Compliance

Full compliance with the conditions in this chapter rests with the sender, therefore St. Lucia Post Office will not accept responsibility for the return or seizure of any postal item through the failure of the sender to comply with the necessary conditions.  Prohibited articles, if tendered for transmission, will be refused or, if detected in transit, detained or confiscated. 

 

DEFINITIONS:

 

Prohibited Items

 

Items that are NOT allowed to be sent via the Post such as dangerous goods, certain drugs, certain items considered to be valuables and pornographic items. 

 

 Restricted Items

 

Items that are prohibited unless certain conditions are met.  As an example, Barbados allows the postal transmission of plants and seeds only if accompanied by a permit from the sender’s Department of Agriculture.

 

 Dangerous Substances

 

 All countries prohibit the mailing of all dangerous substances.  Therefore the sender must avoid posting dangerous substances, as defined by the International  Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), divided into 9 classes as follows:

 Class 1.   Explosives

Class 2.   Gases compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure

Class 3.   Flammable liquids

Class 4.   Flammable solids:  substances liable to spontaneous combustion;  substances, which on contact with water emit flammable gases.

Class 5.   Oxidizing substances; organic peroxides

Class 6.   Poisonous (toxic) and infectious substances

Class 7.   radioactive materials, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous states

Class 8.   Corrosives

Class 9.   Miscellaneous dangerous drugs

   

INLAND POST

 Dangerous/Injurious Articles

 Any article which by its nature is liable to endanger or soil postal staff or property or other postal items are prohibited.  These include:

1. Noxious, deleterious, or otherwise harmful substances.
2. Firearms and their components parts.
3. Sharp instruments not properly protected.

4. Pressurized containers; oiled paper and goods; paints, varnish, enamels and kindred substances which have a flash point below 37.8 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit).  

Illegal Materials

 ·        Articles infringing trade mark and copyright laws

1. Counterfeit bank or currency notes and postage stamps
2. Lottery tickets or advertisements, other than those that may be lawfully sent by post.

 Living Creatures

St. Lucia prohibits the transmission of all living creatures through the Post.

 

Fraudulently-Stamped Materials

Items purporting to be prepaid with any stamp or impression of stamping machine, which had previously been used to prepay any other postal item or any other stamp dutyx.

Any item not qualified to be sent as government/official franked mail, that bears words, marks, or designs that indicate it is sent “On Service”

Perishable Biological Substances

Perishable biological  substances are prohibited unless exchanged between laboratories approved by the appropriate health authority.

 Perishable Articles/foodstuffs

Anything liable to become offensive or injurious through decay during the transmission time, is prohibited, unless it is packed in a hermetically sealed tin. 

Food stuff and other articles  attractive to rodents are prohibited, unless packed in receptacles which are rat proof and do not allow the smell of the contents to escape

 

Overseas Post

 

Living Creatures

 

Only two categories of living creatures are allowed in the Overseas Post as follows: (a) bees, leeches, and silk worms and (b) parasites and destroyers of pests where transmissible between recognized institutions for use in the control of pests.

              NOTE:  Parasites and destroyers of noxious insects are prohibited in the parcel post. 

 

NARCOTICS

 

 Dangerous drugs are prohibited, except the opium, morphine, cocaine and other narcotics may be sent for medical or scientific purposes to countries which admit them on those conditions.

 Paints

 Paints, varnish, enamels and kindred substances with flash point below 60.5 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit) are prohibited.

 Valuables

 Coins or gold bullion exceeding US$30 in value are prohibited.

Paper valuables such as bank drafts, traveler’s checks, securities, insurance policies, and contracts are prohibited except in registered letters.

 

 Import License

 General Requirement.

 Many countries require import licenses for specific categories and kinds of goods.  Before trying to post commercial items, mailers should check with the addressee to ascertain requirements dictated by the destination country.

 St. Lucia Requirement.  Importation of the following goods to St. Lucia is subject to the presentation of an Import License.

1. ·        Plastic bags, shower curtains, toilet paper, shirt, nighties, and panties, brassieres, sheets, table cloths, hand towels, pillow cases, bath towels, bath mats.
2. ·        Gift parcels: notwithstanding the above, Customs Officers have been given the authority to determine in the case of gift parcels whether or not import licenses are required.

·        When parcels are consigned to commercial enterprises and companies, Import Licenses should be obtained before parcels are delivered.