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Country Conditions for Mailing - Libya

ISAL service is suspended because transportation is not available. Airmail letter-post, IPA, and regular surface mail services continue.

Prohibitions (130)

Arms (other than sporting guns).

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

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Tea, salt.

Tobacco in any form.

Restrictions

Special authorization is required for plant material including seeds, salt, saccharine, sporting guns, serums, and vaccines.

Observations

1. Import licenses are required for all shipments intended for commercial purposes. However, an import permit is not necessary for shipments containing goods whose value does not exceed 5 Libyan Dinar. Every shipment containing goods for sale must be accompanied by an invoice, in duplicate, dated and signed by the sender.

2. Commercial shipments should be accompanied by a certificate of origin from the dispatching firm that the contents of the shipments contain only goods of a commercial nature.

3. In accordance with Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, merchandise is limited to donations of articles of food, clothing, medicines, and medical supplies that are intended strictly for medical purposes. Airmail letter-post items including postcards, aerogrammes, International Priority Airmail (IPA), and regular economy (surface) mail items subject to the content restriction continue. ISAL service is suspended because transportation is not available. Air and economy (surface) letters, postcards, aerogrammes, and matter for the blind are not affected by this order.

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 $17.50 16 $63.50 31 $110.95
2 20.05 17 66.65 32 114.10
3 22.90 18 69.85 33 117.25
4 25.80 19 73.00 34 120.40
5 28.70 20 76.15 35 123.60
6 31.90 21 79.30 36 126.75
7 35.05 22 82.50 37 129.90
8 38.20 23 85.65 38 133.05
9 41.35 24 88.80 39 136.25
10 44.55 25 91.95 40 139.40
11 47.70 26 95.10 41 142.55
12 50.85 27 98.30 42 145.70
13 54.00 28 101.45 43 148.90
14 57.20 29 104.60 44 152.05
15 60.35 30 107.75 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 $23.25 19 $48.90 33 $72.20
6 25.30 20 50.60 34 73.80
7 27.40 21 52.30 35 75.35
8 29.50 22 53.95 36 76.95
9 31.60 23 55.65 37 78.50
10 33.75 24 57.35 38 80.10
11 35.40 25 59.00 39 81.70
12 37.10 26 60.70 40 83.25
13 38.80 27 62.40 41 84.85
14 40.45 28 64.10 42 86.45
15 42.15 29 65.75 43 88.00
16 43.85 30 67.45 44 89.60
17 45.55 31 69.05 blank blank
18 47.20 32 70.60 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) NOT Available

Return Receipt (340) Fee: $1.85
Available for registered mail.

Global Express Guaranteed (210)
Not Available

Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Not Available

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