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Country-specific requirements – E

Countries starting with E

EAST TIMOR

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter post. (2) Printed papers. (3) Small packets. (4) Registration. (5) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22.
PARCEL POST
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations	Parcel Despatch Note.
Prohibitions¹	Letters, except those exchanged between the sender and the addressee of the parcel or persons residing with them.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

ECUADOR (Republic of)

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter post. (2) Printed papers. (3) Small packets. (4) Registration. (5) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22. Spanish or French as well as English. Commercial invoice and/or any other accompanying certificates required for entry of goods into Ecuador. Provide ID number, RUC (taxpayer identification) number or passport number of the final recipient [mandatory requirement by Ecuador's National Customs Agency (SENAE)]. Addressee’s telephone number and e-mail address of the addressee, if possible;
Categories of products defined by the National Customs Service of Ecuador for customs control	Categories of products and associated Customs control Category A – Documents – Items in this category are duty free and do not require any pre-import control documents. – Category A products comprise: letters, newspapers, photographs, titles, magazines, books, cards, cheque-books, items for the blind, and information contained in audio, video, magnetic, electromagnetic and electronic media. These articles may be of a legal, commercial or financial nature, but must not be subject to licencing or be prohibited from importation, nor should they have a commercial purpose. Category B – 4x4 Packages weighing less than or equal to four kilogrammes and with a free-on-board (FOB) value less than or equal to 400 USD (or its equivalent in another currency) fall into this category, provided that they are merchandise with no commercial purpose. To benefit from this category, the value and weight of the package must be verified in the accompanying documents (identity card and commercial invoice), prior to the simplified customs declaration. Category C – 100 kilogrammes/5,000 USD – This category applies to all packages weighing up to 100 kilogrammes and valued up to 5,000 USD that do not fall into any other category. The value and weight of the package must be presented simultaneously, with the exception of samples with no commercial value. Textiles and footwear are not included in this category. – Mobile phones: Natural persons with an Ecuadorian national identity document may import up to one new unit (mobile phone) per fiscal year. – In the case of spare parts for industry or for transport that are urgently required, a weight up to 200 kilogrammes will be admitted under this category, provided that the value does not exceed 5,000 USD (or its equivalent in another currency). – The limits on the value and weight of the goods indicated in the preceding paragraph do not apply for packages containing less than 10 units, with a unit, including sets (sets or kits), defined for these purposes in accordance with tariff classification rules. – The taxes for this category include the following: ADVALOREM – percentage dependent on the product; VAT – 12%; and FODINFA – 0.5%. – A prior contract document must be presented only for the products that require it. Category D – Clothing, manufactured textiles and footwear All packages containing clothing, other manufactured textiles and footwear that do not fall under category B must be declared in this category. The weight of such packages must not exceed 20 kilogrammes and the value must not exceed 2,000 USD (or its equivalent in another currency). Category E – Medicines – This category covers non-commercial packages containing medicines, orthopaedic equipment, equipment and devices for people with disabilities, which are exempt from taxes on proof of need through the presentation of a medical prescription. – Category E has no weight or value limits and, similarly, prior control documents are not required. As indicated in article 125 of the Organic Code of Production, Trade and Investment (COPCI), the following products are exempt from taxes in cross-border trade: Medical devices, special equipment and prostheses used by people with disabilities for their own needs or by legal persons responsible for their care. Category F – Books and computer equipment – This category covers books or similar packages containing books. – The import of commercial forms, catalogues and similar is prohibited. Prohibited or Restricted Products at Import – Imported goods subject to restrictions that, owing to the nature of their content, require licence documents authorized by government bodies must be processed and approved prior to their shipment, as stipulated in national customs legislation (article 72, Book V of the COPCI). – Restricted goods may include: weapons, ammunition and explosives; seeds, foods, alcohol, proteins and vitamins; cosmetics, perfumes and medicine; cannabis seeds (restricted import subject to supporting documentation) and psychotropic substances; used textiles, clothing and shoes; non-commercial samples (restricted import subject to supporting documentation); human tissue, cells, fluids and organs; dissected animals; cash; used mobile phones and used digital/smart watches; encoders; used vehicle parts; and printed advertisements. Important considerations – The import of used clothing and footwear under category D is not permitted. If such items are imported under category B (4x4) and exceed the weight and value limits, they will not be delivered and will be donated to the Secretary of State for Social Policy. – Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. – All shipments containing samples of no commercial value must be clearly identified as such on their air waybill or courier guide, as well as in their invoice and product description. The value of these shipments should not exceed 400 USD. The shipments should not contain more than three units per item, and they should not be of a commercial nature. – Food products and vitamin supplements that exceed the weight and value of category B will require presentation to the Sanitary Registry of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador. – The import of printed advertisements, decoders, cash, weapons, animals, used spare parts, alcohol or explosives is generally prohibited in international postal items or via courier. – If the merchandise exceeds the weight and value limits established for the Accelerated Messaging and Postal Courier Regime, operators must pay all taxes and comply with all customs formalities corresponding to a standard import.
