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This is a fun thought game. I’m going to bullet point some things in no particular order of importance. But first I am going to make some assumptions. Feel free to debate me on any of these things.First I am going to assume the Confederate States (heretofore referred to as CS) bring up this proposal and the remaining US states (to be called newUS) overwhelmingly want to fight them on it initially but then upon reflection realize, “Damn, this solves almost all of our irreconcilable differences”.Secondly, the Confederacy are allowed to elect a president and whatever form of Congress they intend to have but they have no power for a 10 year process of gaining full autonomy. Any changes in laws that would violate US federal law in those transitional 10 years would have to be presented to the newUS for permission and ratification.Third, CS would no longer be allowed to vote in US elections and would no longer have representation in Congress.Fourth, the ten year period would include a moratorium on some applicable laws allowing for the negotiation of businesses changing headquarters, new International laws for travel, export/import and public citizenship issues/changes, negotiating a nuclear treaty, moving military installations and equipment, yada yada yada.Fifth, over the transition the CS would not be bound by any new or altered laws passed in the newUS.Sixth, all taxes and federally allocated funds from and to the CS would taper off to zero over the 10 year transition.Seventh, all governmental employees or contractors that have pledged an oath to the USA and her Constitution would be allowed a one time forgiveness of that pledge without prejudice but in so doing would have to move in a timely manner to CS. All governmental employees living/working in the CS that wished to uphold their allegiance to the US would, in a timely manner, be relocated within the newUS.Ten years later….The newUS would have passed laws sharply reducing the number and types of guns permitted. To quell some peoples in redder states that remain newUS allows great leeway on non semi-automatic hunting rifles. They also allow for people to keep any gun they already have yet many varieties must be registered and often they must be disabled so they can be kept as memorabilia but not as a functioning weapon. Handguns can be kept but the owner must register them and show they took the proper training courses over a two year period. Police can do random visits at normal hours to verify proper storage and safety is being maintained on all guns. Programs of buybacks or swapping now outlawed guns for permitted varieties of a similar function. Owners of newly illegal gun types can legally transport their arsenal to the SC or sell them to willing buyers in SC. Laws are passed to make transporting any newly illegal weapon from SC into newUS a crime punishable by very extreme criminal and civil penalties. Checkpoints entering newUS are numerous and aggressive.(going with the idea that inflation and costs will generally rise hand in hand) As of 2019 CS pay $383.0Billion in federal taxes and receive $1,096B. The newUS would now have 713.1 Billion more dollars to spend (unadjusted for a decade into the future). Least biased estimates say that Medicare for all will cost 32 Trillion over 10 years but will save individuals and governments and businesses about 26 Trillion. So the 7.13 Trillion saved from no longer giving government assistance to CS covers the price difference and affords all newUS citizens health insurance. Soon to be President Buttigieg wins while running in 2028 by saying “Everyone will have full healthcare and the Quitters to our South will pay for it.”There are very vocal, unhappy pockets of people. In the newUS it is found in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Kansas and the Dakotas. Alaska has their protest minimized by some generous diversion of people and government money/programs that are a windfall to the state. As for Utah, although many of the protesters call on them to join in the fight, they seem to prefer to stay in the Us, even the newUS, than to have Evangelicals force dogma upon their faith. In the SC South Florida, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston and New Orleans have incessant and business dampening marches, sit ins and firebombs. Although the newUS protesters are more prone to violence, the fact that they account for less than 5% of the population and are largely in isolated far flung locals make them far less an issue than the CS protestors who account for over 25% of the populace and find there numbers in most of the economic, densely populated hubs.Social Security was a key part of negotiations. in the end what was agreed was that newUS would continue to pay retirement benefits/disability in full for any retiree entering the system before the full separation of sovereignty. After the 10 year transition CS would assume all Disability payments and anyone that aged into SSI after the separation. In exchange for newUS assuming so much of this debt, CS was bound to keep payments at the level it was along with biannual COLA until 2040. As newUS saw it this was a preferable situation than having millions of elderly and disabled people flooding in and putting strain on the services and budgets of many cities. Military Pensions worked largely the same way. After 2040 CS passed very austere cuts to SSI but newUS had passed laws denying “Quitters” from becoming citizens if they could not afford to pay for themselves, show a full time job offer and forego any claims to SSI predating 2020. Ironical many desperate seniors illegally immigrated to Mexico and