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Afghanistan

Prohibited objects: alcoholic beverages, toys, carpets, plants, liquid materials, chess game.
Special provisions: none Parcels with pharmacy and parapharmacy products must be accompanied by a medical prescription.

South Africa

Prohibited items: precious stones and metals, cigarettes, lotteries, clothing, used shoes.
Special provisions: gift parcels weighing less than 5 kg and whose value does not exceed 10 rands may be imported without a permit.

Albania

Prohibited items: arms and ammunition, canned food and animal feed, unspecified medicines.
Special provisions: none.

Algeria

Prohibited items: used items (clothing, shoes, linens, blankets, clothing accessories). Contraceptive products, baby bottles, agricultural products, chemical products, funeral urns, weapons, ammunition, securities, lotteries. An import license issued by the Ministry of Health and Population is compulsory for pharmaceutical products. General import rules of goods in Algeria: it is subject to the prior authorization (licence) of the competent services of the country of destination. Tolerances are nevertheless provided for in the following cases: 1. Parcels containing goods with a value of less than 60 Algerian dinars for the same recipient, provided that the consignments of the species do not exceed a total of 240 Algerian dinars for a period of twelve months.2. Parcels not of a commercial nature, sent by individuals to individuals within the limit of a maximum weight of 12 kg (used effects are excluded from this tolerance).

Germany

Angola

Prohibited items: tobacco, matches, traveller's cheques.
Special provisions: none.

Anguilla

Prohibited objects: used clothes, trees, plants, fruits.
Special provisions: none.

Antarctic

Antigua and Barbuda

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition, except import license.
Special provisions: none.

Netherlands Antilles

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Saudi Arabia

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, liqueurs, weapons, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques.
Special provisions: any import of electrical household appliances and their accessories must be accompanied by a certificate in Arabic in accordance with Saudi standards.IMPORTANT: packages bearing the words "Republic of Saudi Arabia" are confiscated on arrival.

Argentina

Prohibited items: alcohol, weapons and ammunition, mineral oils. Note: used linen and clothing are admitted subject to a disinfection certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin and authorized by the Argentine consular services.
Special provisions: none.

Armenia

Prohibited items: money and other valuables.
Special provisions: none.

Aruba

Prohibited items: except Declared Value, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Ascent

Prohibited objects: animals, plants. Special provisions: none.

Australia

Prohibited items Australian quarantine laws are strictly enforced on imports of all products of plant and animal origin as well as those made from soil or sand. Shipments must not be packaged in wooden boxes or in fruit cartons. To find out the exact list of products prohibited in Australia, you can consult the Australian customs website: http://www.customs.gov.au /canibringitback/
Special provisions: none

Austria

Azerbaijan

Prohibited items firearms (except import authorization)
Special provisions: it is permitted to import, without collection of customs duties, goods whose value does not exceed 200 USD.

Bahamian

Prohibited items: canned skimmed milk, banknotes, travelers checks, coins, metals and precious objects.
Special provisions: none

Bahrain

Prohibited objects: alcoholic beverages, arms and ammunition, live animals, coins, precious objects, traveler's cheque.
Special provisions: none

Bangladeshi

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition. Banknotes, coins, travelers checks, other values.
Special provisions: none

Barbados

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Belarus

Prohibited items: alcohol, tobacco. Except in Declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, precious metals.
Special provisions: none.

Belgium

Prohibited items: Products containing tobacco
Special provisions: none.

Belize

Prohibited items: used clothing, daggers, firearms, tobacco, all currencies, traveller's cheques, precious metals and objects.
Special provisions: none.

Benign

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, weapons and ammunition, discs.
Special provisions: exporters of jewelery and made-up fabric items must send to the Head of the Customs Region of:- OUEME, BP 47, Porto Novo, for shipments to Porto Novo.- l'ATLANTIQUE, BP 400, Cotonou for shipments to Cotonou and other towns in Benin, 48 hours at the latest after the parcels have been deposited, a summary list of their shipments containing:- the name of the sender or of- the establishment of the exporter.- the numbers and date of the shipment.- the surnames and first names of the consignee.- the nature and species of the shipment.- the actual FOB value and the cost of the shipping.- the city of destination.

