Postal Explorer > International Mail Manual - Issue 32 > Country Conditions for Mailing - Russia Russian Federation
Chemical substance dangerous to human life, animals, andbirds and designed to combat microbes, diseases, andplants.
Color copiers.
Currency of the Russian Federation; checks and othercurrencies for the Bank of External Trade and of the Bank forExternal Economic Affairs of the Russian Federation;securities payable to bearer; State bonds; and lottery ticketsof the Russian Federation.
Explosives, pyrotechnic products, matches, pyrophoric alloys,combustible preparations.
Firearms of all kinds, ammunition, swords, cutlasses, bayonets,lances, and similar arms.
Honey, pollen, wax, and honeycombs.
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of theprinting industry, manuscripts, and miscellaneous documentscontaining information that could be detrimental to Statesecurity, social order, public morals, property rights, includingintellectual property and other interests of natural and legalpersons.
Radioactive materials.
Transmitters and transceivers of any power, except Panasonicradiotelephones, models KX-T 7980, KX-T9000, KT-T9050,and KX-T90890.
Undeveloped photosensitive products.
Restrictions
Books, newspapers, magazines, and other printed matter areadmitted provided they contain no articles and reproductionsof a vulgar and erotic nature that might be detrimental topublic policy and the economy and that might infringe humanrights.
Medicaments and preparations with added vitamins areadmitted with the authorization of the Ministry of PublicHealth of the Russian Federation.
Not more than 200 cigarettes, the cost of which does notexceed 100 USD, may be sent in a package.
Observations
Articles or parts therefor imported for repair or replacement areexempt from customs duty if the sender's written declarationis included in the postal item.
Articles prohibited as imports into Russia and falsely indicatedor not indicated at all on the customs declaration areconfiscated.
If prohibited articles are sent, one of the following measures istaken:
-Seizure of the prohibited articles only, the rest deliveredto the addressee.
-Return of the item to the country of origin.
-Seizure of the whole item.
Inherited goods from abroad are admitted and are exempt fromcustoms duties on the basis of certificates issued byconsulates of the Russian Federation abroad on the basis ofthe law of inheritance and the composition of the legacy.
It is prohibited to import into Russia postal items fromcommercial companies intended for private individualspermanently resident in Russia with the exception of legaciesas well as articles admitted for repairs or replacement.However, licensed parcels from private parcel companiesthat have entered into a contract with VO "Vnieshintorg" areadmitted. All dispatch formalities must be complied with inaccordance with the current regulations in the RussianFederation.
Items containing articles admitted as imports are delivered toaddressees subject to payment of customs duties at the rateof 30% of the cost of the articles:
-If the cost of the contents is between 101 USD and 1000USD.
-If the quantity of articles imported exceeds three timesthe limit according to the internal standards set.
Items containing articles admitted as imports the cost of whichis between 1001 USD and 10,000 USD are delivered toaddressees subject to payment of the customs duties at therate of 50% of the cost of the articles.
Items not intended for the addressee's personal use areunderstood to be items sent systematically in bulk even ifthey have different addresses and the regulation limit of thearticles is complied with for each item separately. Suchitems are returned to the country of origin.
