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Country Conditions for Mailing — Venezuela

Prohibitions (130)

Coffee, coffee extracts, and similar preparations containing coffee.

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

Lottery and similar tickets.

Natural and cultivated pearls.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions

Prior authorization of the Venezuelan authorities is required for most foodstuffs, plants and plant parts, and most merchandise.

Pharmaceutical specialties/products must be authorized by the Minister of Health, Agriculture and Boviculture of Venezuela.

Observations

First-Class Mail International items may not contain dutiable articles.
Import licenses/permits are required for most goods. Therefore, senders should ascertain from the addressee before mailing whether the necessary documents are held.
Items containing printed matter must have affixed to the wrapper PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration.
Customs duty is generally assessed on printed matter.

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 8

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$66.50	24	$429.75	48	$711.75
1	82.50	25	442.50	49	721.50
2	101.25	26	455.25	50	731.25
3	120.00	27	468.00	51	741.00
4	138.75	28	480.75	52	750.75
5	157.50	29	493.50	53	760.50
6	176.25	30	506.25	54	770.25
7	195.00	31	519.00	55	780.00
8	213.75	32	531.75	56	789.75
9	232.50	33	544.50	57	799.50
10	251.25	34	557.25	58	809.25
11	264.00	35	570.00	59	819.00
12	276.75	36	582.75	60	828.75
13	289.50	37	595.50	61	838.50
14	302.25	38	608.25	62	848.25
15	315.00	39	621.00	63	858.00
16	327.75	40	633.75	64	867.75
17	340.50	41	643.50	65	877.50
18	353.25	42	653.25	66	887.25
19	366.00	43	663.00	67	897.00
20	378.75	44	672.75	68	906.75
21	391.50	45	682.50	69	916.50
22	404.25	46	692.25	70	926.25
23	417.00	47	702.00
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	$29.95	24	$154.90	48	$280.90
1	35.25	25	160.15	49	286.15
2	40.10	26	165.40	50	291.40
3	44.95	27	170.65	51	296.65
4	49.80	28	175.90	52	301.90
5	54.65	29	181.15	53	307.15
6	60.00	30	186.40	54	312.40
7	65.35	31	191.65	55	317.65
8	70.70	32	196.90	56	322.90
9	76.05	33	202.15	57	328.15
10	81.40	34	207.40	58	333.40
11	86.65	35	212.65	59	338.65
12	91.90	36	217.90	60	343.90
13	97.15	37	223.15	61	349.15
14	102.40	38	228.40	62	354.40
15	107.65	39	233.65	63	359.65
16	112.90	40	238.90	64	364.90
17	118.15	41	244.15	65	370.15
18	123.40	42	249.40	66	375.40
19	128.65	43	254.65
20	133.90	44	259.90
21	139.15	45	265.15
22	144.40	46	270.40
23	149.65	47	275.65
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat Rate Envelopes:

$29.95

Insurance (222.7)

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
Business papers and documents.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value and computer data.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration.

Size Limits (221.42)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

Notes:

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

Reciprocal Service Name: CAI

Country Code: VE

Areas Served: All

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 9

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$25.50	23	$104.80	45	$189.50
2	29.25	24	108.65	46	193.35
3	33.00	25	112.50	47	197.20
4	36.75	26	116.35	48	201.05
5	40.50	27	120.20	49	204.90
6	43.35	28	124.05	50	208.75
7	46.20	29	127.90	51	212.60
8	49.05	30	131.75	52	216.45
9	51.90	31	135.60	53	220.30
10	54.75	32	139.45	54	224.15
11	58.60	33	143.30	55	228.00
12	62.45	34	147.15	56	231.85
13	66.30	35	151.00	57	235.70
14	70.15	36	154.85	58	239.55
15	74.00	37	158.70	59	243.40
16	77.85	38	162.55	60	247.25
17	81.70	39	166.40	61	251.10
18	85.55	40	170.25	62	254.95
19	89.40	41	174.10	63	258.80
20	93.25	42	177.95	64	262.65
21	97.10	43	181.80	65	266.50
22	100.95	44	185.65	66	270.35
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 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 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	$1.30	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 9

Weight not over 11 lbs.

Each additional pound or fraction of a pound

$46.20

4.20

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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