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Country Conditions for Mailing — Venezuela

Prohibitions (130)

Coffee, coffee extracts, and similar preparations containing coffee.

Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); traveler’s checks; securities payable to bearer; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Lottery and similar tickets.

Natural and cultivated pearls.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Prior authorization of the Venezuelan authorities is required for most foodstuffs, plants and plant parts, and most merchandise.

Pharmaceutical specialties/products must be authorized by the Minister of Health, Agriculture and Boviculture of Venezuela.

Observations

First-Class Mail International items may not contain dutiable articles.
Import licenses/permits are required for most goods. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.
Items containing printed matter must have affixed to the wrapper PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label)
Customs duty is generally assessed on printed matter.

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	$52.00	24	$348.10	48	$576.10
1	65.00	25	358.10	49	584.60
2	80.90	26	368.10	50	593.10
3	96.80	27	378.10	51	601.60
4	112.70	28	388.10	52	610.10
5	128.60	29	398.10	53	618.60
6	144.50	30	408.10	54	627.10
7	160.40	31	418.10	55	635.60
8	176.30	32	428.10	56	644.10
9	192.20	33	438.10	57	652.60
10	208.10	34	448.10	58	661.10
11	218.10	35	458.10	59	669.60
12	228.10	36	468.10	60	678.10
13	238.10	37	478.10	61	686.60
14	248.10	38	488.10	62	695.10
15	258.10	39	498.10	63	703.60
16	268.10	40	508.10	64	712.10
17	278.10	41	516.60	65	720.60
18	288.10	42	525.10	66	729.10
19	298.10	43	533.60	67	737.60
20	308.10	44	542.10	68	746.10
21	318.10	45	550.60	69	754.60
22	328.10	46	559.10	70	763.10
23	338.10	47	567.60
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	15	$99.00	30	$177.75
1	30.00	16	104.25	31	183.00
2	34.75	17	109.50	32	188.25
3	39.50	18	114.75	33	193.50
4	44.25	19	120.00	34	198.75
5	49.00	20	125.25	35	204.00
6	53.75	21	130.50	36	209.25
7	58.50	22	135.75	37	214.50
8	63.25	23	141.00	38	219.75
9	68.00	24	146.25	39	225.00
10	72.75	25	151.50	40	230.25
11	78.00	26	156.75	41	235.50
12	83.25	27	162.00	42	240.75
13	88.50	28	167.25	43	246.00
14	93.75	29	172.50	44	251.25
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

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

$25.00

Insurance (221.3)

Note: Express Mail International merchandise insurance is not available to this country. Document reconstruction insurance coverage is provided, at no additional cost, to a maximum of $100 per shipment. See 221.33.

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Business papers and documents.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value and computer data.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

Notes:

Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty are prohibited in Express Mail International shipments.
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 Venezuela.

Reciprocal Service Name: CAI

Country Code: VE

Areas Served: All

Priority Mail International

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$18.00	23	$95.40	45	$172.40
2	21.60	24	98.90	46	175.90
3	25.20	25	102.40	47	179.40
4	28.80	26	105.90	48	182.90
5	32.40	27	109.40	49	186.40
6	35.90	28	112.90	50	189.90
7	39.40	29	116.40	51	193.40
8	42.90	30	119.90	52	196.90
9	46.40	31	123.40	53	200.40
10	49.90	32	126.90	54	203.90
11	53.40	33	130.40	55	207.40
12	56.90	34	133.90	56	210.90
13	60.40	35	137.40	57	214.40
14	63.90	36	140.90	58	217.90
15	67.40	37	144.40	59	221.40
16	70.90	38	147.90	60	224.90
17	74.40	39	151.40	61	228.40
18	77.90	40	154.90	62	231.90
19	81.40	41	158.40	63	235.40
20	84.90	42	161.90	64	238.90
21	88.40	43	165.40	65	242.40
22	91.90	44	168.90	66	245.90
Weight Limit: 66 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)

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)

NOT Available

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.15

Available for registered mail only.

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