Maximum Coverage = Maximum Declared Value for Carriage for the Priority™ Worldwide service.

Import Restrictions

The Priority^TM Worldwide service can be used to send document shipments only.

Senders should determine import restrictions from the country's authorities before posting:

• alcohol
• animal products
• baby's comforters
• books and publications
• cereals
• contraceptives
• electric blankets
• foodstuffs, prepared
• fruit
• helmets, motorcycle
• instruments, measuring
• jewellery, imitation
• medicines
• metals, precious
• pearls and precious stones
• rubber articles
• syringes and needles
• television receivers
• terminal equipment
• tobacco
• toys
• weapons.

Meat, meat products, milk and milk products must be accompanied by a veterinary certificate from the country of origin.

Prohibited Items

All dutiable shipments are prohibited.

In addition to items considered non-mailable matter, the following are prohibited:

• advertising
• airline ticket blank or issue
• ammunition
• animals and birds
• annual reports
• antiques
• appliances
• artwork, commercial / fine
• ATM cards
• ball bearings
• bark from resinous timber
• batteries
• binders
• bio products
• blueprints
• books / collectible books / catalogues / magazines
• brochures
• business cards
• buttons
• calendars
• camera
• carpet
• checks, including blank stock, payroll or travellers
• chemicals,
• colouring matter
• compact disc
• computer hardware
• contact lenses
• cosmetics
• counterfeit money and goods
• credit card, blanks
• digital video disc / diskettes
• drawings
• electronic equipment
• endangered species
• eyewear, glasses
• film undeveloped, developed, promo/training or commercial
• firearms
• flowers and plants
• furniture
• gambling machines
• gift shipment
• graphite products
• graphs
• hazardous material
• horror comics
• illegal drugs
• jewellery
• knives
• lab equipment
• labels, cloth
• labels, paper
• leather goods
• liquids
• lottery tickets
• manuals / manuscripts
• maps
• marine Parts
• material contrary to public order
• material harmful to young people
• medical equipment and supplies
• metallic yarn or trimmings of gold thread
• metals, non precious
• microfilm
• minerals / mineral products
• musical instruments
• newspapers
• office equipment
• paints
• parts: aircraft / automotive / computer / electronic / machine / plastic
• patterns, paper
• pearls coated with lead salts
• perfume
• pharmaceuticals
• photographs
• pornographic materials
• potpourri
• powder
• press kits
• radio transmitters
• samples
• satellite and satellite parts
• seeds / soil
• sheet Music
• shoes
• smart cards
• software
• sports equipment
• stocks non-negotiable
• tableware
• tapes, audio, computer or video
• technical drawings
• telephones
• textiles, finished and unfinished
• tickets, events
• tiles
• tires
• toiletries
• tools
• toys
• transparencies
• vase
• walkie talkies
• watches
• wigs
• wireless equipment
• wood.

Documentation Required

Information regarding Customs can be found in "Customs Requirements" of the Canada Postal Guide.

Invoices

Commercial goods that exceed a value of 76 euros require an invoice.

Gifts

Gifts do not require an invoice. The address side of gifts must bear the words ENVOI ISOLÉ GRATUIT.

Customs declarations

Customs declarations must contain sufficient information for the application of duties and controls. France grants duty-exemption to up to 23 euros.