Prohibitions¹	Advertising impressions; Alcoholic beverages and liquours; Animals; Antiques (fragile or brittle); Asbestos; Cash; Cellular and Mobile Phones; Coins; Currency; Dangerous goods; Decoders; Encoders; Firearms; edged weapons and compressed air weapons (except for paintball); Fur; Hazardous or combustible material (according to IATA regulations); Human remains; including ashes; Ivory; Jewelry; metals or precious stones; Narcotic products (illegal); Pornography; Psychotropic Substances; Raw Metal; Used cell phones and used cell watches; Used Clothing; used Footwear and used textiles (more than 4 KG and 400 USD); Used or remanufactured vehicle parts. Please check on the destination customs website for any other prohibitions.
Restrictions¹	Clothing; Shoes and Textiles - Second Import in the year or FOB over 500 USD (INEN); Confectionary (Sanitary Registry); Cosmetics (Sanitary Registry); Creams and products for the skin (Health Registry); Dissected animals; Fertilizer; Food for human and animal consumption (Sanitary Registry); Hair products (Sanitary Registry); Human tissues; Medicine (Health Record or Prescription / Medical history); Perfumes (Health Registry); Samples in general; Seeds; Vitamin Supplements and proteins (Health Registry). Please check on the destination customs website for any other restrictions.
Address	See under PARCEL POST
PARCEL POST (Air Parcel Only)
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Parcel Despatch Note. Spanish or French as well as English. Commercial invoice and/or any other accompanying certificates required for entry of goods into Ecuador. Provide ID number, RUC (taxpayer identification) number or passport number of the final recipient [mandatory requirement by Ecuador's National Customs Agency (SENAE)]. Addressee’s telephone number and e-mail address of the addressee, if possible; Parcels containing personal articles should be declared as not having any commercial value, while other parcels with a declared commercial value should have the actual customs value of the items indicated in the Customs Declaration.
Categories of products defined by the National Customs Service of Ecuador for customs control	See under LETTER POST
Prohibitions¹	Advertising impressions; Alcoholic beverages and liquours; Animals; Antiques (fragile or brittle); Asbestos; Cash; Cellular and Mobile Phones; Coins; Currency; Dangerous goods; Decoders; Encoders; Firearms; edged weapons and compressed air weapons (except for paintball); Fur; Hazardous or combustible material (according to IATA regulations); Human remains; including ashes; Ivory; Jewelry; metals or precious stones; Narcotic products (illegal); Pornography; Psychotropic Substances; Raw Metal; Used cell phones and used cell watches; Used Clothing; used Footwear and used textiles (more than 4 KG and 400 USD); Used or remanufactured vehicle parts. Please check on the destination customs website for any other prohibitions. Letters, except those exchanged between the sender and the addressee of the parcel or persons residing with them.
Restrictions¹	Clothing; Shoes and Textiles - Second Import in the year or FOB over 500 USD (INEN); Confectionary (Sanitary Registry); Cosmetics (Sanitary Registry); Creams and products for the skin (Health Registry); Dissected animals; Fertilizer; Food for human and animal consumption (Sanitary Registry); Hair products (Sanitary Registry); Human tissues; Medicine (Health Record or Prescription / Medical history); Perfumes (Health Registry); Samples in general; Seeds; Vitamin Supplements and proteins (Health Registry). Please check on the destination customs website for any other restrictions.
Invoices	A consular invoice should be sent separately by letter post to the addressee for every parcel or consignment of parcels for one addressee, of which the value exceeds 200 sucres, sent from a place in which an Ecuadorean Consular Officer is resident, otherwise a fine is imposed by the Ecuadorean authorities. Commercial parcels are liable to confiscation unless the addressee holds an import permit from the Central Bank of Ecuador.
Gift Parcels	Gifts are regarded in the same way as commercial consignments, i.e. customs duties are normally levied on the contents and many goods are prohibited. An import licence is not required if the value of the parcel does not exceed 40 U.S. dollars.
Inland Conveyance Charges	Charges for inland conveyance are collected from the addressees, except at Bahia, Esmeraldar and Manta.
Postal Parcels, Customs Duty	The postage charges paid to the administration of origin do not include the customs duty payable to the Ecuadorian Customs Corporation (Corporacion Adouanera del Ecuador). This duty must be paid by the addressee, according to the value of the goods contained in the parcels.
Address	All postal items must bear addressee's full name and complete address, including postcode, as follows: – Name of addressee; – Street name, house or building number and intersecting street; – Destination town or city and postcode; – Destination country. To facilitate delivery, it is desirable to include the addressee's telephone number, if available, on the postal items.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

