Can I send alcohol or tobacco abroad?
Not allowed in 39. Pick a country for the rule in full and its official source.
Everywhere: Onvoyo and most express couriers don't carry alcohol, tobacco or vaping products in personal boxes, whatever the destination allows.
| Destination | Answer | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Australia Don't pack them | Not allowed | Don't pack them |
| Bangladesh Couriers refuse alcohol and tobacco | Not allowed | Couriers refuse alcohol and tobacco |
| Brazil Alcohol and tobacco can't clear on the courier's simplified declaration, and e-cigarettes are banned outright | Not allowed | Alcohol and tobacco can't clear on the courier's simplified declaration, and e-cigarettes are banned outright |
| Canada Couriers generally refuse them in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse them in personal boxes |
| Chile Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| China Restricted, taxed at 50%, and generally refused by express carriers | Not allowed | Restricted, taxed at 50%, and generally refused by express carriers |
| Colombia DIAN's guide lists alcoholic drinks among goods not to send, and couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | DIAN's guide lists alcoholic drinks among goods not to send, and couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Dominican Republic Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| France Don't pack them | Not allowed | Don't pack them |
| Germany Don't pack them | Not allowed | Don't pack them |
| Guatemala Couriers generally will not carry alcohol or tobacco in personal shipments | Not allowed | Couriers generally will not carry alcohol or tobacco in personal shipments |
| Hong Kong Spirits over 30% and tobacco need a customs license and pay duty from the first item | Not allowed | Spirits over 30% and tobacco need a customs license and pay duty from the first item |
| India Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco, and e-cigarettes are banned outright | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco, and e-cigarettes are banned outright |
| Indonesia Excise-free only up to 350 ml of alcohol or 40 cigarettes per receiver per shipment, customs destroys any excess, and express carriers generally refuse them | Not allowed | Excise-free only up to 350 ml of alcohol or 40 cigarettes per receiver per shipment, customs destroys any excess, and express carriers generally refuse them |
| Ireland Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco for individuals | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco for individuals |
| Israel No tax-free limit: taxed at any value, as if imported commercially | Not allowed | No tax-free limit: taxed at any value, as if imported commercially |
| Italy Don't pack them | Not allowed | Don't pack them |
| Jamaica Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Japan Couriers generally refuse them | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse them |
| Mexico Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Nepal Couriers refuse alcohol and tobacco | Not allowed | Couriers refuse alcohol and tobacco |
| Netherlands Don't pack them | Not allowed | Don't pack them |
| New Zealand Taxed at any value and generally refused by express carriers | Not allowed | Taxed at any value and generally refused by express carriers |
| Nigeria Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco, and spirits over 48.5% alcohol are banned outright | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco, and spirits over 48.5% alcohol are banned outright |
| Pakistan Alcoholic drinks can't be imported as baggage and couriers refuse them | Not allowed | Alcoholic drinks can't be imported as baggage and couriers refuse them |
| Peru Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Philippines Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Portugal Most express carriers refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Most express carriers refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Saudi Arabia Alcohol is banned | Not allowed | Alcohol is banned |
| Singapore Alcohol and tobacco always pay duty and 9% GST, with no S$400 or relocation relief, and couriers generally refuse them | Not allowed | Alcohol and tobacco always pay duty and 9% GST, with no S$400 or relocation relief, and couriers generally refuse them |
| South Africa Excluded from the household-effects and gift rebates, and couriers generally refuse them | Not allowed | Excluded from the household-effects and gift rebates, and couriers generally refuse them |
| South Korea Couriers generally refuse them | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse them |
| Spain Most express carriers refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Most express carriers refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Trinidad and Tobago Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| United Arab Emirates Alcohol pays 50% duty and cigarettes 100% in Dubai, with no courier exemption | Not allowed | Alcohol pays 50% duty and cigarettes 100% in Dubai, with no courier exemption |
| United Kingdom Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| United States Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse alcohol and tobacco in personal boxes |
| Vietnam Couriers generally refuse them, and as special-consumption-tax goods they can't use the gift exemption | Not allowed | Couriers generally refuse them, and as special-consumption-tax goods they can't use the gift exemption |