CARRIER PROFILE

UPS Worldwide

TYPEINTERNATIONAL-COURIER

HQ COUNTRYUNITED-STATES

REACH220+ COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

MAX WEIGHT70KG

MAX DIMENSIONS274 x 400 (length + girth)

Generally Prohibited Items

These items cannot be shipped via UPS Worldwide to any destination.

✗Bank notes, currency, coins
✗Hazardous waste
✗Human remains
✗Live animals
✗Marijuana and cannabis products
✗Counterfeit merchandise
✗Weapons and ammunition
✗Ivory and protected species

Restricted Items — Declaration Required

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

⚠Lithium batteries (IATA DGR compliant)
⚠Alcohol (UPS Wine Shipping program in select lanes)
⚠Tobacco
⚠Perishables
⚠Pharmaceutical products
⚠Jewelry and precious stones (high declared value)

Destination-Specific Restrictions

Additional prohibitions that apply only when sending to specific countries.

DESTINATION: UAE

✗Pork products
✗Gambling devices
✗E-cigarettes

DESTINATION: SINGAPORE

✗Chewing gum
✗Vape devices

DESTINATION: JAPAN

✗Amphetamine-containing products
✗Cannabis products

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: 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: 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: SAUDI ARABIA

✗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