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Country Conditions for Mailing - Haiti

Prohibitions (130)

Arms, ammunition.

Articles, documents, pamphlets, posters, books, printed papers of a seditious, insulting, or immoral nature.

Jewelry.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

No list furnished.

Observations

If addressees in Haiti fail to pay the import duties after acceptance and verification of their shipments, the contents may be sold at auction by the customs authorities.

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 $14.75 25 $75.10 49 $138.35
2 16.35 26 77.75 50 140.95
3 18.20 27 80.35 51 143.60
4 20.30 28 83.00 52 146.25
5 22.40 29 85.65 53 148.90
6 25.05 30 88.25 54 151.50
7 27.65 31 90.90 55 154.15
8 30.30 32 93.55 blank blank
9 32.95 33 96.20 blank blank
10 35.55 34 98.80 blank blank
11 38.20 35 101.45 blank blank
12 40.85 36 104.10 blank blank
13 43.50 37 106.70 blank blank
14 46.10 38 109.35 blank blank
15 48.75 39 112.00 blank blank
16 51.40 40 114.60 blank blank
17 54.00 41 117.25 blank blank
18 56.65 42 119.90 blank blank
19 59.30 43 122.55 blank blank
20 61.90 44 125.15 blank blank
21 64.55 45 127.80 blank blank
22 67.20 46 130.45 blank blank
23 69.85 47 133.05 blank blank
24 72.45 48 135.70 blank blank
Weight Limit: 55 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 blank blank
13 35.70 35 70.50 blank blank
14 37.40 36 72.00 blank blank
15 39.15 37 73.45 blank blank
16 40.90 38 74.95 blank blank
17 42.65 39 76.40 blank blank
18 44.35 40 77.90 blank blank
19 46.10 41 79.35 blank blank
20 47.85 42 80.85 blank blank
21 49.40 43 82.30 blank blank
22 50.90 44 83.80 blank blank
23 52.45 45 85.25 blank blank
24 53.95 46 86.75 blank blank
25 55.50 47 88.20 blank blank
26 57.00 48 89.70 blank blank
Weight Limit: 55 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)
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 $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 $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 67 303.85
20 105.40 44 206.60 68 308.35
21 109.60 45 210.80 69 312.85
22 113.85 46 215.00 70 317.35
23 118.05 47 219.25 blank blank
Weight Limit: 70 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
Business correspondence, commercial papers and documents. Next to mailing label, clearly endorse item BUSINESS PAPERS. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label)
Merchandise samples without commercial value and not subject to customs duty. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label)
Merchandise samples, gifts, computer data including computer cards, magnetic tape microfilm, and microfiche. 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. Include commercial invoice in each item. 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 attached to the outside of all commercial shipments.

Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 36 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available

Notes:

1. Items are delivered Monday through Saturday (until 12 noon). There is no delivery on Sunday or on national holidays.

2. All items admissible in international mail to Haiti, including correspondence, business papers, and merchandise, are accepted in EMS. See Prohibitions and Restrictions.

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 Haiti. All items prohibited in regular international mail are also prohibited in international EMS to Haiti.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: HT

Areas Served:

Anse-a-Veau
Aquin
Arcahaie
Bainet
Cabaret
Camp-Perrin
Cap-Haitien
Carrefour
Cayes
Croix-des-Bouquets
Croix-des-Missions
Delmas
Desdunes
Fort-Liberte
Gonaives
Grande Riviere du Nord
Gressier
Gros-Morne
Hinche
Jacmel
Jeremie
Kenscoff
LaColline d'Aquin
Leogane
Liancourt
Limonade
L'Estere
Marchand
Marigot
Miragoane
Mirebalais
Montrouis
Petite Riviere de l'Arbonite
Petion-Ville
Petit-Goave
Port-au-Prince
Port-de-Paix
Saint-Louis du Nord
Saint-Louis du Sud
Saint Marc
Trou du Nord
Verrettes
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