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Country Conditions for Mailing - Lithuania

Prohibitions (130)

Arms, ammunitions, and parts and accessories; all types of hunting and sporting guns, crossbows, pneumatic and fighting weapons, gas pistols, and gas bombs.

Articles whose nature and packaging may constitute a danger to postal employees or that may spoil or damage other postal items.

Articles with immoral inscriptions and pictures.

Coins; bank notes; currency notes (paper money) except quantities sent by the National Bank of Lithuania and its institutions; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious metals and precious stones, including scrap and waste from such items; jewelry; and other valuable articles are prohibited in all classes of mail, including Express Mail International Service (EMS) shipments, that are sent to Lithuania.

Explosive, combustible, and dangerous materials.

Narcotic, psychotropic, and toxic substances and equipment for using them.

Nonprecious metals, their alloys, wastes, and scrap.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Prepared foodstuffs and raw materials of animal origin if their industrial packaging is damaged, the use-by-date has expired, or the sensory features (i.e., smell, taste, and touch) have been altered.

Radioactive materials.

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, except it is permitted to send 200 cigarettes or 250 g. of tobacco, or an assortment of these products, provided the gross weight does not exceed 250 g. (8.8 ounces).

Watch straps, watch bands, and watch bracelets, and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal whether or not gold-plated or silver-plated.

Restrictions

Articles subject to customs duty may not be sent in ordinary or registered letter-post items.

Firearms (categories B, C, and D), ammunition, special surveillance and security equipment, crime-fighting instruments/equipment, and civilian pyrotechnic articles can be sent only with authorization from the Police Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Objects of cultural value, works of art, and antiques may be sent only with a permit from the Ministry of Culture's Department of the Protection of Objects of Cultural Value.

Radio-electronic apparatus and electrical equipment that may emit radio waves require authorization from the National Electrical Equipment and Communications Inspectorate.

Sugar may not exceed 5 kg. (11 pounds) per shipment.

Observations

A value-added tax (VAT) will be applied to books, newspapers, and periodicals.

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	$14.75	25	$85.10	49	$158.45
2	16.35	26	88.15	50	161.55
3	18.45	27	91.20	51	164.60
4	21.35	28	94.30	52	167.65
5	24.00	29	97.35	53	170.70
6	27.05	30	100.40	54	173.75
7	30.10	31	103.45	55	176.80
8	33.15	32	106.50	56	179.85
9	36.20	33	109.55	57	182.90
10	39.25	34	112.60	58	186.00
11	42.30	35	115.70	59	189.05
12	45.35	36	118.75	60	192.10
13	48.45	37	121.80	61	195.15
14	51.50	38	124.85	62	198.20
15	54.55	39	127.90	63	201.25
16	57.60	40	130.95	64	204.30
17	60.65	41	134.00	65	207.35
18	63.70	42	137.05	66	210.45
19	66.75	43	140.15	67	213.50
20	69.85	44	143.20	68	216.55
21	72.90	45	146.25	69	219.60
22	75.95	46	149.30	70	222.65
23	79.00	47	152.35	blank	blank
24	82.05	48	155.40	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 70 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	27	$62.40	49	$97.50
6	25.30	28	64.10	50	99.10
7	27.40	29	65.75	51	100.65
8	29.50	30	67.45	52	102.25
9	31.60	31	69.05	53	103.80
10	33.75	32	70.60	54	105.40
11	35.40	33	72.20	55	107.00
12	37.10	34	73.80	56	108.55
13	38.80	35	75.35	57	110.15
14	40.45	36	76.95	58	111.70
15	42.15	37	78.50	59	113.30
16	43.85	38	80.10	60	114.90
17	45.55	39	81.70	61	116.45
18	47.20	40	83.25	62	118.05
19	48.90	41	84.85	63	119.65
20	50.60	42	86.45	64	121.20
21	52.30	43	88.00	65	122.80
22	53.95	44	89.60	66	124.35
23	55.65	45	91.15	67	125.95
24	57.35	46	92.75	68	127.55
25	59.00	47	94.35	69	129.10
26	60.70	48	95.90	70	130.70
Weight Limit: 70 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) 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	$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	$18.00	15	$66.25	30	$115.25
1	20.20	16	69.50	31	118.50
2	22.80	17	72.80	32	121.80
3	26.30	18	76.05	33	125.05
4	29.65	19	79.30	34	128.30
5	33.55	20	82.60	35	131.60
6	36.85	21	85.85	36	134.85
7	40.10	22	89.10	37	138.15
8	43.35	23	92.40	38	141.40
9	46.65	24	95.65	39	144.65
10	49.90	25	98.90	40	147.95
11	53.15	26	102.20	41	151.20
12	56.45	27	105.45	42	154.45
13	59.70	28	108.70	43	157.75
14	63.00	29	112.00	44	161.00
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 items clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise 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.

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 Lithuania.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: LT

Areas Served: All