Be sure that the outer wrapping of the package is marked

1) unsolicited gift, 2) nature of the gift, and 3) its fair

retail value. In addition, a consolidated girl parcel should be

marked as such on the outside with the names of the recipients

listed and the value of each gift. This will facilitate customs

clearance of your package.

If any article imported in the gift parcel is subject to

duty and tax, or if the total value of all articles exceeds the

bona fide gift allowance, no article may be exempt from duty or

tax.

If a parcel is subject to duty, the United States Postal

Service will collect the duty plus a handling charge in the

form of "Postage Due" stamps. Duty cannot be prepaid.

You, as a traveler, cannot send a "gift" parcel to

yourself nor can persons traveling together send "gifts" to

each other. Gifts ordered by mail from the United States do not

qualify under this duty-free gift provision and are subject to

duty:

Other Articles: free of duty or dutiable

Duty preferences are granted to certain developing

countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

Some products from these countries have been exempted from duty

which would otherwise be collected if imported from any other

country. For details, obtain the leaflet GSP & The Traveler

from your nearest Customs office. Many products of certain

Caribbean countries are also exempt from duty under the

Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Most products of Israel may