Country Conditions for Mailing — Mauritania

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

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

Printed or written matter, including designs or emblems, capable of promoting crime or public disorder.

Radioactive materials.

Rough diamonds.

Switchblade knives, blackjacks, daggers, and other concealable offensive weapons. Firearms, except for government use.

Watches.

Weighing and measuring instruments not calibrated in the metric system.

Restrictions  

Tobacco or cigarettes. The packages must bear the words “Vente en Republique Islamique de Mauritanie” printed in letters at least 1-1/4 inches high below the trademark.

Observations  

Import permits or licenses are required for many types of goods; therefore, the sender should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced 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	$97.75	24	$489.75	48	$811.75
1	114.50	25	504.50	49	822.50
2	133.25	26	519.25	50	833.25
3	152.00	27	534.00	51	844.00
4	170.75	28	548.75	52	854.75
5	189.50	29	563.50	53	865.50
6	208.25	30	578.25	54	876.25
7	227.00	31	593.00	55	887.00
8	245.75	32	607.75	56	897.75
9	264.50	33	622.50	57	908.50
10	283.25	34	637.25	58	919.25
11	298.00	35	652.00	59	930.00
12	312.75	36	666.75	60	940.75
13	327.50	37	681.50	61	951.50
14	342.25	38	696.25	62	962.25
15	357.00	39	711.00	63	973.00
16	371.75	40	725.75	64	983.75
17	386.50	41	736.50	65	994.50
18	401.25	42	747.25	66	1,005.25
19	416.00	43	758.00	67	1,016.00
20	430.75	44	768.75	68	1,026.75
21	445.50	45	779.50	69	1,037.50
22	460.25	46	790.25	70	1,048.25
23	475.00	47	801.00
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	$29.95	24	$163.50	48	$299.10
1	36.75	25	169.15	49	304.75
2	41.60	26	174.80	50	310.40
3	46.45	27	180.45	51	316.05
4	51.30	28	186.10	52	321.70
5	56.15	29	191.75	53	327.35
6	61.80	30	197.40	54	333.00
7	67.45	31	203.05	55	338.65
8	73.10	32	208.70	56	344.30
9	78.75	33	214.35	57	349.95
10	84.40	34	220.00	58	355.60
11	90.05	35	225.65	59	361.25
12	95.70	36	231.30	60	366.90
13	101.35	37	236.95	61	372.55
14	107.00	38	242.60	62	378.20
15	112.65	39	248.25	63	383.85
16	118.30	40	253.90	64	389.50
17	123.95	41	259.55	65	395.15
18	129.60	42	265.20	66	400.80
19	135.25	43	270.85
20	140.90	44	276.50
21	146.55	45	282.15
22	152.20	46	287.80
23	157.85	47	293.45
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat Rate Envelopes:

$29.95

 

Insurance (222.7)

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 $1.45 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.
200	$0.80
500	2.25
1,000	3.70
1,500	5.15
2,000	6.60	$5,000 max.	$15.30

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Correspondence and business papers.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration.
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 (221.42)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Notes:  

1. A commercial invoice must be included with all commercial 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 Mauritania.

Reciprocal Service Name: Express Post International

Country Code: MR

Areas Served:  

 

Aioun El Atrouss	Kiffa	Selibaby
Akjoujt	Nema	Tidjikja
Aleg	Nouadhibou	Zouerate
Atar	Nouakchott
Kaedi	Rosso

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$27.00	16	$101.55	31	$178.80
2	31.85	17	106.70	32	183.95
3	36.70	18	111.85	33	189.10
4	41.55	19	117.00	34	194.25
5	46.40	20	122.15	35	199.40
6	51.25	21	127.30	36	204.55
7	56.10	22	132.45	37	209.70
8	60.95	23	137.60	38	214.85
9	65.80	24	142.75	39	220.00
10	70.65	25	147.90	40	225.15
11	75.80	26	153.05	41	230.30
12	80.95	27	158.20	42	235.45
13	86.10	28	163.35	43	240.60
14	91.25	29	168.50	44	245.75
15	96.40	30	173.65
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 Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes: $13.95

 

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

Flat Rate Boxes: Medium – $45.50; Large – $58.50

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

 

Insurance (232.82)

Available for Priority Mail International merchandise parcels only (see 323.72 for markings)

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$2.30
100	3.40
200	4.50
300	5.60
400	6.70
500	7.80
600	8.90
635 max.	10.00

 

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	$1.30	12	$8.86	44	$22.86
2	2.13	16	10.61	48	24.61
3	2.96	20	12.36	52	26.36
4	3.79	24	14.11	56	28.11
5	4.62	28	15.86	60	29.86
6	5.45	32	17.61	64	31.61
7	6.28	36	19.36
8	7.11	40	21.11

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.72	12	$9.14	44	$23.14
2	2.53	16	10.89	48	24.89
3	3.34	20	12.64	52	26.64
4	4.15	24	14.39	56	28.39
5	4.96	28	16.14	60	30.14
6	5.77	32	17.89	64	31.89
7	6.58	36	19.64
8	7.39	40	21.39

 

 

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	$48.95 4.45
Weight Limit: 66 pounds

 

Matter for the Blind (270)

NOT Available

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing (313)

 

Individual Pieces	Fee
Individual article (PS Form 3817)	$1.15
Firm mailing books (PS Form 3877), per article listed (minimum 3)	0.42
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3877 (per page)	1.15
Bulk Quantities	Fee
First 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)	$6.50
Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)	0.75
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606	1.15

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

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: $46.04

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards and Flat Rate Envelopes
and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes, 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 and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.