieces to the sender or the country of origin due to insufficient addressing.

4. Import licenses or certificates are required for meat and meat products; pasta products; dairy products; egg and egg products; plant and plant products; tobacco products; and cigarette paper. Senders should ascertain before mailing whether the necessary documents are held by the addressee.

5. The customs treatment of gift parcels will be facilitated if the customs declaration is marked by the sender "Private Geschenksendung" (personal gift package).

6. Customs authorities require invoices with books valued at 50 DM or more (currently $32.75).

7. Germany will not accept any Global Express Mail or airmail parcel post insured item valued at more than $500. Items valued at more than $500 will be returned to sender.

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
Air Parcel Post:
Maximum length: 60 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches
Economy 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	$7.95	44	$17.80
2	1.70	16	9.15	48	19.10
3	2.55	20	10.40	52	20.40
4	3.35	24	11.60	56	21.70
5	4.20	28	12.80	60	23.05
6	5.05	32	14.00	64	24.35
7	5.90	36	15.30	blank	blank
8	6.75	40	16.55	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	$17.50	25	$91.95	49	$167.85
2	20.05	26	95.10	50	171.00
3	22.90	27	98.30	51	174.15
4	25.80	28	101.45	52	177.35
5	28.70	29	104.60	53	180.50
6	31.90	30	107.75	54	183.65
7	35.05	31	110.95	55	186.80
8	38.20	32	114.10	56	190.00
9	41.35	33	117.25	57	193.15
10	44.55	34	120.40	58	196.30
11	47.70	35	123.60	59	199.45
12	50.85	36	126.75	60	202.65
13	54.00	37	129.90	61	205.80
14	57.20	38	133.05	62	208.95
15	60.35	39	136.25	63	212.10
16	63.50	40	139.40	64	215.30
17	66.65	41	142.55	65	218.45
18	69.85	42	145.70	66	221.60
19	73.00	43	148.90	blank	blank
20	76.15	44	152.05	blank	blank
21	79.30	45	155.20	blank	blank
22	82.50	46	158.35	blank	blank
23	85.65	47	161.55	blank	blank
24	88.80	48	164.70	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. $29.15
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $2.65

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. 10.50
1.5 lbs. 12.75
2.0 lbs. 15.75
2.5 lbs. $19.00
3.0 lbs. 22.25
3.5 lbs. 24.25
4.0 lbs. 27.50

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	$4.10	36	$7.50	56	$10.75
20	4.85	40	8.15	60	11.40
24	5.55	44	8.80	64	12.05
28	6.20	48	9.45	blank	blank
32	6.85	52	10.10	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	$19.25	27	$41.70	49	$61.55
6	20.40	28	42.65	50	62.45
7	21.55	29	43.60	51	63.35
8	22.70	30	44.55	52	64.25
9	23.85	31	45.45	53	65.15
10	25.05	32	46.30	54	66.05
11	26.05	33	47.20	55	66.95
12	27.05	34	48.10	56	67.80
13	28.05	35	49.00	57	68.70
14	29.05	36	49.90	58	69.60
15	30.05	37	50.80	59	70.50
16	31.05	38	51.70	60	71.40
17	32.05	39	52.60	61	72.30
18	33.05	40	53.50	62	73.20
19	34.05	41	54.40	63	74.10
20	35.05	42	55.30	64	75.00
21	36.00	43	56.20	65	75.90
22	36.95	44	57.05	66	76.80
23	37.90	45	57.95	67	77.70
24	38.85	46	58.85	68	78.60
25	39.80	47	59.75	69	79.45
26	40.75	48	60.65	70	80.35
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. $17.05
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $1.55

Books & Sheet Music, Publisher's Periodicals
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $10.45
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $0.95

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	$2.80	36	$5.40	56	$7.40
20	3.35	40	5.80	60	7.80
24	3.95	44	6.20	64	8.20
28	4.50	48	6.55	blank	blank
32	5.00	52	6.95	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	$0.70	12	$2.10	44	$6.18
2	0.82	16	2.61	48	6.69
3	0.95	20	3.12	52	7.20
4	1.08	24	3.63	56	7.71
5	1.21	28	4.14	60	8.22
6	1.33	32	4.65	64	8.73
7	1.46	36	5.16	blank	blank
8	1.59	40	5.67	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
$50	$1.95
100	2.75
200	3.80
300	4.85
400	5.90
500 max.	6.95

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

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.
Eigenhandig.