Customs Forms Required (123)
Letter-post:PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)
Parcel Post:PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)
Size Limits
Letter-post:See 243.2
Parcel Post:Maximum length: 42 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches
Postcards and Postal Cards (250)$0.75
Aerogrammes (250)$0.75 Enclosures NOTpermitted
Airmail
Letter-post Rates
Weight not over (ozs.) | Letter- post Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Letter- post Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Letter- post Rate |
1 | $0.84 | 12 | $8.05 | 44 | $21.85 |
2 | 1.65 | 16 | 9.75 | 48 | 23.65 |
3 | 2.40 | 20 | 11.45 | 52 | 25.50 |
4 | 3.20 | 24 | 13.10 | 56 | 27.35 |
5 | 4.00 | 28 | 14.80 | 60 | 29.20 |
6 | 4.80 | 32 | 16.50 | 64 | 31.05 |
7 | 5.60 | 36 | 18.30 | blank | blank |
8 | 6.40 | 40 | 20.10 | blank | blank |
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.) |
Airmail
Parcel Post Rates
Weight not over (lbs.) | Parcel Post Rate | Weight not over (lbs.) | Parcel Post Rate | Weight not over (lbs.) | Parcel Post Rate |
1 | $17.50 | 16 | $63.50 | 31 | $110.95 |
2 | 20.05 | 17 | 66.65 | 32 | 114.10 |
3 | 22.90 | 18 | 69.85 | 33 | 117.25 |
4 | 25.80 | 19 | 73.00 | 34 | 120.40 |
5 | 28.70 | 20 | 76.15 | 35 | 123.60 |
6 | 31.90 | 21 | 79.30 | 36 | 126.75 |
7 | 35.05 | 22 | 82.50 | 37 | 129.90 |
8 | 38.20 | 23 | 85.65 | 38 | 133.05 |
9 | 41.35 | 24 | 88.80 | 39 | 136.25 |
10 | 44.55 | 25 | 91.95 | 40 | 139.40 |
11 | 47.70 | 26 | 95.10 | 41 | 142.55 |
12 | 50.85 | 27 | 98.30 | 42 | 145.70 |
13 | 54.00 | 28 | 101.45 | 43 | 148.90 |
14 | 57.20 | 29 | 104.60 | 44 | 152.05 |
15 | 60.35 | 30 | 107.75 | blank | blank |
Weight Limit: 44 lbs. |
Note: Ordinary air parcel post includes indemnity at no cost based onweight. For an item not over 1 pound, the indemnity is $62.84, and theindemnity increases $3.03 per pound or fraction up to a maximum of70 pounds, which has an indemnity of $271.91. (See 280.)
Airmail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags(260)
Weight Not Over 11 lbs.$40.70
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound$3.70
Weight Limit: 66 pounds
Global Priority Mail (GPM) (230)NOTAvailable
Economy Mail
Letter-post Rates
Weight not over (ozs.) | Letter- post Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Letter- post Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Letter- post Rate |
16 | $6.00 | 36 | $10.60 | 56 | $14.50 |
20 | 6.90 | 40 | 11.35 | 60 | 15.30 |
24 | 7.85 | 44 | 12.15 | 64 | 15.75 |
28 | 8.85 | 48 | 12.95 | blank | blank |
32 | 9.80 | 52 | 13.75 | blank | blank |
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.) |
Economy Mail
Parcel Post Rates
Weight not over (lbs.) | Parcel Post Rate | Weight not over (lbs.) | Parcel Post Rate | Weight not over (lbs.) | Parcel Post Rate |
5 | $23.25 | 19 | $48.90 | 33 | $72.20 |
6 | 25.30 | 20 | 50.60 | 34 | 73.80 |
7 | 27.40 | 21 | 52.30 | 35 | 75.35 |
8 | 29.50 | 22 | 53.95 | 36 | 76.95 |
9 | 31.60 | 23 | 55.65 | 37 | 78.50 |
10 | 33.75 | 24 | 57.35 | 38 | 80.10 |
11 | 35.40 | 25 | 59.00 | 39 | 81.70 |
12 | 37.10 | 26 | 60.70 | 40 | 83.25 |
13 | 38.80 | 27 | 62.40 | 41 | 84.85 |
14 | 40.45 | 28 | 64.10 | 42 | 86.45 |
15 | 42.15 | 29 | 65.75 | 43 | 88.00 |
16 | 43.85 | 30 | 67.45 | 44 | 89.60 |
17 | 45.55 | 31 | 69.05 | blank | blank |
18 | 47.20 | 32 | 70.60 | blank | blank |
Weight Limit: 44 lbs. |
Note: Ordinary economy parcel post includes indemnity at no cost basedon weight. For an item not over 1 pound, the indemnity is $62.84, and theindemnity increases $3.03 per pound or fraction up to a maximum of70 pounds, which has an indemnity of $271.91. (See 280.)
