Country Conditions for Mailing — Germany

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Absinthe.

Arms and weapons.

Articles bearing political or religious notations on the address side.

Human remains.

Live plants and animals.

Melatonin.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Playing cards, except in complete decks properly wrapped.

Pulverized coca beans.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

Importation of medicines requires special authorization by German authorities.

Observations  

1. A parcel may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.
2. For Priority Mail International parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
3. Mailpieces delivered through international bulk mail services must be addressed with the correct postcode number or delivery zone number, if one exists. Without this number, the German postal administration will return such pieces to the sender or the country of origin due to insufficient addressing.
4. Import licenses or certificates are required for meat and meat products; pasta products; dairy products; egg and egg products; plant and plant products; tobacco products; and cigarette paper. Senders should ascertain before mailing whether the necessary documents are held by the addressee.
5. The customs treatment of gift parcels will be facilitated if the customs declaration is marked by the sender “Private Geschenksendung” (personal gift package).
6. Customs authorities require invoices with books valued at 50 DM or more (currently $32.75).
7. Germany will not accept any Express Mail International or Priority Mail International insured item valued at more than $500. Items valued at more than $500 will be returned to sender.

 

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	$37.00	24	$172.20	48	$275.40
1	49.00	25	176.50	49	279.70
2	56.00	26	180.80	50	284.00
3	63.00	27	185.10	51	288.30
4	70.00	28	189.40	52	292.60
5	77.00	29	193.70	53	296.90
6	84.00	30	198.00	54	301.20
7	91.00	31	202.30	55	305.50
8	98.00	32	206.60	56	309.80
9	105.00	33	210.90	57	314.10
10	112.00	34	215.20	58	318.40
11	116.30	35	219.50	59	322.70
12	120.60	36	223.80	60	327.00
13	124.90	37	228.10	61	331.30
14	129.20	38	232.40	62	335.60
15	133.50	39	236.70	63	339.90
16	137.80	40	241.00	64	344.20
17	142.10	41	245.30	65	348.50
18	146.40	42	249.60	66	352.80
19	150.70	43	253.90	67	357.10
20	155.00	44	258.20	68	361.40
21	159.30	45	262.50	69	365.70
22	163.60	46	266.80	70	370.00
23	167.90	47	271.10
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
800	5.25	$2,499 max.	$18.00

 

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	$118.75	48	$208.75
1	30.50	25	122.50	49	212.50
2	34.75	26	126.25	50	216.25
3	39.00	27	130.00	51	220.00
4	43.25	28	133.75	52	223.75
5	47.50	29	137.50	53	227.50
6	51.25	30	141.25	54	231.25
7	55.00	31	145.00	55	235.00
8	58.75	32	148.75	56	238.75
9	62.50	33	152.50	57	242.50
10	66.25	34	156.25	58	246.25
11	70.00	35	160.00	59	250.00
12	73.75	36	163.75	60	253.75
13	77.50	37	167.50	61	257.50
14	81.25	38	171.25	62	261.25
15	85.00	39	175.00	63	265.00
16	88.75	40	178.75	64	268.75
17	92.50	41	182.50	65	272.50
18	96.25	42	186.25	66	276.25
19	100.00	43	190.00
20	103.75	44	193.75
21	107.50	45	197.50
22	111.25	46	201.25
23	115.00	47	205.00
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
$100	No Fee
200	$0.75
500 max.	2.10

 

 

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Any kind of written communications including legal documents, instruments, and manuscripts; computer data, including magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, punch cards, and recording tapes.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.
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. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

1. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and for all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
2. Arms, weapons, and human remains are prohibited.
3. 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 Germany.
4. An Express Mail International shipment may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

Reciprocal Service Name: There is no reciprocal service.

Country Code: DE

Areas Served: All

 

 

Priority Mail International  

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$20.00	25	$102.00	49	$181.20
2	24.00	26	105.30	50	184.50
3	28.00	27	108.60	51	187.80
4	32.00	28	111.90	52	191.10
5	36.00	29	115.20	53	194.40
6	39.30	30	118.50	54	197.70
7	42.60	31	121.80	55	201.00
8	45.90	32	125.10	56	204.30
9	49.20	33	128.40	57	207.60
10	52.50	34	131.70	58	210.90
11	55.80	35	135.00	59	214.20
12	59.10	36	138.30	60	217.50
13	62.40	37	141.60	61	220.80
14	65.70	38	144.90	62	224.10
15	69.00	39	148.20	63	227.40
16	72.30	40	151.50	64	230.70
17	75.60	41	154.80	65	234.00
18	78.90	42	158.10	66	237.30
19	82.20	43	161.40	67	240.60
20	85.50	44	164.70	68	243.90
21	88.80	45	168.00	69	247.20
22	92.10	46	171.30	70	250.50
23	95.40	47	174.60
24	98.70	48	177.90
Weight Limit: 70 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	$8.80	44	$21.60
2	1.80	16	10.40	48	23.20
3	2.70	20	12.00	52	24.80
4	3.60	24	13.60	56	26.40
5	4.50	28	15.20	60	28.00
6	5.40	32	16.80	64	29.60
7	6.30	36	18.40
8	7.20	40	20.00
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	$31.35 2.85
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
$50	$2.40
100	3.30
200	4.20
300	5.10
400	6.00
500 max.	6.90

 

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.

 

Elgenhandig.

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.15

Available for registered mail and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.