Bermuda

Prohibited items: ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Bhutan

Prohibited items: none
Special provisions: none

Bolivia

Prohibited objects: alcohol, jewelery and precious objects, cigarettes, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques.
Used clothing unless accompanied by a disinfection certificate.
Special provisions: consular invoices required when the value of the shipment exceeds 100 USD. Import permits required when shipment value exceeds USD 500.

Bonaire Sint Eustatius Saba

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Prohibited items: honey, used effects, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, precious metals and objects, jewellery.
Special provisions: the recipient must produce an import permit at the time of delivery of a commercial parcel.Gift parcels: gifts whose weight does not exceed 5 kg and the value 10 rand can be imported without a permit.

Brazil

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, plant products (conditionally admitted with import certificate), pharmaceutical products without a license number issued by the Departemento de Saùde Pùblica, plastic articles, works of art.
Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge: 50 USD for gifts. Customs duties and taxes: packages whose value does not exceed 500 USD, intended for individuals or legal persons not intended for resale benefit a Simplified Tax Regime.

Brunei Darussalam

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, jewellery, precious metals.
Special provisions: none

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Prohibited items except with declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, precious metals, jewellery.
Special provisions: import license compulsory for all goods intended for sale.

Cambodia

Cameroon

Prohibited items: used clothing, weapons of war.
Special provisions: none.

Canada

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages unless addressed to a provincial liquor board or corporation, agricultural and pharmaceutical products without a certificate-permit-prescription, clothing intended for sale without a permit.
Special provisions: Theoretical duty-free admission thresholds: CAD 20 for commercial shipments - CAD 60 for gifts. Customs duties and taxes: imported goods are subject to customs duties (if applicable), tax 7% on goods and services or the 15% harmonized sales tax and, where applicable, the provincial sales tax.

Green cap

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, precious metals, jewellery.
Special provisions: none.

Chile

Prohibited items: lottery tickets, banknotes, precious stones. Firearms, medicines, foodstuffs, seeds. Plant products, maps and atlases must be accompanied by an import certificate-licence-permit.
Special provisions: Theoretical duty-free admission thresholds: 30 USD for gifts and shipments without commercial value. Ad valorem duties = 11% customs duties = 1.55% VAT = 18%.

China

Prohibited items: firearms and ammunition, animal products and germ-carrying plants. Goods imported for commercial purposes must be accompanied by an import permit.
Special provisions: theoretical duty-free admission thresholds: 500 CNY for gifts and shipments without commercial value. Customs duties and taxes: variable customs duties, VAT: 17%.

Cyprus

Colombia

Prohibited items: used clothing, firearms, coffee, sugar, meat, soap, alcoholic beverages, banknotes, coins, travelers checks, jewellery, precious metals.
Special provisions: none.

Comoros

Prohibited items: except in declared value, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, jewellery, precious metals.
Special provisions: none.

congo

Prohibited objects: contraceptive products, unnamed preserves.
Special provisions none.

North Korea

South Korea

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition, fabrics, wool, rice. Except with import authorization issued by Korean customs: all currencies, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.
Special provisions: none.

Costa Rica

Prohibited items: precious metals and objects
Special provisions: none.

Cuba

Prohibited items: used clothing, securities, jewellery, perfumes, alcoholic beverages, coins, banknotes, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, chewing gum, used shoes, photo paper, binoculars, dye.
Special provisions: ordinary or consular invoices: all shipments weighing more than 2 kg must be accompanied by a consular invoice. This document is obtained from the Cuban Embassy located in the country of origin of the shipments and costs 100 USD per shipment. To facilitate the work of the customs authorities, the presence of this invoice should be indicated on the customs documents accompanying the shipments.