newUS in an attempt to get cheaper drugs and to be able to live within their budgetCS adopted much of the US Constitution but the expected changes were made. Although one still had Freedom of Religion but it was codified that CS was a Christian Nation. Thus you could worship most any religion but you were not treated equal to Christian sects and you did not have full implied rights they had. Freedom of the press was largely curtailed. Blasphamy was a crime including any parody or “hate speech” against a proclaimed Christian. Enforcement of this was rare and largely arbitrary. Abortions, homosexuality and all drugs except alcohol and tobacco products is now illegal and carry severe punishments up to and including death. The Death penalty is the law of the land. Gun ownership is not only a fully acknowledged Right but most states allow fully automatic weapons and most explosives without any license or training required (except to Muslims, Hindus and other “violent” religions as they define them). Some states even require gun training in schools and for all Christian adults to own at least two firearms and NRA membership. Four years military service is required because of the perceived threat that newUS, although it agreed to let them succeed, at any moment plans to invade and make them Godless again.CS making not only abortion but contraceptives illegal created a host of issues for both countries. CS would find itself with over 5,000 deaths per year from women self inducing abortions. Then there were the tens of thousands of women with medical issues from those attempts as well as the thousands of kids born with mental and or physical disabilities expected by their OBGYN early in their birth. A great many people from every income group would cross into newUS to have legal abortions done. A heated debate began in newUS about these visitors. Early on the clinics were giving them very low cost abortions as all healthcare was now free/low cost. CS was furious over newUS allowing these people to circumvent their laws and God’s will. Many in newUS agreed that we should not be footing a bill for Quitters that regretted their choice of allegiance. Still others felt it was our Humanitarian duty. As usual money won out. newUS allowed abortions to be performed for these women but charged exorbitant rates by exempting CSers from abortion coverage. Abortion seekers were kept confidential. Soon there were thousands of entrepreneurial Abortion clinics within 25 miles of the CS border. In some areas there were gifts offered, theme clinics (New Mexico has both an Area 51 and an Alien autopsy themed clinic on the same stretch of highway) and Abortion vacations with spas, theaters, mud baths and mani-pedis. If a returning CS citizen is found to have had an abortion while “on vacation” they can receive up to 15 years in prison. A second violation gets a sentence of death by public stoning. Anyone that aided or abetted an abortion gets a 5 year sentence. newUS anti-terrorism unit recently reported that 50% of their efforts are focused on stopping the Radical Christian problem where anti-abortion Quitters in suicide vest or armed with automatic weapons and dozens of multi round clips infiltrate our borders to kill abortionist. In 2039, 4,217 people were killed on the border by the Women Doing God’s Will Organization that sent 200 women to 200 separate abortion locations with a prosthetic baby-bump filled with C-4. As the buildings exploded and people fled the area deeply religious men embedded then mowed down others, many not even associated with the abortionist, in rapid fire barrage. A memorial was built to remember the slain in Wichita, where 312 of the victims were. “Never Forget!” CS built a memorial 76 feet taller than the newUS one in remembrance of the 76 innocent fetuses that were collateral damage in the attack.Illegal drug trafficking in CS saw an odd new addition - contraceptives. Condoms, birth control pills, morning after drugs. CS authorities say the black market contraceptives is a 30 billion a dollar a year criminal enterprise. 7 month pregnant Sally Pryde became a Youtube+ sensation when her brother-in-law filmed her alcohol induced rant about how “That F—-ING LIBTARD” (the most common term CSers use for newUSers) cheated her out of $850 dollars by selling her a few hundred individual Pez tablets as “illegal” birth control pills. Pez sales quadrupled that year.[I have to work so I will have to return to this post to give it more fullness]

(1) International LetterIndia Post provides basic international postal services viz. Letters, Post Cards, Aerogramme, Small Packets, Blind Literature, Printed Papers, M Bag (Special bags containing newspapers, periodicals, books and similar printed documentation for the same addressee at same address)BookingInternational Letter Post articles can be booked in all the Departmental Post offices across the country.Letter Post NetworkThese services are available for 213 destinations across the globe and cover all major destinations.RegistrationRegistration facility is available for Letters, Small Packets and Printed Papers. Registration charges @ Rs. 60/- per article (except M Bag) are payable over and above the applicable postage. The registration charge for M Bag is Rs 600 per bag not exceeding 5 kg. and Rup 100/- for Per kg exceeding 5kg upto 30 kgWeight and Size Restrictions• Letters, Printed papers and Small packets, up to 2 kg• Items for the blind, up to 7 kg• M Bags, up to 30 kgSize Limits for-The limits of size of items other than postcards and aerogramme is given below:• Maximum: length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, but the greatest dimension may not exceed 600 mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm; in roll form: length plus twice the diameter: 1,040 mm, but the greatest dimension may not exceed 900 mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm.