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Additional information

regarding international mail services

Consolidated text

Section I1

POSTAL LETTERS Poczta Polska S.A. accepts non-registered letters and registered letters to all countries and territories of the world, with the exception of registered M bags addressed to Canada and the United States of America (USA).

Chapter I LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO WHICH POSTAL LETTERS WITH DECLARED

VALUE ARE ACCEPTED AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF DECLARED VALUE

Name of country or territory The maximum allowed value of postal letters in SDR (DTS)

sent as priority letters

1 2

Algeria 281

Argentina 1200

Austria 4000

Bangladesh1 327

Belgium 4000

Belarus2 900

Brazil 260

Bulgaria3 700

People's Republic of China4, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau (Macao)

876

1 In the wording established by annex no. 1 to the introducing decision.

1 2

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4000

Macau (Macao) 876

Croatia 4000

Cyprus 4000

Czech Republic 4000

Denmark 4000

Egypt 1000

Estonia5 4000

Finland 4000

France6 630

Greece 4000

Georgia7 200

Spain 2668

Holland 440

India 1502

Iran 400

Ireland (Eire) 1056

Iceland 4000

Japan 4000

Kazakhstan 4000

South Korea (Republic of) 4000

Lithuania 8 1000

Luxembourg 4000

Latvia9 1000

Macedonia 1633

Malaysia 550

Morocco 3840

Moldavia (Moldova) 2000

Norway 4000

New Zealand10 726

1 2

Pakistan 595

Portugal 4000

Russia 11 4000

Romania 4000

Senegal 600

Serbia 4000

Singapore 2000

Slovakia 843

Slovenia 4000

Syria 4000

Switzerland with Liechtenstein12 1000

Sweden13 1000

Thailand14 1000

Taiwan 326

Tunisia 2500

Turkey 653

Ukraine15 4000

Vatican City 1630

Hungary 4000

Italy 2530

1 it is not allowed to place items subject to customs duty; 2 the maximum value of sent currency may not be higher than the equivalent of 200 USD; the amount of payables in foreign currency may not exceed the equivalent of 200 USD; 3 it is not allowed to place cash and other valuables; 4 it is not allowed to place coins, banknotes, currency, any bearer securities and traveler's checks; 5 you should not place cash; 6 the maximum commercial value of content may not be higher than 630 SDR; it is not allowed to declare value lower than the commercial value of the mail; 7 it is not allowed to place cash, any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones, jewels and other valuables; 8 it is not allowed to place any cash; 9 it is not allowed to place coins, banknotes, bearer securities and traveler's checks; 10 it is not allowed to place any cash; 11 it is not allowed to place valid banknotes, bearer securities (checks) and foreign currency; 12 it is recommended that you do not place cash; 13 the maximum commercial value of content may not be greater than 1,000 SDR; 14 it is not allowed to place banknotes; 15 the maximum value of foreign currency sent to natural persons and the maximum value of checks in foreign currency issued to private individuals may not be greater than 300 USD or an amount equivalent to 300 USD in another currency converted at the official exchange rate of the hryvnia (UAH) established by the National Bank of Ukraine of the date of issue of the customs declaration; it is not allowed to send passports, identity cards and employment history logs.

SDR (SDR - in English, DTS - in French) - „Special Drawing Rights" - monetary unit of the International Monetary Fund applied in international postal relations. The rate of exchange of SDR to PLN (Polish zloty) is determined by the National Bank of Poland and provided in the table of exchange rates of this bank.

Section II

POSTAL PARCELS

EXPLANATORY NOTES 1. "Ww" - means that no dimension of a postal parcel may exceed 1.5 meters, and the sum of

length and the largest circumference measured in a different direction than length - 3 meters.

2. "Ww" - means that no dimension of a postal parcel may exceed 1.05 meters, and the sum of length and the largest circumference measured in a different direction than length - 2 meters.

3. "Ex" - means that express postal parcels are accepted.

4. Column 2 refers to both economy and priority postal parcels, unless different dimensions are stated in the column for economy postal parcels and different for priority postal parcels.

5. Value is stated in conventional currency SDR (DTS).

6. The estimated delivery times for priority postal parcels take into account processing time and customs clearance in the territory of Poland, duration of transport and delivery standards adopted in the country of destination (based on the Compendium of Delivery Standards of the Universal Postal Union), expressed in D + n, where D is the date of sending of a priority postal parcel before the time limit, i.e. by 15.00 hours nationwide, and n - is the number of working days between the date of sending and delivery. Blank column 7 indicates that there is no data on delivery standards of priority postal parcels in the given country or territory.

INFORMATION ON DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT AND VALUE LIMITS, TYPES OF ACCEPTED POSTAL PARCELS AND ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIMES FOR PRIORITY POSTAL PARCELS

ECONOMY POSTAL

PARCELS PRIORITY POSTAL PARCELS

Name of country or territory

Dimensions Weight limit in

kg

Type of accepted postal parcels

Weight limit in kg

Type of accepted postal parcels

Estimated parcel delivery times in days

(D+n), D - means the day of sending of a

parcel, n - means the number of

working days between the

date of sending and delivery

The specified number is the

upper limit value; empty field means

that only postal parcels without

declared value are accepted

The specified number is the upper

limit value; empty field means that

only postal parcels without declared

value are accepted

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Afghanistan Ww 20 20 Ex D+6

South Africa, Republic of

See: Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Albania Ww 20 20 Ex

Algeria Ww econ Wm prior

20 80 SDR 20 Ex 80 SDR D+6

Angola Ww 20 20 Ex D+9

Anguilla Ww 20 20 Ex

Antigua and Barbuda Wm 10 10

Dutch Antilles See: Curaçao and Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (former Dutch Antilles)

Saudi Arabia Ww 20 20 D+6

Argentina Wm 20 1200 SDR 20 1200 SDR D+7

Armenia Ww 20 1000 SDR D+6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Aruba Ww 20 20 D+6

Australia Wm 20 2500 SDR 20 2500 SDR D+6

Austria Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Azerbaijan Ww 20 2000 SDR 20 2000 SDR D+6