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Denmark

Djibouti

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages.
Particular dispositions

Dominica

Prohibited items: used clothing, weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Egypt

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Weapons and ammunition (except permits), lottery tickets, tobacco.
Special provisions: import permits are not required for gift parcels the value of which does not exceed 20 Egyptian pounds, provided that they are intended for personal use and do not have a market value. For gift packages with a value above the above amount, an import permit is required.

El Salvador

Prohibited objects: wine, weapons of war and ammunition, cigarette paper.
Special provisions: none.

United Arab Emirates

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition, alcoholic beverages, pork products, lottery tickets.
Special provisions: the customs measures applied to the customs clearance of the United Arab Emirates are as follows:1. Parcels whose amount does not exceed 500 dirhams are exempt from any customs measure. It is the same for parcels whose amount exceeds 500 dirhams but which are not of a commercial nature and contain personal effects.2. All parcels coming by post, whatever their content and value, must not include objects or goods from Israel or from a company having any connection with Israel.3. Parcels whose value exceeds 500 dirhams and which are commercial in nature must be accompanied by the following documents: - the original invoices authenticated by the Consulates of the United Arab Emirates in the countries of origin - the authenticated certificate of origin - the list of contents parcels - the duty-free certificate (parcels concerning ministries, government circles, diplomatic missions, etc.)

Ecuador

Prohibited items: firearms, medicines, agricultural and mineral products unless they are accompanied by an import certificate-licence-permit.
Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge: 200 USD for gifts and shipments without commercial value.

Eritrea

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, precious metals, jewellery, weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Spain

Estonia

UNITED STATES

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals not approved by the US administration. Food shipments: - Food companies must be registered with the Food and Drug Administration. - A preliminary declaration with the FDA (Prior Notice ) must be performed for each exported food item. The FDA confirms (or denies) with a Preliminary Statement ID number. This number must be reported on the postal customs declaration.
Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge: 200 USD for goods sold by mail order 100 USD for gifts.alert: to read hoverboards because of the lithium batteries they contain.

Ethiopia

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, precious metals, jewellery, weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Fiji

Prohibited items: switchblade knives, dyes.
Special provisions: none.

Finland

Gabon

Prohibited items: contraceptives, weapons of war and ammunition, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, unnamed cans.
Special provisions: none.

Gambia

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Georgia

Prohibited items: firearms, precious metals, banknotes, checks.
Special provisions: none.

South Georgia

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, travelers cheques, bearer securities, precious metals. Jewelry, ammunition.
Special provisions: none.

Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Prohibited items: firearms, precious metals, banknotes, checks.
Special provisions: none.

Ghana

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, travelers cheques, bearer securities, precious metals. Jewelry, ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

Gibraltar

Prohibited items: lottery tickets.

Special provisions: none.

Britain

Greece

Grenade

Prohibited items: ammunition, lottery tickets.

Special provisions: none.

Greenland

Guam

Prohibited objects:: Alcoholic drinks, pharmaceutical products not approved by the American administration.
For shipments of food products:- Companies producing food products must be registered with the Food and Drug Administration.- A preliminary declaration with the FDA (Prior Notice) must be made for each food item exported. The FDA confirms (or denies) the preliminary declaration with an identification number. This number must be reported on the postal customs declaration.

Special provisions thresholds for theoretical duty-free admission: - 200 USD for goods sold by mail order - 100 USD for gifts

Guatemala

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, lottery tickets, baby bottles, used effects.

Special provisions: none.

Guernsey

Guinea

Prohibited items: contraceptives, baby bottles, war materials.

Special provisions: none.

Equatorial Guinea

Prohibited items: coins, banknotes, precious metals.

Special provisions: none.

Guinea-Bissau

Prohibited items: ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

Guyana

Prohibited items: coins, banknotes, meat, fish, sugar, honey, condiments, alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, laundry, furniture

Special provisions: none.

Haiti

Prohibited items: birth control products, jewellery.

