ARCHIVED IMM - MAY 14, 2007

Country Conditions for Mailing — Benin

Prohibitions (130)

Coins; banknotes; paper money; traveler’s checks; gold, platinum, silver, (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles;

Gold and gold articles.

Gramophone records.

Medals and coins; machinery used for minting coins.

Mineral waters.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials

Saccharine.

Uncut diamonds.

Restrictions

No list furnished.

Observations

First-Class Mail International items containing dutiable articles must be registered.
Postal authorities of Benin collect domestic postage from addressees for inbound shipments.
Parcel service is limited to the following offices:

Abomey	Cotonou	Ouidah
Abomey-Calavi	Cove	Parahoue
Adjohon	Dassa-Zoume	Parakou
Allada	Djougou	Pobe
Athieme	Grand-Popo	Porto-Novo
Attogon	Kandi	Sakete
Bimbereke	Natitingou	Savalou
Bohicon	Nikki	Save

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes:
PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)

Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$75.00	24	$383.25	48	$629.25
1	93.00	25	394.50	49	637.50
2	107.75	26	405.75	50	645.75
3	122.50	27	417.00	51	654.00
4	137.25	28	428.25	52	662.25
5	152.00	29	439.50	53	670.50
6	166.75	30	450.75	54	678.75
7	181.50	31	462.00	55	687.00
8	196.25	32	473.25	56	695.25
9	211.00	33	484.50	57	703.50
10	225.75	34	495.75	58	711.75
11	237.00	35	507.00	59	720.00
12	248.25	36	518.25	60	728.25
13	259.50	37	529.50	61	736.50
14	270.75	38	540.75	62	744.75
15	282.00	39	552.00	63	753.00
16	293.25	40	563.25	64	761.25
17	304.50	41	571.50	65	769.50
18	315.75	42	579.75	66	777.75
19	327.00	43	588.00	67	786.00
20	338.25	44	596.25	68	794.25
21	349.50	45	604.50	69	802.50
22	360.75	46	612.75	70	810.75
23	372.00	47	621.00
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 $2,000 per shipment.
200	$0.75
300	1.50
400	2.25
500	3.00
600	3.75
700	4.50
800	5.25	$2,000 max.	$14.25

Size Limits (216.4)

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.

Express Mail International (220)

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$25.00	15	$103.75	30	$184.00
1	32.00	16	109.10	31	189.35
2	37.00	17	114.45	32	194.70
3	42.00	18	119.80	33	200.05
4	47.00	19	125.15	34	205.40
5	52.00	20	130.50	35	210.75
6	57.00	21	135.85	36	216.10
7	62.00	22	141.20	37	221.45
8	67.00	23	146.55	38	226.80
9	72.00	24	151.90	39	232.15
10	77.00	25	157.25	40	237.50
11	82.35	26	162.60	41	242.85
12	87.70	27	167.95	42	248.20
13	93.05	28	173.30	43	253.55
14	98.40	29	178.65	44	258.90
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"):

$25.00

Insurance (221.3)

Available for Express Mail International merchandise shipments only

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For insurance coverage above $2,000, add $1.35 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.
200	$0.75
500	2.10
1,000	3.45
1,500	4.80
2,000	6.15	$5,000 max.	$14.25

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Correspondence and business papers.	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, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
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

Note:

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 Express Mail International shipments to Benin.

Reciprocal Service Name: Postexpres Benin - EMS

Country Code: BJ

Areas Served:

Express Mail International is available only to the following locations:
Bohicon
Cotonou
Natitingou
Parakou
Porto-Novo

Priority Mail International

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$21.00	23	$118.05	45	$213.75
2	25.50	24	122.40	46	218.10
3	30.00	25	126.75	47	222.45
4	34.50	26	131.10	48	226.80
5	39.00	27	135.45	49	231.15
6	43.50	28	139.80	50	235.50
7	48.00	29	144.15	51	239.85
8	52.50	30	148.50	52	244.20
9	57.00	31	152.85	53	248.55
10	61.50	32	157.20	54	252.90
11	65.85	33	161.55	55	257.25
12	70.20	34	165.90	56	261.60
13	74.55	35	170.25	57	265.95
14	78.90	36	174.60	58	270.30
15	83.25	37	178.95	59	274.65
16	87.60	38	183.30	60	279.00
17	91.95	39	187.65	61	283.35
18	96.30	40	192.00	62	287.70
19	100.65	41	196.35	63	292.05
20	105.00	42	200.70	64	296.40
21	109.35	43	205.05	65	300.75
22	113.70	44	209.40	66	305.10
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Notes:

1 Merchandise is permitted, but written communications having the nature of current and personal correspondence are not permitted.

2 Ordinary Priority Mail International includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. (See 230.)

Priority Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"): $11.00

May contain items that may be sent as First-Class Mail International. The maximum weight is 4 lbs.

Flat-Rate Box: $37.00

Merchandise is permitted, but written communications having the nature of current and personal correspondence are not permitted. The maximum weight is 20 lbs. or the limit set by the individual country.

Size Limits

See 235.2

First-Class Mail International

Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate
1	$0.90	12	$8.65	44	$20.25
2	1.80	16	10.10	48	21.70
3	2.70	20	11.55	52	23.15
4	3.60	24	13.00	56	24.60
5	4.50	28	14.45	60	26.05
6	5.40	32	15.90	64	27.50
7	6.30	36	17.35
8	7.20	40	18.80
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

Size Limits

See 243.2

Postcards and Postal Cards (250)

$0.90

Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)

Weight not over 11 lbs.

Each additional pound or fraction of a pound

$43.45

3.95

Weight Limit: 66 pounds

Matter for the Blind (270)

NOT Available

Extra 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 $1.40; Cards $0.90

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

International Reply Coupons (372)

Fee: $2.00

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $10.15

Maximum Indemnity: $43.73

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards and postal cards, and
matter for the blind or other physically
handicapped persons. Not applicable to M-bags.

Restricted Delivery (350)

Fee: $4.10

Available for registered mail with a return receipt.

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.15

Available for registered mail only.

ARCHIVED IMM - MAY 14, 2007