EGYPT (Arab Republic of)

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter post. (2) Printed papers. (3) Small packets. (4) Registration. (5) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22.
Prohibitions¹	Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); lithium batteries and cells; liquids; bank-notes, currency notes, coins or securities of any kind payable to bearer, cheques (including travellers' cheques), bank transfers and related documentation; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not, jewels, precious stones and other valuable articles; printed matter relating to football and jockey pools; and subject to special restrictions, sample of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco of all kinds; electronic cigarettes and their liquids; live honeybees or honey; obscene or immoral items; watches containing a camera; pens containing a camera; alarm clocks containing a camera; prohibited or illicit drugs as defined by the International Narcotics Control Board, including narcotics, cannabis/marijuana, and psychoactive substances; military clothes and military equipment.
Restrictions¹	Restrictions apply to the importation of patent medicines and plants.
Import Licence	See under PARCEL POST.
PARCEL POST (Air Parcel Only)
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations	Parcel Despatch Note. Declaration should bear the actual signature of the sender.
Prohibitions¹	Letters; printed matter relating to football and jockey pools; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); lithium batteries and cells; liquids; cotton seeds, unmanufactured cotton (except samples of ginned cotton not exceeding 2 kg addressed, "Entomological Section, Ministry of Agriculture, Customs House, Alexandra, The Arab Republic of Egypt, for Mr...); tobacco seeds; sudanese tobacco; adulterated or artificial tobacco; bank-notes, currency notes, coins or securities of any kind payable to bearer, cheques (including travellers' cheques), bank transfers and related documentation; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not, jewels, precious stones and other valuable articles; and subject to special restrictions, sample of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco of all kinds; electronic cigarettes and their liquids; live honeybees or honey; obscene or immoral items; watches containing a camera; pens containing a camera; alarm clocks containing a camera; prohibited or illicit drugs as defined by the International Narcotics Control Board, including narcotics, cannabis/marijuana, and psychoactive substances; military clothes and military equipment.
Restrictions¹	Restrictions apply to the importation of coin (other than Egyptian); patent medicines; plants; shaving brushes and bristles or hair for use in their manufacture. The importation of postal parcels the contents of which exceed 100 Egyptian pounds in value is admitted, provided that an import permit is obtained before-hand. In cases of contravention such parcels will be confiscated.
Gift Parcels	The only concession applies to parcels up to 10 kg in weight, and an approximately 10 Egyptian pounds in value, containing mixed goods (excluding tobacco); such parcels are admitted at a special rate of duty 25 percent of the declared value. Other parcels are liable to full import duty, and should be clearly marked "Unsolicited Gift".
Import Licences	Import licences are required for most classes of goods and senders are advised to confirm before posting a parcel that the necessary licence has been obtained by the addressee. Goods imported into Egypt without permit are liable to confiscation. The number of permit in question should be entered on the postal articles as well as on the documents relative to them.
Address	Addresses on parcels must include the following key elements: - Full name and address of the addressee; - Full name and address of the sender; - Fixed-line or mobile phone number and e-mail address (if any) of the addressee; - Detailed description of the contents of the parcel on the accompanying documents. The address of a parcel; intended for delivery through a bank or other intermediary should not contain any reference to the ultimate consignee, but the latter's name and address should be enclosed in the parcel.
Invoices	A copy of the relative invoice should be enclosed in the parcel.
Packing	Parcels should be very strongly packed.
Delivery	Addressees are notified of arrival of parcels and are required to arrange for their collections.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