Bahamas Wm 20 20 D+6

Bahrain Ww 20 20 D+6

Bangladesh Ww 20 20 D+6~9

Barbados Wm 20 163 SDR 20 D+6

Belgium Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Belize Ww 20 20 Ex

Benin (formerly Dahomey)

Ww 20 512 SDR 20 512 SDR D+4~9

Bermuda Wm 20 20

Bhutan Ww econ Wm prior

20 20 D+12

Byelorussia Ww 20 900 SDR 20 900 SDR D+4~8

Burma See: Myanmar (Burma)

Bolivia Wm 20 20 D+7

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+6~9

Botswana Ww 20 400 SDR 20 400 SDR

Brazil Wm 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+7~9

Brunei (Brunei Darussalam)

Ww 20 130 SDR 20 130 SDR D+7

British Virgin Islands Wm 20 20

Bulgaria Ww 20 765 SDR 20 765 SDR D+6

Burkina Faso Ww 20 667 SDR 20 667 SDR D+7~8

Burundi Ww 20 20 Ex 1000 SDR D+6

Chile Ww 20 20 D+8

People's Republic of China, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau (Macao)

Ww 20 838 SDR 20 838 SDR D+6~8

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 Ex 4000 SDR D+6

Macau (Macao) Ww 20 2807 SDR 20 Ex 2807 SDR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Croatia Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+3~5

Curaçao and Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (former Dutch Antilles)

Ww 20 20 D+6

Cyprus Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+5~7

Tchad Ww 20 20 Ex 678 SDR D+12~19

Montenegro Wm 20 4000 SDR 20 Ex 4000 SDR D+5~7

Czech Republic Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Denmark with Greenland and the Faroe Islands

Ww 20 20 3475 SDR D+4

Dominica Ww econ Wm prior

20 20 Ex

Dominican Republic Ww 20 20

Djibouti Wm 20 20 Ex 1000 SDR

Egypt Ww 20 1250 SDR 20 Ex 1250 SDR D+7

Ecuador Ww 20 20 D+7

Eritrea Wm 20 20 Ex D+6

Estonia Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Ethiopia Wm 20

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Ww 20

Fiji Wm 20 20 263 SDR D+7

Philippines Ww econ Wm prior

20 20 D+11~12

Finland Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

France with Corsica, Andorra and Monaco (without overseas departments)

Ww 20 3475 SDR 20 3475 SDR D+4~5

Gabon Ww 20 430 SDR 20 359 SDR D+8

Gambia Ww 20 20 1911 SDR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ghana Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+7

Gibraltar Ww 20 20 Ex D+6

Greece Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4~5

Grenada Wm 20 20

Georgia Wm 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+6

Guyana Wm econ Ww prior

20 20

French Guiana Ww 20 20 3475 SDR

Guadeloupe Ww 20 20 3475 SDR

Guatemala Ww 20 20 D+6

Guinea Ww 20 300 SDR 20 Ex 300 SDR D+9~11

Guinea Bissau Wm 20 20 D+6

Equatorial Guinea Ww 20 10

Haiti Wm econ Ww prior

20 20 Ex

Spain with the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera) and Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla

Wm 20 2668 SDR 20 2668 SDR D+4~5

Holland Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Honduras Ww econ Wm prior

20 20

India Ww econ Wm prior

20 20 1246 SDR D+8

Indonesia Ww 20 20 D+9

Iraq Ww 20 20

Iran Ww 20 400 SDR 20 400 SDR D+8

Ireland (Eire) Ww 20 83 SDR 20 83 SDR D+4

Iceland Ww 20 20 4000 SDR D+5~6

Israel Ww 20 20 Ex D+7~9

Jamaica Ww 20 20 Ex D+7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Japan Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 Ex 4000 SDR D+6

Yemen Ww 20 20 D+6

Jordan Wm 20 20 D+8

Cayman Islands Ww 10 10

Cambodia Ww 20 20 D+12

Cameroon Ww 20 20 Ex D+6~7

Canada Ww 20 20 D+6~7

Qatar Ww 20 1886 SDR 20 D+6

Kazakhstan Wm 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+5~7

Kenya Wm 20 605 SDR 20 130 SDR D+6

Kyrgyzstan Wm 20 1000 SDR 20 Ex 1000 SDR D+7

Kiribati Ww 20 20

Colombia Ww 20 20 1307 SDR

Comoros Ww 20 20 Ex D+8

Congo Wm 20 1250 SDR 20 Ex D+7

Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)

Ww 20 20 D+7

South Korea (Republic of)

Wm 20 4000 SDR 20 Ex 4000 SDR D+6~7

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Wm 20 327 SDR 20 327 SDR

Kosovo Wm 20 20

Costa Rica Ww 20 20

Cuba (all localities except Guantanamo Bay) ** does not apply to priority parcels.

Ww 10 10 Ex D+9

Kuwait Ww econ Wm prior

20 20 1320 SDR D+6

Laos Ww 20 20 Ex D+6

Lesotho Wm 20 20 326 SDR D+6

Lebanon Wm 20 Ex D+6

Liberia Ww 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Libya Ww econ Wm prior

20 20

Lithuania Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+4

Luxembourg Ww 20 20 D+4

Latvia Wm 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+4

Macedonia Ww 20 1633 SDR 20 1633 SDR D+5~6

Madagascar Wm 20 20 136 SDR D+6

Mayotte Ww 20 20

Malawi Ww 20 20 D+6~9

Malaysia Ww 20 20 550 SDR D+7

Mali Ww 20 327 SDR 20 631 SDR D+10

Malta Ww 20 20 D+4

Morocco Ww 20 3842 SDR 20 3842 SDR D+6

Martinique Ww 20 20 3475 SDR

Mauritania Ww 20 20

Mauritius Wm 20 200 SDR 20 326 SDR D+6

Mexico Ww 20 20 D+7

Moldavia (Moldova) Ww 20 2000 SDR 20 2000 SDR D+4~6

Mongolia Ww 20 20 326 SDR D+9

Mozambique Ww 20 20 Ex D+7

Myanmar (Burma) Ww 20 20 D+6

Namibia Ww 20 200 SDR 20 200 SDR D+8

Nauru Ww econ Wm prior

10 163 SDR 20

Nepal Wm 20 20 Ex D+14

Germany Ww 20 20 D+4

Niger Ww 20 20 D+7

Nigeria Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+7

Nicaragua Ww 20 20 D+6

Norway Ww 20 20 D+4

New Caledonia Ww 20 20 D+6

New Zealand Ww 20 800 SDR 20 800 SDR D+6

Oman Ww 20 20 D+6~7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Pakistan Ww 20 20 400 SDR D+6~7