Economy Mail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags(260)
Regular
Weight Not Over 11 lbs.$17.60
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound$1.60
Books & Sheet Music, Publisher's Periodicals
Weight Not Over 11 lbs.$11.55
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound$1.05
Weight Limit: 66 pounds
Economy Mail
Books and Sheet Music Rates (295)
Weight not over (ozs.) | Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Rate |
16 | $3.35 | 36 | $6.45 | 56 | $9.05 |
20 | 4.00 | 40 | 7.00 | 60 | 9.55 |
24 | 4.65 | 44 | 7.55 | 64 | 10.00 |
28 | 5.30 | 48 | 7.95 | blank | blank |
32 | 5.95 | 52 | 8.50 | blank | blank |
Note: This is a bulk mail service that is subject to a minimumentry requirement of 200 pieces or 50 pounds of qualifyingcontents. See Part 295. | |||||
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.) |
Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as economy mail. Weight limit: 15 lbs.
Economy Mail
Publishers' Periodicals Rates (294)
Weight not over (ozs.) | Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Rate | Weight not over (ozs.) | Rate |
1 | $0.81 | 12 | $2.73 | 44 | $7.48 |
2 | 1.00 | 16 | 3.32 | 48 | 8.07 |
3 | 1.19 | 20 | 3.92 | 52 | 8.67 |
4 | 1.38 | 24 | 4.51 | 56 | 9.26 |
5 | 1.57 | 28 | 5.10 | 60 | 9.86 |
6 | 1.76 | 32 | 5.70 | 64 | 10.45 |
7 | 1.94 | 36 | 6.29 | blank | blank |
8 | 2.13 | 40 | 6.89 | blank | blank |
$0.25 per pound discount for drop shipments tendered at the NewJersey International and Bulk Mail Center. | |||||
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.) |
Special Services Certificate of Mailing COD and CertifiedNOT
Insurance (320)
Available for parcel post only (see 324.2 for requiredmarkings)
International Business Reply Service(373)
Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.25; Cards $0.85
International Money Order (371)
NOT Available
International Reply Coupons (372)Fee: $1.85
Recorded Delivery (360)NOT Available
Registered Mail (330)Fee: $7.90
Maximum Indemnity: $44.86
Available for letter-post mail, including postcards
and postal cards, aerogrammes, and matter for
the blind. Not applicable to M-bags.
Restricted Delivery (350)Fee: $3.70
Available for registered mail with a return receipt.
Endorsem*nts:A remettre en main propre.
Return Receipt (340)Fee: $1.85
Available for registered mail and insured parcels.
Global Express Guaranteed (210)
Weight not over (lbs.) | Document Service | Non- Document Service | Weight not over (lbs.) | Document Service | Non- Document Service |
0.5 | $68.50 | blank | 36 | $440.50 | $461.75 |
1 | 79.00 | $86.50 | 37 | 449.00 | 470.00 |
2 | 93.75 | 101.25 | 38 | 456.50 | 477.50 |
3 | 106.50 | 115.00 | 39 | 463.75 | 484.75 |
