ARCHIVED IMM - MAY 14, 2007

Country Conditions for Mailing — Iraq

Prohibitions (130)

Arms, including air guns; and parts of arms and munitions.

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

Lighters containing butane gas.

Non-preserved meats and soft fruits.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Tapes or cassettes.

Restrictions

For shipments containing goods valued at more than 1 Iraqi dinar, the addressee must obtain a special import license from the Ministry of Supply, Import Department, Baghdad.

Radio apparatus, and their accessories, and knives having blades over 76 millimeters (about 3 inches) in length, require permission to be obtained by the addressees from the Iraqi authorities.

Observations

Many articles are subject to an import permit/license. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.

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	$38.00	24	$220.65	48	$372.25
1	55.00	25	227.05	49	378.40
2	63.45	26	233.45	50	384.55
3	71.90	27	239.85	51	390.70
4	80.35	28	246.25	52	396.85
5	88.80	29	252.65	53	403.00
6	97.25	30	259.05	54	409.15
7	105.70	31	265.45	55	415.30
8	114.15	32	271.85	56	421.45
9	122.60	33	278.25	57	427.60
10	131.05	34	284.65	58	433.75
11	137.45	35	291.05	59	439.90
12	143.85	36	297.45	60	446.05
13	150.25	37	303.85	61	452.20
14	156.65	38	310.25	62	458.35
15	163.05	39	316.65	63	464.50
16	169.45	40	323.05	64	470.65
17	175.85	41	329.20	65	476.80
18	182.25	42	335.35	66	482.95
19	188.65	43	341.50	67	489.10
20	195.05	44	347.65	68	495.25
21	201.45	45	353.80	69	501.40
22	207.85	46	359.95	70	507.55
23	214.25	47	366.10
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

Insurance (215.5)

NOT Available

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	$101.40	30	$176.40
1	32.00	16	106.40	31	181.40
2	36.85	17	111.40	32	186.40
3	41.70	18	116.40	33	191.40
4	46.55	19	121.40	34	196.40
5	51.40	20	126.40	35	201.40
6	56.40	21	131.40	36	206.40
7	61.40	22	136.40	37	211.40
8	66.40	23	141.40	38	216.40
9	71.40	24	146.40	39	221.40
10	76.40	25	151.40	40	226.40
11	81.40	26	156.40	41	231.40
12	86.40	27	161.40	42	236.40
13	91.40	28	166.40	43	241.40
14	96.40	29	171.40	44	246.40
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 Iraq.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: IQ

Areas Served:

Express Mail International service is available to the following cities:
Baghdad
Basrah
Mosul

Priority Mail International

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$20.00	16	$83.85	31	$149.10
2	24.00	17	88.20	32	153.45
3	28.00	18	92.55	33	157.80
4	32.00	19	96.90	34	162.15
5	36.00	20	101.25	35	166.50
6	40.35	21	105.60	36	170.85
7	44.70	22	109.95	37	175.20
8	49.05	23	114.30	38	179.55
9	53.40	24	118.65	39	183.90
10	57.75	25	123.00	40	188.25
11	62.10	26	127.35	41	192.60
12	66.45	27	131.70	42	196.95
13	70.80	28	136.05	43	201.30
14	75.15	29	140.40	44	205.65
15	79.50	30	144.75
Weight Limit: 44 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.)