Panama Wm 20 20 D+10

Papua New Guinea Wm 20 120 SDR 20 120 SDR D+11

Paraguay Ww 20 20 D+6

Peru Ww 20 20 D+6~8

French Polynesia Ww 20 517 SDR 20 517 SDR D+6

Portugal with Azores and Madeira

Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4~5

Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

see: Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)

Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Wm 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+6~7

Central African Republic (Centrafrique)

Ww 20 1633 SDR 20 3260 SDR D+11

Republic of Cape Verde

Wm 20 20 Ex D+8~11

Reunion Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 3475 SDR

Russia Wm 20 4000 SDR 20 Ex 4000 SDR D+7~14

Romania Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Rwanda (Ruanda) Ww 20 20 D+7~9

El Salvador Ww 20 20 D+6

Senegal Ww 20 500 SDR 20 500 SDR D+6~7

Serbia Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+5~7

Seychelles Wm 20 20 D+6

Sierra Leone Ww 20 20 D+6

Singapore Ww 20 2000 SDR 20 2000 SDR D+6

Slovakia Ww 20 84 SDR 20 843 SDR D+4

Slovenia Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Somalia Ww

Sri Lanka Ww 20 20 D+7

United States of America (USA)

Wm 20 3448 SDR 20 3448 SDR D+6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Swazi (Swaziland) Wm 20 145 SDR 20 Ex 145 SDR D+6

Sudan Ww 20 20

South Sudan Wm 20 20

Suriname Ww 20 396 SDR 20 396 SDR D+6

Syria Ww 20 2286 SDR 20 Ex 2286 SDR D+6

Switzerland with Liechtenstein

Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+4~5

Sweden Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR D+4

Saint Helen Wm 20 20

Saint Kitts and Nevis (St. Kitts and Nevis)

Ww 20 20 Ex D+6

Saint Lucia (St. Lucia)

Ww 20 20 Ex D+6

Sao Tome and Principe

Wm 20 20 D+6

Saint Vincent and Grenadines (St. Vincent and Grenadines)

Ww 20 20

Tajikistan Wm 20 947 SDR 20 D+6~11

Thailand Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 Ex 1000 SDR D+8

Taiwan Ww 20 1000 SDR 20 1000 SDR

Tanzania Wm 20 300 SDR 20 300 SDR D+6

Togo Ww 20 20 D+8~10

Tristan da Cunha Wm 10 10

Trinidad and Tobago Ww 20 20

Tunisia Ww 20 2275 SDR 20 2275 SDR D+6

Turkey Ww 20 653 SDR 20 653 SDR D+8~9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Turkmenistan Wm 20 500 SDR 20 500 SDR D+8

Uganda Ww 20 20 D+8

Ukraine Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 Ex 4000 SDR D+6~7

Uruguay Ww 20 D+6

Uzbekistan Wm 20 1000 SDR 20 Ex 1000 SDR D+6~7

Vanuatu Wm 20 20 D+6

Vatican City Ww 20 1633 SDR 20 1633 SDR D+3

Venezuela Ww econ Wm prior

20 20 D+8~11

Hungary Ww 20 4000 SDR 20 4000 SDR D+4

Great Britain and Northern Ireland (without overseas territories)

Ww 20 20 D+4

Vietnam Ww 20 20 Ex D+6

Italy with San Marino Ww 20 1633 SDR 20 1633 SDR D+4~5

Ascension Wm 20 20

Ivory Coast (Côte d' Ivoire)

Ww 20 327 SDR 20 Ex 327 SDR D+11

Zambia Ww 20 20 400 SDR D+6

Zimbabwe Ww 20 20 D+6

United Arab Emirates Ww 20 20 4000 SDR D+6

Section III POSTAL LETTERS AND POSTAL PARCELS

INFORMATION ON CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING

CONTENTS 1. In all mail categories it is prohibited to send:

objects, which by reason of their nature or packaging could pose a hazard to workers, could soil or damage other mail or postal equipment or third party property;

controlled drugs and psychotropic substances, or other illegal intoxicants prohibited in the country of destination;

documents having the nature of current and personal correspondence exchanged between persons other than the sender and addressee or persons living with them;

explosives, flammable or incendiary materials, weapons or other hazardous goods;

disarmed explosive devices and military equipment, including disarmed grenades, projectiles and other similar objects, as well as replicas of these devices and objects;

radioactive substances and substances causing contamination;

indecent and immoral objects;

counterfeit objects and pirated copies;

objects, import of or trade in which is prohibited in the country of destination.

2. It is prohibited to place live animals in postal letters, with the exception of placing, in other mail than letters with declared value:

bees, bloodsuckers, silkworms;

parasites and destroyers of harmful insects, intended for fighting these insects, and exchanged between officially recognized institutions;

flies from the Drosophilidae family intended for conduct of biomedical research, exchanged between officially recognized institutions.

3. In all types of postal parcels it is prohibited to send:

correspondence, with the exception of archival materials, exchanged between persons other than the sender and addressee or persons living with them;

live animals.

4. It is prohibited to place in postal letters without declared value: coins, banknotes, currency or any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones, jewelry and other valuables.

5. It is prohibited to place in postal parcels without declared value, exchanged between countries accepting parcels with declared value: coins, banknotes, currency or any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones, jewelry and other valuables.

6. It is prohibited to place in priority mail aerosol containers, including for example deodorants and hair sprays.

7. Senders of letter post containing goods addressed to countries outside the European Union are required to list the contents in detail in a CN 22 or CN 23 customs declaration and to sign this document, certifying that their mail does not contain any hazardous objects prohibited by postal regulations.

