Country Conditions for Mailing — Iran
Prior to mailing, customers need to contact the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury for general provisions governing U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions and for comprehensive information about goods and services that may not be imported to or exported from Iran. The contact information for OFAC is as follows: OFAC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Annex 2, Washington, DC 20220-0002; www.treas.gov/ofac; 800-540-6322.
Prohibitions (130)
Alcoholic beverages.
Books, newspapers, printed matter, writing, records, pictures, emblems and any other articles of a seditious or immoral nature or contrary to religion or accepted customs.
Used clothing.
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; jewelry, precious stones; and other valuable articles unless sent in insured Priority Mail International.
Fashion newspapers.
Firearms of all kinds; weapons; and ammunition.
Games involving profit and loss (for example, dice or card games).
Musical instruments.
Perishable infectious biological substances.
Perishable noninfectious biological substances.
Radio systems that are equipped with a single sideband; upper sideband; lower sideband; beat frequency oscillator; continuous air wave band; police band; or an FM band having a frequency range of 76 to 87 MHz.
Radioactive materials.
Skins of animals the consumption of whose flesh is prohibited by Islam.
Sugar, brown sugar.
Restrictions
Banknotes other than Iranian may be imported only with the permission of the Iranian National Bank.
Observations
- Postage covers conveyance only to the Iranian frontier offices. Additional charges for conveyance into the interior are levied by the Iranian Administration.
- The importation of a wide range of general merchandise is prohibited or subject to import quotas, and senders are advised in their own interests to ascertain before mailing whether their goods are admissible.
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)
Not Available
Express Mail International (220)
Not Available
Priority Mail International
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
Size Limits
See 243.2
Postcards and Postal Cards (250)
$0.90
Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)
Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.
Weight limit: 15 lbs.
Certificate of Mailing
See 313 for fees
COD and Certified
NOT for International Mail
Insurance (320)
NOT Available
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)
Fee: $4.10
Available for registered mail with a return receipt.
Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.
Return Receipt (340)
Fee: $2.15
Available for registered mail only.
