Country Conditions for Mailing — Vietnam

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms of all kinds, munitions, war material, and accessories.

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

Invisible ink, codes, cyphers, symbols or other types of secret correspondence, and shorthand notes.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Products made from non-Vietnamese tobacco.

Radio transmitters and receivers and radio set accessories of any kind.

Radioactive materials.

Sealed tinned foodstuffs.

Unused postage stamps.

Used clothing, blankets, mosquito nets, and shoes.

Cigarettes and cigars.

Restrictions  

Any kind of merchandise of commercial value sent for trade must have the authorization of the Ministry of External Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Currency, postage stamps for sale or exchange, checks, and securities and other financial instruments must be licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Paintings, pictures, books, newspapers, cinema films, photographic films, records, miscellaneous articles for the stage, all other literary and artistic productions, objects of art and of sculpture, all kinds of children’s toys must have the authorization of the Ministry of Culture of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The following quantity limits are imposed by Vietnam on the indicated items:

 

Commodity	Quantity Limit
Coffee Tea Paddy Rice Beans (all kinds) Dried Manioc Dried sweet potatoes Groundnuts Cooked fat Dried meat Salted meat Dried fish Dried cuttlefish	200 g 500 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g 1000 g

Observations  

1. Due to a trade embargo, the U.S. Department of Commerce limits the items mailed to Vietnam to the following:
1. Printed books, pamphlets and miscellaneous publications, including bound newspapers and periodicals; children’s picture and painting books; newspapers and periodicals, unbound; music books, sheet music, calendar blocks, paper; and advertising printed matter exclusively related to developed motion picture films, books, miscellaneous publications, newspapers, and periodicals.
2. Commercial phonograph records, recorded; and prerecorded records reproducing in whole or in part, the content of printed books, pamphlets and miscellaneous publications, including newspapers and periodicals.
3. Motion picture film and soundtrack — exposed and developed.

 

4. Exposed and developed microfilm reproducing, in whole or in part, the content of printed books, pamphlets and miscellaneous publications including newspapers and periodicals; children’s picture and painting books: and music books, sheet music and calendars.
5. Merchandise shipments other than gifts and gifts valued at $200 and above, are prohibited unless the sender has a validated export license issued by the Office of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.

Gift shipments containing merchandise value at under $200 may be mailed without a validated export license. Mark address side of shipment “GIFT—EXPORT LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.”

 

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	15	$89.25	30	$168.00
1	27.00	16	94.50	31	173.25
2	31.00	17	99.75	32	178.50
3	35.00	18	105.00	33	183.75
4	39.00	19	110.25	34	189.00
5	43.00	20	115.50	35	194.25
6	47.00	21	120.75	36	199.50
7	51.00	22	126.00	37	204.75
8	55.00	23	131.25	38	210.00
9	59.00	24	136.50	39	215.25
10	63.00	25	141.75	40	220.50
11	68.25	26	147.00	41	225.75
12	73.50	27	152.25	42	231.00
13	78.75	28	157.50	43	236.25
14	84.00	29	162.75	44	241.50
Weight Limit: 44 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	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 and business papers.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label). Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value and not subject to customs duty.	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. Include a commercial invoice in each item.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

 

Note:  

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 Vietnam. All items prohibited in regular international mail are also prohibited in Express Mail International to Vietnam.

Express Mail International (cont’d) 

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: VN

Areas Served:  

 

Bentre Town Bienhoa Town Cantho City Caolanh Town Danang City Hadong Town Haiduong Town Haiphong City Hanoi City

Hochiminh City Hongai Town Hue Town Longxuyen Town Mytho City Namdinh Town Nhatrang City Phanrang Town Soctrang Town

Tanan Town Tayninh Town Thaibinh Town Thanh Hoa City Thudaumot Town Travinh Town Vinh City Vinhlong Town Vungtau City

 

 

 

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)

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.