8. Senders of postal parcels addressed to countries outside the European Union are required to list the contents in detail using the form - file CP 72. Senders of all postal parcels (regardless

of the country of destination) are required to sign this document, certifying that their parcels do not contain any hazardous objects prohibited by postal regulations.

EXPLANATORY NOTES Columns 2 and 3 contain information about the number of required customs declarations and the languages in which they must be completed:

are different from

- English

ar - Arabic Ch - Croatian d - Danish f - French fin - Finnish

h - Spanish

hl - Dutch n - German nor - Norwegian

p - Portuguese

r - Russian szw - Swedish u - Ukrainian wł - Italian

Column 4 contains only general information on customs restrictions in force in individual countries.

Name of country or territory

Customs declarations

for postal letters*

Customs declarations

for postal parcels*

Special conditions and restrictions

* Postal letters subject to customs control should be provided with a CN 22 customs declaration. However, in the case where the value of contents declared by the sender exceeds 300 SDR or when the sender so wishes, postal letters are accompanied by the specified in column 2 number of separate copies of customs declaration CN 23.

It is prohibited to send:

1 2 3 4

Afghanistan 3 a 3 a

alcoholic beverages, fragile objects, liquid substances, lace, precious fabrics, bed sheets, tablecloths, silk shirts and jackets, toys for children, carpets and furnishing fabrics, chemical paints, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

South Africa, Republic of See: Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Albania 1 a 1 a

used items, products of animal origin, preserves and animal food, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Algeria 1 ar, f 3 ar, f used objects of significant degree of wear, agricultural ad chemical products, meat, fish, saccharin, aerosol containers.

Angola 1 p, f 2 p, f aerosol containers.

Anguilla 1 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Antigua and Barbuda 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Dutch Antilles See: Curaçao and Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (former Dutch Antilles)

1 2 3 4

Saudi Arabia 2 ar, a 2 ar, a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, alcohol, any drugs, with the exception of those with attached prescription issued by a competent official authority, products intended for extinguishing fire and liquid chemical substances, aerosol containers, objects not in line with the rules of Islam. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes or any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones and other valuables.

Argentina 2 a, f, h 2 a, f, h

varnishes, natural rubber, chemical bleaching products, alcohol, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in parcels: bearer securities and jewelry.

Armenia 2 a, f, r 3 a, f, r

insects, biological formulations (vaccines, sera), printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of this country, local and foreign currency, government bonds and Armenian lottery coupons, undeveloped photographic and movie film, postage stamps, medicines and vitamin formulations, seeds and seedlings, honey, pollen and wax, crude products of animal origin, as well as raw eggs, radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment (transmitters and transceivers), and aerosol containers.

Aruba 1 hl, a 3 hl, a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

1 2 3 4

Australia 1 a 1 a

banknotes and bullion;

live animals and insects and their eggs, animal feed;

meat and meat products;

drugs containing products of animal origin;

milk products, eggs and egg products;

crafts products such as: souvenirs, products and unfinished goods of animal origin, such as: raw skin, feathers, teeth, bones or other animal parts;

objects made from dried flowers, seeds, needles, bark, moss and straw, including Christmas decorations;

fruit and vegetables: all fresh, dried containing seeds or peel, dried bananas;

plants, seedlings, roots, flower bulbs, seeds and earth;

dried vegetable materials, such as: tea with addition of seeds or fruit peel, drugs containing herbs, seeds, peel, mushrooms and dried vegetable material and laboratory material.

It is prohibited to send products in new or used cartons designed to carry fruit, vegetables or eggs. Only on import authorization issued by Australian inspection services it is possible to send meat products in preserves (including canned pâté).

Austria essence for alcoholic beverages, vodka in quantities over 1 liter.

1 2 3 4

Azerbaijan 2 f, a, r 2 f, a, r

live animals, fish, fish products, meat and meat products, milk and milk products, breeding raw materials and fodders;

printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of Azerbaijan, government bonds and lottery coupons, undeveloped movie and photographic film, postage stamps;

drugs, biological and veterinary products used in veterinary medicine, substances of animal or vegetable origin without permission of competent veterinary authorities and state bodies responsible for carrying out plant quarantine;

drugs other than intended for personal use, subject to obtaining authorization of the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan;

aerosol containers;

radio-electronic devices and high-frequency installations without permission of the Ministry of Communications of Azerbaijan.

It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Bahamas 1 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Bahrain 1 a, ar 1 a, ar lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Bangladesh 2 a 1 a aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post with declared value addressed to this country.

Barbados 1 a, f 4 a, f aerosol containers.

Belgium lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, meat, fat, bird eggs, game meat, fish, and feathers, aerosol containers.

Belize 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Benin (formerly Dahomey) 2 f 1 f

alcohol, mineral waters, meat, medals and coins, phonographic discs, aerosol containers. In ordinary letter post addressed to this country it is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties.

1 2 3 4

Bermuda 1 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Bhutan 1 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Byelorussia 3 f, a, r 2 f, a, r

alcoholic products, ethyl alcohol, beer, tobacco products and tobacco, precious stones, substances harmful to the ozone layer, plants and seeds, weapons or their parts, ammunition, objects of similar design to weapons. Mail containing goods purchased in e-stores, for customs control needs, must be accompanied by invoice stamped by the mail order store. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Burma See: Myanmar (Burma)

Bolivia 2 h, a 2 h, a alcohol, cigarettes and tobacco, coins and valuables, aerosol containers.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 a 2 a meat and meat products, milk and milk products, aerosol containers.

Botswana 2 a 2 a aerosol containers.

Brazil 1 a, p 2 a, p

alcoholic beverages, animal products, bees, textbooks for primary schools, tobacco and tobacco products, used things. In parcels with declared value it is prohibited to send coins and banknotes in circulation and any bearer securities.

Brunei (Brunei Darussalam) 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

British Virgin Islands 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Bulgaria

postage stamps, rose oil, goods samples, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place in parcels: banknotes, coins and securities, checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones and other valuables.

