Country Conditions for Mailing — Sierra Leone

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Banknotes, checks, and securities of any kind payable to bearer in ordinary and registered First-Class Mail International items.

Brushes of all kinds made in Japan other than nylon toothbrushes.

Distilling apparatus.

Postage stamps, whether used or not, except in registered First-Class Mail International shipments.

West African paper currency.

Restrictions  

Arms and munitions require a license from the Governor.

Coins or precious metal sent in registered First-Class Mail International shipments may not exceed L5 in value.

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 (see 123.61)

Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

 

 

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Not Available 

 

 

Express Mail International (220) Price Group 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$28.95	24	$161.25	48	$299.25
1	35.50	25	167.00	49	305.00
2	40.25	26	172.75	50	310.75
3	45.00	27	178.50	51	316.50
4	49.75	28	184.25	52	322.25
5	54.50	29	190.00	53	328.00
6	59.75	30	195.75	54	333.75
7	65.00	31	201.50	55	339.50
8	70.25	32	207.25	56	345.25
9	75.50	33	213.00	57	351.00
10	80.75	34	218.75	58	356.75
11	86.50	35	224.50	59	362.50
12	92.25	36	230.25	60	368.25
13	98.00	37	236.00	61	374.00
14	103.75	38	241.75	62	379.75
15	109.50	39	247.50	63	385.50
16	115.25	40	253.25	64	391.25
17	121.00	41	259.00	65	397.00
18	126.75	42	264.75	66	402.75
19	132.50	43	270.50
20	138.25	44	276.25
21	144.00	45	282.00
22	149.75	46	287.75
23	155.50	47	293.50
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope:

$28.95

 

Insurance (222.71)

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, computer data, and advertising material.	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, 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 (221.42)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (222.72):

NOT 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 Sierra Leone.

Reciprocal Service Name: Express Mail Service (EMS)

(Note: Service is available to Sierra Leone but not from it.)

Country Code: SL

Areas Served:  

 

Bo Freetown Kenema Kono Makeni

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$25.50	23	$133.00	45	$244.10
2	30.15	24	138.05	46	249.15
3	34.80	25	143.10	47	254.20
4	39.45	26	148.15	48	259.25
5	44.10	27	153.20	49	264.30
6	48.75	28	158.25	50	269.35
7	53.40	29	163.30	51	274.40
8	58.05	30	168.35	52	279.45
9	62.70	31	173.40	53	284.50
10	67.35	32	178.45	54	289.55
11	72.40	33	183.50	55	294.60
12	77.45	34	188.55	56	299.65
13	82.50	35	193.60	57	304.70
14	87.55	36	198.65	58	309.75
15	92.60	37	203.70	59	314.80
16	97.65	38	208.75	60	319.85
17	102.70	39	213.80	61	324.90
18	107.75	40	218.85	62	329.95
19	112.80	41	223.90	63	335.00
20	117.85	42	228.95	64	340.05
21	122.90	43	234.00	65	345.10
22	127.95	44	239.05	66	350.15
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Note: 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: $13.45

 

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

Flat-Rate Boxes: Regular/Medium – $43.45; Large – $55.95

The maximum weight is 20 lbs. or the limit set by the individual country, whichever is less.

 

Size Limits (231.22)

Maximum length: 42 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

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 241.217 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  

Letters: See 241.212

Postcards: See 241.221

Large Envelopes (Flats): See 241.232

Packages (Small Packets): See 241.242 and 241.243

 

Postcards (241.22)

$0.98

 

Airmail M-bags (260) —

Direct Sack to One Addressee Price Group 7

 

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, including the Priority Mail International flat-rate envelope and small flat–rate box. Weight limit: 4 pounds.

Free when sent as Priority Mail International. Weight limit: 15 pounds.

 

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing (313)

Fee: $1.15

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

Insurance (323)

NOT Available

 

International Business Reply Service (382)

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

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

Use MO Form MP1

Maximum Amount Available: $700 Fee: $3.85

 

International Reply Coupons (381)

Fee: $2.10

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $11.50

Maximum Indemnity: $45.62

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 only.