Postal Explorer > International Mail Manual - Issue 32 > Country Conditions for Mailing - Somalia
All mail services are suspended.
Prohibitions (130)
Arms and weapons except under license.
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other
valuable articles, unless they are sent in registered mail.
Lottery tickets and advertisements.
Firing caps and loaded metal cartridges for small arms and
artillery fuses.
Perishable infectious biological substances.
Perishable noninfectious biological substances.
Radioactive materials.
Restrictions
Cigarettes may only be sent in boxes bearing the official stamp
of the Government of Somalia and if each cigarette has the
word "Somalia" printed on its paper wrapper.
Radios and telephones may only be imported by the Somali
government.
Weapons and weapon parts may only be sent under
government license.
Observations
None.
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
Not Available
Airmail
Parcel Post Rates
Not Available
Airmail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags
(260)
Not Available
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 NOT Available
COD and Certified NOT Available
Insurance (320) NOT Available
International Business Reply Service
(373)
NOT Available
International Money Order (371)
NOT Available
International Reply Coupons (372)
NOT Available
Recorded Delivery (360) NOT Available
Registered Mail (330) NOT Available
Restricted Delivery (350) NOT Available
Return Receipt (340) NOT Available
Global Express Guaranteed (210)
Not Available
Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Not Available
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