• Minimum: to have a surface measuring not less than 90 x 140 mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm; in roll form: length plus twice the diameter: 170 mm: but the greatest dimension may not be less than 100 mm.Size Limits for-The limits of size of Post Card is given below:• 14 cm × 9 cm (length and breadth).Compensation policy for Registered Letter PostThe compensation to be paid in respect of International Registered article booked in Post Offices in India in case of loss / total theft / total damage are as under:For loss / total theft / total damage of International Registered article - 30 SDR*For loss / total theft / total damage of International Registered M Bag - 150 SDR** at prevailing ratesProhibitionsThe following items are not accepted under Letter Post:• Anything which is sent in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force.• Any indecent or obscene printing, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any other indecent or obscene articles.• Any letter, postcard, newspaper, packet or parcel having on it or on the cover thereof, any words, marks or design of an indecent, obscene, seditious, scurrilous threatening, or grossly offensive nature.• Any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance.• Any Living creatures or other thing which is either noxious or likely to injure postal article in course of transmission by post or any officer.• Tickets proposal or advertisement or any other matter relating to a lottery except to the lottery organized or authorized by Government.(2) International Speed PostInternational Speed Post (EMS), the premium and time bound international postal service for documents and merchandise.BookingInternational Speed Post articles can be booked in almost all the Departmental Post offices across the country. In metro and other major cities, International Speed Post articles can be booked till late in the evening.Internet based Track & Trace SystemIndia Post provides online Track & Trace facility for International Speed Post.Weight RestrictionsThe general maximum weight for International Speed Post (EMS) is 35kg. Some countries have lower weight restrictions. The size of a postal article for International speed Post service shall not exceed 1.5 meter for any one dimension and 3 meters for the sum of the length and the greatest circumference measured in a direction other than the length.International Speed Post - Country Specific Weight RestrictionsS. No Country Max.Weight (Document) in grams MaxWeight (Merchandise) in grams1 Afghanistan30000 300002 Argentina 20000 200003 Australia 20000 200004 Austria 30000 300005 Bahrain 20000 200006 Bangladesh 30000 300007 Barbados 31500 315008 Belarus 20000 200009 Belgium 30000 3000010 Bermuda 20000 2000011 Bhutan 30000 3000012 Botswana 30000 3000013 Brunei Darussalam 30000 3000014 Bulgaria 30000 3000015 Cambodia 30000 3000016 Canada 30000 3000017 Cape Verde 30000 3000018 Cayman Islands 10000 1000019 China(People's Rep.) 30000 3000020 Cuba 10000 1000021 Cyprus 30000 3000022 Democratic Republic of Congo 30000 No Service23 Denmark 30000 3000024 Egypt 30000 3000025 El Salvador 30000 3000026 Eritrea 30000 3000027 Estonia 30000 3000028 Ethiopia 30000 3000029 Fiji 30000 3000030 Finland 30000 3000031 France 30000 3000032 Georgia 30000 3000033 Germany 30000 3000034 Ghana 30000 3000035 Greece 30000 3000036 Guyana 20000 No Service37 Hong Kong 30000 3000038 Hungary 30000 3000039 Iceland 30000 3000040 Indonesia 30000 3000041 Iran 30000 3000042 Iraq 30000 No Service43 Ireland 30000 3000044 Israel 20000 2000045 Italy 30000 3000046 Japan 30000 3000047 Jordan 30000 3000048 Kenya 31500 3150049 Korea (Republic of) 35000 3500050 Kuwait 30000 3000051 Latvia 30000 3000052 Luxemburg 30000 3000053 Macao 31500 3150054 Malawi 20000 2000055 Malaysia 30000 3000056 Maldives 30000 3000057 Mauritius 30000 3000058 Mexico 30000 3000059 Mongolia 20000 2000060 Morocco 30000 3000061 Namibia 30000 3000062 Nauru 20000 2000063 Nepal 30000 3000064 Netherlands 30000 3000065 New Zealand 30000 3000066 Niger 30000 3000067 Nigeria 30000 No Service68 Norway 30000 3000069 Oman 30000 3000070 Pakistan 30000 3000071 Panama 30000 3000072 Papua New Guinea30000 3000073 Philippines 30000 3000074 Poland 20000 2000075 Portugal 30000 3000076 Qatar 30000 3000077 Romania 31500 3150078 Russia 30000 3000079 Rwanda 30000 No Service80 Saudi Arabia 30000 3000081 Senegal 30000 3000082 Singapore 30000 3000083 South Africa 30000 3000084 Spain 30000 3000085 Sri Lanka 30000 3000086 Sudan 30000 3000087 Sweden 30000 3000088 Switzerland 30000 3000089 Taiwan 20000 2000090 Tanzania 30000 3000091 Thailand 30000 3000092 Tunisia 30000 3000093 Turkey 30000 3000094 Uganda 30000 3000095 Ukraine 20000 2000096 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 30000 3000097 United Kingdom 30000 3000098 United States of America 31500 3150099 Vietnam 31500 31500100 Yemen 30000 No ServiceFor compensation of loss or damage or delay of Outbound International EMS articles :• For loss or damage of International EMS Merchandise - Sum of postage paid and the declared value of the content subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR* per item.• For loss or damage of International EMS Document - Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR* per item.• For Delay- Difference between International Speed Post(EMS) and Registered Post Charges.* at prevailing ratesThe following items are not accepted under International Speed Post:• Anything which is sent in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force.