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	$33.75	blank	36	$188.75	$199.25
1	41.00	$46.50	37	191.75	202.25
2	48.50	53.75	38	196.00	206.50
3	55.75	61.25	39	199.25	209.75
4	63.25	68.50	40	202.25	213.00
5	70.50	76.00	41	206.50	217.00
6	76.00	81.25	42	209.75	220.25
7	80.00	85.25	43	214.00	224.50
8	84.25	90.75	44	217.00	227.75
9	89.50	96.00	45	221.25	232.00
10	93.75	100.25	46	224.50	235.00
11	97.00	105.50	47	227.75	238.25
12	101.25	109.50	48	232.00	242.50
13	104.25	112.75	49	235.00	245.50
14	108.50	117.00	50	241.25	252.00
15	111.75	120.25	51	244.50	255.00
16	115.00	123.25	52	248.75	259.25
17	119.00	127.50	53	252.00	262.50
18	122.25	130.75	54	256.00	266.75
19	126.50	135.00	55	259.25	269.75
20	129.75	138.00	56	263.50	274.00
21	132.75	141.25	57	266.75	277.25
22	137.00	145.50	58	269.75	280.25
23	140.25	148.50	59	274.00	284.50
24	144.50	152.75	60	277.25	287.75
25	147.50	156.00	61	281.50	292.00
26	150.75	161.25	62	284.50	295.00
27	155.00	165.50	63	288.75	299.25
28	158.00	168.75	64	292.00	302.50
29	161.25	171.75	65	296.25	306.75
30	166.50	177.00	66	299.25	310.00
31	170.75	181.25	67	302.50	313.00
32	174.00	184.50	68	306.75	317.25
33	178.25	188.75	69	310.00	320.50
34	181.25	191.75	70	314.00	324.75
35	184.50	195.00	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	$24.25	24	$104.15	48	$185.10
1	27.40	25	107.50	49	188.45
2	30.55	26	110.90	50	191.85
3	33.75	27	114.25	51	195.20
4	36.90	28	117.65	52	198.55
5	40.05	29	121.00	53	201.95
6	43.40	30	124.35	54	205.30
7	46.80	31	127.75	55	208.70
8	50.15	32	131.10	56	212.05
9	53.55	33	134.50	57	215.45
10	56.90	34	137.85	58	218.80
11	60.30	35	141.25	59	222.20
12	63.65	36	144.60	60	225.55
13	67.05	37	148.00	61	228.95
14	70.40	38	151.35	62	232.30
15	73.80	39	154.75	63	235.65
16	77.15	40	158.10	64	239.05
17	80.55	41	161.45	65	242.40
18	83.90	42	164.85	66	245.80
19	87.25	43	168.20	blank	blank
20	90.65	44	171.60	blank	blank
21	94.00	45	174.95	blank	blank
22	97.40	46	178.35	blank	blank
23	100.75	47	181.70	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Insurance (221.3)
Available for EMS merchandise shipments only

Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee
200	$1.05
300	2.10
400	3.15
500 max.	4.20

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Any kind of written communications including legal documents, instruments, and manuscripts; computer data, including magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, punch cards, and recording tapes.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.
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. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 60 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available

Notes:

1. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and for all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

2. Arms, weapons, and human remains are prohibited.

3. 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 Germany.

4. An Express Mail shipment may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

Reciprocal Service Name: There is no reciprocal service.

Country Code: DE

Areas Served: All