Country Conditions for Mailing — Brazil

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Banknotes; currency notes; paper money; securities payable to bearer; and traveler’s checks.

Coins; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewels; expensive jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Commercial samples that promote tobacco products or smoking-related merchandise.

Commercial shipments that contain cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, loose and packaged tobacco, pipes, and other smoking devices.

Medicines whose formulas are not listed in the official pharmacopeias or not licensed by the Brazilian Department of Public Health.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Poniards, stilettos, poniard blades; canes, umbrellas, or any other articles containing swords, daggers, or guns; handcuffs, and blackjacks.

Primary educational books not written in Portuguese.

Radioactive materials.

Regulation arms and munitions of Brazil and parts. Air guns. Reducing tubes and silencers for firearms.

Salted or smoked meat, and other foodstuffs of animal origin.

Seeds and seedlings of coffee, shrubs.

Used consumer goods (See Observation #5 for exception).

Restrictions  

Medicines must be accompanied by a prescription from the attendant Brazilian doctor. This prescription should be on a chemist’s form, bearing the name, private address or office of the doctor, his registration number with the Brazil National Medical Council and a Portuguese translation of the instructions, as necessary. Postal packages containing medicaments and not satisfying the above-mentioned conditions will be returned to the senders or, if abandoned, treated as undeliverable items.

Postage stamps are admitted only in registered shipments.

Saccharine and other artificial sweeteners for artificial beverages require permission from the Brazilian Department of Public Health for importation.

Observations  

1. First-Class Mail International items may not contain dutiable articles.
2. Import licenses are required for many kinds of goods and senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing that the necessary documents are held.
3. Imports are allowed by mail, including mail order catalog shipments, up to a value of U.S. $500 (U.S. $1000 for computer software) without the requirement of an import license provided the item is not for resale. Shipments valued at no more than U.S. $50 are duty free and are delivered to the addressee; shipments above U.S. $50 can be picked up at the post office upon payment of import duties. Imports that are prohibited or subject to special regulations must comply with applicable Brazilian government provisions. Identical shipments from the same source to the same person or address in Brazil within a 90 day period are considered part of the same shipment and may be subject to confiscation. Other merchandise that usually enters duty free includes items such as newspapers, maps, books, and magazines.
4. Shipments for which an import permit has not been issued are considered contraband and confiscated.
5. Used consumer goods may only be sent to charitable organizations that are recognized by the Brazilian government as being entities which serve the public interest.

 

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	$52.00	24	$348.10	48	$576.10
1	65.00	25	358.10	49	584.60
2	80.90	26	368.10	50	593.10
3	96.80	27	378.10	51	601.60
4	112.70	28	388.10	52	610.10
5	128.60	29	398.10	53	618.60
6	144.50	30	408.10	54	627.10
7	160.40	31	418.10	55	635.60
8	176.30	32	428.10	56	644.10
9	192.20	33	438.10	57	652.60
10	208.10	34	448.10	58	661.10
11	218.10	35	458.10	59	669.60
12	228.10	36	468.10	60	678.10
13	238.10	37	478.10	61	686.60
14	248.10	38	488.10	62	695.10
15	258.10	39	498.10	63	703.60
16	268.10	40	508.10	64	712.10
17	278.10	41	516.60	65	720.60
18	288.10	42	525.10	66	729.10
19	298.10	43	533.60	67	737.60
20	308.10	44	542.10	68	746.10
21	318.10	45	550.60	69	754.60
22	328.10	46	559.10	70	763.10
23	338.10	47	567.60
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 these maximums:
200	$0.75
300	1.50
400	2.25
500	3.00
600	3.75
700	4.50	$2,499 (documents)	$18.00
800	5.25	$499 (non-docs.)	$3.00

 

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	24	$146.25	48	$272.25
1	30.00	25	151.50	49	277.50
2	34.75	26	156.75	50	282.75
3	39.50	27	162.00	51	288.00
4	44.25	28	167.25	52	293.25
5	49.00	29	172.50	53	298.50
6	53.75	30	177.75	54	303.75
7	58.50	31	183.00	55	309.00
8	63.25	32	188.25	56	314.25
9	68.00	33	193.50	57	319.50
10	72.75	34	198.75	58	324.75
11	78.00	35	204.00	59	330.00
12	83.25	36	209.25	60	335.25
13	88.50	37	214.50	61	340.50
14	93.75	38	219.75	62	345.75
15	99.00	39	225.00	63	351.00
16	104.25	40	230.25	64	356.25
17	109.50	41	235.50	65	361.50
18	114.75	42	240.75	66	366.75
19	120.00	43	246.00
20	125.25	44	251.25
21	130.50	45	256.50
22	135.75	46	261.75
23	141.00	47	267.00
Weight Limit: 66 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, merchandise samples without commercial value, documents, computer data, 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. Include an invoice with all commercial shipments.

 

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 Brazil.

Reciprocal Service Name: Serca

Country Code: BR

Areas Served: All

 

Priority Mail International  

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$18.00	23	$95.40	45	$172.40
2	21.60	24	98.90	46	175.90
3	25.20	25	102.40	47	179.40
4	28.80	26	105.90	48	182.90
5	32.40	27	109.40	49	186.40
6	35.90	28	112.90	50	189.90
7	39.40	29	116.40	51	193.40
8	42.90	30	119.90	52	196.90
9	46.40	31	123.40	53	200.40
10	49.90	32	126.90	54	203.90
11	53.40	33	130.40	55	207.40
12	56.90	34	133.90	56	210.90
13	60.40	35	137.40	57	214.40
14	63.90	36	140.90	58	217.90
15	67.40	37	144.40	59	221.40
16	70.90	38	147.90	60	224.90
17	74.40	39	151.40	61	228.40
18	77.90	40	154.90	62	231.90
19	81.40	41	158.40	63	235.40
20	84.90	42	161.90	64	238.90
21	88.40	43	165.40	65	242.40
22	91.90	44	168.90	66	245.90
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)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.

Weight limit: 15 lbs.

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing  

See 313 for fees

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

Insurance (320)

Available for Priority Mail International parcels only (see 324.3 for markings)

 

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$2.40
100	3.30	Add $0.90 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
200	4.20
300	5.10
400	6.00
500	6.90	$2,915 max.	$29.40

 

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 and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.