Country Conditions for Mailing — Italy

 

Prohibitions (130)

Albums of any kind (of photographs, postcards, postage stamps, etc.).

Arms and weapons.

Articles of platinum or gold; jewelry; and other valuable articles unless sent as insured Priority Mail International parcels.

Artificial flowers and fruits and accessories for them.

Bells and other musical instruments and parts thereof.

Cartridge caps; cartridges.

Clocks and supplies for clocks.

Compound medicaments and medicines.

Coral mounted in any way.

Ether and chloroform.

Exposed photographic and cinematographic films.

Footwear of any kind.

Haberdashery and sewn articles of any kind, including trimmings and lace; handkerchiefs; scarves; shawls, needlework including stockings and gloves; bonnets, caps, and hats of any kind.

Hair and articles made of hair.

Human remains.

Leather goods.

Lighters and their parts, including lighter flints.

Live bees, leeches, and silkworms.

Live plants and animals.

Nutmeg, vanilla; sea salt, rock salt; saffron.

Parasites and predators of harmful insects.

Perfumery goods of all kinds (except soap).

Playing cards of any kind.

Postage stamps in sealed or unsealed First-Class Mail International shipments.

Radioactive materials.

Ribbons for typewriters.

Roasted or ground coffee and its substitutes; roasted chicory.

Saccharine and all products containing saccharine.

Salted, smoked or otherwise prepared meats; fats; and lard.

Tobacco.

Toys not made wholly of wood.

Treated skins and furs.

Weapons of any kind and spare parts for them.

Restrictions  

Coins; bank notes; currency notes (paper money); traveler’s checks; jewelry; and other precious or valuable articles must be enclosed in an insured Priority Mail International parcel in order to be mailable to addressees in Italy.

Postage stamps for philatelic purposes are admitted in registered First-Class Mail International shipments on condition that the package bears a completed Form 2976 and the addressee complies with the Italian financial regulations.

 

Observations  

1. A parcel may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.
2. For Priority Mail International parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
3. First-Class Mail International shipments may not contain dutiable articles.
4. Shipments containing books must bear a PS Form 2976 (green label).
5. Many articles are subject to an import license or quantity restrictions. Senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the articles will be admitted or whether the necessary documents, if required, are held.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes:
PS Form 2976 (see 123.61)

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

 

 

Global Express Guaranteed (210) Price Group 3

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$44.75	24	$227.85	48	$358.65
1	66.50	25	233.30	49	364.10
2	75.95	26	238.75	50	369.55
3	85.40	27	244.20	51	375.00
4	94.85	28	249.65	52	380.45
5	104.30	29	255.10	53	385.90
6	113.75	30	260.55	54	391.35
7	123.20	31	266.00	55	396.80
8	132.65	32	271.45	56	402.25
9	142.10	33	276.90	57	407.70
10	151.55	34	282.35	58	413.15
11	157.00	35	287.80	59	418.60
12	162.45	36	293.25	60	424.05
13	167.90	37	298.70	61	429.50
14	173.35	38	304.15	62	434.95
15	178.80	39	309.60	63	440.40
16	184.25	40	315.05	64	445.85
17	189.70	41	320.50	65	451.30
18	195.15	42	325.95	66	456.75
19	200.60	43	331.40	67	462.20
20	206.05	44	336.85	68	467.65
21	211.50	45	342.30	69	473.10
22	216.95	46	347.75	70	478.55
23	222.40	47	353.20
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

 

Insurance (212.5)

 

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 (212.1)

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 (211.22)

The surface area of the address side of the item to be mailed
must be large enough to completely contain the Global
Express Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping
label), postage, endorsement, and any applicable markings.
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 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 5

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$29.95	24	$140.20	48	$249.40
1	34.75	25	144.75	49	253.95
2	39.50	26	149.30	50	258.50
3	44.25	27	153.85	51	263.05
4	49.00	28	158.40	52	267.60
5	53.75	29	162.95	53	272.15
6	58.30	30	167.50	54	276.70
7	62.85	31	172.05	55	281.25
8	67.40	32	176.60	56	285.80
9	71.95	33	181.15	57	290.35
10	76.50	34	185.70	58	294.90
11	81.05	35	190.25	59	299.45
12	85.60	36	194.80	60	304.00
13	90.15	37	199.35	61	308.55
14	94.70	38	203.90	62	313.10
15	99.25	39	208.45	63	317.65
16	103.80	40	213.00	64	322.20
17	108.35	41	217.55	65	326.75
18	112.90	42	222.10	66	331.30
19	117.45	43	226.65
20	122.00	44	231.20
21	126.55	45	235.75
22	131.10	46	240.30
23	135.65	47	244.85
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat Rate Envelopes:

$29.95

 

Insurance (222.7)

Available for Express Mail International merchandise shipments only

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee
200	$0.80
500	2.25
650 max.	3.70

 

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Business correspondence, commercial papers/documents.	No form required. Endorse items 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. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.

 

Size Limits (221.42)

Maximum length: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

 

 

Express Mail International (cont’d) 

Notes:  

1. An invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and for all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be either affixed to the outside of the parcel or enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
2. Arms, weapons, and human remains are prohibited.
3. 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 Italy.
4. An Express Mail International shipment may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.

Reciprocal Service Name: CAI-Post

Country Code: IT

Areas Served: All

 

 

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 5

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$29.25	23	$98.55	45	$167.85
2	32.40	24	101.70	46	171.00
3	35.55	25	104.85	47	174.15
4	38.70	26	108.00	48	177.30
5	41.85	27	111.15	49	180.45
6	45.00	28	114.30	50	183.60
7	48.15	29	117.45	51	186.75
8	51.30	30	120.60	52	189.90
9	54.45	31	123.75	53	193.05
10	57.60	32	126.90	54	196.20
11	60.75	33	130.05	55	199.35
12	63.90	34	133.20	56	202.50
13	67.05	35	136.35	57	205.65
14	70.20	36	139.50	58	208.80
15	73.35	37	142.65	59	211.95
16	76.50	38	145.80	60	215.10
17	79.65	39	148.95	61	218.25
18	82.80	40	152.10	62	221.40
19	85.95	41	155.25	63	224.55
20	89.10	42	158.40	64	227.70
21	92.25	43	161.55	65	230.85
22	95.40	44	164.70	66	234.00
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 Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes: $13.95

 

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

Flat Rate Boxes: Medium – $45.50; Large – $58.50

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

 

Insurance (232.82)

Available for Priority Mail International merchandise parcels only (see 323.72 for markings)

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$2.30
100	3.40
200	4.50
300	5.60
400	6.70
500	7.80
600	8.90
650 max.	10.00

 

Size Limits (231.22)

Maximum length: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

 

 

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 5

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	1.82
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  

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 5

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$37.95 3.45
Weight Limit: 66 pounds

 

Matter for the Blind (270)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International, including Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Weight limit: 4 pounds.

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

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing (313)

 

Individual Pieces	Fee
Individual article (PS Form 3817)	$1.15
Firm mailing books (PS Form 3877), per article listed (minimum 3)	0.42
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3877 (per page)	1.15
Bulk Quantities	Fee
First 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)	$6.50
Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)	0.75
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606	1.15

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

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: $46.04

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards and Flat Rate Envelopes
and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, 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.