Bolivia

Letter mail

Parcel

EMS

Prohibited articles list

Weight / size limit admitted:

üPostcard – maximum weight 20g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness – 5mm.

üLetter – maxsimum weight 250g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 5mm.

üSmall packets – maxsimum weight 2kg. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 50mm.

üM bag – maxsimum weight 30kg. maximum height - 80cm; maximum circumference -120cm.

Insured* letters admitted – no;

Maximum insured value –

On-line tracking provided – yes;

Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:

ü Customs clearance fee - 7.00 Bs / $1;

ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes - 696.00 Bs / $100;

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter – 2;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – Spanish, French, English;

Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g – 0.28 SDR**;

Period of retention for letters – 60 days;

Web site address of postal administration – www.correos.gob.bo

*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.

**SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s

***Custom declaration for letter post is required only in case, when content is a goods.

Weight / size limit admitted:

ü Max weight – 20 kg

ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);

Insured* parcels admitted – no;

Maximum insured value -

On-line tracking provided – no;

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 2;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – Spanish;

Payments for inbound parcels:

ü Customs clearance fee - 7.00 Bs / $1;

ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes - 696.00 Bs / $100;

To customers’ address:

ü Free – no;

ü Paid service – no;

Period of retention for parcels:

ü Min – 60 days;

ü Max – 60 days;

Web site address of postal administration –

*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.

Weight / size limit admitted:

ü Max weight – 20 kg

ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);

Maximum insured value:

for documents: 4000 GEL

for merchandise: 10 000 GEL

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound EMS – 3;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;

Payments for inbound parcels:

ü Customs clearance fee -

ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes:

For private customers -

For business customers -

How many attempts at delivery are made: 3

Period of retention for EMS items:

Coverage: except: Acacio

Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7

EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: Yes

National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered:

Web site address of postal administration –

*SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s

The amount of insurance paid by the customer should not exceed the actual value of the contents of the parcel

Definition of Terms

· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.

· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.

· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.

Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm

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The below information is based upon the official source of Bolivia

Part I:

List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally

Section I		Live animals; animal products
Chapter 1		Live animals
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
01.01-01.06		All live animals.
Chapter 2		Meat and edible meat offal
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
02.01		Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled.
02.02		Meat of bovine animals, frozen.
02.03		Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.04		Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.05		Meat of horses, assess, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.06		Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.07		Meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.08		Other meat or edible offal, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.09		Pig fat free of lean meat, pig or poultry fat, not rendered, fresh, chilled or frozen, in brine, dried or smoked.
02.10		Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal.
Chapter 3		Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
03.01-03.07		Fish including livers and roes, crustaceans, mollusks or other aquatic invertebrates, live, dead or unfit for human consumption, or flours, meals or agglomerated products in the form of pellets.
Chapter 4		Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code
04.01-04.10		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 5		Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
05.04		Animal guts, bladders, stomachs, blood or fat.
Section II		Vegetable products
Chapter 6		Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
06.01-06.04		See Part II, § 2.
Chapter 7		Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
07.01-07.14		See Part II, § 2.
Chapter 8		Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
08.01-08.14		See Part II, § 2.

Chapter 9 Heading	HS Code	Coffee, tea, maté and spices
09.01-09.10		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 10		Cereals
Heading	HS Code
10.01-10.08		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 11		Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Heading	HS Code
11.01-11.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 12		Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
12.01-12.14		See Part II, § 2.
Chapter 13		Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
13.02	1302.11	Opium.
Chapter 14		Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code
14.01-14.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section III		Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats;
		animal or vegetable waxes
Chapter 15		Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
15.01-15.22		See Part II, § 1.
Section IV		Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
		substitutes
Chapter 16		Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
16.01-16.05		All preparations.
Chapter 17		Sugars and sugar confectionery
Heading	HS Code
17.01-17.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 18		Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Heading	HS Code
18.01-18.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 19		Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Heading	HS Code
19.01-19.05		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 20 Heading	HS Code	Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
20.01-20.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 21		Miscellaneous edible preparations
Heading	HS Code
21.01-21.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 22		Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
22.01-22.09		See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 23		Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading	HS Code
23.01-23.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 24		Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading	HS Code
24.01-24.03		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section V		Mineral products
Chapter 25		Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Heading	HS Code
25.01-25.30		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 26		Ores, slag and ash
Heading	HS Code
26.01-26.21		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 27		Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineralwaxes
Heading	HS Code
27.01-27.16		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section VI		Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 28		Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
28.01-28.53		These products may not be imported.
Chapter 29		Organic chemicals
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
29.01-29.42		These products may not be imported.
Chapter 30		Pharmaceutical products
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-30.06		See Part II, § 4.

Chapter 31 Fertilisers

Heading HS Code

31.01-31.05 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks

Heading HS Code

32.01-32.15 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

Heading HS Code

33.01-33.07 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

Heading HS Code

34.01-34.07 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

Heading HS Code

35.01-35.07 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

Heading HS Code ■ Prohibited articles

36.01 3601.00 Blasting powder.

36.02 3602.00 Prepared explosives, other than blasting powder.

36.03 3603.00 Detonators.

36.04 3604.10 Rockets.

3604.90

■ Articles admitted conditionally

36.05 3605.00 Matches. See Part II, § 5.

Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products

Heading HS Code

37.01-37.07 Articles admitted without conditions, provided that they do not contain obscene or immoral images or scenes.

Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products

Heading HS Code

38.01-38.25 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof

Heading HS Code

39.01-39.26 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof

Heading HS Code

40.01-40.17 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section VIII		Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Chapter 41		Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Heading	HS Code
41.01-41.15		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 42		Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Heading	HS Code
42.01-42.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 43		Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Heading	HS Code
43.01-43.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section IX		Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw,
		of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Chapter 44		Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Heading	HS Code
44.01-44.21		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 45		Cork and articles of cork
Heading	HS Code
45.01-45.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 46		Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Heading	HS Code
46.01-46.02		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section X		Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
		paper and paperboard and articles thereof
Chapter 47		Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Heading	HS Code
47.01-47.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 48		Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Heading	HS Code
48.01-48.23		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 49		Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
49.02	4902.10	Publications containing obscene or immoral images.
	4902.90
49.07	4907.00	Fiscal stamps, banknotes and any securities payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, foreign lottery tickets.
49.11		Printed papers containing obscene or immoral images.

Section XI		Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 50		Silk
Heading	HS Code
50.01-50.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 51		Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Heading	HS Code
51.01-51.13		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 52		Cotton
Heading	HS Code
52.01-52.12		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 53		Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Heading	HS Code
53.01-53.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 54		Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
Heading	HS Code
54.01-54.08		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 55		Man-made staple fibres
Heading	HS Code
55.01-55.16		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 56		Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
56.01-56.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 57		Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Heading	HS Code
57.01-57.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 58		Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Heading	HS Code
58.01-58.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 59		Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Heading	HS Code
59.01-59.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 60		Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Heading	HS Code
60.01-60.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 61		Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
61.01-61.17		Worn clothing. See Part II, § 6.

Chapter 62 Heading	HS Code	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted ■ Articles admitted conditionally
62.01-62.17		Worn clothing. See Part II, § 6.
Chapter 63		Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
63.10		Used rags. See Part II, § 6.
Section XII		Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-
		crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers;
		articles of human hair
Chapter 64		Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Heading	HS Code
64.01-64.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 65		Headgear and parts thereof
Heading	HS Code
65.01-65.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 66		Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Heading	HS Code
66.01-66.03		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 67		Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Heading	HS Code
67.01-67.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section XIII		Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
		glass and glassware
Chapter 68		Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Heading	HS Code
68.01-68.15		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 69		Ceramic products
Heading	HS Code
69.01-69.14		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 70		Glass and glassware
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
70.09-70.18		Bottles, glasses. See Part II, § 7.
70.20	7020.00	Other articles of glass. See Part II, § 7.

Section XIV		Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals cladwith precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Chapter 71		Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals cladwith precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
71.02-71.03		Precious stones.
71.08		Gold and gold jewellery.
71.10		Platinum.
71.13-71.15		Items of jewellery and articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares.
71.18		Coins.
Section XV		Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 72		Iron and steel
Heading	HS Code
72.01-72.29		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 73		Articles of iron and steel
Heading	HS Code
73.01-73.26		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 74		Copper and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
74.01-74.19		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 75		Nickel and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
75.01-75.08		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 76		Aluminium and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
76.01-76.16		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 77		(Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Chapter 78		Lead and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
78.01-78.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 79		Zinc and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
79.01-79.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 80		Tin and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
80.01-80.13		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 81		Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
81.01-81.13		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal

Heading HS Code

82.01-82.15 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal

Heading HS Code

83.01-83.11 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders andreproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Heading HS Code

84.01-84.87 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessories of such articles

Heading HS Code

85.01-85.48 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (includingelectro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

Heading HS Code

86.01-86.09 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code

87.01-87.16 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof

Heading HS Code

88.01-88.05 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures

Heading HS Code

89.01-89.08 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code

90.01-90.33 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof

Heading HS Code

91.01-91.14 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

Heading HS Code

92.01-92.09 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code ■ Prohibited articles

93.01-93.07 Weapons and ammunition of all kinds.

Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included;illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

Heading HS Code

94.01-94.06 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code

95.01-95.08 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Heading HS Code

96.01-96.18 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Chapter 97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Heading HS Code

97.01-97.06 Articles admitted without conditions.

Part II:

Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit

1. Animals, animal foodstuffs and products or animal origin

For the import of food products a certificate of food control must be presented, issued by the relevant authority of the country of origin, certifying that the products are fit for human consumption, and confirmed by an official certificate from the Ministry

of Social Welfare and Public Health.

2. Plants and plant products

Plants, fruits, seeds and other vegetable products in a putrefied condition or containing microbes or parasites declared injurious to health by the authorities of the Ministry of Rural and Agricultural Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Campesinos

y Agrapecuarios) may not be imported.

3. Beverages, alcoholic liquids

Beverages in a putrefied condition, adulterated or containing microbes or injurious to health may not be imported.

4. Pharmaceutical products

Medicines included in the reregisters of the Ministry of Social Welfare and Public Health under the following pharmaceutical headings may be imported:

– serums;

– vaccines;

– biological cultures for research;

– syringes and needles for medical purposes and which are not available on the market.

5. Chemical matches

Matches may only be imported in regulation packaging respecting security measures.

6. Worn clothing and used rags

Worn clothing and used rags may be imported only upon presentation of a health certificate of origin. Personal effects may be imported.

7. Glasses and articles of glass

Glass and articles of glass may be imported only if they are perfectly packaged and have a guarantee of origin.

Part III:

Special provisions, Customs and other

1. Miscellaneous Customs provisions

The postal administration of Bolivia does not accept items containing banknotes, paper money, bank notes, travellers’ cheques, international credit cards, gold, platinum and other securities payable to the bearer.

2. Admission of small packets

Items containing small quantities of goods, products with no commercial value (samples) or items for personal use with low commercial value.

Small packets with a maximum weight of 2 kilogrammes must be admitted in the domestic and international services. They are admitted subject to the use of a CN 22 customs declaration green label,which must contain a detailed description of the contents of the item. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in confiscation of the item by the customs authorities.