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Country Conditions for Mailing - Laos

Prohibitions (130)

Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Most merchandise requires special permission from the Laotian authorities for importation. Senders should be advised in their own interest to ascertain before mailing whether their goods are admissible.

Observations

The following are the only post offices in operation:

Attapeu
Houeisai
Khammouane
Luangnamtha
Luangprabang
Oudomxay
Paksane
Paksé
Phonehong
Phongsaly
Samneua
Saravane
Savannakhet
Sayaboury
Sékong
Vientiane
Xiengkhouang

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	$15.25	16	$79.60	31	$141.25
2	19.75	17	83.70	32	145.35
3	24.50	18	87.80	33	149.45
4	28.20	19	91.90	34	153.55
5	34.50	20	96.00	35	157.70
6	38.45	21	100.15	36	161.80
7	42.60	22	104.25	37	165.90
8	46.70	23	108.35	38	170.00
9	50.80	24	112.45	39	174.10
10	54.90	25	116.55	40	178.25
11	59.00	26	120.70	41	182.35
12	63.15	27	124.80	42	186.45
13	67.25	28	128.90	43	190.55
14	71.35	29	133.00	44	194.65
15	75.45	30	137.15	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) 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	$30.25	19	$59.90	33	$85.05
6	32.60	20	61.90	34	86.80
7	34.95	21	63.70	35	88.55
8	37.25	22	65.50	36	90.30
9	39.60	23	67.30	37	92.00
10	41.90	24	69.10	38	93.75
11	43.90	25	70.90	39	95.50
12	45.90	26	72.65	40	97.25
13	47.90	27	74.45	41	98.65
14	49.90	28	76.25	42	100.10
15	51.90	29	78.05	43	101.50
16	53.90	30	79.85	44	102.90
17	55.90	31	81.60	blank	blank
18	57.90	32	83.30	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. $17.60
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	$68.50	blank	36	$440.50	$461.75
1	79.00	$86.50	37	449.00	470.00
2	93.75	101.25	38	456.50	477.50
3	106.50	115.00	39	463.75	484.75
4	118.00	126.50	40	472.25	493.25
5	130.75	141.25	41	479.50	500.75
6	143.25	154.00	42	488.00	509.00
7	156.00	166.50	43	495.50	516.50
8	168.75	179.25	44	503.75	525.00
9	181.25	191.75	45	511.25	532.25
10	189.75	200.25	46	518.50	534.50
11	201.25	217.00	47	527.00	542.75
12	214.00	229.75	48	534.50	550.25
13	226.50	242.50	49	542.75	558.50
14	238.25	254.00	50	556.50	572.25
15	250.75	266.75	51	572.25	588.25
16	262.50	278.25	52	572.25	588.25
17	274.00	289.75	53	589.25	605.00
18	285.75	301.50	54	589.25	605.00
19	297.25	313.00	55	603.00	618.75
20	308.75	324.75	56	603.00	618.75
21	318.25	334.00	57	615.50	631.25
22	327.75	343.50	58	615.50	631.25
23	335.25	351.00	59	629.25	645.00
24	342.50	358.25	60	629.25	645.00
25	351.00	366.75	61	645.00	660.75
26	358.25	374.25	62	645.00	660.75
27	365.75	381.50	63	660.75	676.75
28	374.25	390.00	64	660.75	676.75
29	381.50	397.25	65	676.75	692.50
30	393.25	409.00	66	676.75	692.50
31	401.50	417.50	67	692.50	708.25
32	409.00	424.75	68	692.50	708.25
33	417.50	433.25	69	708.25	724.00
34	424.75	440.50	70	708.25	724.00
35	433.25	454.25	blank	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 60 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	15	$91.15	30	$164.70
1	23.20	16	96.05	31	169.60
2	27.40	17	100.95	32	174.50
3	31.60	18	105.85	33	179.40
4	36.90	19	110.80	34	184.30
5	42.15	20	115.70	35	189.20
6	47.05	21	120.60	36	194.10
7	51.95	22	125.50	37	199.00
8	56.85	23	130.40	38	203.90
9	61.75	24	135.30	39	208.80
10	66.65	25	140.20	40	213.70
11	71.55	26	145.10	41	218.60
12	76.45	27	150.00	42	223.50
13	81.35	28	154.90	43	228.40
14	86.25	29	159.80	44	233.30
Weight Limit: 44 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
Correspondence and business papers.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label). Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
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 and all articles subject to customs duty and with commercial value exceeding $40.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91. Two copies of a commercial invoice must be included with each item.

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 Laos.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS Laos Express

Country Code: LA

Areas Served:

0100 Chanthaboury
0112 Hatsayfong
0500 Houeisai
1200 Khammouane
1300 Khanthaboury
0300 Luang Namtha
0600 Luang Prabang
0400 Muang Xay
0602 Muong Nane
0605 Muong Ngoy
0604 Nambak
0114 Naxaythong
0120 Pakngum
1100 Paksane
1600 Pakse
1000 Phone Hong
0900 Phonsavanh
0607 Phonxay
0700 Sam Neua
1400 Saravane
1300 Savannakhet
0800 Sayaboury
0101 Sikhottabong
0103 Sisattanak
1200 Thakhek
1500 Thateng
0100 Vientiane
0116 Xaysetha
0117 Xaythany
0900 Xieng Khouang
0601 Xieng Ngeun