ADDRESSING Top PACKING CONDITIONS Item shall be made up securely and in such a way that there is no risk of other items getting trapped in them. The envelopes or packing shall be adapted to the shape and nature of the items as well as the mode and duration of transport. Every item shall be made up in such a way as not to endanger the health of officials and so as not to present any danger if the item contains articles of a kind likely to injure officials called upon to handle it or soil or damage other items or postal equipment. Metal fasteners used for closing items shall not have sharp edges. For document items, custom EMS envelopes made of stiff paper or other durable material with or without bubble lining shall be used. The envelopes shall be closed in such a way as to protect the confidentiality of the contents. Parcels shall be placed in cardboard, wooden, metal or plywood boxes, bags of cloth or packings of other durable materials. Parcels placed in cardboard boxes or paper wrappers shall be reinforced with adhesive tape so that the flaps and bending edges are completely stuck down. Articles of glass or other fragile objects shall be packed in a strong box filled with an appropriate protective material. Any friction or knocks during transport either between the objects themselves or between the objects and the sides of the box shall be prevented. Parcels containing articles of glass or other fragile objects shall be admitted only packed by the sender. Liquids and substances which easily liquefy shall be enclosed in perfectly leak-proof containers. Each container shall be placed in a special strong box filled with an appropriate protective material of sufficient quantity to absorb the entire contents should the container break. The lid of the box shall be fixed so that it cannot easily work loose. Fatty substances which do not easily liquefy, such as oils, soft-soap, resins, etc, and silk-worm eggs, the conveyance of which presents few difficulties, shall be enclosed in a first packing (box, bag of cloth, plastic, etc) which is itself placed in a box stout enough to prevent the contents from leaking. Dry colouring powders, such as aniline blue, shall be admitted only in perfectly leak-proof metal-boxes, placed in turn in strong boxes with an appropriate absorbent or protective material between the two containers. Dry non-colouring powders shall be packed in strong watertight containers (box, bag), placed in turn in a stout box. Live bees, leeches and parasites shall be enclosed in boxes so constructed as to avoid any danger. Packing is not required for articles in one piece, such as pieces of wood, metal, etc, which it is not the custom of the trade to pack. Following the customs clearance, parcels sent by entities and organizations may be closed by means of their own adhesive tape or a seal. It shall be prohibited to send articles enclosed in containers used by other postal providers or legal entities that have the right to collect, convey and deliver mails. Top DELIVERY TERMS Mail items are delivered to domestic addresses next day and to international destinations within 2–5 days. Upon request, the mail may be picked up from the customer or admitted at postal premises. Top PROHIBITED ARTICLES - National and foreign currency, except that sent by the Bank of Lithuania and its institutions (collectible and commemorative coins may be sent by all the banks of the Republic of Lithuania); - Securities as set out in the list approved by the Ministry of Finance; - Non-precious metals, alloys, scrap and waste; - Precious metals as well as jewellery when the total weight of precious metals and gems or natural pearls is over 50 grams; - Narcotics, psychotropic and toxic substances and equipment primarily designed for introducing such substances into human body, explosive, flammable, and other dangerous substances as well as radioactive materials; - All kinds of hunting and sporting guns, crossbows, fighting weapons, components and parts of weapons, ammunition, gas pistols and gas sprays; - Live animals, except bees, leeches, silk-worms, parasites and destroyers of noxious insects intended for the control of those insects and exchanged between officially recognized institutions; - Articles the export of which is prohibited in the country of destination (given in the List of Prohibited Articles of the Universal Postal Union); - Articles the exportation of which is prohibited by the resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania; - Obscene and immoral articles; - Articles which, by their nature or their packing, may expose postal officials to danger, or soil or damage other items or postal equipment; About sending alcohol and tobacco. Top RESTRICTED ARTICLES (subject to authorisation) - Radioelectronic equipment and electrical appliances that may generate radio waves (subject to the authorisation of the Communications Regulatory Authority). - Police and war ammunition, special security and control means, criminal law equipment, methodological means for training of police officers (importation is subject to the authorisation of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania) - Movable cultural values, antique objects and raw amber (export subject to the authorisation of the Department of Cultural Heritage Protection under the Ministry of Culture). - Colour photocopiers (importation is subject to the authorisation of the Ministry of the Interior). - Wild animals (including stuffed animals, eggs and fur), game trophies, as well as raw wild-animal material (subject to the authorisation of the Ministry of Environment). - Foodstuffs of non-industrial production and raw materials of animal origin (subject to the authorisation of the State Food and Veterinary Service). - Plant products that may be the source of infections, pests and weed (subject to the authorisation of the State Plant Protection Service). Top ARTICLES ADMITTED Document items may contain information on any kind of medium, photographs, books, catalogues, documents, official letters and other kinds of notifications. Parcels may contain scientific material, artworks, various kinds of manufactured articles, foodstuffs and other articles, the importation of which is not prohibited in the country of destination. Travellers' cheques, securities, flight tickets, passports and other notes and documents considered by the sender or the addressee as being valuable shall be sent in insured document items. Pieces of jewellery in which the total weight of precious metals and gems or natural pearls is less than 50 grams and other articles considered by the sender or the addressee as being valuable shall be sent in insured parcels. All the banks of the Republic of Lithuania may send by post collectible and commemorative coins. If it is established that the accepted document item or parcel contains prohibited articles listed above, such articles shall be returned to the sender provided they have been shown in the customs declaration. In case such articles have not been specified in the customs declaration, they are seized under the procedure established by law. Top