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Country Conditions for Mailing — Uganda

Prohibitions (130)

Firearms and ammunition except under permit.

Japanese shaving brushes.

Lottery tickets and advertisements concerning lotteries.

Radioactive materials.

Switchblade knives.

Restrictions

Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable to bearer; traveler checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; precious stones, jewelry; and other valuable articles, may only be sent in registered First-Class Mail International shipments.

Used clothing, bedding, and similar articles for sale must be accompanied by a certificate of disinfection.

Observations

Many types of merchandise require authorization to import, which the addressee must obtain from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Kampala.
Mailers should be assured that the addressees have such permits or can obtain them if needed.

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 4

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$93.95	24	$479.50	48	$795.50
1	110.00	25	494.00	49	806.00
2	128.50	26	508.50	50	816.50
3	147.00	27	523.00	51	827.00
4	165.50	28	537.50	52	837.50
5	184.00	29	552.00	53	848.00
6	202.50	30	566.50	54	858.50
7	221.00	31	581.00	55	869.00
8	239.50	32	595.50	56	879.50
9	258.00	33	610.00	57	890.00
10	276.50	34	624.50	58	900.50
11	291.00	35	639.00	59	911.00
12	305.50	36	653.50	60	921.50
13	320.00	37	668.00	61	932.00
14	334.50	38	682.50	62	942.50
15	349.00	39	697.00	63	953.00
16	363.50	40	711.50	64	963.50
17	378.00	41	722.00	65	974.00
18	392.50	42	732.50	66	984.50
19	407.00	43	743.00	67	995.00
20	421.50	44	753.50	68	1,005.50
21	436.00	45	764.00	69	1,016.00
22	450.50	46	774.50	70	1,026.50
23	465.00	47	785.00
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 7

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$28.95	24	$161.25	48	$299.25
1	35.50	25	167.00	49	305.00
2	40.25	26	172.75	50	310.75
3	45.00	27	178.50	51	316.50
4	49.75	28	184.25	52	322.25
5	54.50	29	190.00	53	328.00
6	59.75	30	195.75	54	333.75
7	65.00	31	201.50	55	339.50
8	70.25	32	207.25	56	345.25
9	75.50	33	213.00	57	351.00
10	80.75	34	218.75	58	356.75
11	86.50	35	224.50	59	362.50
12	92.25	36	230.25	60	368.25
13	98.00	37	236.00	61	374.00
14	103.75	38	241.75	62	379.75
15	109.50	39	247.50	63	385.50
16	115.25	40	253.25	64	391.25
17	121.00	41	259.00	65	397.00
18	126.75	42	264.75	66	402.75
19	132.50	43	270.50
20	138.25	44	276.25
21	144.00	45	282.00
22	149.75	46	287.75
23	155.50	47	293.50
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope:

$28.95

Insurance (222.71)

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 $1.40 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.
200	$0.75
500	2.15
1,000	3.55
1,500	4.95
2,000	6.35	$5,000 max.	$14.75

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).
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. A commercial invoice should be enclosed in each item.

Size Limits (221.42)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Return Receipt Service (222.72):

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 Uganda.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS Speedpost

Country Code: UG

Areas Served:

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$25.50	23	$133.00	45	$244.10
2	30.15	24	138.05	46	249.15
3	34.80	25	143.10	47	254.20
4	39.45	26	148.15	48	259.25
5	44.10	27	153.20	49	264.30
6	48.75	28	158.25	50	269.35
7	53.40	29	163.30	51	274.40
8	58.05	30	168.35	52	279.45
9	62.70	31	173.40	53	284.50
10	67.35	32	178.45	54	289.55
11	72.40	33	183.50	55	294.60
12	77.45	34	188.55	56	299.65
13	82.50	35	193.60	57	304.70
14	87.55	36	198.65	58	309.75
15	92.60	37	203.70	59	314.80
16	97.65	38	208.75	60	319.85
17	102.70	39	213.80	61	324.90
18	107.75	40	218.85	62	329.95
19	112.80	41	223.90	63	335.00
20	117.85	42	228.95	64	340.05
21	122.90	43	234.00	65	345.10
22	127.95	44	239.05	66	350.15
Weight Limit: 66 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 7

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 7

Weight not over 11 lbs.

Each additional pound or fraction of a pound

$46.75

4.25

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)

NOT Available

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

Available for registered mail only.

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