EIRE - See IRISH REPUBLIC

EL SALVADOR(Republic of)

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Printed papers. (2) Small packets. (3) Registration. (4) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22.
Prohibitions¹	Bank-notes; currency notes and all documents payable to bearer; coin; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; precious stones, jewels and other valuable articles; immoral, subversive or anti-democratic publications as well as correspondence bearing signs or drawings of this nature; cremated remains. Ordinary and registered letters containing articles subject to customs duty.
Restrictions¹	Restrictions apply to the importation of pharmaceutical preparations; wines.
International Air Transport Restrictions	See under PARCEL POST.
Address	See under PARCEL POST.
PARCEL POST
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Parcel Despatch Note. The contents of a parcel should be fully described on the declaration in accordance with the classification of the Customs tariff of El Salvador. Spanish or French as well as English.
Prohibitions¹	Letters; roulette and other apparatus for games of chance; cremated remains.
Restrictions¹	Apply to the importation of pharmaceutical preparation; wines; spirits.
International Air Transport Restrictions	In view of El Salvador’s air transport restrictions, missent and undeliverable items containing lithium cells and batteries cannot be forwarded to destination nor returned to origin country.
Invoices	Eight copies of the commercial invoice made out in Spanish and legalised by a Consul for El Salvador are required for consignments valued at 50 U.S. dollars or more. One copy of the invoice may be enclosed in the parcel, or, if sent separately, it should be posted in time to reach the addressee before the parcel. One invoice is sufficient for a consignment of parcels posted at the same time by one sender to the same addressee. If the invoice covers a consignment of parcels and is forwarded with them, the parcels should be marked 1, 2, 3 and so on, by the sender and the invoice should be enclosed in parcel no. 1, which should be noted accordingly; the remaining parcels should be marked "Invoice in parcel No. 1". If an invoice is sent separately the parcel or parcels concerned should be marked accordingly.
Address	All postal items must bear complete name and address of addressees. To facilitate customs clearance and delivery, it is desirable to include the addressee's fixed-line or mobile telephone number and e-mail address, if available, on trackable items (small packets, registered items, EMS items and parcels). This will enable the El Salvadoran postal operator to call or send a text message to the addressee when their item has arrived.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

ELLICE ISLANDS - See TUVALU

EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Republic of)
(Rio Muni and Fernando Po)
(formerly Spanish Guinea)

