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Country Conditions for Mailing - Israel

Prohibitions (130)

Agricultural tools and accessories.

Bank and currency notes at present in circulation in Israel.

Blank invoices with headings.

Cigarettes exceeding 600.

Dairy products, except for canned powdered milk.

Fish and fish products, except for canned items.

Fresh fruits and vegetables.

Games of chance.

Indecent or obscene marks, paintings, photographs, books, cards, lithographs, or engravings.

Infectious perishable biological substances.

Live plants and seeds.

Lottery tickets and advertisements.

Organic fertilizers.

Radioactive materials.

Soil and sand.

Spices exceeding 1 kg.

Tobacco, in various forms, exceeding 600 grams.

Used beehives.

Restrictions

Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be sent in registered letter-post shipments.

Import licenses are not required for bona fide gifts, namely, all articles for the recipients' personal use provided that the import of the articles is permitted or for immigrant's personal effects.

Import licenses are required for many articles including radios, televisions and other transmitters; medical or scientific instruments; underwater equipment and cinematographic film; postal stamps exceeding 100 Israeli pounds; meat and meat products; and plants.

Records, films, recording wire, computer cards, QSL cards, and magnetic film are admitted only if sent in letter-post shipments.

Spices may be mailed in quantities not to exceed 0.5 kilograms (1.1 pounds) per spice. To import larger quantities from abroad, the prospective recipient must obtain an import license issued by the Israeli government.

Vitamins, minerals, and food supplements may be mailed in quantities not to exceed 100 grams (3.5 ounces) or one package per product. To import larger quantities from abroad, the prospective recipient must obtain an import license issued by the Israeli government.

Food products may be mailed in quantities not to exceed 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) per food item or 15 kilograms (33 pounds) per total food shipment. To import larger quantities from abroad, the prospective recipient must obtain an import license issued by the Israeli government.

Imports of fresh and frozen meats require both a permit issued by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a certificate issued by the competent regulatory authority in the country of origin which attests to the fact that "veterinary control has been carried out."

Imports of commercial samples of meat and fish products require either a permit issued by the Israeli Food Control Administration or a certificate issued by the competent regulatory authority in the country of origin which attests to the fact that the contents are "fit for human consumption."

Observations

Invoices and documents relating to commercial items must be attached to the outside of the items or to the customs declaration and not enclosed in the item.

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	$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	$16.75	16	$62.70	31	$110.15
2	19.50	17	65.90	32	113.30
3	22.65	18	69.05	33	116.45
4	25.30	19	72.20	34	119.65
5	27.95	20	75.35	35	122.80
6	31.10	21	78.50	36	125.95
7	34.25	22	81.70	37	129.10
8	37.40	23	84.85	38	132.30
9	40.60	24	88.00	39	135.45
10	43.75	25	91.15	40	138.60
11	46.90	26	94.35	41	141.75
12	50.05	27	97.50	42	144.95
13	53.25	28	100.65	43	148.10
14	56.40	29	103.80	44	151.25
15	59.55	30	107.00	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 44 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	$23.00	19	$47.00	33	$65.60
6	24.75	20	48.50	34	66.95
7	26.35	21	49.80	35	68.25
8	28.20	22	51.10	36	69.55
9	30.55	23	52.45	37	70.90
10	33.75	24	53.75	38	72.20
11	35.20	25	55.05	39	73.50
12	36.70	26	56.40	40	74.85
13	38.15	27	57.70	41	76.15
14	39.65	28	59.00	42	77.45
15	41.10	29	60.35	43	78.80
16	42.60	30	61.65	44	80.10
17	44.05	31	63.00	blank	blank
18	45.55	32	64.30	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 44 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) 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) NOT Available

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	$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 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	$49 (non-docs.)	No Fee

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	blank	blank
5	42.95	20	110.15	blank	blank
6	47.45	21	114.60	blank	blank
7	51.90	22	119.10	blank	blank
8	56.40	23	123.60	blank	blank
9	60.85	24	128.05	blank	blank
10	65.35	25	132.55	blank	blank
11	69.85	26	137.00	blank	blank
12	74.30	27	141.50	blank	blank
13	78.80	28	146.00	blank	blank
14	83.25	29	150.45	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 33 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 documents, business letters, non-negotiable instruments, computer printouts, and canceled checks.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfilm, and microfiche.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise, advertising materials, 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. Identify contents completely and state whether import license, if required, is attached.

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 Israel.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS - Express Mail Service

Country Code: IL

Areas Served: All