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Country Conditions for Mailing - Netherlands

Prohibitions (130)

Arms and weapons.

Firearms and parts thereof, except under permit.

Human remains.

Live plants and animals.

Radioactive materials.

Tickets and publicity for lotteries.

Restrictions

Articles sent for commercial purposes will not be admitted unless the addressee has obtained an import permit issued by the Centrale Dienst voor Inen Uitvoer, van Stolkweg 14, Gravenhage, and where necessary, a currency permit issued by the Nederlandsche Bank at Amsterdam.

Authorization from the Nederlandsche Bank is required to be obtained by the addressee for the importation of current instruments of payment; securities; acknowledgments of debt; and shares of stock.

Cigarettes or tobacco products will be admitted only if they are sent from one private individual to another without any compensation or payment and if the package contains no more than 800 cigarettes, 400 cigars, or 1 kilogram (approximately 2.2 lbs.) of shag or cigarette tobacco.

Meat or meat products (including poultry and wild game) and milk or milk products cannot exceed 1 kilogram (approximately 2.2 lbs.), and any such products must be accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by the responsible official authority from the country of origin.

Observations

1. An air parcel post item may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

2. For air parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in
PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

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
Air Parcel Post:
Maximum length: 60 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches
Economy 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	$7.95	44	$17.80
2	1.70	16	9.15	48	19.10
3	2.55	20	10.40	52	20.40
4	3.35	24	11.60	56	21.70
5	4.20	28	12.80	60	23.05
6	5.05	32	14.00	64	24.35
7	5.90	36	15.30	blank	blank
8	6.75	40	16.55	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	25	$91.95	49	$167.85
2	20.05	26	95.10	50	171.00
3	22.90	27	98.30	51	174.15
4	25.80	28	101.45	52	177.35
5	28.70	29	104.60	53	180.50
6	31.90	30	107.75	54	183.65
7	35.05	31	110.95	55	186.80
8	38.20	32	114.10	56	190.00
9	41.35	33	117.25	57	193.15
10	44.55	34	120.40	58	196.30
11	47.70	35	123.60	59	199.45
12	50.85	36	126.75	60	202.65
13	54.00	37	129.90	61	205.80
14	57.20	38	133.05	62	208.95
15	60.35	39	136.25	63	212.10
16	63.50	40	139.40	64	215.30
17	66.65	41	142.55	65	218.45
18	69.85	42	145.70	66	221.60
19	73.00	43	148.90	blank	blank
20	76.15	44	152.05	blank	blank
21	79.30	45	155.20	blank	blank
22	82.50	46	158.35	blank	blank
23	85.65	47	161.55	blank	blank
24	88.80	48	164.70	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 66 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. $29.15
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $2.65

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. 10.50
1.5 lbs. 12.75
2.0 lbs. 15.75
2.5 lbs. $19.00
3.0 lbs. 22.25
3.5 lbs. 24.25
4.0 lbs. 27.50

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	$4.10	36	$7.50	56	$10.75
20	4.85	40	8.15	60	11.40
24	5.55	44	8.80	64	12.05
28	6.20	48	9.45	blank	blank
32	6.85	52	10.10	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	$19.25	19	$34.05	33	$47.20
6	20.40	20	35.05	34	48.10
7	21.55	21	36.00	35	49.00
8	22.70	22	36.95	36	49.90
9	23.85	23	37.90	37	50.80
10	25.05	24	38.85	38	51.70
11	26.05	25	39.80	39	52.60
12	27.05	26	40.75	40	53.50
13	28.05	27	41.70	41	54.40
14	29.05	28	42.65	42	55.30
15	30.05	29	43.60	43	56.20
16	31.05	30	44.55	44	57.05
17	32.05	31	45.45	blank	blank
18	33.05	32	46.30	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. $17.05
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $1.55

Books & Sheet Music, Publisher's Periodicals
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $10.45
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $0.95