• Any indecent or obscene printing, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any other indecent or obscene articles.• Any letter, postcard, newspaper, packet or parcel having on it or on the cover thereof, any words, marks or design of an indecent, obscene, seditious, scurrilous threatening, or grossly offensive nature.• Any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance.• Any Living creatures or other thing which is either noxious or likely to injure postal article in course of transmission by post or any officer• Tickets proposal or advertisement or any other matter relating to a lottery except to the lottery organized or authorized by GovernmentForms used:• Form CN22 and Form CN23 are used.• CN22: For articles of value below SDR 300.• CN23: For articles of value SDR 300 or above.(3) International Air ParcelsThis service is a dedicated service for corporate and retail customers to provide economical and fast merchandise services.BookingInternational Air Parcel can be booked in all the Departmental Post offices across the country.Internet based Track & Trace SystemIndia Post provides online Track & Trace facility for Air Parcel.Weight and Size RestrictionsWeight:The general maximum limit of weight for Air Parcel is 20 kgs which is subject to the maximum acceptable weight limit prescribed by the destination country, whichever is lower.Size*:The maximum and minimum size of the Air Parcel is :Maximum: The length should not exceed 1.05 metre. The sum of the length and the greatest circumference measured in a direction other than the length should not exceed 2 metre.Minimum: A parcel should have a surface measuring not less than 90mmX 140mm.*The maximum and minimum acceptable size of Air Parcel is subject to the maximum and minimum acceptable size prescribed by the destination country.Compensation policy for International Air ParcelThe compensation to be paid in respect of International Parcels booked in Post Offices in India in case of loss / total theft / total damage are as under:For loss / total theft / total damage – Up to 40 SDR* per parcel and 4.50 SDR* per kg.*at prevailing ratesProhibitionsThe following items are not accepted under International Air Parcel:• Anything which is sent in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force.• Any indecent or obscene printing, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any other indecent or obscene articles.• Any letter, postcard, newspaper, packet or parcel having on it or on the cover thereof, any words, marks or design of an indecent, obscene, seditious, scurrilous threatening, or grossly offensive nature.• Any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance.• Any Living creatures or other thing which is either noxious or likely to injure postal article in course of transmission by post or any officer.• Tickets proposal or advertisement or any other matter relating to a lottery except to the lottery organized or authorized by Government.(4) International Tracked PacketsInternational Tracked Packet is specially designed to cater to the needs of eCommerce for cross border transactions. However, individuals are also most welcome to use this service. It is the best economical service with visibility to send shipments to Asia Pacific region.Product features :• Packets up to 2 kg• Fast & economical• Track & Trace• Convenient• Best suited for eCommerce• Pick up facility*• Volume discounts*• Compensation for loss/damage*ProhibitionsThe following items are not accepted under International Tracked Packet:• Anything which is sent in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force.• Any indecent or obscene printing, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any other indecent or obscene articles.• Any letter, postcard, newspaper, packet or parcel having on it or on the cover thereof, any words, marks or design of an indecent, obscene, seditious, scurrilous threatening, or grossly offensive nature.• Any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance.• Any Living creatures or other thing which is either noxious or likely to injure postal article in course of transmission by post or any officer.• Tickets proposal or advertisement or any other matter relating to a lottery except to the lottery organized or authorized by Government(5) Export of Commercial Items through Postal ChannelBrief BackgroundFor exporting items through Postal channel a new procedure have been mandated by Customs to be followed by exporters. The exporters can use the Postal channel of exports for sending the commercial exports out of the country. The procedures have been put in place by customs in all FPOs. Starting with 5 FPOs Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi, the customs has notified additional locations through notifications Notification No. 31/2017 Customs (N.T) dated 31st March, 2017 and Notification No. 103 /2018- Customs (N.T.) dated 31st December,2018. Thus exports through Posts are possible through 28 locations across the country.ProcedureAny exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted to export goods by filing a Postal Bill of Export (PBE) in the form prescribed under the “Export by Post Regulations 2018”. The procedures of filling and filing the PBE forms have been detailed by Customs through notifications. The two PBE forms, PBE-I and PBE-2 are for eCommerce exports and other than eCommerce exports respectively subject to other terms and conditions as notified from time to time by Customs and other concerned organizations.The PBE along with goods shall be presented to the Customs at the Foreign Post Office. Upon completion of processing of the PBE by