Country Conditions for Mailing — Malawi

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Aphrodisiacs.

Arms, munitions, and similar articles.

Coins; bank notes; 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 are prohibited in all classes of mail, including Express Mail International shipments, that are sent to Malawi.

Correspondence concerning fraudulent enterprises or fortune telling.

Used clothing.

Restrictions  

Patent medicines must be plainly marked with the composition and dosage.

Observations  

None

 

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 4

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$79.95	24	$408.00	48	$672.00
1	96.00	25	420.00	49	681.00
2	112.00	26	432.00	50	690.00
3	128.00	27	444.00	51	699.00
4	144.00	28	456.00	52	708.00
5	160.00	29	468.00	53	717.00
6	176.00	30	480.00	54	726.00
7	192.00	31	492.00	55	735.00
8	208.00	32	504.00	56	744.00
9	224.00	33	516.00	57	753.00
10	240.00	34	528.00	58	762.00
11	252.00	35	540.00	59	771.00
12	264.00	36	552.00	60	780.00
13	276.00	37	564.00	61	789.00
14	288.00	38	576.00	62	798.00
15	300.00	39	588.00	63	807.00
16	312.00	40	600.00	64	816.00
17	324.00	41	609.00	65	825.00
18	336.00	42	618.00	66	834.00
19	348.00	43	627.00	67	843.00
20	360.00	44	636.00	68	852.00
21	372.00	45	645.00	69	861.00
22	384.00	46	654.00	70	870.00
23	396.00	47	663.00
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 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$25.95	15	$104.50	30	$184.75
1	32.00	16	109.85	31	190.10
2	37.00	17	115.20	32	195.45
3	42.00	18	120.55	33	200.80
4	47.00	19	125.90	34	206.15
5	52.00	20	131.25	35	211.50
6	57.15	21	136.60	36	216.85
7	62.30	22	141.95	37	222.20
8	67.45	23	147.30	38	227.55
9	72.60	24	152.65	39	232.90
10	77.75	25	158.00	40	238.25
11	83.10	26	163.35	41	243.60
12	88.45	27	168.70	42	248.95
13	93.80	28	174.05	43	254.30
14	99.15	29	179.40	44	259.65
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

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

$25.95

 

Insurance (221.3)

Note: Express Mail International merchandise insurance is not available to this country. Document reconstruction insurance coverage is provided, at no additional cost, to a maximum of $100 per shipment. See 221.33.

 

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Correspondence, business papers, and documents.	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).

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

1. Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty are prohibited in Express Mail International shipments.
2. 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 Malawi.

Reciprocal Service Name: Express Mail Service (EMS)

(Note: Service is available to Malawi but not from it.)

Country Code: MW

Areas Served:  

Express Mail International is available only to the following locations:

 

Balaka	Liwonde
Blantyre	Luchenze
Capital City	Mangochi
Chichiri	Mulanje
Kanengo	Mzuzu
Karonga	Thyolo
Lilongwe	Zomba
Limbe

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$22.00	23	$119.05	45	$214.75
2	26.50	24	123.40	46	219.10
3	31.00	25	127.75	47	223.45
4	35.50	26	132.10	48	227.80
5	40.00	27	136.45	49	232.15
6	44.50	28	140.80	50	236.50
7	49.00	29	145.15	51	240.85
8	53.50	30	149.50	52	245.20
9	58.00	31	153.85	53	249.55
10	62.50	32	158.20	54	253.90
11	66.85	33	162.55	55	258.25
12	71.20	34	166.90	56	262.60
13	75.55	35	171.25	57	266.95
14	79.90	36	175.60	58	271.30
15	84.25	37	179.95	59	275.65
16	88.60	38	184.30	60	280.00
17	92.95	39	188.65	61	284.35
18	97.30	40	193.00	62	288.70
19	101.65	41	197.35	63	293.05
20	106.00	42	201.70	64	297.40
21	110.35	43	206.05	65	301.75
22	114.70	44	210.40	66	306.10
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 7

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	$44.00 4.00
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.