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Country Conditions for Mailing — Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)

Prohibitions (130)

Cigarette paper and machines for manufacturing tobacco or cigarettes.

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

Footwear of all kinds and parts thereof.

High-frequency radio receivers (above 100 megacycles).

Margarine and other kinds of artificial butter and materials for its manufacture.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Salt.

Soap, except shaving soap.

Stockings of all kinds except wool stockings.

Television equipment.

Used articles of military clothing.

Used clothes made of silk or cotton.

Restrictions

None

Observations

Mail may be addressed “Syrian Arab Republic” or “Syria.”
The post office of destination should be written in Arabic if possible, as well as in English.
Addressees are required to obtain import licenses for gift shipments exceeding 250 Syrian pounds in value, and for all commercial shipments.

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)

Not Available

Express Mail International (220) Price Group 8

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$29.95	15	$113.55	30	$199.80
1	36.25	16	119.30	31	205.55
2	41.20	17	125.05	32	211.30
3	46.15	18	130.80	33	217.05
4	51.10	19	136.55	34	222.80
5	56.05	20	142.30	35	228.55
6	61.80	21	148.05	36	234.30
7	67.55	22	153.80	37	240.05
8	73.30	23	159.55	38	245.80
9	79.05	24	165.30	39	251.55
10	84.80	25	171.05	40	257.30
11	90.55	26	176.80	41	263.05
12	96.30	27	182.55	42	268.80
13	102.05	28	188.30	43	274.55
14	107.80	29	194.05	44	280.30
Weight Limit: 44 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 and not 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.
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

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 the Syrian Arab Republic.

Reciprocal Service Name: EMS

Country Code: SY

Areas Served: All

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 8

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$26.00	25	$136.50	49	$250.50
2	30.25	26	141.25	50	255.25
3	34.50	27	146.00	51	260.00
4	38.75	28	150.75	52	264.75
5	43.00	29	155.50	53	269.50
6	47.45	30	160.25	54	274.25
7	51.90	31	165.00	55	279.00
8	56.35	32	169.75	56	283.75
9	60.80	33	174.50	57	288.50
10	65.25	34	179.25	58	293.25
11	70.00	35	184.00	59	298.00
12	74.75	36	188.75	60	302.75
13	79.50	37	193.50	61	307.50
14	84.25	38	198.25	62	312.25
15	89.00	39	203.00	63	317.00
16	93.75	40	207.75	64	321.75
17	98.50	41	212.50	65	326.50
18	103.25	42	217.25	66	331.25
19	108.00	43	222.00	67	336.00
20	112.75	44	226.75	68	340.75
21	117.50	45	231.50	69	345.50
22	122.25	46	236.25	70	350.25
23	127.00	47	241.00
24	131.75	48	245.75
Weight Limit: 70 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)

NOT Available

Size Limits (231.22)

Maximum length: 42 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 8

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 8

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)

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)

NOT Available

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.30

Available for registered mail only.

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