Special provisions: none.

Honduras

Prohibited items: coins, banknotes, traveller's cheques, other valuables, jewellery, weapons and ammunition.

Special provision: none

hong kong

Prohibited items: lottery tickets, celluloid.

Special provision: none.

Hungary

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Animals, plants and unprocessed derivatives are subject to complex phytosanitary legislation. More than 150 agricultural products are subject to an import license and very restrictive quarantine measures. Packaging and pallets must be accompanied by a fumigation certificate. Goods are subject to quotas or restrictions: cheese, tobacco, pharmaceutical products. For more information, consult the Australian customs website: http://www.customs.gov.au"

Cayman Islands

Prohibited items: rum, coffee, ammunition.

Special provision: none.

Cook Islands

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages.

Special provisions: none.

Faroe Islands

Madeira Islands

Falkland Islands

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, travelers cheques, bearer securities, precious metals.

Special provisions: none.

Northern Mariana Islands

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical products not approved by the American administration. Food shipments: - Food producing companies must be registered with the Food and Drug Administration. - A preliminary declaration to the FDA (Prior Notice) must be made for each exported food item. The FDA confirms (or denies) with an identification number the preliminary declaration. This number must be reported on the postal customs declaration.

Special provisions: Theoretical franchise admission thresholds: - 200 USD for merchandise sold by mail order - 100 USD for gifts

Marshall Islands

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages.

Special provisions: none.

Solomon Islands

Prohibited items: used clothing, weapons and ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

British Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands

India

Prohibited items: animal fats and oils, rennet of animal origin, wood and products in the form of wood, chemical products. Firearms must be accompanied by an import certificate-license-permit.

Special provisions: 2000 rupees for gifts. No limit for shipments without commercial value. Tax exemption for charities.

Indonesia

Prohibited items: none

Special provisions: for objects sent for commercial purposes, the sender must mention the number and date of the import permit.

Iraq

Iran

 

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, alcoholic beverages, arms and ammunition, fashion magazines, games of chance, sugar, musical instruments, used clothing, postcards and portraits of nude women.

Special provisions: compulsory import license, in particular for consignments of chocolate and cosmetic products.

Ireland

Iceland

Prohibited items: lead toys, bees, silkworms, ammunition, tanned hides and skins, banknotes and Icelandic currency, any valuables payable in Icelandic currency.

Special provisions: none.

Israel

 

Prohibited items: precious stones, firearms, telecommunications devices, animals, plants, pharmaceutical substances not accompanied by an import certificate-license-permit.

Special provisions: thresholds for theoretical duty-free admission: 35 USD for gifts and shipments without commercial value. Customs duties and taxes: customs duties (0%-85%) VAT 17%.

Italy

Jamaica

Prohibited items: alcohol, coffee, lottery tickets, honey, sugar.

Special provisions: none.

Japan

Prohibited objects: plant products without a certificate.

Special provisions: theoretical thresholds of duty-free admission: 10,000 JPY. Customs duties and taxes: variable customs duties: VAT = 5%. alert: read NOTICE CONCERNING THE SHIPMENT OF "HOVERBOARDS" Japanese postal operators no longer accept parcels arriving by air containing "hoverboards" because of the lithium batteries they contain.

Jersey

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Prohibited items: weapons, rare animal and plant products.

Special provisions: none.

Kenya

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, used clothing, weapons, spirits, lottery tickets.

Special provisions: none.

Kyrgyzstan

Kiribati

Prohibited items: coins, ingots, dyes.

Special provisions: none.

Kosovo

Prohibited objects: alcoholic beverages, toys, carpets, plants, liquid materials, chess game.

Special provisions: none.

Parcels with pharmacy and parapharmacy products must be accompanied by a medical prescription.

Kuwait

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, weapons, cassettes.

Special provisions: shipments with a commercial value of more than €762.25 must imperatively be accompanied by a certificate of origin issued by the Chamber of Commerce.

