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Country Conditions for Mailing - Lebanon

All economy (surface) mail services are suspended indefinitely.

Service is limited to Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), airmail letter-post, airmail M-bags, airmail parcel post up to a maximum weight of 22 pounds, International Priority Airmail (IPA), and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL).

Prohibitions (130)

Artificial butters and adulterated or harmful products.

Automatic and electrical gambling devices.

Cigarette papers and machines for the manufacture or packing of cigarettes.

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold and silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other precious articles.

Essences, essential oils, and products derived therefrom for the use in the manufacture of imitated beverages, ices, and pastries.

False trade-marks, trade names, or indications of origin.

Lighters using butane gas.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Leaf tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes are subject to prior authorization from the Lebanese Ministry of Finance.

Medicines, surgical and dental instruments are admitted only under permit from the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon.

Observations

1. Commercial shipments valued at 50 Lebanese pounds or over, require 3 copies of a combined certificate of origin and commercial invoice. The document must be certified by a chamber of commerce or similar organization and, if a Lebanese consular officer is located at the place of mailing, it must be legalized by him or her. Gift shipments regardless of value and commercial shipments valued at less than 50 Lebanese pounds are exempt from the requirement.

2. Articles must be carefully addressed to show the exact place of destination but not the names of other places nearby. The office of destination must be written legibly in Arabic characters, as far as possible, as well as in English or French.

3. Import licenses are required for many kinds of merchandise. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held. Items containing small quantities not exceeding 100 Lebanese pounds in value are not subject to an import permit.

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	$16.75	16	$62.70	blank	blank
2	19.50	17	65.90	blank	blank
3	22.65	18	69.05	blank	blank
4	25.30	19	72.20	blank	blank
5	27.95	20	75.35	blank	blank
6	31.10	21	78.50	blank	blank
7	34.25	22	81.70	blank	blank
8	37.40	blank	blank	blank	blank
9	40.60	blank	blank	blank	blank
10	43.75	blank	blank	blank	blank
11	46.90	blank	blank	blank	blank
12	50.05	blank	blank	blank	blank
13	53.25	blank	blank	blank	blank
14	56.40	blank	blank	blank	blank
15	59.55	blank	blank	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 22 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

Not Available

Economy Mail
Parcel Post Rates

Not Available

Economy Mail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags (260)

Not Available

Economy Mail
Books and Sheet Music Rates (295)

Not Available

Matter for the Blind (270)

Not Available

Economy Mail
Publishers' Periodicals Rates (294)

Not Available

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)

Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$1.95
100	2.75
200	3.80
300	4.85
400	5.90
440 max.	6.95

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 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	$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: 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)
Not Available