| Welcome > 3 Extra Services > 320 Insurance > 322 Priority Mail Express International Insurance Priority Mail Express International shipments containing merchandise are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to $200 at no additional charge. Priority Mail Express International shipments containing only nonnegotiable documents are insured against loss, damage, or missing contents up to $100 at no additional charge. Indemnity is paid by the U.S. Postal Service as provided in 935 and in DMM 503 and 609. Insurance availability varies by country, content, and value. See Exhibit 322.2 for availability and insurance limits. Exhibit 322.2 (p. 1) Priority Mail Express International and Priority Mail International Merchandise Insurance Limits (in U.S. Dollars) Country | PMEI | PMI | Afghanistan | n/a | n/a | Albania | 5,000 | n/a | Algeria | 5,000 | n/a | Andorra | 5,000 | 5,000 | Angola | 5,000 | n/a | Anguilla | 5,000 | 415 | Antigua and Barbuda | n/a | 60 | Argentina | 5,000 | 5,000 | Armenia | 5,000 | 875 | Aruba | 5,000 | 830 | Ascension | n/a | n/a | Australia | 5,000 | 3,644 | Austria | 5,000 | 5,000 | Azerbaijan | 5,000 | 2,915 | Bahamas | 5,000 | 1,458 to Nassau or Freeport; 560 to other locations | Bahrain | 5,000 | n/a | Bangladesh | 5,000 | 5,000 | Barbados | 5,000 | 238 | Belarus | 5,000 | 1,312 | Belgium | 650 | 650 | Belize | 5,000 | 1,600 | Benin | 5,000 | n/a | Bermuda | 5,000 | 440 | Bhutan | 5,000 | 22 | Bolivia | 5,000 | n/a | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba | 5,000 | 5,000 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 5,000 | 5,000 | Botswana | 5,000 | 73 | Brazil | 5,000 | 2,915 | British Virgin Islands | n/a | 500 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,000 | n/a | Bulgaria | 5,000 | 1,115 | Burkina Faso | 5,000 | 969 | Burma (Myanmar) | 5,000 | n/a | Burundi | 5,000 | 5,000 | Cambodia | 5,000 | n/a | Cameroon | 5,000 | n/a | Canada | 5,000 | 675 | Cape Verde | 5,000 | n/a | Cayman Islands | 5,000 | n/a | Central African Republic | 5,000 | n/a | Chad | 5,000 | 185 | Chile | 5,000 | n/a | China | 5,000 | 1,222 | Colombia | 5,000 | 999 | Comoros | n/a | 690 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5,000 | n/a | Congo, Republic of the | 5,000 | 1,685 | Costa Rica | 5,000 | n/a | Cote d’Ivoire | 5,000 | 5,000 | Croatia | 5,000 | 5,000 | Cuba | n/a | n/a | Curacao | 5,000 | 5,000 | Cyprus | 5,000 | 5,000 | Czech Republic | 5,000 | 5,000 | Denmark | 650 | 650 | Djibouti | 5,000 | 880 | Dominica | 5,000 | n/a | Dominican Republic | 5,000 | n/a | Ecuador | 5,000 | n/a | Egypt | 5,000 | 1,685 | El Salvador | 5,000 | n/a | Equatorial Guinea | n/a | n/a | Eritrea | 5,000 | n/a | Estonia | 5,000 | 2,187 | Eswatini | 5,000 | 560 | Ethiopia | 5,000 | n/a | Falkland Islands | n/a | n/a | Faroe Islands | 5,000 | 5,000 | Fiji | 5,000 | n/a | Finland | 650 | 650 | France | 650 | 650 | French Guiana | 5,000 | 5,000 | French Polynesia | 5,000 | 4,519 | Gabon | 5,000 | 523 | Gambia | n/a | n/a | Georgia, Republic of | 5,000 | 1,458 | Germany | 500 | 500 | Ghana | 5,000 | n/a | Gibraltar | n/a | n/a | Greece | 650 | 650 | Greenland | n/a | 5,000 | Grenada | 5,000 | 350 | Guadeloupe | 5,000 | 5,000 | Guatemala | n/a | n/a | Guinea | 5,000 | 948 | Guinea–Bissau | 5,000 | 2,915 | Guyana | 5,000 | 10 | Haiti | 5,000 | n/a | Honduras | n/a | n/a | Hong Kong | 5,000 | 5,000 | Hungary | 5,000 | 5,000 | Iceland | 650 | 650 | India | 5,000 | 2,189 | Indonesia | 5,000 | n/a | Iran | n/a | n/a | Iraq | 5,000 | n/a | Ireland | 650 | 650 | Israel | 5,000 | n/a | Italy | 650 | 650 | Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) | 5,000 | 5,000 | Jamaica | 5,000 | n/a | Japan | 5,000 | 5,000 | Jordan | n/a | n/a | Kazakhstan | 5,000 | 5,000 | Kenya | 5,000 | 131 | Kiribati | 5,000 | n/a | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North Korea) | n/a | n/a | Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | 5,000 | 5,000 | Kosovo, Republic of | n/a | n/a | Kuwait | 5,000 | 2,000 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,000 | 5,000 | Laos | 5,000 | n/a | Latvia | 5,000 | 1,458 | Lebanon | 5,000 | n/a | Lesotho | 5,000 | 440 | Liberia | 5,000 | 440 | Libya | n/a | n/a | Liechtenstein | 5,000 | 5,000 | Lithuania | 5,000 | 5,000 | Luxembourg | 650 | 650 | Macao | 5,000 | 4,227 | Madagascar | 5,000 | 199 | Malawi | n/a | n/a | Malaysia | 5,000 | 1,429 | Maldives | 5,000 | n/a | Mali | 5,000 | n/a | Malta | 5,000 | n/a | Martinique | 5,000 | 5,000 | Mauritania | 5,000 | 635 | Mauritius | 5,000 | 165 | Mexico | 5,000 | n/a | Moldova | 5,000 | 2,915 | Mongolia | 5,000 | n/a | Montenegro | n/a | 5,000 | Montserrat | n/a | 2,200 | Morocco | 5,000 | 5,000 | Mozambique | 5,000 | n/a | Namibia | 5,000 | 4,405 | Nauru | 5,000 | 220 | Nepal | 5,000 | n/a | Netherlands | 650 | 650 | New Caledonia | 5,000 | 1,775 | New Zealand | 5,000 | 1,025 | Nicaragua | 5,000 | n/a | Niger | 5,000 | n/a | Nigeria | 5,000 | n/a | North Macedonia, Republic of | 5,000 | 2,380 | Norway | 650 | 650 | Oman | 5,000 | 575 | Pakistan | 5,000 | 867 | Panama | 5,000 | n/a | Papua New Guinea | 5,000 | 445 | Paraguay | 5,000 | n/a | Peru | 5,000 | n/a | Philippines | 5,000 | n/a | Pitcairn Island | n/a | n/a | Poland | 5,000 | 5,000 | Portugal | 650 | 650 | Qatar | 5,000 | n/a | Reunion | n/a | 5,000 | Romania | 5,000 | 5,000 | Russia | 5,000 | 5,000 | Rwanda | 5,000 | n/a | Saint Helena | n/a | 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,000 | 242 | Saint Lucia | 5,000 | n/a | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | n/a | 5,000 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,000 | 130 | Samoa | n/a | 295 | San Marino | 5,000 | 5,000 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,000 | 440 | Saudi Arabia | 5,000 | n/a | Senegal | 5,000 | 936 | Serbia, Republic of | 5,000 | 5,000 | Seychelles | 5,000 | n/a | Sierra Leone | 5,000 | n/a | Singapore | 5,000 | 3,000 | Sint Maarten | 5,000 | 5,000 | Slovak Republic (Slovakia) | 650 | 650 | Slovenia | 650 | 650 | Solomon Islands | 5,000 | n/a | Somalia | n/a | n/a | South Africa | 5,000 | n/a | Spain | 650 | 650 | Sri Lanka | 5,000 | 35 | Sudan | n/a | n/a | Suriname | n/a | 535 | Sweden | 650 | 650 | Switzerland | 650 | 650 | Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) | 5,000 | n/a | Taiwan | 5,000 | 1,350 | Tajikistan | 5,000 | 5,000 | Tanzania | 5,000 | 248 | Thailand | 5,000 | 1,458 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | n/a | n/a | Togo | 5,000 | n/a | Tonga | 5,000 | 515 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000 | n/a | Tristan da Cunha | n/a | n/a | Tunisia | 5,000 | 3,834 | Turkey | 5,000 | 952 | Turkmenistan | 5,000 | 729 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 650 | n/a | Tuvalu | n/a | 675 | Uganda | 5,000 | n/a | Ukraine | 5,000 | 5,000 | United Arab Emirates | 5,000 | 5,000 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 650 | n/a | Uruguay | 5,000 | n/a | Uzbekistan | 5,000 | 5,000 | Vanuatu | n/a | n/a | Vatican City | 5,000 | 2,380 | Venezuela | n/a | n/a | Vietnam | 5,000 | n/a | Wallis and Futuna Islands | n/a | 1,615 | Yemen | 5,000 | 820 | Zambia | 5,000 | n/a | Zimbabwe | 5,000 | n/a |
Additional merchandise insurance coverage above $200 — up to the maximum amount allowed by the country (see Exhibit 322.2) but never to exceed $5,000 — may be purchased at the sender’s option. The insurance fee is in addition to postage and other applicable fees. See Notice 123, Price List, for the fee schedule for optional Priority Mail Express International merchandise insurance coverage. Return receipt service is the only extra service that mailers may add to insured items. There is no additional charge for this service, and it is available only to certain countries. See the Individual Country Listings for availability. See 340 for additional information about return receipt service.
|
