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Country Conditions for Mailing — Pakistan

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms, ammunition except when sent on behalf of the Government.

Coins; bank notes; currency notes (paper money); securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are prohibited in all classes of mail, including Express Mail International shipments, that are mailed to Pakistan.

Lottery tickets or circulars relating to lotteries.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

Mobile telephones, watches, fountain pens, cameras, eyeglasses, toys, and other valuable consumer products must be mailed in insured parcels.

Observations  

  1. Import permits or licenses are required for many types of goods. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.
  2. Import licenses are not required for unsolicited gift shipments involving no remittance of foreign exchange from Pakistan provided that such parcels do not contain textiles (other than made up garments and second-hand clothing), imitation jewelry, watches and watch bands, fountain pens, cameras, radio sets, and trophies (such as of animals and birds). All goods sent in gift shipments are subject to a maximum value of 1,000 rupees per person per year. For this purpose the year commences on 1 July and ends on 30 June.
  3.  

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

$220.65

48

$372.25

1

55.00

25

227.05

49

378.40

2

63.45

26

233.45

50

384.55

3

71.90

27

239.85

51

390.70

4

80.35

28

246.25

52

396.85

5

88.80

29

252.65

53

403.00

6

97.25

30

259.05

54

409.15

7

105.70

31

265.45

55

415.30

8

114.15

32

271.85

56

421.45

9

122.60

33

278.25

57

427.60

10

131.05

34

284.65

58

433.75

11

137.45

35

291.05

59

439.90

12

143.85

36

297.45

60

446.05

13

150.25

37

303.85

61

452.20

14

156.65

38

310.25

62

458.35

15

163.05

39

316.65

63

464.50

16

169.45

40

323.05

64

470.65

17

175.85

41

329.20

65

476.80

18

182.25

42

335.35

66

482.95

19

188.65

43

341.50

67

489.10

20

195.05

44

347.65

68

495.25

21

201.45

45

353.80

69

501.40

22

207.85

46

359.95

70

507.55

23

214.25

47

366.10

 

 

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

8

$55.00

16

$94.50

1

27.00

9

59.00

17

99.75

2

31.00

10

63.00

18

105.00

3

35.00

11

68.25

19

110.25

4

39.00

12

73.50

20

115.50

5

43.00

13

78.75

21

120.75

6

47.00

14

84.00

22

126.00

7

51.00

15

89.25

 

 

Weight Limit: 22 lbs.

 

Express Mail International  Flat Rate

 

Insurance (221.3)

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 $1.35 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.

200

$0.75

500

2.10

1,000

3.45

1,500

4.80

2,000

6.15

$5,000 max.

$14.25

\\

Articles Admitted

Required Customs
Form/Endorsement

Correspondence, business papers,and computer data.

No form required. 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 (223.2)

Maximum length: 42 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

Available

 

Notes:  

  1. 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 Pakistan.
  2. Express Mail International shipments mailed to Pakistan may not contain valuable consumer products, such as mobile telephones, watches, fountain pens, cameras, eyeglasses, and toys.

Reciprocal Service Name: Data Post

Country Code: PK

Areas Served:

 

Abbottabad

Attock

Bahawalpur

Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ismail Khan

Faisalabad

Gilgit

Gujranwala

Gujrat

Hyderabad

Islamabad

Jhang

Jhelum

Karachi

Kasur

Kotri

Lahore

Larkana

Mardan

Mripur (AK) GPO

Multan

Muzaffarabad

Peshawar

Quetta

Rahim Yar Khan

Rawalpindi

Sahiwal

Sargodha

Sialkot

Sukkur

Taxila

Toba

Tek Singh

Wah Cantt

 

 

Priority Mail International  

 

Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Rate

Weight
not over
(lbs.)

Rate

Weight
not over
(lbs.)


Rate

1

$18.50

25

$127.30

49

$237.70

2

22.70

26

131.90

50

242.30

3

26.90

27

136.50

51

246.90

4

31.10

28

141.10

52

251.50

5

35.30

29

145.70

53

256.10

6

39.90

30

150.30

54

260.70

7

44.50

31

154.90

55

265.30

8

49.10

32

159.50

56

269.90

9

53.70

33

164.10

57

274.50

10

58.30

34

168.70

58

279.10

11

62.90

35

173.30

59

283.70

12

67.50

36

177.90

60

288.30

13

72.10

37

182.50

61

292.90

14

76.70

38

187.10

62

297.50

15

81.30

39

191.70

63

302.10

16

85.90

40

196.30

64

306.70

17

90.50

41

200.90

65

311.30

18

95.10

42

205.50

66

315.90

19

99.70

43

210.10

67

320.50

20

104.30

44

214.70

68

325.10

21

108.90

45

219.30

69

329.70

22

113.50

46

223.90

70

334.30

23

118.10

47

228.50

 

 

24

122.70

48

233.10

 

 

Weight Limit: 70 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

$8.65

44

$20.25

2

1.80

16

10.10

48

21.70

3

2.70

20

11.55

52

23.15

4

3.60

24

13.00

56

24.60

5

4.50

28

14.45

60

26.05

6

5.40

32

15.90

64

27.50

7

6.30

36

17.35

 

 

8

7.20

40

18.80

 

 

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

$43.45

3.95

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

Insured Amount

not over

Fee

$50

$2.40

 

 

100

3.30

Add $0.90 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.

200

4.20

300

5.10

400

6.00

 

 

500

6.90

$867 max.

$10.50

 

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.

 




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