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Country Conditions for Mailing - Tajikistan

Prohibitions (130)

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

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

None furnished.

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

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	blank	blank
20	69.85	44	143.20	blank	blank
21	72.90	45	146.25	blank	blank
22	75.95	46	149.30	blank	blank
23	79.00	47	152.35	blank	blank
24	82.05	48	155.40	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) 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	$19.25	27	$41.70	49	$61.55
6	20.40	28	42.65	50	62.45
7	21.55	29	43.60	51	63.35
8	22.70	30	44.55	52	64.25
9	23.85	31	45.45	53	65.15
10	25.05	32	46.30	54	66.05
11	26.05	33	47.20	55	66.95
12	27.05	34	48.10	56	67.80
13	28.05	35	49.00	57	68.70
14	29.05	36	49.90	58	69.60
15	30.05	37	50.80	59	70.50
16	31.05	38	51.70	60	71.40
17	32.05	39	52.60	61	72.30
18	33.05	40	53.50	62	73.20
19	34.05	41	54.40	63	74.10
20	35.05	42	55.30	64	75.00
21	36.00	43	56.20	65	75.90
22	36.95	44	57.05	66	76.80
23	37.90	45	57.95	blank	blank
24	38.85	46	58.85	blank	blank
25	39.80	47	59.75	blank	blank
26	40.75	48	60.65	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)
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
500	6.95	$1350 max.	$16.40

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)

Not Available

Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$24.25	15	$73.80	30	$124.35
1	27.40	16	77.15	31	127.75
2	30.55	17	80.55	32	131.10
3	33.75	18	83.90	33	134.50
4	36.90	19	87.25	34	137.85
5	40.05	20	90.65	35	141.25
6	43.40	21	94.00	36	144.60
7	46.80	22	97.40	37	148.00
8	50.15	23	100.75	38	151.35
9	53.55	24	104.15	39	154.75
10	56.90	25	107.50	40	158.10
11	60.30	26	110.90	41	161.45
12	63.65	27	114.25	42	164.85
13	67.05	28	117.65	43	168.20
14	70.40	29	121.00	44	171.60
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, business papers, and documents.	PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label). Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.
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

Notes:

1. Addressees are required to obtain import licenses/permits to receive most goods.

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 Tajikistan.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: TJ

Areas Served

EMS is available only to the following locations:

Dushanbe

Khojend

Khorog

Kurgan-Tyube