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.
curacao
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.
Fruit salad
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.