Burkina Faso 2 f 1 f aerosol containers. In ordinary letter post addressed to this country it is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties.

1 2 3 4

Burundi 2 f 2 f aerosol containers.

Curaçao and Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (former Dutch Antilles)

1 hl, a, f 1 hl, a, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Chile 2 h, a 1 h, a aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

People's Republic of China, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau (Macao)

1 a 2 a

meat, fish, fresh fruit, animal skins and bones, used clothing and bedding, watches, radio transmitters and receivers, television sets, still cameras, bicycles, aerosol containers. The value of mail intended for personal use may not exceed 1000 CNY (107.68 SDR). If this limit is exceeded, the mail may be returned to the sender or may be subject to customs procedures applicable to consignments of commercial nature. Not acceptable are ordinary parcels containing coins, currency or any bearer securities, traveler's checks, platinum, gold or silver, processed or not, precious stones or other valuables. In addition, parcels with declared value containing coins, currency, bearer securities or traveler's checks will not be accepted.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

1 a 1 a lottery tickets, matches, paints, varnishes, enamels.

Macau (Macao) 2 a, p 1 a, p

Croatia aerosol containers.

Cyprus coins, skins, aerosol containers.

Tchad 2 f 4 f aerosol containers.

Montenegro 1 f, a 2 f, a aerosol containers.

Czech Republic

1 2 3 4

Denmark with Greenland and the Faroe Islands

1 f, a 2 f, a

tobacco, meat, drugs (with the exception of drugs of invoice value of up to 100 Danish crowns, addressed to pharmacies or state laboratories or recognized by the state), all types of weapons, including pneumatic, cold steel, knives, knuckles, batons etc., aerosol containers. The maximum commercial value of registered mail addressed to this country, containing cash or any bearer securities, may not be higher than 100 SDR. The maximum commercial value of a postal parcel with declared value addressed to this country, containing cash or any bearer securities, may not be higher than 4000 SDR.

Dominica 1 a 4 a aerosol containers.

Dominican Republic 1 h, a 4 h, a aerosol containers.

Djibouti 1 f 2 f

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers. In ordinary letter post addressed to this country it is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties.

Egypt 3 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Ecuador 2 h, a 2 h, a used clothing and shoes with a total weight of over 4 kg, aerosol containers.

Eritrea 2 a 3 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Estonia

old coins, unstamped postage stamps, blood-born products, medicinal substances with strong action, food products with total weight of more than 5 kg without a certificate, with the exception of raw materials and food products of animal origin, which have not been subjected to heat treatment (including meat and fish preserves), seeds and plants without a certificate issued by phytosanitary services of the country of origin, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in parcels: money, securities, precious metals, precious stones, jewelry.

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Ethiopia 3 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Fiji 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Philippines 1 a 1 a

objects containing liquids and ingredients easily passing into liquid state, objects of glass or similar, fragile objects, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in postal parcels: coins, currency or any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones or other valuables.

Finland aerosol containers, firearms and ammunition and their parts, accessories for firearms, pneumatic weapons, start pistols and gas pistols, replicas of firearms and ammunition.

Aland Islands 1 fin, a, szw 1 fin, a, szw

France with Corsica, Andorra and Monaco (without overseas departments)

1 f, a 2 f, a

saccharine, aerosol containers. The following quantitative restrictions apply in sending of the products below:

for tobacco products - up to 50 cigarettes or 25 cigarillos or 10 cigars or 50 grams of pipe tobacco,

for alcohol - up to 1 l of spirit or up to 2 l of wine. It is prohibited to send cigarettes purchased by the addressee via the Internet.

Gabon 1 f 2 f tobacco, cigarettes, aerosol containers.

Gambia 1 a 1 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Ghana 1 a 2 a banknotes, spirits, aerosol containers. In parcels with declared value it is prohibited to send coins and banknotes in circulation.

Gibraltar 1 a 1 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Greece meat, old and worn objects, paper filigree, aerosol containers.

Mount Athos 1 f, a 1 f, a

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Grenada 1 a 4 a aerosol containers.

Georgia 4 a, f 2 a, f

printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of Georgia, medical formulations without permission of the Ministry of Health of Georgia, hormonal and blood-born formulations, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes, currency, travelers' checks, other securities, precious stones, jewelry and other valuables, platinum, gold and silver and works of these metals.

Guyana 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

French Guiana 1 f 1 f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Guadeloupe 1 f 1 f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Guatemala 1 h, a 2 h, a aerosol containers.

Guinea 2 f 2 f aerosol containers.

Guinea Bissau 1 p, f 1 p, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Equatorial Guinea 1 h, f. a 1 h, f, a aerosol containers.

Haiti 1 f 3 f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Spain with the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera) and Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla

1 f, a, h 1 f, a, h pharmaceutical products of unknown formulation, tobacco, aerosol containers.

Holland

Restrictions are in place regarding sending of cigarettes and other tobacco products. When sending meat products, milk and milk products, a veterinary certificate is required.

Honduras 1 h, f 2 h, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

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India 1 a 3 a radio equipment, artificial pearls, silk, perfumes, toys imitating rifles and handguns, aerosol containers.

Indonesia 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Iraq 3 a, f, h 3 a, f, h cameras, mobile phones, laptops, meat (not canned), soft fruit, cassettes, postage stamps and various kinds of videos, aerosol containers.

Iran 3 a, f 2 a, f

live animals, fish, fish products, meat and meat products, milk and milk products, raw materials for breeding and fodders, alcoholic beverages, skins from animals whose consumption is prohibited by Islam, postage stamps, musical instruments, fashion magazines, gambling games, used clothing, radio systems, objects that are not in line with the rules of Islam, aerosol containers.

Ireland (Eire) feathers, cigarettes and other tobacco products, alcohol.

Iceland 1 a, d, nor,

szw 1 a, d, nor,

szw lead toys, non-tanned skins, aerosol containers.