4 | 118.00 | 126.50 | 40 | 472.25 | 493.25 |
5 | 130.75 | 141.25 | 41 | 479.50 | 500.75 |
6 | 143.25 | 154.00 | 42 | 488.00 | 509.00 |
7 | 156.00 | 166.50 | 43 | 495.50 | 516.50 |
8 | 168.75 | 179.25 | 44 | 503.75 | 525.00 |
9 | 181.25 | 191.75 | 45 | 511.25 | 532.25 |
10 | 189.75 | 200.25 | 46 | 518.50 | 534.50 |
11 | 201.25 | 217.00 | 47 | 527.00 | 542.75 |
12 | 214.00 | 229.75 | 48 | 534.50 | 550.25 |
13 | 226.50 | 242.50 | 49 | 542.75 | 558.50 |
14 | 238.25 | 254.00 | 50 | 556.50 | 572.25 |
15 | 250.75 | 266.75 | 51 | 572.25 | 588.25 |
16 | 262.50 | 278.25 | 52 | 572.25 | 588.25 |
17 | 274.00 | 289.75 | 53 | 589.25 | 605.00 |
18 | 285.75 | 301.50 | 54 | 589.25 | 605.00 |
19 | 297.25 | 313.00 | 55 | 603.00 | 618.75 |
20 | 308.75 | 324.75 | 56 | 603.00 | 618.75 |
21 | 318.25 | 334.00 | 57 | 615.50 | 631.25 |
22 | 327.75 | 343.50 | 58 | 615.50 | 631.25 |
23 | 335.25 | 351.00 | 59 | 629.25 | 645.00 |
24 | 342.50 | 358.25 | 60 | 629.25 | 645.00 |
25 | 351.00 | 366.75 | 61 | 645.00 | 660.75 |
26 | 358.25 | 374.25 | 62 | 645.00 | 660.75 |
27 | 365.75 | 381.50 | 63 | 660.75 | 676.75 |
28 | 374.25 | 390.00 | 64 | 660.75 | 676.75 |
29 | 381.50 | 397.25 | 65 | 676.75 | 692.50 |
30 | 393.25 | 409.00 | 66 | 676.75 | 692.50 |
31 | 401.50 | 417.50 | 67 | 692.50 | 708.25 |
32 | 409.00 | 424.75 | 68 | 692.50 | 708.25 |
33 | 417.50 | 433.25 | 69 | 708.25 | 724.00 |
34 | 424.75 | 440.50 | 70 | 708.25 | 724.00 |
35 | 433.25 | 454.25 | blank | blank | blank |
Weight Limit: 59 lbs. |
Insurance (215.5)
Insured Amount not over | Fee | Insured Amount not over | Fee |
$100 | No Fee | For document reconstructioninsurance or non-documentinsurance coverage above $800,add $0.75 per $100 or fractionthereof, up to a maximum of$2,499 per shipment. | |
200 | $0.75 | ||
300 | 1.50 | ||
400 | 2.25 | ||
500 | 3.00 | ||
600 | 3.75 | ||
700 | 4.50 | blank | blank |
800 | 5.25 | $2,499 max. | $18.00 |
Size Limits (217.4)
An item must be large enough to hold on its face the postage
and the plastic pouch that carries the Global Express
Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping label).
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 inches long, and the plastic pouch that carries it is
approximately 7 inches high and 12 inches long.
Maximum length: 46 inches
Maximum width: 35 inches
Maximum height: 46 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches
General Conditions for Mailing
See Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed ServiceGuide, for information about areas served in the destinationcountry, allowable contents, packaging and labelingrequirements, tracking and tracing, service standards, andother conditions for mailing.
Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Weight not over (lbs.) | Rate | Weight not over (lbs.) | Rate | Weight not over (lbs.) | Rate |
0.5 | $24.25 | 15 | $73.80 | 30 | $124.35 |
1 | 27.40 | 16 | 77.15 | 31 | 127.75 |
2 | 30.55 | 17 | 80.55 | 32 | 131.10 |
3 | 33.75 | 18 | 83.90 | 33 | 134.50 |
4 | 36.90 | 19 | 87.25 | 34 | 137.85 |
5 | 40.05 | 20 | 90.65 | 35 | 141.25 |
6 | 43.40 | 21 | 94.00 | 36 | 144.60 |
7 | 46.80 | 22 | 97.40 | 37 | 148.00 |
8 | 50.15 | 23 | 100.75 | 38 | 151.35 |
9 | 53.55 | 24 | 104.15 | 39 | 154.75 |
10 | 56.90 | 25 | 107.50 | 40 | 158.10 |
11 | 60.30 | 26 | 110.90 | 41 | 161.45 |
12 | 63.65 | 27 | 114.25 | 42 | 164.85 |
13 | 67.05 | 28 | 117.65 | 43 | 168.20 |
14 | 70.40 | 29 | 121.00 | 44 | 171.60 |
Weight Limit: 44 lbs. |
Insurance (221.3)
Available for EMS merchandise shipments only
Insured Amount not over | Fee | Insured Amount not over | Fee |
$100 | No Fee | For insurance coverage above$600, add $1.05 for each $100 orfraction thereof, up to a maximumof $5000 per shipment. | |
200 | $1.05 | ||
300 | 2.10 | ||
400 | 3.15 | ||
500 | 4.20 | ||
600 | 5.25 | $5000 max. | $51.45 |
Articles Admitted | Required Customs Form/Endorsem*nt |
Correspondence,business papers,and documents. | PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (OldC 1) and Sender's Declaration (greenlabel). Endorse items clearly next tomailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS. |
Merchandisesamples withoutcommercial value. | PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declarationand Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PSForm 2976-E, Customs DeclarationEnvelope CP 91. |
Merchandise and allarticles subject tocustoms duty. | PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declarationand Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PSForm 2976-E, Customs DeclarationEnvelope CP 91. |
Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 36 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches
Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available
Notes:
1.Addressees are required to obtain import licenses/permits toreceive most goods.
2.Coins; banknotes; currency notes, including paper money;securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler's checks;platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; watches;and other valuable articles are prohibited in EMS shipmentsto Russia.
Reciprocal Service Name: EMS
Country Code: RU
Areas Served: See following pages for list of areas served.
Global Express Mail (cont'd)
Areas Served Within Russia:
City | Postal Code |
Abakan | 662600 |
Abinsk | 353320 |
Akbulak | 461550 |
Anadyr | 686710 |
Arkhangelsk | 163000 |
Astrakan | 414000 |
Barnaul | 656000 |
Belgorod | 308000 |
Beloyarskiy | 624030 |
Belyayevka (Orenburg) | 461330 |
Berezovskiy | 624070 |
Birobidjan (whole territory of the region) | 682200 |
Blagoveshchensk | 675000 |
Boksitogorsk | 187550 |
Bratsk | 665700 |
Bryansk (whole territory of the region) | 241000 |
Buzuluk | 461010 |
Cheboksary (whole territory of the region) | 428000 |
Chelyabinsk | 454000 |
Cherepovets | 162600 |
Cherkessk | 357100 |
Chita | 672000 |
Dinskaya | 353180 |
Ekaterinburg (whole territory of the region) | 690000 |
Elista | 358000 |
Gatchina | 188350 |
Glasov | 427600 |
Gorno-Altaysk | 659700 |
Goryachiy Klyuch | 353272 |
Ilek | 461350 |
Irkutsk | 664000 |
Ivanovo | 153000 |
Izhevsk | 426000 |
Kachkanar | 624356 |
Kaliningrad | 236000 |
