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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 · 2026-06-12Carrier tariff / prohibited items
RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES45UNIQUE SOURCES623LATEST VERIFICATION2026-08-22MethodologyChangelog