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BARBADOS-PARCEL POST ASg. 14,1939 Sept. 13 , 1989 ARTICLE IV. Territorialrate. 1. For prepaid parcels, ordinary or insured, sent to Barbados, pay- ment shall be made as follows, based on the bulk net weight of such parcels included in each dispatch: 4 cents per pound. 2. For prepaid parcels, ordinary or insured, sent to the United States of America or to its possessions, payment shall be made as follows, based on the bulk net weight of such parcels included in each dispatch: 6 cents per pound for parcels for the United States of America. 3 cents per pound for parcels for the U. S . Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa. 6 cents per pound for parcels for Alaska. 3. In addition, the following transit charges, based on the bulk net weight of the parcels, shall be paid for prepaid parcels, ordinary or insured, sent to the possessions of the United States of America: 6 cents per pound when only sea service is provided. 10 cents per pound when only land service is provided. 13 cents per pound when both land and sea service are provided. 4. The terminal quotas and transit charges above mentioned may be reduced or increased on three months previous notice given by one country to the other. These reductions or increases shall hold good for at least one year. 5. For each insured parcel exchanged between the two Administra- tions, one cent will be allowed to the country of destination as an insurance terminal credit in addition to the terminal credits stated in Section 2. Alo, for insured parcels for the possessions of the United States in addition to the transit charges stated in Section 3 above, there will be paid an insurance credit of one cent for each land or sea service involved. 6. The amounts to be allowed in respect of parcels sent from one Administration to the other for onward transmission to a third country shall be fixed by the intermediary Administration. ARTICLE V. Sea rate. Each of the two Administrations shall be entitled to fix the rate for any sea service which it provides. ARTICLE VI. Fee for clearance through the Customs. Fee for delivery to the addressee. The Administration of destination may collect in respect of de- livery to the addressee and in respect of delivery to the Customs and clearance through the Customs, or in respect of delivery to the Cus- toms only, a fee not exceeding 50 centimes per parcel or such other fee as it may from time to time fix for similar services in its parcel- post relations with other countries generally. ARTICLE VII. Customs and other non-postal charges. Customs charges and all other non-postal charges shall be paid by the addressees of parcels, except as provided otherwise in this Agreement. Rates. Transit charges. Terminal quotas and transit charges, modifications. Insurance terminal credits. Forwarding allow- ance. Sea rate. Collection of fees. Payment by ad- dresees; exception. 54 STAT.] 1839