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter post. (2) Printed papers. (3) Small packets. (4) Registration. (5) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22. Spanish or French as well as English.
Prohibitions¹	Coin; gold; jewellery; platinum; precious stones; silver; bank-notes; currency notes and documents payable to bearer; playing cards.
Restrictions¹	Tobacco.
PARCEL POST
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Parcel Despatch Note. Spanish or French as well as English.
Prohibitions¹	Letters, except those exchanged between the sender and the addressee of the parcels or persons residing with them; playing cards; potatoes; rosaries, relics and similar articles; Spanish bank-notes; tobacco.
Restrictions¹	Restrictions apply to the importation of jewellery, precious metals and precious stones, pharmaceutical preparation; plants and parts of plants.
Address	Parcels are accepted only for Bata, elobey, Santa Isabel de Fernando Po and San Carlos.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

ERITREA

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Printed papers. (2) Registration. (3) Small packets. (4) Blind Literature.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22. French as well as English.
Prohibitions¹	Coin; gold; jewellery; platinum; precious stones; silver; bank-notes; currency notes and documents payable to bearer; printed matter, designs or emblems contrary to public order.
Restrictions¹	Same as for PARCEL POST.
PARCEL POST (Air Parcel Only)
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Parcel Despatch Note. Spanish or French as well as English.
Prohibitions¹	Letters.
Restrictions¹	Restrictions apply to the importation of certain foodstuffs; drugs and medicines; plants and parts of plants including seeds; tobacco; weights and measures.
Certificate of Origin	If a certificate of origin is required in respect of a particular parcel sent to Eritrea, it may be enclosed in the parcel, provided the Customs declaration and the cover of the parcel are noted "Certificate of origin enclosed". If the certificate relates to more parcels than one, the Customs declarations and the cover of each parcel should be suitably noted as to which parcel contains the certificate.
Import Licences	Import licences are necessary for all parcels sent for commercial purposes and applications for licences must be made by the addressee to the Trade Commissioner, Eritrea. Parcels sent under import licence must be endorsed "Commercial" and parcels not sent for commercial purposes must be endorsed "Private, not commercial purpose".
Invoices	Every parcel for Eritrea addressed to a commercial firm and containing goods for sale must be accompanied by an invoice dated and signed by the sender. One invoice is sufficient for a consignment of parcels posted at the same time by one sender to the same addressee, provided that the parcels are clearly marked to show in which parcel the invoice is enclosed.
Delivery Charges	Addressees are notified of arrival of parcels and are required to arrange for their collection. Delivery charges are collected.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

ESTONIA (Republic of)
(formerly a state of USSR)

