Country Conditions for Mailing — Colombia

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Many types of goods are prohibited or subject to an import license; therefore, the sender should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the contents are permitted and whether the necessary documents are held.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

New and used clothing is permitted when mailed as unaccompanied baggage. The words “Equipaje no acompanado” and the owner’s passport number must be shown on the address label and the accompanying documents. Used clothing must have a certificate of disinfection enclosed.

Observations  

1. First-Class Mail International items may not contain dutiable articles.
2. Books and other printed matter, if valued over $20, require consular invoices, and the addressees must obtain import licenses.
3. A commercial invoice, numbered, certified and signed by the sender, must accompany each package containing books and periodicals of a commercial nature. In addition, the value of each item, the number of packages comprising the shipment, and gross weight must be shown on the invoice. One copy of the invoice should be sent to the post office of destination. A note must be made on each package of the number of books contained therein, its weight and the total number of packages comprising the shipment.
4. Packages must be addressed directly to the addressee, as the Colombian regulations do not permit customs entry to be effected by anyone except the addressee or an authorized representative.
5. Each shipment valued at $20 or less requires two copies of the sender’s commercial invoice, one of which must be enclosed in the parcel and the other sent under separate cover to the addressee. Consular legalization is not needed but the invoice must include a declaration of origin of the merchandise, in Spanish, reading as follows:

“Certificamos bajo juramento que los precios de esta factura son los mismos que cargamos al cliente y que la mercancia a que se refiere esta misma factura es originaria de (Country of Origin). En fe de lo expuesto firmamos la presente declaracion en (City, State) (Day) de (Month) de (Year) (Signature of shipper)”.

 

(Translation: We certify under oath that the prices in this invoice are the same that we charge our customers, and that the merchandise in this same invoice comes from (Country of origin). In faith of which we sign the present declaration at (City, State), on (Date).

6. For shipments valued over $20, the sender must have a copy of his or her commercial invoice legalized by a Colombian Consulate, and must prepare 4 copies of a consular invoice, one of which must be sent direct to the addressee with the legalized commercial invoice.

 

7. The addressees in Colombia are required in most cases to obtain import licenses in order to secure delivery of shipments. For shipments exceeding $20 in value the addressee is required to send a copy of the import license to the sender, who must submit it to the Colombian Consul when obtaining the consular invoice. If a sender receives a copy of a Colombian import license for a parcel whose value does not exceed $20, he or she must return it to the addressee in Colombia.
8. Consular invoice forms may be obtained and commercial invoices legalized at Colombian Consulates, which are located in principal cities of the United States.

 

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 8

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$52.95	24	$383.00	48	$639.00
1	69.00	25	394.50	49	648.00
2	86.00	26	406.00	50	657.00
3	103.00	27	417.50	51	666.00
4	120.00	28	429.00	52	675.00
5	137.00	29	440.50	53	684.00
6	154.00	30	452.00	54	693.00
7	171.00	31	463.50	55	702.00
8	188.00	32	475.00	56	711.00
9	205.00	33	486.50	57	720.00
10	222.00	34	498.00	58	729.00
11	233.50	35	509.50	59	738.00
12	245.00	36	521.00	60	747.00
13	256.50	37	532.50	61	756.00
14	268.00	38	544.00	62	765.00
15	279.50	39	555.50	63	774.00
16	291.00	40	567.00	64	783.00
17	302.50	41	576.00	65	792.00
18	314.00	42	585.00	66	801.00
19	325.50	43	594.00	67	810.00
20	337.00	44	603.00	68	819.00
21	348.50	45	612.00	69	828.00
22	360.00	46	621.00	70	837.00
23	371.50	47	630.00
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 $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 9

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$25.95	15	$99.75	30	$178.50
1	30.50	16	105.00	31	183.75
2	35.00	17	110.25	32	189.00
3	39.50	18	115.50	33	194.25
4	44.00	19	120.75	34	199.50
5	48.50	20	126.00	35	204.75
6	53.50	21	131.25	36	210.00
7	58.50	22	136.50	37	215.25
8	63.50	23	141.75	38	220.50
9	68.50	24	147.00	39	225.75
10	73.50	25	152.25	40	231.00
11	78.75	26	157.50	41	236.25
12	84.00	27	162.75	42	241.50
13	89.25	28	168.00	43	246.75
14	94.50	29	173.25	44	252.00
Weight Limit: 44 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
Correspondence, business papers, and 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 92.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 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 Colombia.
2. Certain dutiable Express Mail International items will not be delivered to the addressee but must be picked up at the post office. For this reason, all dutiable Express Mail International items to Colombia should include the telephone number of the addressee.

Express Mail International (cont’d) 

Reciprocal Service Name: Express Service-Rapidissimo

Country Code: CO

Areas Served:  

 

Armenia	Florencia	Popayan
Barrancabermeja	Giron	Quibdo
Barranquilla	Ibague	Riohacha
Bello	Ipiales	Rionegro
Bogata	Itagui	San Andras Isla
Bucamaranga	Leticia	Santa Marta
Buenaventura	Manizales	Sincelejo
Buga	Medellin	Tulua
Cali	Monteria	Tunja
Cartagena	Neiva	Valledupar
Cartago	Palmira	Villavicencio
Cucuta	Pasto	Yopal
Envigado	Pereira

 

 

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 9

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$19.50	23	$95.70	45	$170.50
2	23.25	24	99.10	46	173.90
3	27.00	25	102.50	47	177.30
4	30.75	26	105.90	48	180.70
5	34.50	27	109.30	49	184.10
6	37.90	28	112.70	50	187.50
7	41.30	29	116.10	51	190.90
8	44.70	30	119.50	52	194.30
9	48.10	31	122.90	53	197.70
10	51.50	32	126.30	54	201.10
11	54.90	33	129.70	55	204.50
12	58.30	34	133.10	56	207.90
13	61.70	35	136.50	57	211.30
14	65.10	36	139.90	58	214.70
15	68.50	37	143.30	59	218.10
16	71.90	38	146.70	60	221.50
17	75.30	39	150.10	61	224.90
18	78.70	40	153.50	62	228.30
19	82.10	41	156.90	63	231.70
20	85.50	42	160.30	64	235.10
21	88.90	43	163.70	65	238.50
22	92.30	44	167.10	66	241.90
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"): $11.95

 

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 9

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	1.69
3	2.44
3.5	3.19

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.20	12	$8.05	44	$20.85
2	1.95	16	9.65	48	22.45
3	2.70	20	11.25	52	24.05
4	3.45	24	12.85	56	25.65
5	4.20	28	14.45	60	27.25
6	4.95	32	16.05	64	28.85
7	5.70	36	17.65
8	6.45	40	19.25

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.40	12	$8.25	44	$21.05
2	2.15	16	9.85	48	22.65
3	2.90	20	11.45	52	24.25
4	3.65	24	13.05	56	25.85
5	4.40	28	14.65	60	27.45
6	5.15	32	16.25	64	29.05
7	5.90	36	17.85
8	6.65	40	19.45

 

 

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	$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	$2.45
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	$999 max.	$11.90

 

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.