Israel 1 a, f, ar 1 a, f, ar

gambling games, lottery tickets, imitations of banknotes, coins and postage stamps, hives and materials for apiculture, potentially hazardous toys, valuables, fish and fish products, meat products, milk products with the exception of milk powder sent in preserves, seeds and plants, and fresh fruit and vegetables. At the same time it is possible to send to Israel limited quantities of the following goods: spices with weight of up to 0.5 kg (any type), vitamins, minerals and food additives with weight of up to 100 g of each such article or 1 package of each such article, all other food products, in so far as their maximum weight does not exceed 15 kg, and the weight of each type of food product does not exceed 3 kg. Larger quantities require authorization from competent Israeli authorities. Drugs can be imported on presentation of a medical prescription. Wines and alcoholic beverages may be sent only in factory

packaging.

Jamaica 1 a 2 a aerosol containers. Cellular phones are allowed if in manufacturer's packaging.

Japan 1 a 2 a meat and meat products, firearms and ammunition, weapon parts and accessories.

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Yemen 2 ar, a 3 ar, a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Jordan 2 a 1 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Cayman Islands 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Cambodia 1 a 1 a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Cameroon 1 a, f 1 a, f old clothing, aerosol containers.

Canada 1 f, a 1 f, a feathers, wax, alcoholic beverages, postage stamps. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins and bearer securities, valuables.

Qatar 2 ar, a 1 ar, a liquid substances, meat and fish, and aerosol containers.

Kazakhstan 2 a 3 a

alcoholic products, ethyl alcohol and beer, tobacco products and all kinds of mixtures for smoking, weapons and ammunition and their parts, objects similar in design to weapons, plants and seeds, substances harmful to the ozone layer, perishable products, printed matter and other materials aimed against the interests of this country. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes, currency or bearer securities, checks, precious metals, jewelry and other valuables and foreign currency.

Kenya 2 a 2 a spirits, aerosol containers.

Kyrgyzstan 3 r, a 3 r, a

insects, biological formulations (vaccines, sera), printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of this country, local and foreign currency, government bonds and Kyrgyzstan lottery coupons, undeveloped photographic film, postage stamps, drugs and vitamin formulations, seeds and seedlings, honey, pollen and wax, crude products of animal origin, as well as raw eggs, radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment (transmitters and transceivers).

Kiribati 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

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Colombia 2 a, h 1 a, h

alcoholic beverages, wool, cotton and wool fabrics, sugar, metal objects, skins, used clothing, soap, chemical and pharmaceutical products, food products, aerosol containers. For mail containing goods an invoice is required. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Comoros 1 f 2 f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Congo 1 f 4 f aerosol containers.

Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)

1 f 4 f aerosol containers.

South Korea (Republic of) 1 a 2 a seeds, liqueurs, tobacco, paper designed for manufacture of cigarettes, textiles, meat and offal, weapons, aerosol containers.

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

1 f, a 1 f, a

live animals, fish, fish products, meat and meat products, milk and milk products, breeding raw materials and fodders, aerosol containers. Particularly durable packaging is required. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Kosovo 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Costa Rica 2 h, a 2 h, a lottery coupons, blood-born products, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, gold and silver, platinum, precious stones, jewelry.

Cuba (all localities except Guantanamo Bay)

1 h, a 2 h, a

alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, audio tapes, used clothing and footwear, electrical and electronic equipment, gambling games, photographic film, printing paper, products of animal origin, various securities, perfume, binoculars, chewing gum, jewelry, geographic maps, aerosol containers. The maximum total value of goods may not exceed 200 CUC (200 USD). It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Kuwait 1 a 3 a alcoholic beverages, hops, malt, radios, food, used clothing with a significant degree of wear, aerosol containers.

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Laos 1 a, f 3 a, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Lesotho 1 a 1 a

Lebanon 4 ar, a, f 2 ar, a, f

liquids and ingredients easily passing into liquid state, objects of glass or similar and fragile objects. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes, any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones and other valuables.

Liberia 1 a 3 a

Libya 3 ar, a, f 2 ar, a, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, alcohol, meat, tobacco, tea, aerosol containers.

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Lithuania

It is prohibited to send without permission from competent Lithuanian institutions:

firearms, ammunition, collector weapons or their separate parts, materials used for special control or security, civilian pyrotechnical articles;

objects of cultural value, objects of art, antiques;

precious metals and jewelry above 25 g;

wild animals (live or dead), their parts or easily recognizable products (hunting or fishing trophies), eggs, spawn, fur (processed or not), stuffed animals, other objects and products for zoological collecting;

products of animal origin;

plants, products of plant origin and other objects which may contain hazardous organisms.

The following quantitative restrictions apply in sending of the products below to private individuals:

alcoholic beverages up to 1 l,

cigarettes up to 50 units or cigars up to 10 units or tobacco for smoking up to 50 g,

perfume up to 50 g or toilet water up to 0.25 l,

coffee up to 1 kg, sugar up to 1 kg,

chocolate and other food products containing cocoa up to 0.5 kg,

jewelry (total amount of precious metals, precious stones and natural pearls) up to 25 g.

Luxembourg

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Latvia

aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send pharmaceutical products to individuals. Pharmaceutical products can only be sent to manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, drug wholesalers and Latvian agencies of foreign drug manufacturers. Such consignments must be accompanied by quality guarantee certificates issued by drug manufacturers and documents with detailed information about the drugs and their manufacturer. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes, any bearer securities (checks), foreign currency.

Macedonia 1 a, f 1 a, f aerosol containers.

Madagascar 2 f 2 f aerosol containers.

Mayotte 1 f 1 f aerosol containers.

Malawi 3 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Maldives 4 a, f

Malaysia 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Mali 1 f, a 2 f, a aerosol containers. In ordinary letter post addressed to this country it is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties.

Malta aerosol containers.

Morocco 3 ar, f, a 2 ar, f, a tea, aerosol containers.

Martinique 1 f 1 f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Mauritania 1 f 2 f aerosol containers. In ordinary letter post addressed to this country it is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties.

Mauritius 2 f, a 1 f, a aerosol containers.

