Country Conditions for Mailing — Guyana

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

All kinds of linen.

Bees and silkworms.

Circulars, advertisement, or tickets relating to lotteries.

Clocks, watches, or other articles bearing any imitation of a British assay mark.

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

Furniture and fixtures.

Most foodstuffs including, meats, fish, vegetables, nuts, fruit, bakery products, and confectionery.

Newsprint paper.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

No list furnished.

Observations  

1. Many articles are prohibited entry or restricted entry into Guyana. Senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the articles will be admitted.
2. All applications for import licenses must be made to the Ministry of Trade, 18 Brickdam, Georgetown, Guyana.
3. Tape, adhesive strips, or gummed paper should not be used to seal registered items unless the signature or name of the sender is written or stamped on the tape.

 

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	24	$147.00	48	$273.00
1	30.50	25	152.25	49	278.25
2	35.00	26	157.50	50	283.50
3	39.50	27	162.75	51	288.75
4	44.00	28	168.00	52	294.00
5	48.50	29	173.25	53	299.25
6	53.50	30	178.50	54	304.50
7	58.50	31	183.75	55	309.75
8	63.50	32	189.00	56	315.00
9	68.50	33	194.25	57	320.25
10	73.50	34	199.50	58	325.50
11	78.75	35	204.75	59	330.75
12	84.00	36	210.00	60	336.00
13	89.25	37	215.25	61	341.25
14	94.50	38	220.50	62	346.50
15	99.75	39	225.75	63	351.75
16	105.00	40	231.00	64	357.00
17	110.25	41	236.25	65	362.25
18	115.50	42	241.50	66	367.50
19	120.75	43	246.75
20	126.00	44	252.00
21	131.25	45	257.25
22	136.50	46	262.50
23	141.75	47	267.75
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
Correspondence, business papers, and computer data.	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: 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 Guyana.

Reciprocal Service Name: Data Post

Country Code: GY

Areas Served: All

 

 

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	16	$71.90	31	$122.90
2	23.25	17	75.30	32	126.30
3	27.00	18	78.70	33	129.70
4	30.75	19	82.10	34	133.10
5	34.50	20	85.50	35	136.50
6	37.90	21	88.90	36	139.90
7	41.30	22	92.30	37	143.30
8	44.70	23	95.70	38	146.70
9	48.10	24	99.10	39	150.10
10	51.50	25	102.50	40	153.50
11	54.90	26	105.90	41	156.90
12	58.30	27	109.30	42	160.30
13	61.70	28	112.70	43	163.70
14	65.10	29	116.10	44	167.10
15	68.50	30	119.50
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"): $11.95

 

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
$10 max.	$2.45

 

International Business Reply Service (373)

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

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

Use MO Form MP1

Maximum Amount Available: $500 Fee: $3.85

 

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.