Country Conditions for Mailing — Senegal
Prohibitions (130)
Articles with markings, labels, or wrappings indicating falsely that they are of French origin. Articles using the “Red Cross” or “Geneva Cross” as a trademark.
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, or silver (manufactured or not); precious stones, jewelry; and other valuables.
Weights and measures not of the metric system.
Restrictions
The following articles are subject to special regulations on importation: firearms and airguns; distilling apparatus; saccharine and artificial flavors for beverages and confectionery; phonograph records; Arabic books and prints; and medicines.
Observations
First-Class Mail International items containing dutiable articles must be registered.
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
Insurance (215.5)
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
Express Mail International — Flat Rate
Insurance (221.3)
Available for Express Mail International merchandise shipments only
Articles Admitted
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Required Customs Form/Endorsement
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Correspondence, business papers, and computer data.
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No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
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Merchandise samples without commercial value.
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PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
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Merchandise or any item subject to customs duty.
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PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.
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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 Senegal.
Reciprocal Service Name: International High Speed Mail
Country Code: SN
Areas Served: All
Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7
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
Large Envelopes (Flats)
Packages (Small Packets)
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)
Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.
Weight limit: 15 lbs.
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)
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.