Country Conditions for Mailing — Austria

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms and weapons.

Certain books and printed matter which are prohibited by order of the courts in Austria.

Foreign lottery tickets and publicity material relating thereto.

Human remains.

Live plants and animals.

Restrictions  

Articles made of precious metals (gold, silver or platinum) must be of the fineness required by the Austrian regulations.

Austrian coins, gold coins require permission of the Austrian National Bank.

Meat and animal products; plants and parts of plants; fruit, onion and flower bulbs; and other root plants must be accompanied by a certificate of origin and plant-health certificate. Shipments containing processed meat products (salami, tinned meats, etc.) up to a weight of 3 kg. (6 lbs., 9 oz.) when sent to private persons are exempt from this requirement.

Medicines intended for personal use are permitted only under an import license.

Observations  

1. A parcel may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.
2. For Priority Mail International parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
3. Gifts shipments are exempt from charges and fees provided the value of the shipment does not exceed 29 euros; they may not contain more than 40 cigarettes or 10 cigars or 50 grams of tobacco, or more than 50 grams of a selection of these products. Gift shipments should be clearly marked GESCHENKSENDUNG on the customs declaration.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes and small flat-rate boxes:
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 5

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$41.95	24	$234.50	48	$390.50
1	67.00	25	241.00	49	397.00
2	75.50	26	247.50	50	403.50
3	84.00	27	254.00	51	410.00
4	92.50	28	260.50	52	416.50
5	101.00	29	267.00	53	423.00
6	109.50	30	273.50	54	429.50
7	118.00	31	280.00	55	436.00
8	126.50	32	286.50	56	442.50
9	135.00	33	293.00	57	449.00
10	143.50	34	299.50	58	455.50
11	150.00	35	306.00	59	462.00
12	156.50	36	312.50	60	468.50
13	163.00	37	319.00	61	475.00
14	169.50	38	325.50	62	480.50
15	176.00	39	332.00	63	486.00
16	182.50	40	338.50	64	491.50
17	189.00	41	345.00	65	497.00
18	195.50	42	351.50	66	502.50
19	202.00	43	358.00	67	508.00
20	208.50	44	364.50	68	513.50
21	215.00	45	371.00	69	519.00
22	221.50	46	377.50	70	524.50
23	228.00	47	384.00
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

 

 

Value Limit (211.2)

The maximum value of a GXG shipment to this country is $2,499 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.

 

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	$27.95	24	$131.25	48	$233.25
1	32.50	25	135.50	49	237.50
2	37.00	26	139.75	50	241.75
3	41.50	27	144.00	51	246.00
4	46.00	28	148.25	52	250.25
5	50.50	29	152.50	53	254.50
6	54.75	30	156.75	54	258.75
7	59.00	31	161.00	55	263.00
8	63.25	32	165.25	56	267.25
9	67.50	33	169.50	57	271.50
10	71.75	34	173.75	58	275.75
11	76.00	35	178.00	59	280.00
12	80.25	36	182.25	60	284.25
13	84.50	37	186.50	61	288.50
14	88.75	38	190.75	62	292.75
15	93.00	39	195.00	63	297.00
16	97.25	40	199.25	64	301.25
17	101.50	41	203.50	65	305.50
18	105.75	42	207.75	66	309.75
19	110.00	43	212.00
20	114.25	44	216.25
21	118.50	45	220.50
22	122.75	46	224.75
23	127.00	47	229.00
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope:

$27.95

 

Insurance (221.4)

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 $1.40 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.
200	$0.75
500	2.15
1,000	3.55
1,500	4.95
2,000	6.35	$5,000 max.	$14.75

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).
Merchandise samples without commercial value and not 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.
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. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

 

 

 

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.5):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

1. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and for all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
2. Arms, weapons, and human remains are prohibited.
3. 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 Austria.
4. An Express Mail International shipment may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

Reciprocal Service Name: There is no reciprocal service.

Country Code: AT

Areas Served: All

 

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 5

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$26.50	23	$93.50	45	$159.50
2	29.75	24	96.50	46	162.50
3	33.00	25	99.50	47	165.50
4	36.25	26	102.50	48	168.50
5	39.50	27	105.50	49	171.50
6	42.50	28	108.50	50	174.50
7	45.50	29	111.50	51	177.50
8	48.50	30	114.50	52	180.50
9	51.50	31	117.50	53	183.50
10	54.50	32	120.50	54	186.50
11	57.50	33	123.50	55	189.50
12	60.50	34	126.50	56	192.50
13	63.50	35	129.50	57	195.50
14	66.50	36	132.50	58	198.50
15	69.50	37	135.50	59	201.50
16	72.50	38	138.50	60	204.50
17	75.50	39	141.50	61	207.50
18	78.50	40	144.50	62	210.50
19	81.50	41	147.50	63	213.50
20	84.50	42	150.50	64	216.50
21	87.50	43	153.50	65	219.50
22	90.50	44	156.50	66	222.50
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 or Small Flat-Rate Box: $12.95

 

May contain items that may be sent as First-Class Mail International. The maximum weight is 4 lbs.

Flat-Rate Boxes: Regular/Medium – $41.95; Large – $53.95

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	$0.98	Note: A letter meeting one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in 243.23 is charged a nonmachinable surcharge of $0.20.
2	1.82
3	2.66
3.5	3.50

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.24	12	$8.84	44	$22.60
2	2.08	16	10.56	48	24.32
3	2.92	20	12.28	52	26.04
4	3.76	24	14.00	56	27.76
5	4.60	28	15.72	60	29.48
6	5.44	32	17.44	64	31.20
7	6.28	36	19.16
8	7.12	40	20.88

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.44	12	$9.04	44	$22.80
2	2.28	16	10.76	48	24.52
3	3.12	20	12.48	52	26.24
4	3.96	24	14.20	56	27.96
5	4.80	28	15.92	60	29.68
6	5.64	32	17.64	64	31.40
7	6.48	36	19.36
8	7.32	40	21.08

 

 

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)

$0.98

 

Airmail M-bags (260) —

Direct Sack to One Addressee  

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$35.75 3.25
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 (313)

Fee: $1.15

 

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	$2.50
100	3.40	Add $1.00 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
200	4.40
300	5.40
400	6.40
500	7.40	$5,000 max.	$52.40

 

 

International Business Reply Service (382)

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

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (381)

Fee: $2.10

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $11.50

Maximum Indemnity: $47.93

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: $4.50

Available for registered mail with a return receipt.

 

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

Available for registered mail and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.