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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