Country Conditions for Mailing — Guatemala

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Arms in general, except certain arms for hunting; military supplies of all kinds.

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewels; and other valuable articles.

Feeding bottles and feeding bottles with glass tubes.

Gardenia plants and seeds.

Police whistles.

Powder of all kinds.

Telegraphic apparatus.

Restrictions  

No list furnished.

Observations  

Tape, adhesive strips, or gummed paper should not be used to seal registered items unless the signature or name of the sender is written or stamped on the tape.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes and small flat-rate boxes:
PS Form 2976 (see 123.61)

Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

 

 

Global Express Guaranteed (210) Price Group 8

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$63.95	24	$420.50	48	$696.50
1	79.00	25	433.00	49	706.00
2	97.50	26	445.50	50	715.50
3	116.00	27	458.00	51	725.00
4	134.50	28	470.50	52	734.50
5	153.00	29	483.00	53	744.00
6	171.50	30	495.50	54	753.50
7	190.00	31	508.00	55	763.00
8	208.50	32	520.50	56	772.50
9	227.00	33	533.00	57	782.00
10	245.50	34	545.50	58	791.50
11	258.00	35	558.00	59	801.00
12	270.50	36	570.50	60	810.50
13	283.00	37	583.00	61	820.00
14	295.50	38	595.50	62	829.50
15	308.00	39	608.00	63	839.00
16	320.50	40	620.50	64	848.50
17	333.00	41	630.00	65	858.00
18	345.50	42	639.50	66	867.50
19	358.00	43	649.00	67	877.00
20	370.50	44	658.50	68	886.50
21	383.00	45	668.00	69	896.00
22	395.50	46	677.50	70	905.50
23	408.00	47	687.00
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

 

Insurance (212.5)

 

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 $1.00 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200	$1.00
300	2.00
400	3.00
500	4.00
600	5.00
700	6.00
800	7.00	$2,499 max.	$24.00

 

Value Limit (212.1)

The maximum value of a GXG shipment to this country is $2,499 or a lesser amount if limited by content or value.

 

Size Limits (211.22)

The surface area of the address side of the item to be mailed
must be large enough to completely contain the Global
Express Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping
label), postage, endorsement, and any applicable markings.
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 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) Price Group 9

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$28.95	24	$151.75	48	$277.75
1	34.00	25	157.00	49	283.00
2	38.50	26	162.25	50	288.25
3	43.00	27	167.50	51	293.50
4	47.50	28	172.75	52	298.75
5	52.00	29	178.00	53	304.00
6	57.25	30	183.25	54	309.25
7	62.50	31	188.50	55	314.50
8	67.75	32	193.75	56	319.75
9	73.00	33	199.00	57	325.00
10	78.25	34	204.25	58	330.25
11	83.50	35	209.50	59	335.50
12	88.75	36	214.75	60	340.75
13	94.00	37	220.00	61	346.00
14	99.25	38	225.25	62	351.25
15	104.50	39	230.50	63	356.50
16	109.75	40	235.75	64	361.75
17	115.00	41	241.00	65	367.00
18	120.25	42	246.25	66	372.25
19	125.50	43	251.50
20	130.75	44	256.75
21	136.00	45	262.00
22	141.25	46	267.25
23	146.50	47	272.50
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope:

$28.95

 

Insurance (222.71)

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 222.62.

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.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).

 

Size Limits (221.42)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (222.72):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

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

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS Guatemala/Quetzal Post

Country Code: GT

Areas Served:  

Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala City, Huehuetenango, Puerto Barrios, Quezaltenango, Retalhuleu.

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 9

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$24.50	16	$75.75	31	$132.00
2	28.25	17	79.50	32	135.75
3	32.00	18	83.25	33	139.50
4	35.75	19	87.00	34	143.25
5	39.50	20	90.75	35	147.00
6	42.25	21	94.50	36	150.75
7	45.00	22	98.25	37	154.50
8	47.75	23	102.00	38	158.25
9	50.50	24	105.75	39	162.00
10	53.25	25	109.50	40	165.75
11	57.00	26	113.25	41	169.50
12	60.75	27	117.00	42	173.25
13	64.50	28	120.75	43	177.00
14	68.25	29	124.50	44	180.75
15	72.00	30	128.25
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

 

Note: Ordinary Priority Mail International includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. (See 230.)

 

Priority Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope or Small Flat-Rate Box: $13.45

 

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

Flat-Rate Boxes: Regular/Medium – $43.45; Large – $55.95

The maximum weight is 20 lbs. or the limit set by the individual country, whichever is less.

 

Size Limits (231.22)

Maximum length: 42 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

 

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 9

Letters

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$0.98	Note: A letter meeting one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in 241.217 is charged a nonmachinable surcharge of $0.20.
2	1.76
3	2.54
3.5	3.32

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.24	12	$8.44	44	$21.80
2	2.03	16	10.11	48	23.47
3	2.82	20	11.78	52	25.14
4	3.61	24	13.45	56	26.81
5	4.40	28	15.12	60	28.48
6	5.19	32	16.79	64	30.15
7	5.98	36	18.46
8	6.77	40	20.13

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.44	12	$8.64	44	$22.00
2	2.23	16	10.31	48	23.67
3	3.02	20	11.98	52	25.34
4	3.81	24	13.65	56	27.01
5	4.60	28	15.32	60	28.68
6	5.39	32	16.99	64	30.35
7	6.18	36	18.66
8	6.97	40	20.33

 

 

Size Limits  

Letters: See 241.212

Postcards: See 241.221

Large Envelopes (Flats): See 241.232

Packages (Small Packets): See 241.242 and 241.243

 

Postcards (241.22)

$0.98

 

Airmail M-bags (260) —

Direct Sack to One Addressee Price Group 9

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$44.00 4.00
Weight Limit: 66 pounds

 

Matter for the Blind (270)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International, including the Priority Mail International flat-rate envelope and small flat–rate box. Weight limit: 4 pounds.

Free when sent as Priority Mail International. Weight limit: 15 pounds.

 

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing (313)

Fee: $1.15

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

Insurance (323)

NOT Available

 

International Business Reply Service (382)

Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.45; Cards $0.95

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (381)

Fee: $2.10

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $11.50

Maximum Indemnity: $45.62

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

 

Restricted Delivery (350)

Fee: $4.50

Available for registered mail with a return receipt.

 

Endorsements: A entragar en propia mano.

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

Available for registered mail only.