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Country Conditions for Mailing - Venezuela

Prohibitions (130)

Cigarette papers.

Coffee, coffee extracts, and similar preparations containing coffee.

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

Lottery and similar tickets.

Natural and cultivated pearls.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Prior authorization of the Venezuelan authorities is required for most foodstuffs, plants and plant parts, and most merchandise.

Pharmaceutical specialties/products must be authorized by the Minister of Health, Agriculture and Boviculture of Venezuela.

Observations

1. Letter-post items may not contain dutiable articles.

2. Import licenses/permits are required for most goods. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.

3. Items containing printed matter must have affixed to the wrapper PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label)

4. Customs duty is generally assessed on printed matter.

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	16	$51.40	31	$90.90
2	16.35	17	54.00	32	93.55
3	18.20	18	56.65	33	96.20
4	20.30	19	59.30	34	98.80
5	22.40	20	61.90	35	101.45
6	25.05	21	64.55	36	104.10
7	27.65	22	67.20	37	106.70
8	30.30	23	69.85	38	109.35
9	32.95	24	72.45	39	112.00
10	35.55	25	75.10	40	114.60
11	38.20	26	77.75	41	117.25
12	40.85	27	80.35	42	119.90
13	43.50	28	83.00	43	122.55
14	46.10	29	85.65	44	125.15
15	48.75	30	88.25	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 44 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	$21.25	19	$46.10	33	$67.55
6	23.20	20	47.85	34	69.05
7	25.05	21	49.40	35	70.50
8	26.90	22	50.90	36	72.00
9	28.70	23	52.45	37	73.45
10	30.45	24	53.95	38	74.95
11	32.20	25	55.50	39	76.40
12	33.95	26	57.00	40	77.90
13	35.70	27	58.55	41	79.35
14	37.40	28	60.10	42	80.85
15	39.15	29	61.60	43	82.30
16	40.90	30	63.15	44	83.80
17	42.65	31	64.60	blank	blank
18	44.35	32	66.10	blank	blank
Weight Limit: 44 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) 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) NOT Available

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

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Document Service	Non- Document Service	Weight not over (lbs.)	Document Service	Non- Document Service
0.5	$47.50	blank	36	$396.25	$412.00
1	54.75	$62.25	37	404.75	420.50
2	68.50	76.00	38	412.00	428.00
3	83.25	90.75	39	419.50	435.25
4	98.00	105.50	40	425.75	441.75
5	111.75	119.00	41	433.25	449.00
6	125.50	132.75	42	440.50	456.50
7	138.00	145.50	43	448.00	463.75
8	150.75	158.00	44	455.25	471.25
9	164.50	171.75	45	462.75	478.50
10	174.00	186.50	46	470.00	486.00
11	184.50	197.00	47	476.50	492.25
12	195.00	207.75	48	483.75	499.50
13	205.50	218.25	49	491.25	507.00
14	216.00	228.75	50	503.75	519.50
15	225.50	241.25	51	511.25	525.00
16	235.00	250.75	52	518.50	532.25
17	243.50	259.25	53	526.00	539.75
18	250.75	266.75	54	533.25	547.00
19	259.25	275.00	55	540.75	554.50
20	266.75	282.50	56	548.00	561.75
21	274.00	289.75	57	555.50	569.25
22	282.50	298.25	58	561.75	575.50
23	289.75	305.75	59	569.25	582.75
24	298.25	314.00	60	576.50	590.25
25	305.75	321.50	61	584.00	597.50
26	314.00	330.00	62	590.25	604.00
27	321.50	337.25	63	598.75	612.25
28	330.00	345.75	64	601.75	615.50
29	337.25	353.00	65	613.50	627.25
30	348.75	364.75	66	613.50	627.25
31	356.25	372.00	67	625.00	638.75
32	364.75	380.50	68	627.25	640.75
33	372.00	387.75	69	636.50	650.25
34	380.50	396.25	70	636.50	650.25
35	389.00	404.75	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	$23.50	15	$84.30	30	$147.55
1	26.10	16	88.55	31	151.80
2	29.50	17	92.75	32	156.00
3	33.75	18	96.95	33	160.20
4	37.95	19	101.20	34	164.40
5	42.15	20	105.40	35	168.65
6	46.40	21	109.60	36	172.85
7	50.60	22	113.85	37	177.05
8	54.80	23	118.05	38	181.30
9	59.00	24	122.25	39	185.50
10	63.25	25	126.50	40	189.70
11	67.45	26	130.70	41	193.95
12	71.65	27	134.90	42	198.15
13	75.90	28	139.15	43	202.35
14	80.10	29	143.35	44	206.60
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

Insurance (221.3)
Note: EMS merchandise insurance is not available to this country. Document reconstruction insurance coverage is provided, at no additional cost, to a maximum of $100 per shipment. See 221.33.

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Business papers and documents.	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).

Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 36 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available

Notes:

1. Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty are prohibited in EMS shipments.

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 Venezuela.

Reciprocal Service Name: CAI

Country Code: VE

Areas Served: All