Laos people's democratic republic

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, arms and ammunition, contraceptive items, printed matter relating to lotteries, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Special provisions: none.

Lesotho

Prohibited items: weapons, used clothing, cologne, uniforms.

Special provisions: none.

Latvia

Lebanon

Prohibited objects: coins, banknotes, bearer securities, traveller's cheques, gold, silver, precious stones, liquefiable materials and fragile objects, particularly glass. Products of animal origin, chemical and pharmaceutical products as well as firearms fire must be accompanied by an import certificate-licence-permit.

Special provisions: none.

Liberia

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, coins, bearer securities, precious metals.

Special provisions: none.

Libya

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, pork, weights and measures.

Special provisions: when the contents of packages are sent for commercial purposes, an import permit is required. However, the import permit is not required for packages containing goods whose value does not exceed five Libyan pounds.

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxemburg

Macau

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Special provisions: none.

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Madagascar

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Special provisions: none

Malaysia

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Weapons, milk and dairy products, military clothing

Special provisions: none.

Malawi

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition, plants, used clothing, money, gold and other valuables.

Special provisions: none.

Maldives

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, religious statues.

Special provisions: none.

mali

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, diamonds.

Special provisions: none.

Malta

Morocco

Prohibited items: banknotes or bearer value.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free: samples with a value of less than 500 MAD.

Mauritius

Prohibited items: used clothing, ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

Mauritania

Prohibited items: diamonds.

Special provisions: none.

Mexico

Prohibited items: weapons, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, banknotes.

Special provisions: the translation into Spanish of the invoices accompanying the packages is mandatory.

Micronesia

Moldova

Prohibited items: cereals.

Special provisions: the origin of the goods must be justified if the value exceeds 2000 USD.

Mongolia

Prohibited items: used clothes, shoes and lingerie, precious stones, building materials.

Special provisions: none.

Montenegro

Montserrat

Prohibited items: used clothing, weapons and ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

mozambique

Prohibited items: weapons, ammunition, coins, banknotes, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, silk.

Special provisions: none.

myanmar

Prohibited items: weapons, coffee, coins, stones and precious metals.

Special provisions: none.

Namibia

Prohibited items: weapons, stones and precious metals, cigarettes, lotteries, clothing, used shoes.

Special provisions: theoretical thresholds of duty-free admission: 400 rand for gifts.

Nauru

Nepal

Prohibited items: synthetic fibres, cameras, watches and spare parts, cloves, ball bearings, cinnamon.

Special provisions: none.

Nicaragua

Prohibited items: except Declared Value, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Used effects, uniforms, tobacco, lighters.

Special provisions: none.

Niger

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, diamonds.

Special provisions: none.

Nigeria

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, precious metals. Alcoholic beverages, shoes, cigarettes, clothing of all kinds, calendars, jewelry, toothpaste, fabrics.

Special provisions: none.

Niue

Norway

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, meat, plants, communication equipment without import certificate.

Special provisions: thresholds of theoretical admission free, gifts 500 NK.

No duty is levied if the total value of duties and taxes does not exceed NOK 50. Customs duties and taxes: VAT 23%

New Zealand

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, tobacco, preparations made from cereals or flour (except pasta), perishable biological materials, pharmaceutical products in the absence of approval, plant-based products (eg: bouquets, seeds, pots- rotten), pine and spruce thorns, products of animal origin (e.g. honey, meat), fresh produce, wooden products

Special provisions: theoretical thresholds of duty-free admission: NZD 110 for gifts; NZD 400 for commercial shipments.

Customs duties and taxes: tax on goods and services = 12.5%.

Oman

Prohibited items: weapons, banknotes, alcoholic beverages.

Special provisions: none.

Uganda

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition, lottery tickets, spirits.

Special provisions: none.

Uzbekistan

Prohibited items: coins, banknotes, checks, postage stamps, gold, silver or other valuables.

Special provisions: none.

