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Shipping to Europe (EU): what is not allowed

Most EU countries allow personal parcels, but there is a strict ban on meat and dairy from outside the EU, and VAT applies to imports.

Not accepted for Europe (EU)

  • Meat, milk, and dairy products from outside the EU
  • Protected plants, seeds, and certain foods without certificates
  • Counterfeit goods and endangered species products
  • Weapons and certain knives

Allowed, with conditions

  • Medicines — personal quantity with a prescription
  • Commercially packaged food (no meat/dairy)
  • Supplements and cosmetics — declare

Import VAT applies to almost all goods; duty applies above the relevant threshold.

Rules vary slightly by country — confirm the specific destination.

Never accepted, wherever you are

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

  • Cash, currency, cheques, bullion, and loose precious stones
  • Narcotics, illegal drugs, and psychotropic substances
  • Firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, and weapons (including replicas)
  • Loose lithium batteries and power banks
  • Flammable, corrosive, or pressurised goods — perfumes/deodorant sprays, aerosols, paints, thinners, fuel, gas cylinders, lighters, and matches
  • 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

If you are not sure about something, ask on WhatsApp before you order it. We would much rather answer a question than tell you a parcel is stuck.

Rules for other destinations