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Country Conditions for Mailing — Spain

(Includes Canary Islands)

Prohibitions (130)

Arms; ammunition; weapons; parts and components of weapons; and other related equipment.

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

Foodstuffs containing saccharine in any amount.

Human remains.

Live plants and animals.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Playing cards.

Radioactive materials.

Tobacco (admitted only to the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla).

Restrictions

Used clothing must be accompanied by a certificate of disinfection.

Observations

A parcel may be addressed to a street address or to a post office box. A local telephone number for the addressee should be provided when the item is addressed to a street address and must be provided when the item is addressed to a post office box.
For parcels, an invoice, in duplicate, is required for all commercial shipments regardless of value and all personal shipments valued at $300 or more. The invoices must be affixed to the outside of the parcel or may be enclosed in PS Form 2976-E with the customs declaration.
Parcel service to the Canary Islands extends to the following offices only:

San Andres y Suaces

San Bartolome Tirajana

San Mateo

San Miguel

Santa Brigida

Santa Cruz de la Palma

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

San Sebastian de la Gomera

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 5

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$47.00	24	$246.80	48	$404.80
1	71.75	25	253.55	49	411.05
2	80.70	26	260.30	50	417.30
3	89.65	27	267.05	51	423.55
4	98.60	28	273.80	52	429.80
5	107.55	29	280.55	53	436.05
6	116.50	30	287.30	54	442.30
7	125.45	31	294.05	55	448.55
8	134.40	32	300.80	56	454.80
9	143.35	33	307.55	57	461.05
10	152.30	34	314.30	58	467.30
11	159.05	35	321.05	59	473.55
12	165.80	36	327.80	60	479.80
13	172.55	37	334.55	61	486.05
14	179.30	38	341.30	62	492.30
15	186.05	39	348.05	63	498.55
16	192.80	40	354.80	64	504.80
17	199.55	41	361.05	65	511.05
18	206.30	42	367.30	66	517.30
19	213.05	43	373.55	67	523.55
20	219.80	44	379.80	68	529.80
21	226.55	45	386.05	69	536.05
22	233.30	46	392.30	70	542.30
23	240.05	47	398.55
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 5

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$29.95	24	$140.20	48	$249.40
1	34.75	25	144.75	49	253.95
2	39.50	26	149.30	50	258.50
3	44.25	27	153.85	51	263.05
4	49.00	28	158.40	52	267.60
5	53.75	29	162.95	53	272.15
6	58.30	30	167.50	54	276.70
7	62.85	31	172.05	55	281.25
8	67.40	32	176.60	56	285.80
9	71.95	33	181.15	57	290.35
10	76.50	34	185.70	58	294.90
11	81.05	35	190.25	59	299.45
12	85.60	36	194.80	60	304.00
13	90.15	37	199.35	61	308.55
14	94.70	38	203.90	62	313.10
15	99.25	39	208.45	63	317.65
16	103.80	40	213.00	64	322.20
17	108.35	41	217.55	65	326.75
18	112.90	42	222.10	66	331.30
19	117.45	43	226.65
20	122.00	44	231.20
21	126.55	45	235.75
22	131.10	46	240.30
23	135.65	47	244.85
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
$100	No Fee
200	$0.80
500	2.25
650 max.	3.70

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Business correspondence, commercial papers, and documents.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfilm, microfiche, and private letters.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration.
Merchandise, advertising materials, 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: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

Notes:

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 Spain.
Express Mail International With Guarantee service — which offers a date-certain, postage-refund guarantee — is available to Spain but not to the Canary Islands.

Reciprocal Service Name: Postal Express

Country Code: ES

Areas Served:

Entire country, including Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, and Andorra.

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 5

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$29.25	16	$76.50	31	$123.75
2	32.40	17	79.65	32	126.90
3	35.55	18	82.80	33	130.05
4	38.70	19	85.95	34	133.20
5	41.85	20	89.10	35	136.35
6	45.00	21	92.25	36	139.50
7	48.15	22	95.40	37	142.65
8	51.30	23	98.55	38	145.80
9	54.45	24	101.70	39	148.95
10	57.60	25	104.85	40	152.10
11	60.75	26	108.00	41	155.25
12	63.90	27	111.15	42	158.40
13	67.05	28	114.30	43	161.55
14	70.20	29	117.45	44	164.70
15	73.35	30	120.60
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
650 max.	10.00

Size Limits (231.22)

Maximum length: 60 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 5

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	1.82
3	2.66
3.5	3.50

Large Envelopes (Flats)

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.30	12	$9.18	44	$23.50
2	2.17	16	10.97	48	25.29
3	3.04	20	12.76	52	27.08
4	3.91	24	14.55	56	28.87
5	4.78	28	16.34	60	30.66
6	5.65	32	18.13	64	32.45
7	6.52	36	19.92
8	7.39	40	21.71

Packages (Small Packets)

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.72	12	$9.60	44	$23.92
2	2.59	16	11.39	48	25.71
3	3.46	20	13.18	52	27.50
4	4.33	24	14.97	56	29.29
5	5.20	28	16.76	60	31.08
6	6.07	32	18.55	64	32.87
7	6.94	36	20.34
8	7.81	40	22.13

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 5

Weight not over 11 lbs.

Each additional pound or fraction of a pound

$37.95

3.45

Weight Limit: 66 pounds

Matter for the Blind (270)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International, including Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Weight limit: 4 pounds.

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

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)

Fee: $4.50

Available for registered mail with a return receipt.

Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

Available for registered mail and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.

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