PROHIBITED ITEMS
GlobalPost Prohibited & Restricted Items
Certain items may not be eligible for shipment using our services. Eligible shipment items and quantities are generally governed by the origin and destination country’s postal regulations, import and export laws, rules and regulations, and our third party shipping and transportation providers’ rules and regulations. It is your responsibility to comply with all laws, rules and regulations related to your shipment. Ineligible items may be returned, seized, destroyed or disposed of.
Ineligible items include any goods which are prohibited by law or regulation, or any hazardous materials, dangerous goods or other items which are subject to regulation by Title 49 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations or as defined by the USPS International Shipping Restrictions – What You Can Mail Internationally. In addition, you may not use the services to ship any items listed below:
- Aerosols
- Air bags
- Alcoholic beverages
- Ammunition
- Animals, insects & furs
- Dry ice
- Explosives
- Firearms & other weapons (including imitations or replicas)
- Gasoline
- Glues
- Hazardous materials
- Hemp-based products (including CBD)
- Human remains & medical waste
- Lithium batteries
- Marijuana (medical or otherwise)
- Matches
- Medicines & prescription drugs
- Nail polish
- Paint
- Perfumes (containing alcohol)
- Perishable items
- Poisons
- Tobacco Products (including e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-hookah, vape pens, advanced refillable personal vaporizers and electronic pipes)
Certain countries and/or third party shipping providers may also restrict the shipment of:
- Flowers, plants & seeds
- High value items (e.g., fine art, gemstones, precious metals, jewelry, stamps, coins, cash)
- Indecent or obscene materials
The lists above are not exhaustive, and they may be updated at any time. Please contact us for additional information about eligible items and quantities.