CARRIER PROFILE

Canada Post International

TYPEPOSTAL-SERVICE

HQ COUNTRYCANADA

REACH190+ COUNTRIES VIA UPU AGREEMENTS

MAX WEIGHT30KG

MAX DIMENSIONS150 longest side, 300 length + girth

Generally Prohibited Items

These items cannot be shipped via Canada Post International to any destination.

✗Aerosols
✗Cannabis and cannabis products
✗Controlled substances
✗Counterfeit goods
✗Explosives and ammunition
✗Firearms
✗Live animals
✗Perishable infectious substances
✗Radioactive materials

Restricted Items — Declaration Required

These items may be shipped but require special declaration, documentation, or approval.

⚠Alcoholic beverages (select destinations, excise documentation)
⚠Dry ice (as refrigerant, limited quantity)
⚠Lithium batteries (in equipment, IATA compliant)
⚠Perishable non-infectious biological specimens
⚠Tobacco products (destination restrictions apply)

Destination-Specific Restrictions

Additional prohibitions that apply only when sending to specific countries.

DESTINATION: AUSTRALIA

✗Fresh food
✗Plant material
✗Soil

DESTINATION: SAUDI ARABIA

✗Alcohol
✗Pork products

DESTINATION: THAILAND

✗E-cigarettes
✗Vape devices

DESTINATION: NEW ZEALAND

✗Raw meat / dairy from unapproved-origin countries
✗Fresh fruit + vegetables
✗Untreated wood / plant material
✗Bee products (honey) from non-approved origins

DESTINATION: SINGAPORE

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
✗Chewing gum (except therapeutic)

DESTINATION: MALAYSIA

✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: INDONESIA

✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: PHILIPPINES

✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: VIETNAM

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: JAPAN

✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: SOUTH KOREA

✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: CHINA

✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: INDIA

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
✗Drone components without DGCA approval

DESTINATION: HONG KONG

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid

DESTINATION: TAIWAN

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: UAE

✗Alcohol of any kind
✗Pork products + pork derivatives (gelatine, lard)
✗Materials offensive to Islamic values
✗Israeli-origin products (residual boycott in some GCC + Iran/Iraq)
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: QATAR

✗Alcohol of any kind
✗Pork products + pork derivatives (gelatine, lard)
✗Materials offensive to Islamic values
✗Israeli-origin products (residual boycott in some GCC + Iran/Iraq)
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: KUWAIT

✗Alcohol of any kind
✗Pork products + pork derivatives (gelatine, lard)
✗Materials offensive to Islamic values
✗Israeli-origin products (residual boycott in some GCC + Iran/Iraq)
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: BAHRAIN

✗Alcohol of any kind
✗Pork products + pork derivatives (gelatine, lard)
✗Materials offensive to Islamic values
✗Israeli-origin products (residual boycott in some GCC + Iran/Iraq)
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: OMAN

✗Alcohol of any kind
✗Pork products + pork derivatives (gelatine, lard)
✗Materials offensive to Islamic values
✗Israeli-origin products (residual boycott in some GCC + Iran/Iraq)
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products

DESTINATION: IRAN

✗Alcohol of any kind
✗Pork products + pork derivatives (gelatine, lard)
✗Materials offensive to Islamic values
✗Israeli-origin products (residual boycott in some GCC + Iran/Iraq)
✗Luxury goods over local threshold (sanctions context)
✗Dual-use electronics (EAR / Annex IV restricted)
✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
✗Satellite receivers (effectively prohibited)

DESTINATION: BRAZIL

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid

DESTINATION: MEXICO

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid

DESTINATION: ARGENTINA

✗E-cigarettes + vape pods + e-liquid

DESTINATION: RUSSIA

✗Luxury goods over local threshold (sanctions context)
✗Dual-use electronics (EAR / Annex IV restricted)

VERIFIED · 2026-05-13Carrier tariff / prohibited items