Certain items cannot be received, stored, shipped, imported, exported due to regulatory, hazard, safety or other reasons. N.B Perfumes can be delivered locally.
- Narcotics (drugs) as defined by the International Narcotics Control Board and other illicit drugs as defined by the country of destination e.g. Heroin and Mandrax
- Psychotropic substances under international control
- Pornography / obscene material
- Furs
- Human remains
- Firearms and ammunition
- Counterfeit and pirated goods
- Coins
- Bank notes
- Precious stones, gold, silver, platinum (whether manufactured or not)
- Explosives
- Compressed Gas (Gases)
- Flammable Liquids and Solids
- Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion
- Oxidizing Materials and organic peroxides
- Toxic and infectious substances
- Corrosives
- Radioactive material
- Living animals, Livestockand bloodstock
- Items sent in furtherance of a fraudulent act or with the intention of avoiding full payment of appropriate charges
- Articles which by nature or their packaging may expose officials or the general public to danger, soil or damage other items
- Insertion of correspondence in parcels
- Printed matter and items for the blind shall not bear any inscription or contain any item of correspondence
- Other articles the importation or circulation of which is prohibited in the country of destination
- Firecrackers
- Cigarette Lighters
- Aerosol Cans eg. Deodorants
- Matchsticks
- Magnetized Materials
- Battery Powered Devices
- Fragile Items
- Gas Filled Shock Absorbers
- Dry Ice
- Dangerous goods
Articles or substances capable of posing risk to health, safety, property or the environment are classified as dangerous goods. Many everyday items such as lithium batteries, cleaning fluids and perfumes are classified as dangerous goods and are forbidden in the mail, except those specifically referred to in the regulations to be admitted under specialized conditions certified by relevant authorities.
RESTRICTED ITEMS
It requires special Licenses /Permits have to be obtained for the import/export of such items
- Meat and edible meat offal
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
- Fish and other aquatic invertebrates
- Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin,
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth
- Pharmaceutical products
- Base minerals and articles of base metal
- Ivory must be accompanied by a National Parks permit. Import license issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce required.
- Heritage and cultural products