Pakistan

Prohibited items: firearms and pharmaceutical products must be accompanied by a certificate - license - import permit.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge:

- 1000 rupees for gifts.

- 2000 rupees for shipments without commercial value.

- 2500 rupees for commercial shipments.

Palau

Panama

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, weapons.

Special provisions: none.

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Prohibited items: banknotes, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, coins, precious metals, jewellery, plastic toys, used clothing.

Special provisions: none.

Netherlands

Peru

Prohibited items: pest control products, used clothing and shoes intended for sale, beef products. Radio equipment, firearms, pharmaceuticals and shipments with a customs value exceeding USD 5,000 must be accompanied by an import certificate - license - permit.

Special provisions: none.

Philippines

Prohibited items: weapons, birth control products, spirits, coffee.

Special provisions: none.

Pitcairn

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Special provisions: none.

Poland

Porto Rico

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical products not approved by the American administration.

Food shipments:

- Food producing companies must be registered with the Food and Drug Administration.

- A preliminary declaration to the FDA (Prior Notice) must be made for each exported food item.

The FDA confirms (or denies) with an identification number the preliminary declaration. This number must be reported on the postal customs declaration.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge:

$200 for mail-order merchandise.

$100 for gifts.

Portugal

Qatar

Prohibited items: wines and alcoholic beverages (unless previously authorized), pork meat and derivatives, games of chance, remote-controlled toys and military clothing.

Special provisions: none.

Syrian Arab Republic

Prohibited items: weapons, banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, silk and nylon stockings, shoes, soap, cigarette paper, tobacco, cotton clothing, military clothing and used clothes.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge:

- 2000 Syrian pounds for gifts and commercial shipments.

- 500 Syrian pounds for other shipments.

Central African Republic

Prohibited objects: contraceptive products, weapons of war, unnamed preserves.

Special provisions: none.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Prohibited objects: contraceptive products, unnamed preserves.

Special provisions: none.

Dominican Republic

Prohibited objects: edged weapons, firearms, glass objects, games of chance, banknotes and other bearer securities.

Special provisions: none.

Czech Republic

Romania

Russia

Prohibited items: firearms, bladed weapons, ammunition, currency of the Russian Federation, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, medical products, chemical products, costume jewellery, any support for political material, photocopying materials, identity cards and passports.

Shipments of food products, perfumery, toys and radio or video media are only accepted for private individuals in quantities limited to 10 items.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge:

USD 100 for goods not intended for production or trade.

Customs duties and taxes: variable customs duties, VAT: 18%

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Rwanda

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals.

Special provisions: none.

Western Sahara

Holy See (Vatican)

Prohibited items: plants and plant products.

Special provisions: none.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Prohibited items: weapons and ammunition (unless government licensed) and used clothing

Special provisions: none.

Saint Helena

Prohibited items: live animals, certain plants.

Special provisions: none.

St. LUCIA

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Used clothes.

Special provisions: none.

San Marino

St. Vincent

Prohibited items: used clothes, coins.

Special provisions: none.

Samoa

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical products not approved by the American administration.

Food shipments:

- Food producing companies must be registered with the Food and Drug Administration.

- A preliminary declaration to the FDA (Prior Notice) must be made for each exported food item. The FDA confirms (or denies) with a preliminary statement number.

This number must be reported on the postal customs declaration.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge:

- 200 USD for goods sold by mail order.

- 100 USD for gifts.

American Samoa

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, rough diamonds, contraceptive products.

Special provisions: none.

Serbia

Seychelles

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Used clothing, weapons and ammunition.

Special provisions: none.

Sierra Leone

Prohibited items: spirits, paper money, hunting lamps.

Special provisions: none.

Singapore

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Weapons, plants, skim milk.

Special provisions: none.

Slovakia

Slovenia

Somalia

Sudan

Prohibited items: alcohol, wine, banknotes, weapons.

Special provisions: none.

Sri Lanka

Prohibited items: cigarettes, vegetable oils, biscuits, sugar, all canned goods, perfumery, handkerchiefs, jewelry, soaps, pencils, pens, erasers.

