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Postal Explorer > International Mail Manual - Issue 32 > Country Conditions for Mailing - Iran
Prohibitions (130)
Alcoholic beverages.
Books, newspapers, printed matter, writing, records, pictures,
emblems and any other articles of a seditious or immoral
nature or contrary to religion or accepted customs.
Used clothing.
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer;
gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; jewelry, precious
stones; and other valuable articles unless sent in insured
parcel post.
Fashion newspapers.
Firearms of all kinds; weapons; and ammunition.
Games involving profit and loss (for example, dice or card
games).
Musical instruments.
Perishable infectious biological substances.
Perishable noninfectious biological substances.
Radio systems that are equipped with a single sideband; upper
sideband; lower sideband; beat frequency oscillator;
continuous air wave band; police band; or an FM band
having a frequency range of 76 to 87 MHz.
Radioactive materials.
Skins of animals the consumption of whose flesh is prohibited
by Islam.
Sugar, brown sugar.
Restrictions
Banknotes other than Iranian may be imported only with the
permission of the Iranian National Bank.
Observations
1. Postage covers conveyance only to the Iranian frontier
offices. Additional charges for conveyance into the interior
are levied by the Iranian Administration.
2. The importation of a wide range of general merchandise is
prohibited or subject to import quotas, and senders are
advised in their own interests to ascertain before mailing
whether their goods are admissible.
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
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$0.84
|
12
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$8.05
|
44
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$21.85
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2
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1.65
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16
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9.75
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48
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23.65
|
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3
|
2.40
|
20
|
11.45
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52
|
25.50
|
|
4
|
3.20
|
24
|
13.10
|
56
|
27.35
|
|
5
|
4.00
|
28
|
14.80
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60
|
29.20
|
|
6
|
4.80
|
32
|
16.50
|
64
|
31.05
|
|
7
|
5.60
|
36
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18.30
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8
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6.40
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40
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20.10
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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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
|
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1
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$19.00
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16
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$76.40
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31
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$131.75
|
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2
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23.20
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17
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80.10
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32
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135.45
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3
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27.40
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18
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83.80
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33
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139.15
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4
|
31.60
|
19
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87.50
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34
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142.80
|
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5
|
35.85
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20
|
91.15
|
35
|
146.50
|
|
6
|
39.50
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21
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94.85
|
36
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150.20
|
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7
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43.20
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22
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98.55
|
37
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153.90
|
|
8
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46.90
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23
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102.25
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38
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157.55
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9
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50.60
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24
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105.95
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39
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161.25
|
|
10
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54.30
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25
|
109.60
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40
|
164.95
|
|
11
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57.95
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26
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113.30
|
41
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168.65
|
|
12
|
61.65
|
27
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117.00
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42
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172.35
|
|
13
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65.35
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28
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120.70
|
43
|
176.00
|
|
14
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69.05
|
29
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124.35
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44
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179.70
|
|
15
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72.75
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30
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128.05
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Weight Limit: 44 lbs.
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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
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Weight
not over
(ozs.)
|
Letter-
post
Rate
|
Weight
not over
(ozs.)
|
Letter-
post
Rate
|
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16
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$6.00
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36
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$10.60
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56
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$14.50
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20
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6.90
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40
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11.35
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60
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15.30
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24
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7.85
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44
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12.15
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64
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15.75
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28
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8.85
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48
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12.95
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32
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9.80
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52
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13.75
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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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
|
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5
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$27.75
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19
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$59.25
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33
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$86.95
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6
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30.30
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20
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61.40
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34
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88.80
|
|
7
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32.65
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21
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63.40
|
35
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90.65
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8
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35.05
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22
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65.40
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36
|
92.50
|
|
9
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37.40
|
23
|
67.40
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37
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94.35
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|
10
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39.80
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24
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69.40
|
38
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96.20
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11
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41.95
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25
|
71.40
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39
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98.00
|
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12
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44.10
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26
|
73.40
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40
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99.85
|
|
13
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46.25
|
27
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75.40
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41
|
101.70
|
|
14
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48.45
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28
|
77.40
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42
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103.55
|
|
15
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50.60
|
29
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79.40
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43
|
105.40
|
|
16
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52.75
|
30
|
81.40
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44
|
107.25
|
|
17
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54.90
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31
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83.25
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18
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57.05
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32
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85.10
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Weight Limit: 44 lbs.
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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
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56
|
$9.05
|
|
20
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4.00
|
40
|
7.00
|
60
|
9.55
|
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24
|
4.65
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44
|
7.55
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64
|
10.00
|
|
28
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5.30
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48
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7.95
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32
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5.95
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52
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8.50
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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.
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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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
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Weight
not over
(ozs.)
|
Rate
|
Weight
not over
(ozs.)
|
Rate
|
|
1
|
$0.81
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12
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$2.73
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44
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$7.48
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2
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1.00
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16
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3.32
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48
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8.07
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3
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1.19
|
20
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3.92
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52
|
8.67
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4
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1.38
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24
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4.51
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56
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9.26
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5
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1.57
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28
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5.10
|
60
|
9.86
|
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6
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1.76
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32
|
5.70
|
64
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10.45
|
|
7
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1.94
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36
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6.29
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8
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2.13
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40
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6.89
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$0.25 per pound discount for drop shipments tendered at the New
Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center.
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
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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) 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.
Return Receipt (340) Fee: $1.85
Available for registered and recorded delivery mail.
Global Express Guaranteed (210)
Not Available
Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Not Available
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