Country Conditions for Mailing — Tunisia

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms of all kinds.

Aspirin, sulfa drugs, and vitamin compounds; chalk; pencils; soap; and detergents containing it; leather and articles of artificial leather; carpets, tapestries, and bed coverings; footwear of rubber or plastic; hosiery of cotton or synthetic fibers, except women’s stockings; jewelry made of precious metal or plated with it; household articles of galvanized iron, galvanized steel or aluminum; and nonelectric cooking and heating appliances for household use.

Coins; currency notes (paper money); traveler’s checks; securities payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Copper coins and obsolete silver coins.

Lottery tickets and advertisements relating to lotteries.

Nursing bottles, nipples, and pacifiers that are not made of pure rubber and marked accordingly, and vulcanized by heat.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Playing cards.

Radioactive materials.

Saccharine and similar products, except in very small amounts imported as remedies by pharmacies or physicians.

Restrictions  

Banknotes require a permit issued by the Tunisian exchange authorities unless imported by a bank.

Hunting and commercial arms may be imported with authorization of the Director of Public Safety.

Manufactured tobaccos, cigars, and cigarettes for personal use of the importer may be admitted up to 10 kilograms per year, subject to authorization of the Tunisian revenue authorities.

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 8

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$27.95	24	$159.00	48	$297.00
1	33.50	25	164.75	49	302.75
2	38.50	26	170.50	50	308.50
3	43.50	27	176.25	51	314.25
4	48.50	28	182.00	52	320.00
5	53.50	29	187.75	53	325.75
6	58.50	30	193.50	54	331.50
7	63.50	31	199.25	55	337.25
8	68.50	32	205.00	56	343.00
9	73.50	33	210.75	57	348.75
10	78.50	34	216.50	58	354.50
11	84.25	35	222.25	59	360.25
12	90.00	36	228.00	60	366.00
13	95.75	37	233.75	61	371.75
14	101.50	38	239.50	62	377.50
15	107.25	39	245.25	63	383.25
16	113.00	40	251.00	64	389.00
17	118.75	41	256.75	65	394.75
18	124.50	42	262.50	66	400.50
19	130.25	43	268.25
20	136.00	44	274.00
21	141.75	45	279.75
22	147.50	46	285.50
23	153.25	47	291.25
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 correspondence, commercial papers, and documents.	No form required. 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.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.5):

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 Tunisia.

Reciprocal Service Name: Rapid Post

Country Code: TN

Areas Served:  

 

City	Foreign Postal Code	City	Foreign Postal Code
Ariana	2080	Manouba (la)	2010
Bardo (le)	2000	Marsa (la)	2070
Beja		Medenine
Ben Arous	2013	Megrine	2033
Ben Arous Sud	2043	Mergrine Chaker	2024
Bizerte		Megrine Riadh	2014
Carthage	2016	Menzah (El)	1004
Cebalat B. Ammar	2032	Monastir
Cebalat du Mornag	2090	Nabeul
Cite el Khadra	1003	Oued Ellil	2021
Cite Ettadhamen	2041	Ouerdia (El)	1009
Cite Ettahrir	2042	Omrand (El)	1005
Cite Ezzouhour	2052	Rades 2040
Den Den	2011	Salambo	2025
Erricala	2044	Sfax
Essaida	2031	Sidi Bou Said	2026
Ezzahra	2034	Sidi Daoud	2046
Ezzahrouni	2051	Sidi Fathallah	2023
Gabes		Siliana
Gafsa		Soukra (la)	2036
Goulette (la)	2060	Sousse
Habibia (El)	2012	Tataouine
Hammamet		Tozeur
Hammam Lif	2050	Tunis RP	1000
Jendouba		Tunis Bab Menara	1008
Jerba		Tunis Bab Souika	1006
Kabaria	2053	Tunis Belvedere	1002
Kairouan		Tunis Carthage	2035
Kalaat el Andleus	2022	Tunis el Hafsia	1059
Kasserine		Tunis Hached	1049
Kebili		Tunis Halles	1079
Kef		Tunis Jabbari	1007
Kram (le)	2015	Tunis Reque	1001
Kram Ouest	2089	Tunis Tri Tri	1060
Mahdia		Zaghouan

 

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 8

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$23.00	23	$123.00	45	$227.50
2	27.25	24	127.75	46	232.25
3	31.50	25	132.50	47	237.00
4	35.75	26	137.25	48	241.75
5	40.00	27	142.00	49	246.50
6	44.25	28	146.75	50	251.25
7	48.50	29	151.50	51	256.00
8	52.75	30	156.25	52	260.75
9	57.00	31	161.00	53	265.50
10	61.25	32	165.75	54	270.25
11	66.00	33	170.50	55	275.00
12	70.75	34	175.25	56	279.75
13	75.50	35	180.00	57	284.50
14	80.25	36	184.75	58	289.25
15	85.00	37	189.50	59	294.00
16	89.75	38	194.25	60	298.75
17	94.50	39	199.00	61	303.50
18	99.25	40	203.75	62	308.25
19	104.00	41	208.50	63	313.00
20	108.75	42	213.25	64	317.75
21	113.50	43	218.00	65	322.50
22	118.25	44	222.75	66	327.25
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 8

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)

NOT Available

 

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	$3,834 max.	$41.40

 

 

 

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)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

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