U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
(Country code: VI)
Including
St John Island, St Thomas Island, St Croix Island
Maximum Coverage = Maximum Declared Value for Carriage for the Priority™ Worldwide service.
* see Canada Post Prices for more information.
** No coverage is available on food items.
Import Restrictions
Senders should determine import restrictions from the country's authorities before posting:
- alcoholic beverages
- animals and animal products
- boxes that formerly contained prohibited or hazardous goods
- controlled substances such as narcotics, hallucinogenic, stimulant or depressant drugs
- food for human or animal consumption*
- hides
- pharmaceutical products**
- skins
- tobacco and tobacco products
- vegetable and other plant products
- weapons
- wool.
USA admits duty-free unsolicited genuine personal gifts not exceeding $100US in value (excluding tobacco products and alcohol-based perfume).
* All commercial shipments of food to the United States must be preceded by a Prior Notice of shipment. This includes mail items containing food for human or animal consumption, dietary supplements, vitamins and food additives or colour. Articles of food which have been non-commercially prepared by an individual in his own residence and sent to another individual as a non-commercial gift are exempt from the requirement for a Prior Notice. More information on the Prior Notice can be obtained from the USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
** See Documentation Required below.
Prohibited Items
In addition to items considered non-mailable matter, the following are prohibited:
- chain letters
- lottery tickets or related advertising
- log and timber products from Liberia
- poisons
- prison-made goods
- reprints of U.S. copyrighted work
- satellites and their parts
- straw, grasses or other plant material used for packing.
Documentation Required
Information regarding Customs can be found in "Customs Requirements" of the Canada Postal Guide.
Senders should provide a Certificate of Origin, whenever possible.
A Certificate of Disinfection is required for shipments containing used clothing.
Pharmaceutical products require:
- photocopy of the doctor's prescription
- photocopy of a document proving the addressee's Canadian citizenship, e.g. birth certificate with photo I.D, passport
- letter from a doctor if drug is not FDA approved or if it does not require a prescription in Canada (available over the counter).
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