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Prohibited and restricted items

Check this before you place an Indian order. Some things cannot leave India and some cannot enter your country.

Never accepted, wherever you are

These are refused by the airlines, by Indian export rules or by us, so they cannot leave our warehouse for any destination.

Prohibited, restricted and dangerous goods, in one line each. Prohibited means it cannot be sent at all. Restricted means it can travel, but only under conditions your country sets, such as a personal quantity, a prescription or a declaration; those are listed under each destination. Dangerous goods are what airlines treat as a hazard on board: anything flammable, corrosive or pressurised. We also cannot ship anything with a battery, or anything that burns, such as agarbatti and camphor.

Cash, currency, cheques, bullion, and loose precious stones
Narcotics, illegal drugs, and psychotropic substances
Firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, and weapons (including replicas)
Anything with a battery, including power banks, battery-operated toys and watches
Mobile phones and laptops
Real gold, silver and diamond jewellery
Flammable, corrosive, or pressurised goods — perfumes/deodorant sprays, aerosols, nail polish and remover, paints, thinners, fuel, gas cylinders, lighters, and matches
Anything that burns: agarbatti (incense sticks), dhoop, camphor, sambrani and candles
Live animals, plants, seeds, soil, and products of endangered species (CITES)
Pornographic, obscene, or seditious material
Counterfeit goods and pirated media
Human remains, biological samples, and infectious substances
Radioactive and toxic substances

Medicines and supplements are the one thing to check before you order. They are not banned — almost every destination lets a personal quantity through in its original packaging with a copy of the prescription. What changes from country to country is how much counts as personal, whose name the prescription has to be in, and which ingredients need clearance from that country's health authority first.

Pick your destination below for the rule that applies to yours. Controlled and psychotropic medicines are a separate case: several countries want their own health authority to clear the parcel first, so check with us before you order rather than after it arrives with us.

If you are not sure about something, ask on WhatsApp before you order it.

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