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	$2.80	36	$5.40	56	$7.40
20	3.35	40	5.80	60	7.80
24	3.95	44	6.20	64	8.20
28	4.50	48	6.55	blank	blank
32	5.00	52	6.95	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	$0.70	12	$2.10	44	$6.18
2	0.82	16	2.61	48	6.69
3	0.95	20	3.12	52	7.20
4	1.08	24	3.63	56	7.71
5	1.21	28	4.14	60	8.22
6	1.33	32	4.65	64	8.73
7	1.46	36	5.16	blank	blank
8	1.59	40	5.67	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)

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$1.95	Add $1.05 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
100	2.75
200	3.80
300	4.85
400	5.90	air: $5000 max. economy: $4405 max.	$54.20 $48.95
500	6.95	air: $5000 max. economy: $4405 max.	$54.20 $48.95

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) NOT Available

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

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	$188.75	$199.25
1	41.00	$46.50	37	191.75	202.25
2	48.50	53.75	38	196.00	206.50
3	55.75	61.25	39	199.25	209.75
4	63.25	68.50	40	202.25	213.00
5	70.50	76.00	41	206.50	217.00
6	76.00	81.25	42	209.75	220.25
7	80.00	85.25	43	214.00	224.50
8	84.25	90.75	44	217.00	227.75
9	89.50	96.00	45	221.25	232.00
10	93.75	100.25	46	224.50	235.00
11	97.00	105.50	47	227.75	238.25
12	101.25	109.50	48	232.00	242.50
13	104.25	112.75	49	235.00	245.50
14	108.50	117.00	50	241.25	252.00
15	111.75	120.25	51	244.50	255.00
16	115.00	123.25	52	248.75	259.25
17	119.00	127.50	53	252.00	262.50
18	122.25	130.75	54	256.00	266.75
19	126.50	135.00	55	259.25	269.75
20	129.75	138.00	56	263.50	274.00
21	132.75	141.25	57	266.75	277.25
22	137.00	145.50	58	269.75	280.25
23	140.25	148.50	59	274.00	284.50
24	144.50	152.75	60	277.25	287.75
25	147.50	156.00	61	281.50	292.00
26	150.75	161.25	62	284.50	295.00
27	155.00	165.50	63	288.75	299.25
28	158.00	168.75	64	292.00	302.50
29	161.25	171.75	65	296.25	306.75
30	166.50	177.00	66	299.25	310.00
31	170.75	181.25	67	302.50	313.00
32	174.00	184.50	68	306.75	317.25
33	178.25	188.75	69	310.00	320.50
34	181.25	191.75	70	314.00	324.75
35	184.50	195.00	blank	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 59 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	$24.25	24	$104.15	48	$185.10
1	27.40	25	107.50	49	188.45
2	30.55	26	110.90	50	191.85
3	33.75	27	114.25	51	195.20
4	36.90	28	117.65	52	198.55
5	40.05	29	121.00	53	201.95
6	43.40	30	124.35	54	205.30
7	46.80	31	127.75	55	208.70
8	50.15	32	131.10	56	212.05
9	53.55	33	134.50	57	215.45
10	56.90	34	137.85	58	218.80
11	60.30	35	141.25	59	222.20
12	63.65	36	144.60	60	225.55
13	67.05	37	148.00	61	228.95
14	70.40	38	151.35	62	232.30
15	73.80	39	154.75	63	235.65
16	77.15	40	158.10	64	239.05
17	80.55	41	161.45	65	242.40
18	83.90	42	164.85	66	245.80
19	87.25	43	168.20	blank	blank
20	90.65	44	171.60	blank	blank
21	94.00	45	174.95	blank	blank
22	97.40	46	178.35	blank	blank
23	100.75	47	181.70	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 correspondence and commercial papers/documents.	No form required. Endorse item 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. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 60 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available

Notes:

1. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and for all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

2. Arms, weapons, and human remains are prohibited.

3. 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 Netherlands.

4. An Express Mail shipment may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

Reciprocal Service Name: There is no reciprocal service.

Country Code: NL

Areas Served: All