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CARRIER PROFILE

FedEx International

TYPEINTERNATIONAL-COURIER
HQ COUNTRYUNITED-STATES
REACH220+ COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
MAX WEIGHT68KG
MAX DIMENSIONS274 x 330 (length + girth)

Generally Prohibited Items

These items cannot be shipped via FedEx International to any destination.

  • Currency and negotiable instruments
  • Hazardous materials (unless approved shipper)
  • Human corpses, body parts, or fetuses
  • Live animals (except via FedEx Custom Critical)
  • Plants and plant material without permits
  • Counterfeit goods
  • Firearms and weapons
  • Narcotics and illegal drugs

Restricted Items — Declaration Required

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

  • Lithium batteries (IATA compliant packaging required)
  • Alcoholic beverages (licensed shippers only)
  • Tobacco products
  • Perishable food (FedEx Temperature Control available)
  • Pharmaceutical products
  • Precious metals and stones (declared value)

Destination-Specific Restrictions

Additional prohibitions that apply only when sending to specific countries.

DESTINATION: SAUDI ARABIA

  • Alcohol
  • Pork products
  • Religiously offensive material

DESTINATION: INDIA

  • Satellite phones without license
  • Maps depicting incorrect borders

DESTINATION: BRAZIL

  • Used consumer goods without import license

DESTINATION: AUSTRALIA

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

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: THAILAND

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

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: 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: 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
RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES37UNIQUE SOURCES614LATEST VERIFICATION2026-05-13MethodologyChangelog