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Shipping to France: what is not allowed

France allows most personal parcels from India, but the EU ban on non-EU meat and dairy applies and French import VAT (20%) is charged on almost all goods.

Not accepted for France

  • Meat, milk, and dairy products from outside the EU
  • Protected plants and seeds without a phytosanitary certificate
  • 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) — declare
  • Supplements and cosmetics — declare
  • Wine and spirits — heavily dutiable, usually not accepted by courier

Import VAT (20%) applies to almost all goods; customs duty applies above about €150.

The recipient usually pays VAT/duty before delivery.

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