Customs, the goods shall be presented to the Postal department, who will acknowledge receipt of the shipment on the PBE and affix the tracking number of each shipment on the same. Upon affixation of the tracking number by postal authorities, the PBE consignment shall be presented to the Custom for grant of “Let Export Order”. The original PBE will be retained by Customs and the duplicate PBE will be handed over to the exporter or his customs broker. In the case of exports, not involving e-commerce, the PBE-II shall be filed. The Postal Authorities will furnish the proof of export of the goods i.e. copy of relevant CN / CP forms, as applicable to different categories of postal mails, to the Customs at the FPO.The recent surge in eCommerce goods being exported from India is being facilitated further by Department of Post. The export can be done by using bouquet of products like Registered packets (2 kg), Air Parcels for consignments weighing upto 20 kg, International Tracked Packet for select destination and EMS- Speed Post for consignment weighing upto 35 kg. In the case of natural persons (i.e. other than firms & companies) exporting parcels, there is no change in procedure being followed hitherto. It is clarified that they will not be required to file any PBE.Notified Locations of FPO for Postal Channel of exportSL NumberName of City1. Delhi FPO2. Mumbai FPO3. Mumbai, Air Parcel sorting office4. Kolkata FPO5. FPO (Air ) , Chennai6. FPO (Sea ) , Chennai7.Kochi8. Varanasi9. Agra10. Kanpur11. Jaipur12. Ludhiana13. Srinagar14. Ahmedabad15. Guwahati16. Leh17.Vijayawada18. Bangalore19.Hyderabad20. Patna21. Raipur22. Chandigarh23. Panaji24. Ranchi25. Bhopal26. Shillong27. Bhubaneshwar28. PuducherryCustoms Regulations and relevant orders for commercial exports through Posts1. Exports by Posts Regulations, 2018 856 KB2. Clearance of goods through FPOs 72 KB3. Procedure for eCommerce exports through Post and clarification on Personal Imports FPOs 72 KB4. Gazette Notification on Foreign Post Offices 72 KBNote: For all latest Customs related orders/Circulars/Notifications please visit the Customs websiteRelevant OMs of Department of Posts for commercial exports through Posts:1. Facilitating Imports and Exports through Postal Channel OM dated 28.08.18 856 KB2. Facilitating Imports and Exports through Postal Channel OM dated 15.01.19 72 KBForms for commercial Exports1. Form-I Postal Bill of Exports -I(PBE-I) - For exports of goods through e-Commerce 856 KB2. Form-II Postal Bill of Exports-II(PBE-II)- For exports of other commercial goods (other than eCommerce) 72 KB3. Customs Declaration Form CN 22 FPOs 72 KB4. Customs Declaration Form CN 23 72 KB(6) More information on International Mail ServiceAddressing(1) The address should include the following particulars and in that order :a. Name of the addressee.b. Number of the house and name if any.c. Flat or apartment number, floor number and block number, if any.d. Name of the street or road or the name of the place or locality.e. Name of the Post Office of delivery.f. Name of the province, State, Department, etc.g. The delivery zone number or the postal code number, if anyh. Name of the country.The town and the country should be indicated in block capitals. All the particulars should be in Roman Letters with Arabic numerals setting them out on the right-hand side lengthwise. It is recommended that the town and the country be spelt according to the English names. If other letters and figures are used in the country of destination, it is recommended that the address is given also in these letters and figures.In addition, the address must be written on the envelope on the plain side which is not provided with the closing flap and in a rectangular area situated at least:40 mm from the top edge of the envelope (tolerance 2 mm):15 mm from the right hand edge:15 mm from the bottom edge:And not more that 140 mm from the right-hand edge:(2) In the case of the articles sent at reduced rate the indication “Printed Paper”, “News Paper”, “Small Packet”, “Literature for the Blind” as the case may, should be made on the top of the address side.(3) It is recommended that the word “Letter” may be indicated on the address side of letters which by reasons of their size or make up are likely to be mistaken for other (reduced rate) articles.(4) On all items in envelopes, the sender’s address, when it appears on the front, must be placed in the top left-hand corner; this position shall also be assigned to service indications or labels, if any, which may be located beneath the sender’s address. The items shall be closed by completely stitching down the sealing flap of the envelope. In the case of standardized items [see clause 25(c)], on the address side on which the address shall be written in the direction of the length, a rectangular area 40 mm (-2mm) in depth from the upper edge and 74 mm in width from the right-hand edge shall be reserved for affixing the postage stamp or stamps and the cancellation impression. Inside this area the postage stamps or franking impression shall be applied in the top right-hand corner. No wording or extraneous matter whatsoever may appear:--- below the address,-- to the left of the address, in or area of at least 15 mm wide and running from the first line of the address to the bottom edge of the item,-- in an area 15 mm high starting from bottom edge of the item and 140 mm long starting right-hand edge of the item. This area may be partly identical with those defined above.Note: The following items shall not be considered at standardized:(i) Items which do not comply with the conditions stipulated in clauses 10(a)(vii), 11(d) and 25(c);(ii) Folded cards;(iii) Items closed by means of staples, metal eyelets or hook fastening;(iv) Punched cards sent unenclosed (with an envelope);(v) Items whose envelops are made of material which has fundamentally different physical properties from paper (except from the material used for making the panel of window envelops);(v) Items whose envelops are made of material which has fundamentally different physical properties from paper (except from the material used for making the panel of window envelops);(vi) Items containing articles causing protrusions;(vii) Folded letters sent unclosed (with an envelope) which are not closed on all sides and which are not rigid enough for mechanical processing.