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Shipping to United Kingdom (UK): what is not allowed

The UK allows most personal parcels, but there are strict rules on meat and dairy, and VAT applies to almost all imported goods.

Not accepted for United Kingdom (UK)

  • Meat, milk, and dairy products from outside the EU
  • Certain plants, bulbs, and seeds without a phytosanitary certificate
  • Offensive weapons — flick knives, knuckledusters, and self-defence sprays
  • Endangered species products and real fur from protected animals

Allowed, with conditions

  • Medicines — personal quantities with a prescription
  • Commercially packaged and sealed food (no meat/dairy)
  • Alcohol and tobacco — heavily dutiable, usually not accepted by courier
  • Supplements and cosmetics — declare

Import VAT and duty generally apply to goods over £39 (gifts) and £135 (other goods).

The recipient may need to pay 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