CARRIER PROFILE

Royal Mail International

TYPEPOSTAL-SERVICE

HQ COUNTRYUNITED-KINGDOM

REACHVIRTUALLY ALL UPU MEMBER COUNTRIES

MAX WEIGHT30KG

MAX DIMENSIONS150 longest side, 300 length + greatest cross-section

Generally Prohibited Items

These items cannot be shipped via Royal Mail International to any destination.

✗Aerosols
✗Ammunition and explosives
✗Asbestos
✗Clinical and medical waste
✗Controlled drugs
✗Counterfeit currency or goods
✗Firearms
✗Flammable liquids and gases
✗Human remains
✗Indecent or obscene material
✗Lithium batteries as standalone items (some services)
✗Live animals and insects
✗Radioactive materials

Restricted Items — Declaration Required

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

⚠Lithium batteries contained in equipment
⚠Perfume (small quantities, surface mail only)
⚠Non-hazardous liquids (sealed containers)
⚠Perishable biological substances (Category B)
⚠Prescription medicines (personal use with documentation)

Destination-Specific Restrictions

Additional prohibitions that apply only when sending to specific countries.

DESTINATION: AUSTRALIA

✗Foodstuffs without quarantine clearance
✗Seeds and plant material

DESTINATION: NEW ZEALAND

✗Honey
✗Seeds
✗Animal products

DESTINATION: SAUDI ARABIA

✗Alcohol
✗Pork
✗Playing cards
✗Non-Islamic religious items

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: 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 · 2026-06-12Carrier tariff / prohibited items