Country Conditions for Mailing — Latvia

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms, ammunition, parts and accessories.

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.

Explosives and combustible materials.

Hyacinth bulb, carnation and chrysanthemum seedling and cuttings, seeds of leguminous plants and seeds in quarantine.

Live animals except bees and leeches.

Narcotics and psychotropic substances.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Publications harmful to young people; works contrary to public order; obscene or immoral articles.

Radioactive materials.

Raw animal products.

Restrictions  

A veterinary service certificate must accompany animal products (with the exception of canned foods).

Articles subject to customs duty may not be sent in ordinary or registered First-Class Mail International items, including the Priority Mail International flat-rate envelope.

Pharmaceutical products may not be sent to private individuals who are resident in Latvia. Such products can only be mailed to pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmaceutical wholesalers, or accredited representatives of foreign producers of medicines who have a business presence in Latvia. A quality certificate and a shipper’s invoice prepared by the product’s producer must accompany all mailpieces that contain pharmaceutical products.

Products of floras must be accompanied by a plant health (phytosanitary) certificate.

Observations  

None

 

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 4

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$89.95	24	$464.00	48	$768.00
1	106.00	25	478.00	49	778.00
2	124.00	26	492.00	50	788.00
3	142.00	27	506.00	51	798.00
4	160.00	28	520.00	52	808.00
5	178.00	29	534.00	53	818.00
6	196.00	30	548.00	54	828.00
7	214.00	31	562.00	55	838.00
8	232.00	32	576.00	56	848.00
9	250.00	33	590.00	57	858.00
10	268.00	34	604.00	58	868.00
11	282.00	35	618.00	59	878.00
12	296.00	36	632.00	60	888.00
13	310.00	37	646.00	61	898.00
14	324.00	38	660.00	62	908.00
15	338.00	39	674.00	63	918.00
16	352.00	40	688.00	64	928.00
17	366.00	41	698.00	65	938.00
18	380.00	42	708.00	66	948.00
19	394.00	43	718.00	67	958.00
20	408.00	44	728.00	68	968.00
21	422.00	45	738.00	69	978.00
22	436.00	46	748.00	70	988.00
23	450.00	47	758.00
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 4

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$27.95	24	$126.75	48	$228.75
1	31.50	25	131.00	49	233.00
2	35.75	26	135.25	50	237.25
3	40.00	27	139.50	51	241.50
4	44.25	28	143.75	52	245.75
5	48.50	29	148.00	53	250.00
6	52.25	30	152.25	54	254.25
7	56.00	31	156.50	55	258.50
8	59.75	32	160.75	56	262.75
9	63.50	33	165.00	57	267.00
10	67.25	34	169.25	58	271.25
11	71.50	35	173.50	59	275.50
12	75.75	36	177.75	60	279.75
13	80.00	37	182.00	61	284.00
14	84.25	38	186.25	62	288.25
15	88.50	39	190.50	63	292.50
16	92.75	40	194.75	64	296.75
17	97.00	41	199.00	65	301.00
18	101.25	42	203.25	66	305.25
19	105.50	43	207.50
20	109.75	44	211.75
21	114.00	45	216.00
22	118.25	46	220.25
23	122.50	47	224.50
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, 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-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.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.5):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

1. Addressees are required to obtain import licenses/permits to receive most goods.
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 Latvia.

Reciprocal Service Name: There is no reciprocal service.

Country Code: LV

Areas Served: All

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 4

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$23.50	25	$113.50	49	$203.50
2	27.25	26	117.25	50	207.25
3	31.00	27	121.00	51	211.00
4	34.75	28	124.75	52	214.75
5	38.50	29	128.50	53	218.50
6	42.25	30	132.25	54	222.25
7	46.00	31	136.00	55	226.00
8	49.75	32	139.75	56	229.75
9	53.50	33	143.50	57	233.50
10	57.25	34	147.25	58	237.25
11	61.00	35	151.00	59	241.00
12	64.75	36	154.75	60	244.75
13	68.50	37	158.50	61	248.50
14	72.25	38	162.25	62	252.25
15	76.00	39	166.00	63	256.00
16	79.75	40	169.75	64	259.75
17	83.50	41	173.50	65	263.50
18	87.25	42	177.25	66	267.25
19	91.00	43	181.00	67	271.00
20	94.75	44	184.75	68	274.75
21	98.50	45	188.50	69	278.50
22	102.25	46	192.25	70	282.25
23	106.00	47	196.00
24	109.75	48	199.75
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 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 4

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	$46.20 4.20
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	$1,458 max.	$17.40

 

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.