(5) It is recommended that the addresses of the addressee and the sender may be shown inside the item and as far as possible on the contents or on a label made of a sturdy material attached to the contents.(6) In all cases in which the item is under wrapper, the addressees address should be written on it except for article sent in accordance with the provisions of clause 9.(7) Registered items addressed to Post Box Nos. In many countries Registered letters addressed to Post Box Numbers are not delivered (as in the case of inland post in India). However, since such articles are delivered in some countries, the Indian Post Office will not refuse to accept Registered article to a foreign country addressed to a Post Box Number without other particulars. The acceptance of registered letters addressed to Post Box Numbers in on the distinct understanding that the Indian Post Office will not be responsible for the manner of their delivery in foreign country or for their non-delivery and return. Senders are advised to make sure of the procedure adopted in the country of destination before booking such articles.(8) No article should have the whole or part of the address side marked off into several divisions intended to provide for successive addresses.Make up and Packing:(a) Every parcel must be packed and closed in a manner with due regard to the weight and the nature of the contents as well as mode of transport and the length of the journey; the packing and closing must protect the contents so that these cannot be damaged by pressure or by repeated handling; thet must also be such that it is impossible to tamper with the contents without leaving an obvious trace of violation.(b) Every parcel must be made up securely if it has to be conveyed over long distances or it has to undergo many transshipments or handlings. The parcel should also be protected against major changes in climate, temperature or, in the case of conveyance by air, variations in atmospheric pressure.(c) It must be packed in such a way as not to endanger the health of officials and to avoid any mishap or injury to officials called upon to handle it or to soil or damage other parcels or postal equipment.(d) It must have, on the packing or the wrapping, sufficient space for the entry of service instructions and for affixing stamps and labels.(e) The following are accepted without packing:(i) Articles which can be fitted together or put and kept together by a strong cord with lead or other seals, so as to form one single parcel which cannot come apart.(ii) Parcels in one piece, such as pieces of wood, metal, etc. which it is not the custom of the trade to pack.1. Special packing conditions:Every parcel which contains one or other of the following substances must be made up as indicated below:(i) Precious metals: The packing must consist either of a stout metal box, a case made of wood of a minimum thickness of 1 centimetre for parcels up to 10 kilogrammes and 1 ½ centimeters for parcels over 10 kilogrammes, or two seamless bags forming a double wrapping; however, when cases made of plywood are used, their thickness may be limited to 5 millimetres on the condition that the edges of the cases are reinforced by metal angle strips;(ii) Glass or other fragile objects: the packing must consists of a box of metal, wood, strong plastic material or strong cardboard, filled with paper, wood shavings or any other appropritate protective material to prevent any friction or knocking during transport either between the objects themselves or between the objects and the sides of the box;(iii) Liquids and substances which easily liquefy: they should be enclosed in perfectly leak-proof containers. Each container should be placed in a special box of metal, wood, strong plastic material or strong corrugated card board, containing enough saw dust, cotton, wood or any other appropriate protective material to absorb the liquid should the container break. The lid of the box should be fixed so that it cannot easily work loose; containing an appropriate protective material to absorb the liquid should the container break. The lid of the box shall be fixed so that it cannot easily work loose;(iv) Fatty substances which do not easily liquefy, such as ointments, soft soap, resins etc. and silkworm eggs the conveyance of which presents fewer difficulties: Fatty substances which do not easily liquefy, such as ointments, soft-soap, resins, etc., and silk-worm eggs, the conveyance of which presents few difficulties, shall be enclosed in a first packing (box, bag of cloth, plastic, etc.) which is itself placed in a box stout enough to prevent the contents from leaking;(v) Dry colouring powders such as aniline blue, etc: these products shall be admitted only in perfectly leak-proof metal boxes, placed in turn in boxes of wood, strong plastic material or strong corrugated cardboard with sawdust or some other appropriate absorbent and protective material between the two containers;(vi) Dry non-colouring powders: these products shall be placed in containers