Kalininskaya | 353790 |
Kaluga | 248650 |
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy | 346300 |
Kareliya (Republic) | 185000 |
Kazan (whole territory of Rep. of Tartarstan) | 420000 |
Kemerovo (whole territory of the region) | 650000 |
Khabarovsk | 680000 |
Khanty-Mansiisk | 626200 |
Kingissepp | 188450 |
Kirishi | 187110 |
Kirov | 610000 |
Kirovsk | 188690 |
Komi (Republic) | 167000 |
Korenovsk | 353150 |
Kostroma | 156000 |
Kotovsk | 393170 |
City | Postal Code |
Krasnoarmeyskaya | 353810 |
Krasnodar | 350000 |
Krasnoyarsk | 660000 |
Krylovskaya | 352041 |
Krymsk | 353330 |
Kurgan | 640000 |
Kursk | 305000 |
Kushchevskaya | 352000 |
Kuvandyk | 462220 |
Labytnangi | 626520 |
Leningrad Region | 190000 |
Lipetsk | 398000 |
Lodeynoye Pole | 187710 |
Lomonosov | 188510 |
Luga | 188260 |
Magadan | 685000 |
Magnitogorsk | 455000 |
Makhachkala | 367000 |
Mariy El (Republic) | 424000 |
Maykop | 352700 |
Mednogorsk | 462250 |
Moscow Region | 141000 |
Murmansk | 183000 |
Naberezhnyye Chelny | 423800 |
Nakhodka | 692900 |
Nalchik | 360000 |
Nizhnevartovsk | 626440 |
Nizhniy Novgorod | 603000 |
Nizhniy Tagil | 622000 |
Novgorod | 173000 |
Novocherkassk | 346400 |
Novodvinsk | 163901 |
Novorossysk | 353900 |
Novosergeyevka | 461210 |
Novoshakhtinsk | 346900 |
Novosibirsk | 630000 |
Novotroitsk | 462320 |
Oktyabrskoe | 461400 |
Omsk | 644000 |
Orel | 302000 |
Orenburg (whole territory of the region) | 460000 |
Orsk | 462400 |
Penza (whole territory of the region) | 440000 |
Perevolotskiy | 461270 |
Perm | 614000 |
Pervouralsk | 623100 |
Petropavlovsk-Kamtchatsky | 683000 |
Petrozavodsk (whole territory of Rep ofKareliya) | 185000 |
Podporozhye | 187740 |
Polevskoy | 624090 |
Global Express Mail (cont'd)
Areas Served Within Russia:
City | Postal Code |
Primorsko-Akhtarsk | 353890 |
Priozersk | 188760 |
Pskov | 180000 |
Rasskazovo | 393210 |
Revda (Ekaterinvurg) | 632270 |
Rostov-Don | 344000 |
Ryazan | 390000 |
Rybinsk | 152900 |
Saint Petersburg (Region) | 190000 |
Sakmara | 461420 |
Salekhard | 626600 |
Samara | 443000 |
Saraktash | 462120 |
Saransk | 430000 |
Sarapul | 427900 |
Saratov | 410000 |
Severodvinsk | 164500 |
Severskaya | 353240 |
Shakhty | 346500 |
Sharlyk | 461450 |
Slantsy | 188540 |
Slavyansk (Krasnodar) | 353840 |
Smolensk | 214000 |
Sochi | 354000 |
Sokol (Vologda) | 162100 |
Sol-lletsk | 461530 |
Sorochinsk | 461130 |
Stanovoe (District of) | 399710 |
Stavropol | 355000 |
Syktyvkar (whole territory of Rep. of Komi) | 167000 |
Taganrog | 347900 |
Tambov | 392000 |
Tatarstan (Region) | 420000 |
Temryuk | 353520 |
Tikhvin | 187500 |
City | Postal Code |
Timashevsk | 353760 |
Tolyatti | 445000 |
Tomsk | 634000 |
Tosno | 187020 |
Totskoe | 461120 |
Tula | 300000 |
Tver | 170000 |
Tyulgan | 462010 |
Tyumen | 625000 |
Ufa (Chelyabinsk) | 450000 |
Uglich | 152620 |
Ugolnyye Kopy | 686721 |
Uland-Ude | 670000 |
Ulyanovsk (whole territory of the region) | 432000 |
Vernyaya-Pyshma | 624080 |
Vladikavkaz | 362000 |
Vladimir | 600000 |
Vladivostok | 690000 |
Volgograd | 400000 |
Volkhov | 187400 |
Vologda | 160000 |
Volosovo | 188410 |
Voronezh | 394000 |
Votkinsk | 426410 |
Vsevolozhsk | 188710 |
Vyborg | 188900 |
Yakutsk | 677000 |
Yaroslavl | 150000 |
Yelets (District of) | 399740 |
Yelizovo | 684010 |
Yoshkar-Ola (whole territory of Rep. of Mariy El) | 424000 |
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 693000 |
Zadonsk (District of) | 399200 |
Zarechnyi | 624051 |