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Country Conditions for Mailing - Tuvalu

Prohibitions (130)

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

No list 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 $13.25 25 $112.50 49 $211.15
2 16.85 26 116.65 50 215.30
3 21.10 27 120.75 51 219.40
4 25.55 28 124.85 52 223.50
5 30.30 29 128.95 53 227.60
6 34.40 30 133.05 54 231.70
7 38.50 31 137.20 55 235.85
8 42.65 32 141.30 blank blank
9 46.75 33 145.40 blank blank
10 50.85 34 149.50 blank blank
11 54.95 35 153.60 blank blank
12 59.10 36 157.75 blank blank
13 63.20 37 161.85 blank blank
14 67.30 38 165.95 blank blank
15 71.40 39 170.05 blank blank
16 75.50 40 174.15 blank blank
17 79.65 41 178.30 blank blank
18 83.75 42 182.40 blank blank
19 87.85 43 186.50 blank blank
20 91.95 44 190.60 blank blank
21 96.05 45 194.75 blank blank
22 100.20 46 198.85 blank blank
23 104.30 47 202.95 blank blank
24 108.40 48 207.05 blank blank
Weight Limit: 55 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 $22.75 27 $52.90 49 $83.05
6 24.05 28 54.30 50 84.45
7 25.40 29 55.65 51 85.80
8 26.75 30 57.00 52 87.15
9 28.15 31 58.40 53 88.55
10 29.60 32 59.75 54 89.90
11 31.00 33 61.15 55 91.30
12 32.35 34 62.50 blank blank
13 33.75 35 63.85 blank blank
14 35.10 36 65.25 blank blank
15 36.45 37 66.60 blank blank
16 37.85 38 68.00 blank blank
17 39.20 39 69.35 blank blank
18 40.60 40 70.70 blank blank
19 41.95 41 72.10 blank blank
20 43.30 42 73.45 blank blank
21 44.70 43 74.85 blank blank
22 46.05 44 76.20 blank blank
23 47.45 45 77.55 blank blank
24 48.80 46 78.95 blank blank
25 50.15 47 80.30 blank blank
26 51.55 48 81.70 blank blank
Weight Limit: 55 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 $4715 max. $52.10
Note: Air parcels $675 max.; surface parcels $4715 max.

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) Fee: $2.40
Available for letter-post mail, postcards and postal
cards, aerogrammes, matter for the blind, and M-bags.

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 and recorded delivery
mail with a return receipt.

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.

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

Global Express Guaranteed (210)
Not Available

Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Not Available

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