Country Conditions for Mailing — China

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms, ammunition, weapons.

Articles in hermetically sealed, nontransparent containers.

Chinese currency.

Coins; banknotes; securities payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless sent as an insured post.

Manuscripts, printed matter, photographic negatives, gramophone records, films, magnetic tapes, video tapes, etc., which could do political, economical, cultural, or moral harm to the People’s Republic of China.

Meat and meat products.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Radio receivers, transmitters or receivers of all kinds, walkie-talkies and parts thereof; valves, antennae, etc.

Used clothing and bedding.

Wrist-watches, cameras, television sets, radio sets, tape records, bicycles, sewing machines, and ventilators.

Restrictions  

The importation of personal articles is limited to those intended for personal use and imported in reasonable quantities. The value of the items contained in each shipment must not exceed RMB (renminbi) 100 yuan and the total value of the shipment received annually by each family may not exceed RMB (renminbi) 800 yuan. However, the following articles are admitted in the quantities/values indicated:

 

Description of Articles	Qty. or Value per Item	Comment
Pocket electronic calculator	1 per year	The addressee must submit a prior request to Customs.
Magnetic tape	5 cassettes
Cotton or synthetic fabric	10-1/4 yd (10 m)	Width must not exceed 50 inches (130 cm).
Medicines or materials used in Chinese medicine	RMB 40 yuan
Philatelic stamps	100 stamps

Observations

Articles that do not meet the requirements mentioned above will be returned to origin or confiscated in accordance with their internal laws.

 

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) Price Group 6

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$38.95	24	$241.00	48	$409.00
1	58.50	25	248.25	49	415.50
2	67.50	26	255.50	50	422.00
3	76.50	27	262.75	51	428.50
4	85.50	28	270.00	52	435.00
5	94.50	29	277.25	53	441.50
6	103.50	30	284.50	54	448.00
7	112.50	31	291.75	55	454.50
8	121.50	32	299.00	56	461.00
9	130.50	33	306.25	57	467.50
10	139.50	34	313.50	58	474.00
11	146.75	35	320.75	59	480.50
12	154.00	36	328.00	60	487.00
13	161.25	37	335.25	61	493.50
14	168.50	38	342.50	62	500.00
15	175.75	39	349.75	63	506.50
16	183.00	40	357.00	64	513.00
17	190.25	41	363.50	65	519.50
18	197.50	42	370.00	66	526.00
19	204.75	43	376.50	67	532.50
20	212.00	44	383.00	68	539.00
21	219.25	45	389.50	69	545.50
22	226.50	46	396.00	70	552.00
23	233.75	47	402.50
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 $1.00 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200	$1.00
300	2.00
400	3.00
500	4.00
600	5.00
700	6.00
800	7.00	$2,499 max.	$24.00

 

Size Limits (216.5)

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) Price Group 3

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$25.95	24	$140.50	48	$260.50
1	28.50	25	145.50	49	265.50
2	32.75	26	150.50	50	270.50
3	37.00	27	155.50	51	275.50
4	41.25	28	160.50	52	280.50
5	45.50	29	165.50	53	285.50
6	50.50	30	170.50	54	290.50
7	55.50	31	175.50	55	295.50
8	60.50	32	180.50	56	300.50
9	65.50	33	185.50	57	305.50
10	70.50	34	190.50	58	310.50
11	75.50	35	195.50	59	315.50
12	80.50	36	200.50	60	320.50
13	85.50	37	205.50	61	325.50
14	90.50	38	210.50	62	330.50
15	95.50	39	215.50	63	335.50
16	100.50	40	220.50	64	340.50
17	105.50	41	225.50	65	345.50
18	110.50	42	230.50	66	350.50
19	115.50	43	235.50
20	120.50	44	240.50
21	125.50	45	245.50
22	130.50	46	250.50
23	135.50	47	255.50
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

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

$25.95

 

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
Business correspondence and commercial papers/documents.	No form required. 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: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

1. 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 China.
2. Express Mail International with Guarantee service — which offers a date-certain, postage-refund guarantee — is available to China.

Country Code: CN

Areas Served: All

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 3

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$22.50	23	$108.00	45	$190.50
2	27.00	24	111.75	46	194.25
3	31.50	25	115.50	47	198.00
4	36.00	26	119.25	48	201.75
5	40.50	27	123.00	49	205.50
6	44.25	28	126.75	50	209.25
7	48.00	29	130.50	51	213.00
8	51.75	30	134.25	52	216.75
9	55.50	31	138.00	53	220.50
10	59.25	32	141.75	54	224.25
11	63.00	33	145.50	55	228.00
12	66.75	34	149.25	56	231.75
13	70.50	35	153.00	57	235.50
14	74.25	36	156.75	58	239.25
15	78.00	37	160.50	59	243.00
16	81.75	38	164.25	60	246.75
17	85.50	39	168.00	61	250.50
18	89.25	40	171.75	62	254.25
19	93.00	41	175.50	63	258.00
20	96.75	42	179.25	64	261.75
21	100.50	43	183.00	65	265.50
22	104.25	44	186.75	66	269.25
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"): $11.95

 

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

Flat-Rate Boxes: Regular — $38.95; Large — $49.95

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, whichever is less.

 

Size Limits  

See 236.2

 

 

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 3

Letters

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$0.94	Note: A letter meeting one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in 243.23 is charged a nonmachinable surcharge of $0.20.
2	1.74
3	2.54
3.5	3.34

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.20	12	$8.45	44	$21.65
2	2.00	16	10.10	48	23.30
3	2.80	20	11.75	52	24.95
4	3.60	24	13.40	56	26.60
5	4.40	28	15.05	60	28.25
6	5.20	32	16.70	64	29.90
7	6.00	36	18.35
8	6.80	40	20.00

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.40	12	$8.65	44	$21.85
2	2.20	16	10.30	48	23.50
3	3.00	20	11.95	52	25.15
4	3.80	24	13.60	56	26.80
5	4.60	28	15.25	60	28.45
6	5.40	32	16.90	64	30.10
7	6.20	36	18.55
8	7.00	40	20.20

 

 

Size Limits  

Postcards: See 243.1

Letters: See 243.2

Large Envelopes (Flats): See 243.3

Packages (Small Packets): See 243.4

 

Postcards (243.1)

$0.94

 

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

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$50.60 4.60
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	$2.45
100	3.35	Add $0.95 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
200	4.30
300	5.25
400	6.20
500	7.15	$1,222 max.	$14.75

 

International Business Reply Service (373)

Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.45; Cards $0.95

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (372)

Fee: $2.10

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $10.80

Maximum Indemnity: $45.51

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

 

Restricted Delivery (350)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.20

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