Country Conditions for Mailing — Laos

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

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

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

Most merchandise requires special permission from the Laotian authorities for importation. Senders should be advised in their own interest to ascertain before mailing whether their goods are admissible.

Observations  

The following are the only post offices in operation:
Attapeu
Houeisai
Khammouane
Luangnamtha
Luangprabang
Oudomxay
Paksane
Paksé
Phonehong
Phongsaly
Samneua
Saravane
Savannakhet
Sayaboury
Sékong
Vientiane
Xiengkhouang

 

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 6

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$25.95	24	$140.75	48	$266.75
1	28.50	25	146.00	49	272.00
2	32.25	26	151.25	50	277.25
3	36.00	27	156.50	51	282.50
4	39.75	28	161.75	52	287.75
5	43.50	29	167.00	53	293.00
6	48.25	30	172.25	54	298.25
7	53.00	31	177.50	55	303.50
8	57.75	32	182.75	56	308.75
9	62.50	33	188.00	57	314.00
10	67.25	34	193.25	58	319.25
11	72.50	35	198.50	59	324.50
12	77.75	36	203.75	60	329.75
13	83.00	37	209.00	61	335.00
14	88.25	38	214.25	62	340.25
15	93.50	39	219.50	63	345.50
16	98.75	40	224.75	64	350.75
17	104.00	41	230.00	65	356.00
18	109.25	42	235.25	66	361.25
19	114.50	43	240.50
20	119.75	44	245.75
21	125.00	45	251.00
22	130.25	46	256.25
23	135.50	47	261.50
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
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 and not subject to customs duty.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty and with commercial value exceeding $40.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91. Two copies of a commercial invoice must be included with each item.

 

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 Laos.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS Laos Express

Country Code: LA

Areas Served:  

0100 Chanthaboury	0900 Phonsavanh
0112 Hatsayfong	0607 Phonxay
0500 Houeisai	0700 Sam Neua
1200 Khammouane	1400 Saravane
1300 Khanthaboury	1300 Savannakhet
0300 Luang Namtha	0800 Sayaboury
0600 Luang Prabang	0101 Sikhottabong
0400 Muang Xay	0103 Sisattanak
0602 Muong Nane	1200 Thakhek
0605 Muong Ngoy	1500 Thateng
0604 Nambak	0100 Vientiane
0114 Naxaythong	0116 Xaysetha
0120 Pakngum	0117 Xaythany
1100 Paksane	0900 Xieng Khouang
1600 Pakse	0601 Xieng Ngeun
1000 Phone Hong

 

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 6

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$23.00	16	$93.75	31	$168.75
2	27.25	17	98.75	32	173.75
3	31.50	18	103.75	33	178.75
4	35.75	19	108.75	34	183.75
5	40.00	20	113.75	35	188.75
6	44.75	21	118.75	36	193.75
7	49.50	22	123.75	37	198.75
8	54.25	23	128.75	38	203.75
9	59.00	24	133.75	39	208.75
10	63.75	25	138.75	40	213.75
11	68.75	26	143.75	41	218.75
12	73.75	27	148.75	42	223.75
13	78.75	28	153.75	43	228.75
14	83.75	29	158.75	44	233.75
15	88.75	30	163.75
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"): $11.95

 

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 6

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	$49.50 4.50
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)

NOT Available

 

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)

Fee: $4.30

Available for registered mail with a return receipt.

 

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.20

Available for registered mail only.