Mexico 1 a, h, f 1 a, h, f electronic cigarettes, pork, aerosol containers. An invoice in Spanish is required.

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Moldavia (Moldova) 3 f, a, r 3 f, a, r

insects, biological formulations (vaccines, sera), printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of this country, government bonds and Moldavia lottery coupons, undeveloped photographic film, postage stamps, drugs and vitamin formulations, seeds and seedlings, honey, pollen and wax, raw products of animal origin, as well as raw eggs, radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment (transmitters and transceivers). It is prohibited to send in parcels: banknotes, any bearer securities and foreign currency.

Mongolia 3 a 3 a aerosol containers. Particularly durable packaging is required. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes, bearer securities and traveler's checks.

Mozambique 2 f, p, a 4 f, p, a aerosol containers.

Myanmar (Burma) 1 a 2 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Namibia 2 a 2 a aerosol containers.

Nauru 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Nepal 1 a 2 a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Germany lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, cigarettes and other tobacco products, beehives, live animals, weapons, in particular firearms, part of weapons, ammunition, imitation weapons.

Helgoland Island - postal code 27498; Busingen - postal code 78266

1 n, a, f 1 n, a, f

Niger 3 f 2 f aerosol containers.

Nigeria 2 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Nicaragua 1 a, h 3 a, h aerosol containers.

Norway 1 a, nor, d,

szw 1 a, nor, d,

szw aerosol containers, meat and lard, game meat, poultry.

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New Caledonia 1 f 1 f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

New Zealand 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Oman 2 a 2 a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, any drugs, unless accompanied by a prescription issued by competent official authority, products intended for extinguishing fire and liquid chemical substances, objects not in line with the rules of Islam, aerosol containers.

Pakistan 1 a 1 a

Panama 2 h, a, f 1 h, a, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Papua New Guinea 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Paraguay 6 h, a 1 h, a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, butter, cheese, vegetable fat, flour, cold meats, sugar, soap, textiles, electrical batteries, plastic toys, used things, aerosol containers.

Peru 3 h, a, f 3 h, a, f

aerosol containers, playing cards, tobacco, cigarettes, kitchen salt, used clothing and footwear, vitamin formulations unless their import is approved by the Ministry of Health. Import of telecommunications equipment, such as mobile phones, is restricted. Prior to importing such equipment, the addressee is required to obtain a license from the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

French Polynesia 1 f, a 3 f, a aerosol containers.

Portugal with Azores and Madeira

1 f, a, p 1 f, a, p

The following quantitative restrictions apply in sending of the products below:

for tobacco products - up to 50 cigarettes or 25 cigarillos or 10 cigars or 50 grams of pipe tobacco,

for alcohol - up to 1 l of spirit or up to 2 l of wine,

for other products - 500 g of coffee or 100 g of tea.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

see: Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)

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Republic of South Africa (RSA) 2 a 2 a fruit, honey and articles with addition of honey, precious stones and metals, cigarettes, used clothing and footwear for sale, aerosol containers.

Central African Republic (Centrafrique)

3 f 2 f aerosol containers.

Republic of Cape Verde 3 p, f, a, h 2 p, f, a, h lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Reunion 1 f 1 f

Russia 2 f, a, r 2 f, a, r

alcoholic products, ethyl alcohol and beer, tobacco products and all kinds of mixtures for smoking, weapons and ammunition and their parts, objects similar in design to weapons, plants and seeds, substances harmful to the ozone layer, perishable products if the address s a private individual, printed matter and other materials aimed against the interests of this country. It is prohibited to send in parcels: banknotes, any bearer securities and foreign currency.

Romania

hermetically sealed metal containers, aerosol containers. Only such food products may be mailed which are in tightly sealed containers and subjected to heat sterilization. Drugs should be mailed separately.

Rwanda (Ruanda) 3 a, f 3 a, f aerosol containers.

El Salvador 2 h, f, a 2 h, f, a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country.

Samoa 1 a

Senegal 1 f 3 f aerosol containers.

Serbia 3 f, a 3 f, a aerosol containers.

Seychelles 2 a, f 2 a, f lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Sierra Leone 1 a 1 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, spirits, aerosol containers.

Singapore 1 a 1 a plants, seeds, gas lighters, lottery tickets, aerosol containers.

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Slovakia meat and poultry, chicory roots.

Slovenia

Somalia 1 a 1 a

Sri Lanka 4 a 3 a tobacco and cigarettes, animal and vegetable fat, fresh and canned fruit, meat and fish, textiles, clothing, haberdashery, perfume articles and stationery, cosmetics.

United States of America (USA) 1 a 1 a

spirits and alcoholic beverages, meat and products of animal origin, cigarettes and tobacco products, anabolic steroids. Sending of food products requires prior obtaining by the sender of a Prior Notice Confirmation Number issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This requirement does not apply to:

food prepared by a private individual at home and sent as a gift for non-profit purposes to another private individual in the United States,

food imported or proposed for import for non-profit purposes.

Examples of food imported or proposed for import, which could belong to non-profit category, include:

food intended for consumption at home,

food purchased by a traveler and mailed by this traveler to his address in the United States,

presents purchased at a commercial outlet and mailed by the purchaser (if, however, the outlet mails food on their own account, the requirement to obtain a PNCN shall apply).

Swazi (Swaziland) 3 a 4 a aerosol containers.

Sudan 1 ar, a 2 ar, a

liquids and ingredients easily passing into liquid state, objects of glass or similar and fragile objects, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes or any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones, jewelry and other valuables.

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South Sudan 1 ar, a 2 ar, a

liquids and ingredients easily passing into liquid state, objects of glass or similar and fragile objects, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to send in parcels: coins, banknotes or any bearer securities, travelers' checks, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or not, precious stones, jewelry and other valuables.

Suriname 1 a 3 a aerosol containers.

Syria 1 ar, a 3 ar, a used clothing (silk and cotton), soap, footwear, aerosol containers.

Switzerland with Liechtenstein 1 n, f, wł, a 1 n, f, wł, a live animals.

