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Country Conditions for Mailing — Serbia, Republic of

 

Prohibitions (130)

Weapons and ammunition by private individuals.

Cigarette paper.

Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold and silver, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles except in insured Priority Mail International parcels.

Lottery tickets and advertisements concerning lotteries.

Radioactive materials.

Yugoslav money.

Restrictions  

Medicines must be accompanied by a medical prescription or by an attestation from a medical institution justifying the need to use such articles.

Observations  

  1. Postal items addressed to natural persons of Yugoslav or foreign nationality may contain personal travel articles, articles for personal use, and for the use of members of a family (medicines and medical instruments, teaching material, and leisure material), and articles for the use of their household in quantities not intended for resale. Such articles shall be imported against payment of Customs duty and other fees.
  2. Items inherited abroad as well as articles provided for in contracts concluded between States may be freely imported in accordance with such contracts.
  3. Items addressed to natural persons of Yugoslav or foreign nationality, the total equivalent value of which in dinars does not exceed 30 United States of America dollars (USD), are exempted from Customs duty; items the total equivalent value of which exceeds 30 United States dollars do not enjoy this privilege.
  4. Natural persons of Yugoslav nationality exercising a profession are entitled to import articles serving to exercise that profession (equipment, reproduction material, and spare parts); importation will be subject to special conditions.
  5. The sender is required to show clearly on the Customs declaration the special entitlement to import items containing articles imported under special conditions and regulations. Failing this, the addressee will be required to produce proof before delivery.
  6. The value restriction does not apply to certain articles sent to persons who are entitled under special rules and conditions to import certain articles or to items containing articles inherited abroad.
  7. International mail service to the province of Kosovo is currently under the administrative supervision of an interim United Nations (U.N.) mission. To ensure proper handling and transmission of postal items to Kosovo, the following addressing format must be used:
  8. Name of Intended Recipient

    Street Address

    City or Town Name

    KOSOVO (UNMIK)

    (Note: The acronym UNMIK stands for United Nations Mission in Kosovo.)

     

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 5

 

Weight
not over
(lbs.)



Price

Weight
not over
(lbs.)



Price

Weight
not over
(lbs.)



Price

0.5

$25.95

24

$120.65

48

$213.05

1

30.50

25

124.50

49

216.90

2

34.75

26

128.35

50

220.75

3

39.00

27

132.20

51

224.60

4

43.25

28

136.05

52

228.45

5

47.50

29

139.90

53

232.30

6

51.35

30

143.75

54

236.15

7

55.20

31

147.60

55

240.00

8

59.05

32

151.45

56

243.85

9

62.90

33

155.30

57

247.70

10

66.75

34

159.15

58

251.55

11

70.60

35

163.00

59

255.40

12

74.45

36

166.85

60

259.25

13

78.30

37

170.70

61

263.10

14

82.15

38

174.55

62

266.95

15

86.00

39

178.40

63

270.80

16

89.85

40

182.25

64

274.65

17

93.70

41

186.10

65

278.50

18

97.55

42

189.95

66

282.35

19

101.40

43

193.80

 

 

20

105.25

44

197.65

 

 

21

109.10

45

201.50

 

 

22

112.95

46

205.35

 

 

23

116.80

47

209.20

 

 

Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International  Flat Rate

 

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, computer data, and advertising material.

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).

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. A commercial invoice must be enclosed in each item.

 

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 the Republic of Serbia.
  2. Medicines must be accompanied by a medical prescription or by an attestation from a medical institution justifying the need to use such medicines.

Reciprocal Service Name: Courier EMS

Country Code: RS

Areas Served:  

 

City

Postal Code

Belgrade

 

Cacak

Kragujevac

Kraljevo

Krusevac

Leskovac

Nis

Novi Sad

Pancevo

Pozarevac

Sabac

Sombor

Sremska Mitrovica

Subotica

Svetozarevo

Titivo Uzice

Valjevo

Vranje

Zajecar

Zrenjanin

11000, 11030, 11050, 11060, 11070, 11080, 11090

32000

34000

36000

37000

16000

18000

21000

26000

12000

15000

25000

22000

24000

35000

31000

14000

17000

19000

23000

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 5

 

Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Price

Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Price

Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Price

1

$24.00

25

$97.50

49

$169.50

2

27.00

26

100.50

50

172.50

3

30.50

27

103.50

51

175.50

4

34.00

28

106.50

52

178.50

5

37.50

29

109.50

53

181.50

6

40.50

30

112.50

54

184.50

7

43.50

31

115.50

55

187.50

8

46.50

32

118.50

56

190.50

9

49.50

33

121.50

57

193.50

10

52.50

34

124.50

58

196.50

11

55.50

35

127.50

59

199.50

12

58.50

36

130.50

60

202.50

13

61.50

37

133.50

61

205.50

14

64.50

38

136.50

62

208.50

15

67.50

39

139.50

63

211.50

16

70.50

40

142.50

64

214.50

17

73.50

41

145.50

65

217.50

18

76.50

42

148.50

66

220.50

19

79.50

43

151.50

67

223.50

20

82.50

44

154.50

68

226.50

21

85.50

45

157.50

69

229.50

22

88.50

46

160.50

70

232.50

23

91.50

47

163.50

 

 

24

94.50

48

166.50

 

 

Weight Limit: 70 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 5

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

1.74

3

2.54

3.5

3.34

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight
not over
(ozs.)

Price

Weight
not over
(ozs.)

Price

Weight
not over
(ozs.)

Price

1

$1.20

12

$8.45

44

$21.65

2

2.00

16

10.10

48

23.30

3

2.80

20

11.75

52

24.95

4

3.60

24

13.40

56

26.60

5

4.40

28

15.05

60

28.25

6

5.20

32

16.70

64

29.90

7

6.00

36

18.35

 

 

8

6.80

40

20.00

 

 

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight
not over
(ozs.)

Price

Weight
not over
(ozs.)

Price

Weight
not over
(ozs.)

Price

1

$1.40

12

$8.65

44

$21.85

2

2.20

16

10.30

48

23.50

3

3.00

20

11.95

52

25.15

4

3.80

24

13.60

56

26.80

5

4.60

28

15.25

60

28.45

6

5.40

32

16.90

64

30.10

7

6.20

36

18.55

 

 

8

7.00

40

20.20

 

 

 

 

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

$33.00

3.00

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)

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

$5,000 max.

$49.90

Note: Priority Mail International insurance coverage is not available to the province of Kosovo. Only ordinary (uninsured) parcels may be sent to addressees in Kosovo.

 

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.

 




ARCHIVED IMM - MAY 12, 2008
ARCHIVED IMM - MAY 12, 2008