According to the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Convention, the following items are prohibited from being posted:
Items |
Contents |
Sharp metals and so on |
Any item whose nature or packaging may injure staff members or deface other mail or postal equipment. Metallic clasps and needles used to seal mail shall not have sharp edges and shall not interfere with the execution of postal services. |
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Valuables and so on |
Antiques, works of art, jewelry, paintings, platinum, gold or silver, whether processed or unprocessed, coins and marketable securities, and so forth. *Marketable securities include bank bills, banknotes, bearer bonds, cheques, corporate bonds, dividend certificates, promissory notes, share certificates, stock certificates, traveler's cheques, treasury bills, bills of lading, and so forth. |
Items prohibited for import by the country of destination |
Items whose importation or circulation is prohibited by the laws of the country to which they are sent. |
Live animals |
Live animals are not allowed to be sent by post. |
Obscene materials |
Obscene materials or items harmful to society's morals. |
Dangerous goods |
Explosive, flammable or other dangerous goods, radioactive materials. |
Narcotics |
Drugs and other narcotic substances. |
Other items prohibited from posting for delivery |
Items prohibited by government or customs laws and regulations, counterfeit goods
and infringing products. |
Note: The "Regulations Governing the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air" was promulgated and implemented on February 25th, 2008, and anyone found violating the transport of dangerous goods by air is punishable by a fine of more than NTD 20,000 but less than NTD 100,000 as per the Civil Aviation Act.
- Items Prohibited from Posting to the Mainland Area
- All kinds of weapons, imitation weapons (such as replica toy guns, etc.), knives, swords and clubs, ammunition and explosives (including high-pressure spray cans), flammable, explosive, corrosive, radioactive, toxic and other dangerous goods and perishable biological substances.
- Currency, marketable securities, counterfeit currency and marketable securities of all kinds.
- Mobile phones, lithium batteries, portable chargers, tablet PCs, notebooks and related products with built-in lithium batteries.
- Artworks, crystal, jade artifacts, gold, silver and other precious metals and their products.
- Printed matter, roll films, photographs, records, videos, audiotapes, videotapes, audio-visual discs, computer storage media and other items that are harmful to the political, economic, cultural and socialist morals of the Mainland area.
- All kinds of indecent publications, promotional products and printed materials that endanger social safety and stability.
- Perishable goods. Such as fruits, vegetables, fresh food, and so on.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine materials.
- Agricultural, fish, meat and their products and products with visible egg yolk (such as egg yolk pastry).
- All kinds of live animals, plants (including seeds), animal and plant products with dangerous germs, pests and other harmful organisms.
- Articles that impair public health. Such as corpses (including bone-ash), animal organs, limbs and trunk, animal skin hide, animal bones, and so on.
- Endangered and precious animals and other products (such as leather and fur of endangered and rare animals), plants (all, including specimens) and their seeds and propagation materials.
- Opium (including poppy hull, flowers, bracts, leaves, and so on), morphine, heroin, marijuana, coca leaves, and other addictive narcotics and psychotropic substances.
- All kinds of potent poisons and infectious substances. Such as pesticides, thallium, cyanide, arsenic trioxide, tear gas, and so on.
- Food, medicine and other items that are harmful to human and animal health, coming from epidemic zones and can transmit diseases.
- Improperly packaged items that may endanger personal safety or contaminate or damage other mail or equipment.
- Items whose packaging cannot ensure the safety of the contents, and shock-prone and fragile items that are not adapted for postal delivery., such as measuring meters, video tubes, television sets, cameras, video recorders, light bulbs, hot water bottles, glassware, porcelainware and so forth.
- Works of art, historical artifacts, and other prohibited cultural objects.
- Wood, stone, and their products.
- Soil.
- All kinds of powder, crystalline products and liquid products whose ingredients cannot be identified.
- Products containing alcohol, such as wine, perfume, lotion, and so forth.
- Counterfeited, faked, unbranded, unmodelled items or electronic products.
- Other items that are prohibited from circulation or delivery by law.
- The inspection of incoming mail in the Mainland area is under the authority of the Mainland Customs, and there are many types of prohibited items in the Mainland area, so please confirm in advance before sending your mailpiece.
- Except for products prohibited from being sent by mail, pharmaceuticals for personal use can be sent to the Mainland area within the scope of reasonable self-use (but the Mainland Customs still has the right to review, inspect, approve and reject). Please refer to the FAQs on the Company's website for relevant.