Sweden

spirits, weapons, weapon parts and accessories, ammunition, aerosol containers. Restrictions are in place regarding sending of cigarettes and other tobacco products, consisting in obligation of prior payment of tax in Sweden by the seller or the buyer, as the case may be. Also in the event of sending tobacco products as a gift, the mail content is subject to taxation. The maximum commercial value of registered mail addressed to Sweden may not be greater than 500 SDR. The maximum commercial value of a postal parcel addressed to Sweden may not be greater than 1000 SDR.

Saint Helen (St. Helen) 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Saint Kitts and Nevis (St. Kitts and Nevis)

1 a 2 a aerosol containers.

Saint Lucia (St. Lucia) 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

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Sao Tome and Principe 1 f, p 1 f, p aerosol containers.

St. Vincent and Grenadines (Saint Vincent and Grenadines)

1 a 2 a aerosol containers.

Tajikistan 3 r, f, a 2 r, f, a

insects, biological formulations (vaccines, sera), printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of this country, local and foreign currency, government bonds and Tajikistan lottery coupons, undeveloped photographic film, postage stamps, drugs and vitamin formulations, seeds and seedlings, honey, pollen and wax, raw products of animal origin, as well as raw eggs, radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment (transmitters and transceivers), and aerosol containers.

Thailand 1 a 1 a banknotes, aerosol containers.

Taiwan 1 a 1 a meat and meat products

Tanzania 1 a 2 a aerosol containers.

Togo 2 f, a 1 f, a aerosol containers.

Tristan da Cunha 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Trinidad and Tobago 1 a 1 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

Tunisia 1 ar, f 1 ar, f playing cards, chalk and crayons, cosmetics, skins, aerosol containers.

Turkey 3 f, a 3 f, a

cosmetics, meat and fish products, meat preserves, fresh and dried fruit and vegetables, aerosol containers. Sending of dietary and nutrition supplements for athletes is allowed, if the addressee holds an appropriate medical report, prescription or certificate issued by national authorities. Restrictions are in place regarding sending of mobile phones, alcohol and tobacco and tobacco products; such goods may not be declared in a customs declaration as gifts.

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Turkmenistan 2 r, a 3 r, a

insects, biological formulations (vaccines, sera), printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of this country, local and foreign currency, government bonds and Turkmenistan lottery coupons, undeveloped photographic film, postage stamps, drugs and vitamin formulations, seeds and seedlings, honey, pollen and wax, raw products of animal origin, as well as raw eggs, radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment (transmitters and transceivers). It is prohibited to send foodstuffs and other products in the following cases:

if there is less than 70% time left to expiry date (the time is calculated from the date of manufacture as stated on the packaging and labeling of foodstuffs);

if foodstuffs were produced using genetically modified food;

if products or alcoholic beverages contain more than 18% ethyl alcohol.

It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country. It is prohibited to send in parcels: cash, coins and other valuables.

Uganda 2 a 3 a lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, aerosol containers.

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Ukraine 2 r, a, f, u 2 r, a, f, u

tobacco and tobacco products and alcohol, used contaminated clothing and footwear, works of art, collectors' pieces, antiques, documents such as passports or identity cards, pharmaceutical products with the exception of drugs intended for personal use in quantities necessary for treatment and following obtaining by the addressee of permission from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. It is prohibited to send any food products of animal origin. Sending of other foodstuffs is permitted only provided that:

mail is addressed to a natural person,

products are sent in original factory packaging,

the weight of the foodstuffs does not exceed 10 kg in the piece of mail. Mail containing radio receivers or mobile telephones is accepted by Ukraine, provided that it is addressed to individuals and a license has been issued by the competent authority in Ukraine.

It is allowed to send CD-ROMs to individuals in maximum quantity of 20 units in mail with declared value. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country. It is prohibited to send in parcels: banknotes, any bearer securities and foreign currency.

Uruguay 2 f, a, h 3 f, a, h aerosol containers.

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Uzbekistan 3 r, f, a 2 r, f, a

insects, biological formulations (vaccines, sera), printed matter and other material aimed against the interests of this country, government bonds and Uzbekistan lottery coupons, undeveloped photographic film, firearms, pneumatic and gas weapons, weapon parts, ammunition, flare guns, electroshock weapons and tasers, postage stamps, drugs and vitamin formulations, seeds and seedlings, honey, pollen and wax, raw products of animal origin, as well as raw eggs, radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment (transmitters and transceivers). It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in letter post addressed to this country. It is prohibited to send in parcels: banknotes, any bearer securities and foreign currency.

Vanuatu 1 a, f 1 a, f aerosol containers.

Vatican City 2 a, f 3 a, f aerosol containers.

Venezuela 3 h, a 3 h, a fabrics, aerosol containers.

Hungary

Great Britain and Northern Ireland (without overseas territories)

cash (coins and banknotes), dirty clothing. Restrictions are in place regarding sending of alcohol, cigarettes and other tobacco products. The mentioned products may be sent only after payment of tax at UK rates.

Vietnam 2 a 1 a

eggs, vegetables, honey, coffee, pharmaceutical products of animal and plant origin, unstamped postage stamps, radio transceivers and receivers, aerosol containers. Particularly durable packaging is required. Objects and goods may not be placed in letter post.

Italy with San Marino, Campione d'ltalia, Italian part of Lake Lugano

1 wł, f, a 2 wł, f, a

lithium batteries sent in bulk or installed in devices, cigarettes, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, disinfectants, cosmetics, oils, various kinds of essences, meat, aerosol containers.

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Ascension 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

Ivory Coast (Côte d' Ivoire) 2 f, a 1 f, a alcoholic beverages, aerosol containers. It is prohibited to place any objects subject to customs duties in ordinary letter post addressed to this country.

Zambia 3 a 2 a

aerosol containers. Not acceptable are parcels with declared value containing: coins, banknotes or any bearer securities, platinum, gold or silver, processed or not, precious stones, jewelry and other valuables.

Zimbabwe 1 a 1 a aerosol containers.

United Arab Emirates 1 a, ar 2 a, ar aerosol containers.