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What each carrier will not take, or takes only with restrictions. Type an item to see only the lines that matter.

We do not take prohibited items

Seller Online does not ship or store prohibited items, nor most restricted ones. If you are unsure about your item, ask our support before sending it.

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No carrier takes

  • Explosives and fireworks
  • Drugs, cannabis included

Banned or only under conditions almost everywhere

  • Firearms, ammunition and replicas
  • Cash and securities
  • Live animals
  • Tobacco, vapes, alcohol
  • CBD and hemp products
  • Lithium batteries outside a device, power banks
  • Alcohol-based perfume, aerosols, nail polish, other flammable liquids
  • Counterfeit branded goods

USPS

International mail from the US

Prohibited

  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Cigarettes and smokeless tobacco
  • Hemp, CBD, marijuana
  • Aerosols, nail polish, alcohol-based perfume
  • Hand sanitizer, matches
  • Ammunition, explosives, gasoline
  • Dry ice, mercury, poisons

Restricted

  • Lithium batteries — only installed in the device
  • The destination’s own bans — in its IMM country listing

UPS

UPS list for the US

Prohibited

  • Banknotes and currency, postage stamps
  • Fireworks
  • Marijuana, CBD from it included
  • Vape products (to, from and within the US)
  • Ivory, shark fins
  • Hazardous waste

Restricted

  • Alcohol and tobacco
  • Firearms and weapons
  • Hemp and CBD
  • Jewelry, gold, high-value items
  • Perishables, plants and seeds
  • Live animals

UPS takes some restricted goods only under a contract.

FedEx

International shipments

Prohibited

  • Firearms and parts, explosives and look-alikes
  • Tobacco and e-cigarettes
  • Marijuana, CBD, THC
  • Cash and negotiable instruments
  • Perishables, live animals, plants
  • Counterfeits and pornography
  • Hazardous waste

Restricted

  • Dangerous goods (batteries, perfume, aerosols) — only under FedEx dangerous goods rules

DHL Express

DHL Express list for the US

Prohibited

  • Live animals, ivory, shark fin
  • Human remains and ashes
  • Cash, bullion, loose precious stones
  • Firearms, ammunition, explosives, replica guns
  • Drugs and cannabis
  • Counterfeits

Restricted

  • Lithium batteries, perfume, aerosols, dry ice
  • Antiques, art, collectibles
  • Jewelry and watches over a value threshold
  • Firearm parts, toy guns

Restricted goods need DHL’s written approval.

DHL eCommerce

Shipments within the US

Prohibited

  • Alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes and nicotine
  • Drugs, kratom, hemp over 0.3% THC
  • Firearms and replicas, air guns, ammunition, explosives
  • Live plants and animals, human remains
  • Cash, jewelry, watches, precious stones, art
  • Shipments worth over $2,500
  • Counterfeits, pornography
  • Switchblade knives

Restricted

  • Lithium batteries — only in or with the device; loose ones not on Expedited and Expedited Max
  • Limited Quantity dangerous goods (perfume, aerosols) — Ground only, after approval
  • Liquids — only as USPS DMM 601.3.4 allows
  • Food — only fully enclosed, no temperature control
  • Other knives — after DHL review

Asendia

e-PAQ services

Prohibited

  • Illegal and dangerous goods
  • Drugs, counterfeits, live animals
  • Dual-use goods — without written agreement

Restricted

  • Lithium batteries in repaired or damaged devices — not accepted

There is no single list: it depends on the service and the country; ask Asendia.

Укрпошта / Ukrposhta

International mail from Ukraine

Prohibited

  • Firearms and replicas, toy ones included; ammunition
  • Explosives, fireworks
  • Gases, aerosols, lighters
  • Alcohol-based perfume, essential oils, gel polish
  • Toxic, corrosive, radioactive substances
  • Drugs and precursors
  • Live animals, stuffed animals
  • Military and dual-use goods
  • Counterfeits, pornography, cultural heritage

Restricted

  • Alcohol and excise goods — not from individuals
  • Art, old books, coins — with an expert opinion
  • Goods — only in parcels or small packets with CN22/CN23, not in letters

Нова пошта / Nova Post

International shipments from individuals

Prohibited

  • Cash, currency, precious metals and stones, jewelry
  • Weapons of any kind, air guns, replicas and stun guns included
  • Alcohol, beer, tobacco, heated tobacco sticks
  • Medicines, vitamins, supplements
  • Food — under the general list
  • Live animals and plants, fur, skins, seeds, soil
  • Power banks and loose lithium batteries
  • Counterfeits, pornography

Restricted

  • Poland, Germany, Czechia and 8 more countries have their own lists (e.g. food up to 10 kg in factory packaging to Poland)

Nova Global international express has its own, stricter list: no perfume, nail polish, food, medicines or seeds; devices with batteries and power banks only as freight with separate approval.

The destination country’s rules

Every country has its own import bans, and they apply on top of the carrier’s rules. Check the buyer’s country before shipping:

Good to know

  • Lists change

    This is the short version. Before shipping, open the carrier’s full list: that one applies.

  • Countries have their own bans

    The destination’s rules apply on top of the carrier’s, even when the carrier accepts the item.

More tools

  • Parcel tracking

    Where the parcel is now: the carrier’s events, the US warehouse and delivery to the recipient — by tracking or parcel number.

  • Volumetric weight from a box’s size

    Which weight the carrier bills: actual or volumetric. And how to work out volumetric weight from dimensions in either system of units.

  • HTS codes and US duty

    The US tariff: find a code by a word or digits, browse its sections and see the general duty rate.

  • UKTZED codes and Ukraine’s import duty

    Ukraine’s customs tariff: find a code by name or digits, browse its groups and see import duty rates.