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Shipping to Kazakhstan: what is not allowed

Kazakhstan applies Eurasian Economic Union rules to personal parcels: duty-free up to EUR 200 and 31 kg, with 15% of the excess value charged above that.

Not accepted for Kazakhstan

  • Narcotics and poisons
  • Weapons
  • Cash, precious stones and jewellery by post
  • Pornography
  • Perishables, raw eggs and honey by post

Allowed, with conditions

  • Medicines — unregistered medicines may be imported for personal use; keep to prescription quantities
  • Cosmetics, perfume, food, dairy, tea and coffee — declare

Personal parcels are duty-free up to EUR 200 and 31 kg gross; above that 15% of the excess value, or EUR 2 per kg over the weight limit. A separate regime for marketplace orders is pending.

The recipient pays any charges before release.

Quick answers: shipping from India to Kazakhstan

What can I not send from India to Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan does not accept: narcotics and poisons; weapons; cash, precious stones and jewellery by post; pornography; perishables, raw eggs and honey by post. On every route, we also cannot carry anything with a battery, mobile phones and laptops, real gold, silver or diamond jewellery, or anything flammable or pressurised such as perfume, aerosols and nail polish.

Can I send medicines from India to Kazakhstan?

Yes, within limits: medicines — unregistered medicines may be imported for personal use; keep to prescription quantities. Controlled and psychotropic medicines need clearance first, so ask us before you order them.

Can I send Indian food to Kazakhstan?

Yes, with conditions: cosmetics, perfume, food, dairy, tea and coffee — declare. Check the not-accepted list on this page before you order, because some foods are banned outright.

How long does a parcel from India to Kazakhstan take?

Normal transit on this route is 4 to 6 business days from our warehouse in Kerala.

Will I pay customs duty or tax in Kazakhstan?

Personal parcels are duty-free up to EUR 200 and 31 kg gross; above that 15% of the excess value, or EUR 2 per kg over the weight limit. A separate regime for marketplace orders is pending.

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.

The rule for Kazakhstan is under Allowed, with conditions above. 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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