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Country Conditions for Mailing - Korea, Republic of
(South Korea)

Prohibitions (130)

Counterfeit postage stamps.

Documents, books, printed papers, engravings or other articles contrary to public security.

Firearms, sabres, and swords for military use.

Firing caps and loaded metal cartridges for portable firearms.

Machines and paper for making cigarettes.

Salt.

Textile fabrics.

Weights and measures.

Restrictions

Coins; paper currency; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; jewelry; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold and silver; precious stones; and other valuable articles are admitted only if sent in registered letter-post shipments.

Monthly or weekly journals are admitted to the extent of three copies per person and per issue; they are subject to a permit from the government if they exceed the limit of three copies.

Tobacco and ginseng may only be imported by the Korean government.

Observations

1. Articles addressed for delivery in Korea should show the name of the addressee, street, district, town and province in Korea. The address should be shown also in Korean characters, if known.

2. Service is available only to the provinces comprising the Republic of Korea, i.e., provinces south of the 38th parallel of latitude.

3. The following is a list of the provinces comprising the Republic of Korea:

Cheju-do
Cholla-namdo
Cholla-pukto
Ch'ungch'ong-namdo
Ch'ungch'ong-pukto
*Kangwon-do
*Kyonggi-do
Kyongsang-namdo
Kyongsang-pukto

4. The provinces marked with the asterisk (*) are divided by the 38th parallel of latitude, and it is the responsibility of the mailers to determine that the post offices to which their parcels are addressed are located south of the 38th parallel. Mail addressed to offices north of the 38th parallel will not be forwarded to destination but will be treated as undeliverable.

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 $16.00 16 $86.15 31 $153.35
2 20.80 17 90.65 32 157.85
3 25.80 18 95.10 33 162.30
4 31.35 19 99.60 34 166.80
5 36.90 20 104.10 35 171.30
6 41.35 21 108.55 36 175.75
7 45.85 22 113.05 37 180.25
8 50.35 23 117.50 38 184.70
9 54.80 24 122.00 39 189.20
10 59.30 25 126.50 40 193.65
11 63.75 26 130.95 41 198.15
12 68.25 27 135.45 42 202.65
13 72.75 28 139.90 43 207.10
14 77.20 29 144.40 44 211.60
15 81.70 30 148.90 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. $40.70
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $3.70

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. 12.75
1.5 lbs. 14.75
2.0 lbs. 18.00
2.5 lbs. $22.25
3.0 lbs. 25.25
3.5 lbs. 29.50
4.0 lbs. 32.75

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 $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 $22.75 19 $41.95 33 $61.15
6 24.05 20 43.30 34 62.50
7 25.40 21 44.70 35 63.85
8 26.75 22 46.05 36 65.25
9 28.15 23 47.45 37 66.60
10 29.60 24 48.80 38 68.00
11 31.00 25 50.15 39 69.35
12 32.35 26 51.55 40 70.70
13 33.75 27 52.90 41 72.10
14 35.10 28 54.30 42 73.45
15 36.45 29 55.65 43 74.85
16 37.85 30 57.00 44 76.20
17 39.20 31 58.40 blank blank
18 40.60 32 59.75 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. $17.60
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 parcel post only (see 324.2 for required markings)

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) NOT Available

Return Receipt (340) Fee: $1.85
Available for registered and recorded delivery mail
and insured parcels.

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 $248.75 $258.25
1 47.50 $50.50 37 254.00 263.50
2 54.75 58.00 38 259.25 268.75
3 62.25 67.50 39 264.50 274.00
4 69.50 74.75 40 269.75 282.50
5 77.00 82.25 41 275.00 287.75
6 84.25 89.50 42 280.25 293.00
7 90.75 96.00 43 285.75 298.25
8 98.00 103.25 44 291.00 303.50
9 105.50 110.75 45 295.00 311.00
10 109.50 117.00 46 300.50 316.25
11 115.00 122.25 47 305.75 321.50
12 121.25 128.50 48 311.00 326.75
13 126.50 133.75 49 316.25 332.00
14 131.75 139.25 50 324.75 337.25
15 137.00 144.50 51 330.00 342.50
16 143.25 150.75 52 335.25 347.75
17 148.50 156.00 53 340.50 353.00
18 154.00 161.25 54 345.75 358.25
19 159.25 166.50 55 351.00 363.75
20 164.50 174.00 56 356.25 369.00
21 169.75 179.25 57 361.50 374.25
22 175.00 184.50 58 366.75 379.50
23 180.25 189.75 59 372.00 384.75
24 185.50 195.00 60 377.25 390.00
25 190.75 200.25 61 382.50 395.25
26 196.00 205.50 62 386.75 399.50
27 200.25 209.75 63 392.00 404.75
28 205.50 215.00 64 397.25 410.00
29 210.75 220.25 65 402.75 415.25
30 218.25 227.75 66 408.00 420.50
31 223.50 233.00 67 413.25 425.75
32 228.75 238.25 68 418.50 431.00
33 234.00 243.50 69 423.75 436.25
34 239.25 248.75 70 429.00 441.75
35 244.50 254.00 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 $20.00 24 $126.45 48 $233.95
1 24.00 25 130.90 49 238.40
2 27.45 26 135.40 50 242.90
3 32.15 27 139.85 51 247.35
4 36.80 28 144.35 52 251.85
5 41.30 29 148.80 53 256.35
6 45.80 30 153.30 54 260.80
7 50.30 31 157.80 55 265.30
8 54.75 32 162.25 56 269.75
9 59.25 33 166.75 57 274.25
10 63.70 34 171.20 58 278.75
11 68.20 35 175.70 59 283.20
12 72.65 36 180.20 60 287.70
13 77.15 37 184.65 61 292.15
14 81.65 38 189.15 62 296.65
15 86.10 39 193.60 63 301.15
16 90.60 40 198.10 64 305.60
17 95.05 41 202.60 65 310.10
18 99.55 42 207.05 66 314.55
19 104.05 43 211.55 blank blank
20 108.50 44 216.00 blank blank
21 113.00 45 220.50 blank blank
22 117.45 46 225.00 blank blank
23 121.95 47 229.45 blank blank
Weight Limit: 66 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, computer data, shipping documents, check clearances, and commercial papers. No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfiche, and magnetic tapes. 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): Available

Notes:

1. 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 the Republic of Korea.

2. Global Express Mail with Guarantee service - which offers a date-certain, money-back guarantee - is available to the Republic of Korea.

Reciprocal Service Name: Speedpost

Country Code: KR

Areas Served: All

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