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Insured packages, air only, limit, $1,900. (2) Printed papers. (3) Small packets. (4) Registration. (5) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22.
Prohibitions¹	Coins, bank notes (of any kind), foreign currency or bearer securities of any kind, travellers' cheques; platinum, gold or silver, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles; trade marks and labels; narcotic and psychotropic substances; explosive, inflammable or other dangerous substances; radioactive substances.
Restrictions¹	Cancelled or non-cancelled stamps are admitted only as part of an organised philatelic exchange; medicines and vitamins are only admitted on authorisation of the Records Offices for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Products; printed papers are admitted provided they do not contain printed material prejudicial to Estonia, pornographic, obscene or erotic material. Alcoholic beverages may be sent in postal items provided they are addressed to a legal person licenced to import alcohol. Tobacco products may be sent in postal items provided they are addressed to a commercially registered merchant licenced to import tobacco products.
Address	See under PARCEL POST.
PARCEL POST
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations	Parcel Despatch Note.
Prohibitions¹	Personal correspondence in parcels; weapons of any kind, their components, ammunition, explosives and other analogous articles, as well as special chemical products and devices for their uses; gas pistols, balloons with nerve and tear gas; special instruments used by the police and the special services; narcotic and psychotropic substances, as well as devices for their consumption; poisons and highly active medicinal substances; blood preparations; trade marks and labels, uncancelled postage stamps, forged or counterfeit bank notes, coins of other than noble metal; antique coins; currency notes, paper securities serving as instruments of payment, stocks, noble metals, precious stones and jewels made from them; radioactive substances.
Restrictions¹	Animal products (including all kinds of canned meat and fish) may be imported if accompanied by a certificate issued by a veterinary service in the country of origin. For items containing seeds and all kinds of plants, a phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant quarantine service of the country of origin must be attached. Alcoholic beverages may be sent in postal items provided they are addressed to a legal person licenced to import alcohol. Tobacco products may be sent in postal items provided they are addressed to a commercially registered merchant licenced to import tobacco products.
Customs Duty	Inherited goods originating from abroad are allowed into the country, free of customs duty, if certificates are received from foreign consulates as regards the right inheritance and the composition of the legacy. Documents issued by foreign authorities or public bodies should be stamped by a consul of Estonia. Imported goods up to the value of 1000 EEK (Estonian kroons) are not charged. If the total value of goods exceeds 1000 EEK, 18% of import charge is taken from the part exceeding this amount. Articles or parts of articles sent to Estonia for repairs or replacement are admitted free of customs duty, if a written declaration from the sender is inserted in the parcel.
Import Permits and Invoices	Postal articles sent to state institutions and cooperatives, containing items of commercial value are admitted subject to an import permit issue by the Ministry for Foreign Trade of Estonia. Invoices must accompany postal articles with a commercial value, which are delivered on presentation of the appropriate import permits and payment of customs duty.
Address	The following full address data should be included on postal items and customs declaration form(s): – Name of the addressee; – Street name and house number or building and apartment number; – Village and municipality; – Postcode and city/county; – Destination country; – Addressee’s telephone/mobile phone number, if possible; – Addressee's e-mail address, if possible. A pre-advice of delivery or notification that postal item is ready for collection will be sent to addressees of registered and insured letters, small packets, parcels and EMS items bearing their valid telephone/mobile phone number and email address.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

ESWATINI (Kingdom of)

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter post. (2) Printed papers. (3) Small packets. (4) Registration. (5) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations	Value up to $700 – CN 22; Value over $700 – Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22.
Prohibitions¹	See under PARCEL POST.
Restrictions¹	See under PARCEL POST.
Import Licences	Import licences are required for stationery, including greeting cards, diaries, and account books.
Customs Duty	Advertising matter is subject to Customs duty.
Address	Correspondence should include a P.O. Box number in the address as there is no street delivery.
PARCEL POST (Air Parcel Only)
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations	Parcel Despatch Note. Declarations must show the current value of the finished articles in the open market at the time of despatch.
Prohibitions¹	Certain publications, advertisements and circulars; explosives, certain inflammable, corrosive, noxious or otherwise harmful substances; sharp instruments not properly protected; matches of all kinds; radio-active materials; contraband; counterfeit coin and paper money (including counterfeit postage stamps); indecent or obscene communications, prints, photographs, books or other articles and packets bearing grossly offensive, indecent or obscene words, marks or designs of a seditious, scurrilous and threatening character; articles consisting of or containing two or more postal articles of the same or of different descriptions addressed to different persons at different addresses; solids which dampness renders corrosive and substances which have inherent properties which could cause damage or endanger life, e.g. ecetalhyde of ammonia, sulphate of ammonia, non pressurized liquid gases, potassium and sodium hydroxide; anything which is likely to damage other postal packets or to injure any officer of the post office or other person who may deal with it.
Restrictions¹	Advertisements and publications (including tickets) relating to a sweepstake or lottery other than a lawful sweepstake or lottery; dangerous drugs - except by parcel post and for medicinal purposes only; bees, leeches and silkworms, parasites and destroyers of noxious insects intended for the control of these insects and exchanged between officially recognised institutions; Christmas crackers are admitted if well packed; perishable biological specimens and celluloid except under the conditions shown under "Packing and Make-up"; substances which have a flashpoint below 66º centigrade.
Invoices	The addressee must produce a certified invoice in respect of any commercial parcel. The invoice should be forwarded by the sender separately from the parcel.
Import Licences	Import licences are required for many classes of goods and senders are advised to confirm before posting parcel that the necessary licence has been obtained by the addressee. Licences are not required in respect of bona fide gift parcels not exceeding $36 in value, nor 5 kg in weight.
Wharfage Dues	Wharfage dues may be levied on the parcels at the time of delivery.
Delivery	Parcels should include a P.O. Box number in the address. Such parcels are not delivered, but addressees are notified of their arrival and are required to arrange for their collection.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.

