Can I send documents and photos abroad?
Allowed in 39 of our 39 countries. Pick a country for the rule in full and its official source.
| Destination | Answer | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Australia Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Bangladesh Personal papers with no commercial value travel as documents and clear on the courier's simplified declaration | Allowed | Personal papers with no commercial value travel as documents and clear on the courier's simplified declaration |
| Brazil Personal papers, documents, and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers, documents, and photos are fine |
| Canada Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Chile Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty |
| China Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Colombia Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Dominican Republic Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| France Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty |
| Germany Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Guatemala Documents and family photos are fine | Allowed | Documents and family photos are fine |
| Hong Kong Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty |
| India Personal papers and photos of no commercial value count as documents and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers and photos of no commercial value count as documents and carry no duty |
| Indonesia Letters, postcards, and documents are free of duty and import tax | Allowed | Letters, postcards, and documents are free of duty and import tax |
| Ireland Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Israel Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Italy Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine and carry no duty |
| Jamaica Personal papers and family photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and family photos are fine |
| Japan Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Mexico Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Nepal Personal papers, certificates, and photos are fine and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers, certificates, and photos are fine and carry no duty |
| Netherlands Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| New Zealand Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Nigeria Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Pakistan Personal papers, certificates, and photos are fine and carry no duty | Allowed | Personal papers, certificates, and photos are fine and carry no duty |
| Peru Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Philippines Personal papers and photos are fine and have little customs value | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine and have little customs value |
| Portugal Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Saudi Arabia Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Singapore Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| South Africa Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| South Korea Records, documents, and other papers can enter free of duty | Allowed | Records, documents, and other papers can enter free of duty |
| Spain Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Trinidad and Tobago Personal papers and family photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and family photos are fine |
| United Arab Emirates Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| United Kingdom Personal papers, letters, and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers, letters, and photos are fine |
| United States Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |
| Vietnam Personal papers and photos are fine | Allowed | Personal papers and photos are fine |