Country Conditions for Mailing — South Africa

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Articles relating to lotteries.

Charged butane gas lighters and refills.

Cigarettes exceeding 2 kg per thousand in weight.

Diamonds or precious stones except in registered First-Class Mail International shipments.

Honey.

Prison-made articles.

Restrictions  

None

Observations  

1. Import licenses are required for many types of goods. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.
2. Licenses are not required for bona fide gifts not exceeding R 200 (Rand) in value.
3. Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are admitted only in Registered Mail.

 

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 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$27.95	24	$159.75	48	$297.75
1	34.00	25	165.50	49	303.50
2	38.75	26	171.25	50	309.25
3	43.50	27	177.00	51	315.00
4	48.25	28	182.75	52	320.75
5	53.00	29	188.50	53	326.50
6	58.25	30	194.25	54	332.25
7	63.50	31	200.00	55	338.00
8	68.75	32	205.75	56	343.75
9	74.00	33	211.50	57	349.50
10	79.25	34	217.25	58	355.25
11	85.00	35	223.00	59	361.00
12	90.75	36	228.75	60	366.75
13	96.50	37	234.50	61	372.50
14	102.25	38	240.25	62	378.25
15	108.00	39	246.00	63	384.00
16	113.75	40	251.75	64	389.75
17	119.50	41	257.50	65	395.50
18	125.25	42	263.25	66	401.25
19	131.00	43	269.00
20	136.75	44	274.75
21	142.50	45	280.50
22	148.25	46	286.25
23	154.00	47	292.00
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
Business documents, business letters, and commercial papers.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfilm, microfiche, and private letters.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
Merchandise, advertising materials, 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. Identify contents completely and state whether an import license, if required, is attached.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.5):

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 South Africa.
2. Items will be accepted and delivered to private post office boxes; however, it is preferred that items be addressed to street addresses.

Reciprocal Service Name: Priority Mail

Country Code: ZA

Areas Served:  

 

Bloemfontein Capetown Durban East London Germiston Johannesburg Kimberly Port Elizabeth Pretoria Randsburg (Postal Codes 2125 and 2194 within the delivery area for Johannesburg) Sandton City (Postal Codes 2146 and 2199)

 

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$24.00	23	$129.50	45	$239.50
2	28.50	24	134.50	46	244.50
3	33.00	25	139.50	47	249.50
4	37.50	26	144.50	48	254.50
5	42.00	27	149.50	49	259.50
6	46.50	28	154.50	50	264.50
7	51.00	29	159.50	51	269.50
8	55.50	30	164.50	52	274.50
9	60.00	31	169.50	53	279.50
10	64.50	32	174.50	54	284.50
11	69.50	33	179.50	55	289.50
12	74.50	34	184.50	56	294.50
13	79.50	35	189.50	57	299.50
14	84.50	36	194.50	58	304.50
15	89.50	37	199.50	59	309.50
16	94.50	38	204.50	60	314.50
17	99.50	39	209.50	61	319.50
18	104.50	40	214.50	62	324.50
19	109.50	41	219.50	63	329.50
20	114.50	42	224.50	64	334.50
21	119.50	43	229.50	65	339.50
22	124.50	44	234.50	66	344.50
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 7

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	1.76
3	2.54
3.5	3.32

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.24	12	$8.44	44	$21.80
2	2.03	16	10.11	48	23.47
3	2.82	20	11.78	52	25.14
4	3.61	24	13.45	56	26.81
5	4.40	28	15.12	60	28.48
6	5.19	32	16.79	64	30.15
7	5.98	36	18.46
8	6.77	40	20.13

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.44	12	$8.64	44	$22.00
2	2.23	16	10.31	48	23.67
3	3.02	20	11.98	52	25.34
4	3.81	24	13.65	56	27.01
5	4.60	28	15.32	60	28.68
6	5.39	32	16.99	64	30.35
7	6.18	36	18.66
8	6.97	40	20.33

 

 

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	$46.75 4.25
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)

NOT Available

 

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)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

Available for registered mail only.