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Country Conditions for Mailing - Saudi Arabia

Prohibitions (130)

Arms, munitions, and war material.

Books and prints contrary to the Islamic faith.

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.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Medicines and medical products are not admissible, unless accompanied by a medical prescription issued by a competent authority. Letter packages, small packets, postal parcels, registered items, and EMS shipments are all subject to that documentation requirement.

Recorded tapes (cassettes) are not admitted in registered mail. Such items are admitted only in ordinary mail.

Observations

Letter-post items may not contain dutiable articles.

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	25	$91.15	49	$167.05
2	19.50	26	94.35	50	170.20
3	22.65	27	97.50	51	173.40
4	25.30	28	100.65	52	176.55
5	27.95	29	103.80	53	179.70
6	31.10	30	107.00	54	182.85
7	34.25	31	110.15	55	186.05
8	37.40	32	113.30	56	189.20
9	40.60	33	116.45	57	192.35
10	43.75	34	119.65	58	195.50
11	46.90	35	122.80	59	198.70
12	50.05	36	125.95	60	201.85
13	53.25	37	129.10	61	205.00
14	56.40	38	132.30	62	208.15
15	59.55	39	135.45	63	211.35
16	62.70	40	138.60	64	214.50
17	65.90	41	141.75	65	217.65
18	69.05	42	144.95	66	220.80
19	72.20	43	148.10	blank	blank
20	75.35	44	151.25	blank	blank
21	78.50	45	154.40	blank	blank
22	81.70	46	157.55	blank	blank
23	84.85	47	160.75	blank	blank
24	88.00	48	163.90	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. $40.70
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $3.70

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. 12.75
1.5 lbs. 14.75
2.0 lbs. 18.00
2.5 lbs. $22.25
3.0 lbs. 25.25
3.5 lbs. 29.50
4.0 lbs. 32.75

GPM Weight Limit: 4 pounds

Note: Global Priority Mail service is available only to designated locations within this country. See 231.4.

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	$23.00	27	$57.70	49	$86.70
6	24.75	28	59.00	50	88.00
7	26.35	29	60.35	51	89.35
8	28.20	30	61.65	52	90.65
9	30.55	31	63.00	53	91.95
10	33.75	32	64.30	54	93.30
11	35.20	33	65.60	55	94.60
12	36.70	34	66.95	56	95.90
13	38.15	35	68.25	57	97.25
14	39.65	36	69.55	58	98.55
15	41.10	37	70.90	59	99.85
16	42.60	38	72.20	60	101.20
17	44.05	39	73.50	61	102.50
18	45.55	40	74.85	62	103.80
19	47.00	41	76.15	63	105.15
20	48.50	42	77.45	64	106.45
21	49.80	43	78.80	65	107.75
22	51.10	44	80.10	66	109.10
23	52.45	45	81.40	blank	blank
24	53.75	46	82.75	blank	blank
25	55.05	47	84.05	blank	blank
26	56.40	48	85.35	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 66 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)

Note: Non-Document Service is not available.

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	blank
1	48.50	blank	37	264.50	blank
2	54.75	blank	38	269.75	blank
3	63.25	blank	39	275.00	blank
4	71.75	blank	40	280.25	blank
5	79.00	blank	41	285.75	blank
6	86.50	blank	42	291.00	blank
7	93.75	blank	43	296.25	blank
8	101.25	blank	44	301.50	blank
9	108.50	blank	45	306.75	blank
10	116.00	blank	46	312.00	blank
11	122.25	blank	47	317.25	blank
12	128.50	blank	48	322.50	blank
13	133.75	blank	49	327.75	blank
14	139.25	blank	50	333.00	blank
15	144.50	blank	51	338.25	blank
16	149.75	blank	52	343.50	blank
17	155.00	blank	53	348.75	blank
18	161.25	blank	54	354.25	blank
19	167.50	blank	55	359.50	blank
20	174.00	blank	56	364.75	blank
21	180.25	blank	57	370.00	blank
22	185.50	blank	58	375.25	blank
23	190.75	blank	59	380.50	blank
24	196.00	blank	60	385.75	blank
25	201.25	blank	61	391.00	blank
26	206.50	blank	62	396.25	blank
27	211.75	blank	63	401.50	blank
28	217.00	blank	64	406.75	blank
29	222.50	blank	65	412.00	blank
30	227.75	blank	66	417.50	blank
31	233.00	blank	67	422.75	blank
32	238.25	blank	68	428.00	blank
33	243.50	blank	69	433.25	blank
34	248.75	blank	70	438.50	blank
35	254.00	blank	blank	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 70 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	$24.00	24	$128.05	48	$235.55
1	26.60	25	132.55	49	240.05
2	29.80	26	137.00	50	244.55
3	34.25	27	141.50	51	249.00
4	38.45	28	146.00	52	253.50
5	42.95	29	150.45	53	257.95
6	47.45	30	154.95	54	262.45
7	51.90	31	159.40	55	266.95
8	56.40	32	163.90	56	271.40
9	60.85	33	168.40	57	275.90
10	65.35	34	172.85	58	280.35
11	69.85	35	177.35	59	284.85
12	74.30	36	181.80	60	289.30
13	78.80	37	186.30	61	293.80
14	83.25	38	190.75	62	298.30
15	87.75	39	195.25	63	302.75
16	92.25	40	199.75	64	307.25
17	96.70	41	204.20	65	311.70
18	101.20	42	208.70	66	316.20
19	105.65	43	213.15	blank	blank
20	110.15	44	217.65	blank	blank
21	114.60	45	222.15	blank	blank
22	119.10	46	226.60	blank	blank
23	123.60	47	231.10	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 documents and commercial papers.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value and computer data.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise and 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

Notes:

1. All EMS shipments to Saudi Arabia should include complete addresses, in addition to post office box numbers, and the telephone number of the addressee.

2. 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 Saudi Arabia.

Reciprocal Service Name: Al Barid Al Mumtaz

Country Code: SA

Areas Served:

Abha
Al Ahssa
Al Bukairieh
Al Khafji
Al Kharj
Al Khobar
Al Mozannab
Al Qoteif
Baha
Beljarshi
Bicha
Buraydah
Dammam
Dawmat Al-Jundul
Dhahran (airport)
Hafar al Batin
Ha'il
Ir'Ir
Jeddah
Jizan
Jubayl
Jubayl Industrial
Khamis Mushayt
Mecca
Medina
Najran
Qaryat
Ras
Ras Tanourah
Riyadh
Safwa
Sakkaka
Seihat
Tabuk
Ta'if
Unayzah
Yanbu Industrial
Yambu Maritime