Country Conditions for Mailing — Greece

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Aluminum foil for tobacco manufacturing.

Arms and weapons.

Coins; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, except banknotes, currency notes (paper money), securities payable to bearer may be sent in registered First-Class Mail International shipments.

Firearms, swords, and any articles containing them.

Fresh meat, preserved meat, rawhides, wool, and other animal products must be accompanied by a certificate showing the place of origin and stating that it is free of disease.

Human remains.

Live plants and animals.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Playing cards; saccharine; tobacco, cigars, cigarettes; and cigarette papers.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

Banknotes, currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may only be sent in registered First-Class Mail International shipments.

Cans of condensed milk require a label in the Greek language indicating the directions for its use.

Hunting arms and other commercial arms require special permission from the Greek authorities.

Medicines must be packaged in the manufacturer’s container bearing his or her distinctive marks. Since admissible medicines must be licensed or specially authorized by the Greek authorities for importation, mailers should ascertain in advance whether the addressees will be able to take delivery.

Used clothing, bedding, and rags must be accompanied by a certificate of origin stating that they have been disinfected.

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. Many types of merchandise are subject to import licenses and are not delivered without permission of the Greek authorities. Senders should ascertain from the addressees in advance of mailing, that their shipments will be delivered.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes:
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)

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$38.00	24	$196.35	48	$313.15
1	58.00	25	201.25	49	317.95
2	65.75	26	206.15	50	322.75
3	73.50	27	211.05	51	327.55
4	81.25	28	215.95	52	332.35
5	89.00	29	220.85	53	337.15
6	96.75	30	225.75	54	341.95
7	104.50	31	230.65	55	346.75
8	112.25	32	235.55	56	351.55
9	120.00	33	240.45	57	356.35
10	127.75	34	245.35	58	361.15
11	132.65	35	250.25	59	365.95
12	137.55	36	255.15	60	370.75
13	142.45	37	260.05	61	375.55
14	147.35	38	264.95	62	380.35
15	152.25	39	269.85	63	385.15
16	157.15	40	274.75	64	389.95
17	162.05	41	279.55	65	394.75
18	166.95	42	284.35	66	399.55
19	171.85	43	289.15	67	404.35
20	176.75	44	293.95	68	409.15
21	181.65	45	298.75	69	413.95
22	186.55	46	303.55	70	418.75
23	191.45	47	308.35
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 $0.75 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200	$0.75
300	1.50
400	2.25
500	3.00
600	3.75
700	4.50
800	5.25	$2,499 max.	$18.00

 

Size Limits (216.4)

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)

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$25.00	24	$118.75	48	$208.75
1	30.50	25	122.50	49	212.50
2	34.75	26	126.25	50	216.25
3	39.00	27	130.00	51	220.00
4	43.25	28	133.75	52	223.75
5	47.50	29	137.50	53	227.50
6	51.25	30	141.25	54	231.25
7	55.00	31	145.00	55	235.00
8	58.75	32	148.75	56	238.75
9	62.50	33	152.50	57	242.50
10	66.25	34	156.25	58	246.25
11	70.00	35	160.00	59	250.00
12	73.75	36	163.75	60	253.75
13	77.50	37	167.50	61	257.50
14	81.25	38	171.25	62	261.25
15	85.00	39	175.00	63	265.00
16	88.75	40	178.75	64	268.75
17	92.50	41	182.50	65	272.50
18	96.25	42	186.25	66	276.25
19	100.00	43	190.00
20	103.75	44	193.75
21	107.50	45	197.50
22	111.25	46	201.25
23	115.00	47	205.00
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"):

$25.00

 

Insurance (221.3)

Available for Express Mail International merchandise shipments only

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee
200	$0.75
500	2.10
650 max.	3.45

 

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Correspondence, business papers, and computer data.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
Samples of merchandise 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 (223.2)

Maximum length: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

 

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 Greece.
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: Express Mail Service

Country Code: GR

Areas Served: All

 

Priority Mail International  

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$20.00	16	$72.30	31	$121.80
2	24.00	17	75.60	32	125.10
3	28.00	18	78.90	33	128.40
4	32.00	19	82.20	34	131.70
5	36.00	20	85.50	35	135.00
6	39.30	21	88.80	36	138.30
7	42.60	22	92.10	37	141.60
8	45.90	23	95.40	38	144.90
9	49.20	24	98.70	39	148.20
10	52.50	25	102.00	40	151.50
11	55.80	26	105.30	41	154.80
12	59.10	27	108.60	42	158.10
13	62.40	28	111.90	43	161.40
14	65.70	29	115.20	44	164.70
15	69.00	30	118.50
Weight Limit: 44 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 (9.5" x 12.5"): $11.00

 

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

Flat-Rate Box: $37.00

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.

 

Size Limits  

See 235.2

 

 

First-Class Mail International  

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate
1	$0.90	12	$8.80	44	$21.60
2	1.80	16	10.40	48	23.20
3	2.70	20	12.00	52	24.80
4	3.60	24	13.60	56	26.40
5	4.50	28	15.20	60	28.00
6	5.40	32	16.80	64	29.60
7	6.30	36	18.40
8	7.20	40	20.00
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

 

Size Limits  

See 243.2

 

Postcards and Postal Cards (250)

$0.90

 

 

Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$31.35 2.85
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  

See 313 for fees

 

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
$50	$2.40
100	3.30
200	4.20
300	5.10
400	6.00
500	6.90
600	7.80
650 max.	8.70

 

International Business Reply Service (373)

Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.40; Cards $0.90

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (372)

Fee: $2.00

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $10.15

Maximum Indemnity: $43.73

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards and postal cards, and
matter for the blind or other physically
handicapped persons. Not applicable to M-bags.

 

Restricted Delivery (350)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.15

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