Prohibited and restricted items
What you can and cannot ship.
Prohibited items
Cannot be shipped by any carrier.
| Letter | Items |
|---|---|
| A | Pet food; perishable food (meat, fish, fresh seafood, dairy and derivatives requiring refrigeration); live infected animals; antiques; real/replica firearms and their parts, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices; handicrafts and artwork; illegal, counterfeit, smuggled or pirated items; toxic, irritant items and infectious substances; used/opened or tampered collectibles |
| B | Alcoholic beverages; foreign lottery tickets and ads; black bags |
| C | Ceramics; e-cigarettes and vapes (including spare parts); desktop computers |
| D | Cash and bearer or negotiable credit instruments (checks, bills of lading, promissory notes); documents; psychotropic drugs and narcotics without a prescription; devices with lithium batteries (max. 2 per shipment) |
| E | UN-certified packaging; egg packaging; recycled packaging with hazard labels (diamonds); nail polish and gel |
| F | Fireworks |
| G | Compressed and explosive gases |
| H | Fertile eggs |
| J | Jewelry (including precious stones and metals) |
| L | Liquids in general; flammable liquids and solids |
| M | Ivory; marijuana (including medicinal use); oxidizing materials; hazardous materials and waste; controlled and restricted-circulation medicines; foreign merchandise without import documents; laboratory samples |
| O | Radioactive magnetic objects; sharp objects (knives, machetes, blades, etc.); human organs, tissues and corpses; gold or other precious metals |
| P | Animal skins and hides; live or dead plants and animals (taxidermy); pornography or offensive content; CBD-derived products |
| R | Used clothing or clothing bales |
| S | Seeds (except beans and corn in limited quantities); solvents and corrosives |
| T | Tobacco; ink (screen printing) |
| V | Glass in all its forms |
Restricted items
Can be shipped under certain conditions.
| Item | Condition | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Water-based inks (max. 1 liter) | Ground only, no express | Leak-proof packaging |
| Essential oils | Ground only, no express | Max. 3 units or 1 liter; good internal packaging |
| Nail polish and gel | Ground only, no express | — |
| Perfumes and lotions | Ground only, no express | Max. 3 units per shipment |
| Non-controlled medicines | Requires COFEPRIS certificate | Good packaging |
| Glass | — | — |
| Cash and bearer or negotiable credit instruments | — | Ship in a document envelope |
| Cosmetics, shampoos, conditioners | — | Good packaging |
| Handicrafts in general | — | Good packaging |
| Canned or dry foods with long shelf life | — | Good packaging |
Important note: None of these items (prohibited or restricted) qualify for the claims or shipment protection process.