Country Conditions for Mailing — Ukraine

Prohibitions (130)

Agricultural products.

Articles of cultural value (works of art, collectors’ pieces, and antiques).

Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are prohibited.

Medicines and medicinal products.

Passports and personal identity cards are prohibited entry in all classes of mail, including Express Mail International shipments.

Prescription narcotics and psychotropic drugs which have potentially addictive or hallucinogenic effects.

Restrictions  

1. In order to be admissible, the food items listed below must (a) be packed by the manufacturer; (b) conform to Ukraine’s sanitary standards; (c) be accompanied by a certificate of conformity which has been issued by the Ukrainian State Committee for Standardization and Measures or by a comparable regulatory authority in the country of origin; (d) be addressed to an individual who is a resident of Ukraine; (e) be shipped in quantities not to exceed 2 kilograms (4 pounds) when enclosed in a First-Class Mail International shipment; or (f) be shipped in quantities not to exceed 10 kilograms (22 pounds) when enclosed in a Priority Mail International parcel or an Express Mail International item.

Meats, fish, shell fish, milk and dairy products, birds’ eggs, natural honey, fruits and nuts, coffee, tea, spices, vegetables, grains, cereals, flour, fats and oils, animal and vegetable by-products, sugar, cocoa, and other processed foodstuffs.

2. Tobacco products are prohibited entry into Ukraine, unless the shipment is accompanied by a certificate or invoice which states that the quantity being sent does not exceed 200 cigarettes or 200 grams of other processed tobacco products.
3. Radios and mobile telephones for personal use may be sent to Ukraine, provided that the addressee has obtained prior authorization from the Ukrainian State Center of Radio Frequencies and Telecommunications Supervision. The Center is responsible for assigning radio frequencies and registering official authorization for the design, manufacture, and use of radio-electronic equipment. Customers who require additional information about the mailing of radio-electronic equipment to Ukraine should send their inquiries directly to the Center’s headquarters in Kiev. The applicable fax number is 011-38-044-450-2765.
4. Prescription medicines for personal use may be sent to Ukraine in quantities that are necessary for a complete course of treatment, provided that the addressee has obtained prior authorization from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.
5. Funeral urns admitted for import are authorized only upon presentation of the following documentation to Customs authorities: A death certificate or any other document confirming death, issued by a competent body; or a certificate declaring that the urn does not contain other articles that may not be imported into Ukraine.

Observations  

No list furnished

 

 

 

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	15	$88.50	30	$152.25
1	31.50	16	92.75	31	156.50
2	35.75	17	97.00	32	160.75
3	40.00	18	101.25	33	165.00
4	44.25	19	105.50	34	169.25
5	48.50	20	109.75	35	173.50
6	52.25	21	114.00	36	177.75
7	56.00	22	118.25	37	182.00
8	59.75	23	122.50	38	186.25
9	63.50	24	126.75	39	190.50
10	67.25	25	131.00	40	194.75
11	71.50	26	135.25	41	199.00
12	75.75	27	139.50	42	203.25
13	80.00	28	143.75	43	207.50
14	84.25	29	148.00	44	211.75
Weight Limit: 44 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

 

Express Mail International (cont’d) 

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 Ukraine.
3. Passports and personal identity cards are prohibited entry in Express Mail International shipments to Ukraine.
4. Agricultural products are prohibited entry in Express Mail International shipments to Ukraine.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: UA

Areas Served:  

Express Mail International is available only to the following locations:

 

City	Postal Code
BelayaTserkov Dnepropetrovsk Donetsk Cherkassy Chernigov Chernovsty Ivano-Frankovsk Kharkov Kherson Khmelnitskiy Kiev Kirovograd Lugansk Lutsk Lvov Nikolaev Odessa Poltava Rovno Sevastopol Simferopol Sumy Ternopol Uzhgorod Vinnitsa Zaporozhiye Zhitomir	348000 320000 340000 257000 250000 274000 284000 310000 325000 280000 252000 316000 348000 263000 290000 327000 270000 314000 266000 335000 333000 244000 282000 294000 286000 330000 262000

 

 

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	23	$106.00	45	$188.50
2	27.25	24	109.75	46	192.25
3	31.00	25	113.50	47	196.00
4	34.75	26	117.25	48	199.75
5	38.50	27	121.00	49	203.50
6	42.25	28	124.75	50	207.25
7	46.00	29	128.50	51	211.00
8	49.75	30	132.25	52	214.75
9	53.50	31	136.00	53	218.50
10	57.25	32	139.75	54	222.25
11	61.00	33	143.50	55	226.00
12	64.75	34	147.25	56	229.75
13	68.50	35	151.00	57	233.50
14	72.25	36	154.75	58	237.25
15	76.00	37	158.50	59	241.00
16	79.75	38	162.25	60	244.75
17	83.50	39	166.00	61	248.50
18	87.25	40	169.75	62	252.25
19	91.00	41	173.50	63	256.00
20	94.75	42	177.25	64	259.75
21	98.50	43	181.00	65	263.50
22	102.25	44	184.75	66	267.25
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 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	$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.