ETHIOPIA

LETTER POST
Supplementary Services Available	(1) Printed papers. (2) Small packets. (3) Registration. (4) Blind literature.
Customs Declarations and Languages	Value up to $700 - CN 22; Value over $700 - Parcel Despatch Note in addition to upper part of CN 22. French as well as English.
Prohibitions¹	Bank notes; obscene or immoral articles; articles bearing indecent or obscene impressions, photographs or engravings; written documents bearing obscene, defamatory or seditious inscriptions; recordings and cassettes with the same characteristics.
Restrictions¹	Same as for PARCEL POST.
Address	The country of destination must be shown as Ethiopia without any alternatives or additions such as Italian East Africa or A.O.I.
PARCEL POST (Air Parcel Only)
Supplementary Services Available	None.
Customs Declarations	Parcel Despatch Note.
Prohibitions¹	Live animals, except: bees, leeches and silkworms; parasites and other organisms destructive of insect pests, but only if they are despatched by and to institutions authorised to send and receive them; song-birds; other animals imported in conformity with the rules in force and at present valid; weapons, explosives, ammunition, bank notes, coins, precious stones; articles contrary to public morality or seditious articles; articles liable to customs duty, except those sent in accordance with existing regulations on imports and exports of such items. The sending of urgently needed sera, vaccines and medicaments shall not, however, be subject to these regulations. Fragile items.
Restrictions¹	Restrictions apply to the importation of opium, morphine, cocaine and other narcotic substances despatched for scientific or medicinal purposes, by and to institutions duly authorised to send and receive them. Radioactive substances and dangerous goods or the like despatched for medicinal purposes, by registered post or postal parcel, by and to institutions duly authorised to send and receive them. Live animals and their products, prepared food and beverages, used clothes and medicaments. Recorded cassettes and video tapes. Books and magazines. Tree seeds and other seeds and grains. Tobacco, matches, lighters. Merchandise worth more than 50 Birr.
Address	Same as for LETTER POST. The following key information should be included on all parcels/packages: the addressee's full name, address, and correct post office box number; the sender's full name and address; the mobile and fixed telephone numbers of the addressee and sender, if available; the e-mail addresses of the addressee and sender, if available.
Import Licences	Import licences are necessary for all parcels sent for commercial purposes and applications for licences must be made by the addressee to the Trade Commissioner, Ethiopia. Parcels sent under import licence must be endorsed "Commercial" and parcels sent for commercial purposes must be endorsed "Private", not commercial purpose".
Invoices	Every parcel for Ethiopia addressed to a commercial firm and containing goods for sale must be accompanied by an invoice dated and signed by the sender. A certified invoice is required for all parcels for Ethiopia. One invoice is sufficient for a consignment of parcels posted at the same time by one sender to the same addressee, provided that the parcels are clearly marked to show in which parcel the invoice is enclosed.
Packing	Parcels for Ethiopia must be strongly packed and, if their contents are liable to be affected by dampness, enclosed in two waterproof covers.
Delivery Charges	Addressees are notified of arrival of parcels and are required to arrange for their collections. Parcels for Ethiopia may be cleared only from Addis Ababa or Dire Dawa; delivery charges are collected.
¹ Senders should determine import restrictions/prohibitions of destination country before posting.