Special provisions: none.

Sweden

Swiss

Suriname

Prohibited items: firearms, banknotes, coins.

Special provisions: none.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island

Swaziland

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Special provisions: none.

Tajikistan

Taiwan

Prohibited items: except included in Declared Value shipments and not exceeding USD 25: banknotes, coins, precious metals, jewellery. Sugar, tea, wine, cigars, cigarettes, loaded lighters, refill cartridges.

Special provisions: parcels containing various gift menus of insignificant value, the total price of which does not exceed 600 Taiwan dollars, or 15 USD (customs value), may be imported duty free.

Tanzania

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery. Weapons and ammunition, spirits, lottery tickets.

Special provisions: it is not necessary to insert ordinary or consular invoices, etc. in consignments addressed to individuals.

The importation by post of any goods for resale by traders is prohibited, except with a permit issued by: The Imports controller - Bank of Tanzania - PO Box 2939 - DAR ES-SALAAM, Tanzania.

Chad

Prohibited items: contraceptive products.

Special provisions: none.

Thailand

Prohibited items: except Declared Value: banknotes, coins, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Special provisions: shipments whose value is less than 500 Baths are exempt from customs duties.

East Timor

Prohibited items: none.

Special provisions: for items sent for commercial purposes, the sender must mention the number and date of the currency import permit.

Togo

Prohibited items: stills, lottery tickets, coins, saccharine.

Special provisions: none.

Tokelau

Prohibited items: alcoholic beverages, tobacco, preparations made from cereals or flour (except pasta), perishable biological materials, pharmaceutical products in the absence of approval.

Special provisions: theoretical admission thresholds free of charge:

NZD 110 for gifts.

NZD 400 for commercial shipments.

Tonga

Prohibited items: spirits.

Special provisions: none.

Trinidad and Tobago

Prohibited items: switchblade knives, raw coffee, honey.

Special provisions: none.

Tristan Da Cunha

Prohibited items: live animals, certain plants.

Special provisions: none.

Tunisia

Turkmenistan

Prohibited items: money, coins, banknotes, checks and other valuables.

Special provisions: none.

Turkey

Prohibited objects: except in declared value: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery.

Alcoholic beverages, contraceptives, tobacco, tea, playing cards, cell phones.

Special provisions: none.

tuvalu

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, ingots, dyes.

Special provisions: none.

Ukraine

Prohibited items: firearms, communication devices, pharmaceutical products, food products, tobacco and alcohol must be accompanied by a certificate - license - import permit.

Special provisions: theoretical thresholds for exemption: total exemption for gifts and shipments without commercial value. $100 for commercial shipments.

Uruguay

Prohibited items: except with disinfection certificate: used clothes. Weapons, lottery tickets.

Special provisions: none.

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Prohibited items: fruit, coffee, salt, lottery tickets, cigarette paper, pearls, postage stamps.

Special provisions: none.

Vietnam

Prohibited objects: weapons and ammunition, seeds, fruits, honey, precious objects, radio devices, tobacco, used effects, tin cans. Banknotes, coins, travelers cheques, jewelry and other valuables.

Special provisions: none.

Yemen

Prohibited items: weapons, precious metals, discs, coins, alcoholic beverages, pork.

Special provisions: all commercial parcels destined for Yemen (i.e. parcels with a value greater than 20,000 rials, i.e. the equivalent of 2,000 USD, and which are addressed by the same sender to the same consignee) must be accompanied by an import permit issued by the Ministry of Economy, Supply and Commerce in Sanaa.

Zambia

Prohibited items: banknotes, coins, traveller's cheques, bearer securities, precious metals, jewellery, spirits, aphrodisiacs, tobacco, cigarettes, playing cards.

Special provisions: none.

Zimbabwe

Prohibited items: spirits, honey, lottery tickets, coins, banknotes, currency and other valuables.

Special provisions: none.

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