of metal, wood, strong plastic material or card board, these containers shall themselves by enclosed in a box made of one of these materials;(vii) Living animals: The wrapping of the parcel containing live animals as well as the dispatch note shall be provided with a label bearing in bold letters the words “Animaux vivants” (Live animals).ProhibitionsProhibitions arising out of international agreements and corresponding inland regulations:Prohibitions arising out of international agreements (including the U.P.U Agreements) are of three types – (a) those arising out of the nature or category of the items (such as printed papers etc.), (b) prohibitions of a general nature intended to ensure safety and to protect postal staff, equipment and other postal articles, and (c) certain general prohibitions having broad social objectives. Some of the prohibitions overlap those arising out of internal legislation enacted on similar considerations as the international agreements. Prohibitions described in (a) above have been included in the respective chapters but are repeated here for the sake of easy reference.Prohibitions arising out of the nature of category of the article:a) Printed Papers: These should not contain any document in the nature of current and personal correspondence or any enclosures or annotations not authorized (vide clauses 34 to 36).b) Small packets: These should not contain any document in nature of current and personal correspondence, or any tape, wire, disc or similar recording media containing current and personal messages. (Clause 44).c) Parcels: These should not contain documents (or recording media containing messages) having the character of current and personal correspondence (except when addressed to certain countries in which case one letter from the sender intended for the addressee of the parcel may be enclosed). In all cases they should not contain documents of any nature if exchanged between persons other than the addressee and the sender or those living with them. However, an invoice, dispatch note or advice or a delivery bill is always allowed if it relates only to the goods in the parcel and is placed in an unsealed envelope.Prohibitions intended to ensure safety:a) It is prohibited to include in all types of foreign postal articles which by their nature or their packing, may expose officials to danger or soil or damage other postal articles or which may damage postal equipment. This includes sharp instruments not properly protected.b) It is prohibited to include in all types of foreign postal articles, explosives, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious, deleterious or radio-active substances. Perishable biological substances are, however, permitted in letters under the conditions prescribed.c) It is prohibited to include in all types of foreign postal articles living creatures except the following: Bees, leeches and silkworms. Parasites and destroyers of noxious insects intended for insect control may be sent by Letter Post provided they are exchanged only between officially recognized institutions and the senders comply with the regulations in the country of destination or India as the case may be as to the importation or exportation of insects etc. These may also be sent by Parcel Post or EMS if the country of destination permits it. It is prohibited to transmit articles of value like coins, bank notes, currency notes, securities of any kind payable to bearer, gold or silver and articles made partly or wholly thereof, precious stones, jewels, etc. in uninsured articles (letters, parcels or EMS/International Speed Post. Where insurance is not available to any particular destination these must be insured for inland transit. Where they contain gold coins, bullion or bank notes or currency notes they should be insured for the actual value of contents.Prohibitions intended for certain special objectives:a) It is prohibited to include in all types of foreign postal articles, opium, morphine, cocaine and other narcotics. This prohibition does not apply to consignments sent in insured boxes and parcels for medicinal and scientific purposes if the country of destination admits them on this condition. In India the following acts, among others, should be complied with :,The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, The Pharmacy Act, 1948, The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, The Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1956 etc which deal with the import and export and use of such substances.b) Postal articles containing indecent or obscene recording, printing, painting, lithograph, engraving or book or card and articles having thereon or on the cover thereof or contained within, any words marks or designs of an indecent, obscene, scurrilous, seditious, threatening or grossly offensive character are prohibited.General:A number of enactments govern the import and export of articles from to foreign countries and their transmission in India. The most important among them are in Indian Post Office Act, 1898 and the rules framed there under, the Customs Act, 1962 the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 19990 and THE FOREIGN TRADE (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 1992 and the rules framed under these acts. There are other enactments also intended to restrict or control import or export of certain materials to protect human, animal and plant health. It will be impossible to describe herein details of all the non-postal enactments which apply not only to postal articles but generally for export or import through all media. The most salient points alone are given here and senders of postal articles are required