Anguilla
General information
- Capital: The valley
- Area: 96 Km2
- Language: English
- Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
- GNP in USD billions: 0,09
- Activity sector: Tourism, financial services, fishing.
Postal information
Delivery times:
- Priority service: 6 days
- Economy service: 11 days
Required mail conditions
- Maximum weight: 2 kg maximum
- Address guidelines
Options
- Declared value: 0 SDR
- Cash on delivery: 0 SDR
- Option specifications: None.
- SDR value: Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to Euro as of January 1, 2012: 1 SDR = 1.1314 Euro
Prohibited items:
Specific prohibited items for this country:
Used clothes, arms, plants, fruit.Principal prohibited items:
Various types of prohibitions apply to items sent by La Poste: universal bans (see below), country-specific bans (which stem from national import regulations), and bans enforced by national postal operators (applying to merchandise that is legally authorised for import but banned by postal regulations).A partial list of these items is included in this “Prohibited items” section.
The sender is held responsible for noncompliant mail even if La Poste accepts it. The items listed below are prohibited regardless of the chosen destination. La Poste is not responsible for misinformation or omissions as this list of merchandise is subject to great variation.
- Perishable biological materials, infectious or non-infectious.
- Items that due to their nature or packaging are hazardous to postal workers or may soil or damage other mail or postal facilities.
- Illegal drugs and psychotropic substances.
- Live animals; however, bees, leeches, and silkworms may, under strict packaging conditions, be sent from France by La Poste if they are authorised by the postal regulations of the country of destination.
- Obscene or immoral items.
- Counterfeit goods.
- Explosives, inflammable products (alcohol, perfume, etc.) or other dangerous materials such as compressed gas (aerosol products, etc.), radioactive materials, and corrosive liquids.
- Jewels, precious metals, banknotes, bearer securities, money, and other items of value (unless they are sent by registered mail with declared value).
Sales carried out through a “snowball” procedure, or any other similar process consisting in offering merchandise to the public by suggesting the prospect of receiving products either for free or in exchange for a sum that is inferior to their real value. These sales require the presentation of vouchers or tickets to third parties, membership, or subscriptions.
Senders are held fully responsible for imprecise customs declarations and failure to respect any customs bans or restrictions. They are thus urged to seek information from relevant organisations (Chambers of Commerce and Industry, embassies, consulates, foreign country trade missions in France).
Special restrictions covering sensitive merchandise:
Independent of its country of origin or destination, certain merchandise is subject to mailing restrictions because it is considered as sensitive. The customs authorities, in cooperation with other government agencies, are responsible for applying these restrictions. Such merchandise includes: arms, medicine, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, dual use material (strategic goods that have both military and civilian uses) or products derived from species of wild fauna and flora that are protected by the Washington Convention.
Such merchandise must be accompanied by specific documents such as a licence, certificate, import or export authorization, which must be presented to government officials at the time of customs clearance or at any spot control. The French customs authorities may block such shipments.
Customs formalities for mail containing merchandise subject to restrictions or to other special formalities must be completed by the sender or by his/her representative, (-ABBR-0-e.g., La Poste) when such mail is sent. Shipments of food products are strictly regulated by most countries.
Sending counterfeit products by mail:
The export, import, mailing and possession of products with a counterfeit brand or trademark are prohibited. If such an infraction is discovered, customs may seize the merchandise.
Required declaration of cash, gold or open financial instruments
In general, mailings of cash, gold or open financial instruments should respect the postal regulations of the country of destination, which either prohibit such mailings outright or prohibit their inclusion in ordinary mail. Mailing banknotes, coins, checks, open bills of exchange or promissory notes, debt securities in bearer form, or gold bars and gold and silver coins, with a value of -ABBR-1-€7,600 or more, must be declared to customs regardless of destination, including member States of the European Union, other countries, overseas territories or the Principality of Monaco. It is also necessary in every case to ascertain whether, and if so under which conditions, the country of destination will accept such a mailing for delivery.
Declaration form -ABBR-2-CN 23 and the -ABBR-3-DAU form are filled out for gold bars and gold or silver coins sent to countries outside of the European Union.
Public holidays
Every day counts in the business world. Have a glance at our handy list of country-specific public holidays and make sure your mail gets there on time.
January 2008
- Tuesday 01 - New Year's Day
February 2008
- None
March 2008
- Friday 21 - Good Friday
- Monday 24 - Easter Monday
April 2008
- None
May 2008
- Thursday 01 - Labour Day
- Monday 12 - Pentecost Monday
- Friday 30 - Anguilla Day
June 2008
- Monday 09 - Queen's Birthday
July 2008
- None
August 2008
- Monday 04 - Bank Holiday
- Friday 08 - Constitution Day
- Thursday 14 - August Thursday
September 2008
- None
October 2008
- None
November 2008
- None
December 2008
- Friday 19 - Separation Day
- Thursday 25 - Christmas
- Friday 26 - Family day
January 2009
- Thursday 01 - New Year's Day
February 2009
- None
March 2009
- None
April 2009
- Friday 10 - Good Friday
- Monday 13 - Easter Monday
May 2009
- Friday 01 - Labour Day
- Friday 29 - Anguilla Day
June 2009
- Monday 01 - Pentecost Monday
- Monday 08 - Queen's Birthday
July 2009
- None
August 2009
- Monday 03 - Summer Bank Holiday
- Thursday 13 - August Thursday
- Friday 14 - Constitution Day
September 2009
- None
October 2009
- None
November 2009
- None
December 2009
- Saturday 19 - Separation Day
- Friday 25 - Christmas
- Saturday 26 - Boxing Day