to satisfy themselves before sending or receiving articles by post that these are admissible and that the various formalities required under law have been observed.Restrictions imposed by the Indian Post Office Act:Anything which is prohibited for transmission in the inland post in general is also prohibited from being sent or received by foreign post. Most of these restrictions are also imposed by the international agreements, and have been described in Sub-Section A. The others are listed below:a) It is prohibited to send or receive any ticket, proposal or advertisement relating to a lottery or any other matter descriptive of or otherwise relating to a lottery, which is circulated to act as an inducement to persons to participate in that lottery (except where the lottery is organized by the Government and this fact is indicated with full particulars on the cover along with sender’s name and address).b) It is prohibited to send any newspaper printed and published in India without conforming to the rules laid down in the Press and Registration of Books Act 1867(Act 25 of 1867).c) It is prohibited to send or receive any newspaper, book or document containing any seditious matter, that is to say any matter the publication of which is punishable under the Indian Penal Code.d) It is prohibited to send an article having on it or on the cover any matter which is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or which is in furtherance of the aims of a political party or organization or which tends directly to cause loss or injury to any community or class of persons whatsoever.e) It is prohibited to send an article having on it or on the cover any pictorial representation of a person who is a proclaimed offender, or who has been convicted of an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code or under any law in force in India.f) It is prohibited to send an article which has anything written, printed or otherwise impressed upon or attached to the address side, which either on account of its being likely to be mistaken for postage stamps or by inconvenient proximity to any such stamp or by tending to prevent the easy and quick reading of the address or in other way is in itself or in the manner in which it is written, printed, impressed or attached, is in the opinion of the Director-General, likely to embarrass the officers of the Post office in dealing with the article.g) It is prohibited to send an article bearing any stamp that was at any time, but not currently, in use for prepayment of postage or which has printed or otherwise impressed on the article or attached to it or any part of it a facsimile, imitation, likeness, reproduction or representation of such stamp.Restrictions imposed by the Customs Act (1962):The Customs Act, 1962, empowers the Government to prohibit import of certain goods. Notifications are issued by the Customs& Central Excise Department in this connection from time to time. As these prohibitions apply to import through any channel they also apply to import by post. In particular, it may be mentioned that books and other publications also come under this control and orders are issued from time to time by the Customs authorities prohibiting in a general way the import of publications containing certain type of material as also prohibiting the import of individual publications. Addressees in India are advised to ascertain the details of such restrictions from the Customs authorities.Export of jewellery and precious stones.In the case of jewellery and precious stones, similar procedures apply. However, the declaration forms covering articles containing jewellery and precious stones are not counter signed by an authorized dealer in Foreign Exchange or the Reserve Bank of India unless the articles are first valued and sealed by the customs authorities. In case any difficulty is experienced by senders living in places where there is no customs house, a certificate from an authorized dealer in foreign exchange as to the value of the contents of the article will be accepted by the Post Office in lieu of the customs valuation provisionally.The export of jewellery is further subject to the restrictions under Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 and should be confirmed by the exporter.Breach of conditionsGeneral:The treatment of articles containing prohibited goods depends upon the provisions violated. Among other things, the treatment may be return to the sender or confiscation or even legal proceedings against the sender or addressee. The post office is absolved of all responsibility when the article contains prohibited goods and consequently is seized and confiscated or destroyed by the competent authorities.Responsibility of the sender:The sender of a postal article containing prohibited goods becomes liable to the same extent as the Postal Administrations for the damage caused by such an article to other postal articles sent with it. The acceptance of the article for posting does not absolve the sender of this responsibility. Under Section 61 of the Indian Post Office Act a person can be proceeded against for transmission by post of anything injurious.Information on Customs mattersInformation on Customs mattersSubject DownloadCustomer Guide - International Postal shipments and Customs matters10.9 MBCustoms Declaration CN 22136 KBCustoms Declaration CN 2395.2 KBProhibited ArticlesList of Prohibited ArticlesGeneral Information40.8 KBList of Countries6.36 MBDangerous Goods Regulations33.6 KBList of Harmonized System codes of items sent frequently by Post57.8 KBList of Narcotic Drugs under International Control147 KBList of Psychotropic Substances under International Control1.48 MB