--- title: "USPS international shipping by country: rules for resellers" description: "Rules and prices for shipping to 30 countries with USPS: what each country's IMM listing bans, customs forms, HS codes, weight limits and who pays duties." canonical: https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/ last_updated: 2026-10-19 publisher: "The Reseller Index" --- # USPS international shipping, country by country **USPS sends packages up to 4 lb and $400 by First-Class Package International Service, from $18.48 online for 8 oz, and anything bigger by Priority Mail International; every package of goods needs an electronic customs form with a 6-digit HS code for each item.** Near 4 lb, a Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope can cost less if the item fits, though it has no tracking. On top of that, each country's listing in USPS's International Mail Manual bans or limits its own goods: Germany, Hong Kong, Italy and New Zealand prohibit lithium batteries, and Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and Portugal require the duties to be prepaid. Since Oct 19, 2026, USPS also bills the sender for duties, taxes and import fees that a buyer abroad leaves unpaid when the destination asks for them ([IMM 424](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21310/customs-requirements-and-payment-procedures-for-certain-customs-charges)). 30 countries, each with its own page: the listing's rules quoted, services and limits, prices, customs and duties. Prices from [Notice 123](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm) effective Oct 4, 2026; listings read Oct 19, 2026. Rates verified on Oct 19, 2026 ## Every country at a glance *Online prices are USPS Commercial Base (PC Postage labels), Notice 123 effective Oct 4, 2026. Max weight: Priority Mail International, the lower of Notice 123 and the IMM listing (they differ for Australia). Prepaid duties: USPS Delivered Duty Paid in the country's IMM listing. \* Not for dutiable goods under the listings for Italy and Taiwan.* | Country | First-Class Pkg Intl, 8 oz | Up to 4 lb | Priority Mail Intl, 1 lb | Flat Rate Envelope (to 4 lb) | Max weight | Prepaid duties | Watch for | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | | [Australia](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/australia/) | $23.62 | $65.75 | $68.36 | $51.27 | 44 lb | No | Replica guns, used bedding and fruit cartons banned | | [Austria](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/austria/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Optional | Toy guns and replicas banned | | [Belgium](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/belgium/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Required | Prepaid duties required; no PO boxes for parcels | | [Brazil](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/brazil/) | $26.43 | $62.93 | $69.81 | $46.02 | 66 lb | No | Used consumer goods banned; tax ID required | | [Canada](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/canada/) | $18.48 | $39.59 | $42.14 | $31.61 | 66 lb | Optional | Province required in the address; valuables only insured | | [Denmark](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/denmark/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Required | Playing cards and long knives banned; prepaid duties | | [Finland](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/finland/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 70 lb | Required | Replica guns banned; prepaid duties required | | [France](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/france/) | $23.43 | $54.10 | $67.23 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Required | Prepaid duties required; 2 EUR fee under 150 EUR | | [Germany](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/germany/) | $20.75 | $54.10 | $79.61 | $52.74 | 70 lb | Required | Lithium batteries banned; prepaid duties required | | [Hong Kong](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/hong-kong/) | $21.94 | $55.44 | $66.30 | $48.12 | 66 lb | No | Lithium batteries banned | | [India](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/india/) | $21.18 | $57.07 | $64.11 | $48.12 | 44 lb | No | Jewelry, gold and silver banned; import license over 100 rupees | | [Ireland](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/ireland/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | No | 10-digit TARIC code recommended | | [Israel](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/israel/) | $22.38 | $60.52 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 44 lb | No | Records and films by First-Class Package only; tax ID needed | | [Italy](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/italy/) | $24.47\* | $67.51\* | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Optional | Leather, perfume, non-wood toys, cards, batteries banned | | [Japan](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/japan/) | $22.99 | $64.27 | $63.91 | $48.12 | 66 lb | No | Non-thermal labels requested; IP-infringing goods banned | | [Mexico](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/mexico/) | $19.21 | $42.42 | $59.47 | $46.02 | 70 lb | No | Cosmetics need prior approval; taxes over $50 | | [Netherlands](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/netherlands/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Optional | Commercial goods need an import permit | | [New Zealand](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/new-zealand/) | $23.62 | $65.75 | $68.36 | $51.27 | 66 lb | No | Antiques, collectibles, jewelry and batteries banned | | [Norway](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/norway/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $69.39 | $52.74 | 66 lb | No | Cosmetics with alcohol need approval; VOEC VAT | | [Philippines](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/philippines/) | $20.98 | $71.62 | $64.11 | $48.12 | 44 lb | No | Liquids and glass or fragile items banned | | [Poland](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/poland/) | $20.81 | $55.09 | $67.17 | $52.74 | 44 lb | No | Jewelry and coins banned | | [Portugal](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/portugal/) | $20.81 | $55.09 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 66 lb | Required | Jewelry and coins banned; prepaid duties required | | [Singapore](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/singapore/) | $21.18 | $57.07 | $64.11 | $48.12 | 66 lb | No | Jewelry and most coins banned | | [South Korea](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/south-korea/) | $21.94 | $55.44 | $66.30 | $48.12 | 44 lb | No | Journals limited to 3 copies; valuables restricted | | [Spain](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/spain/) | $22.38 | $60.52 | $68.14 | $52.74 | 44 lb | Optional | Used clothing needs a disinfection certificate | | [Sweden](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/sweden/) | $22.38 | $60.52 | $69.39 | $52.74 | 44 lb | Optional | Daggers and flick knives banned | | [Switzerland](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/switzerland/) | $24.47 | $67.51 | $69.39 | $52.74 | 66 lb | No | Celluloid items and flammable film banned | | [Taiwan](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/taiwan/) | $21.18\* | $57.07\* | $64.87 | $48.12 | 44 lb | No | Old coins banned; import license unless books or gifts up to $1,000 | | [United Arab Emirates](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/united-arab-emirates/) | $21.18 | $57.07 | $64.87 | $49.01 | 66 lb | No | Aerosols and imitation pearls banned | | [United Kingdom](https://resellerindex.com/usps/international/united-kingdom/) | $21.95 | $53.43 | $67.44 | $50.58 | 66 lb | Optional | No knives, aerosols or soiled clothes; VAT rules under £135 | ## USPS rules for every country - **No goods in letters.** First-Class Mail International carries correspondence and documents only ([IMM 242.1-242.2](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_018.htm)), and USPS defines documents as written, drawn or printed information “excluding objects of merchandise” ([IMM 123.622](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm)). Something you sold goes as a package. - **Customs forms are electronic.** PS Form 2976 for First-Class Package International Service, 2976-A for Priority Mail International, printed by label software, Click-N-Ship, Customs Form Online or the Post Office; each item needs a detailed description, quantity, weight, value and at least a 6-digit HS code ([IMM 123.11, 123.711](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm)). - **Books, CDs and DVDs are goods,** not documents: they need a form and a value ([IMM 123.623](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm)). Airmail M-bags, sacks of printed matter to one address, go to 17 of these 30 countries ([IMM 261](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_027.htm)); there is no Media Mail abroad ([IMM 141.1](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_019.htm)). - **Banned to every country:** aerosols, nail polish, perfumes containing alcohol and the rest of USPS's list ([USPS](https://www.usps.com/international/shipping-restrictions.htm)), counterfeit or pirated goods, cigarettes and e-cigarettes ([IMM 136.3-136.4](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_015.htm)). - **Lithium batteries** only new and installed in the device, at most four cells or two batteries, no spares, and no used or defective devices unless manufacturer-certified refurbished ([IMM 135.62-135.64](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_014.htm)). - **Online prices need PC Postage.** Commercial Base prices apply to labels from USPS-approved PC Postage products, not Click-N-Ship ([IMM 233.231](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_014.htm), [252.25](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_023.htm)). - **Duties aren't in the postage.** Most countries collect duties, taxes and a clearance fee from the recipient ([IMM 131.34](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21310/customs-requirements-and-payment-procedures-for-certain-customs-charges)), each above its own de minimis, “a value threshold below which imported goods are exempt from import duties or taxes” ([IMM 361.11](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_017.htm)). Delivered Duty Paid lets you prepay them to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom; listings make it required for dutiable goods to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and Portugal. - **Unpaid duties come back to you.** Since Oct 19, 2026, when duties, taxes or import fees on a package haven't been paid in full and a customs authority, postal operator or broker in the destination country seeks them from you or USPS, USPS invoices you; you pay the whole invoice even if you dispute it, whether the package was delivered, lost, damaged or returned, with interest at 6% a year if it isn't paid by the due date (IMM 424, added by USPS's interim final rule, [91 FR 66000](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21310/customs-requirements-and-payment-procedures-for-certain-customs-charges)). USPS's online manual, dated Sep 7, 2026, didn't show it yet on Oct 19, 2026. More: [when USPS bills the sender for unpaid duties](https://resellerindex.com/usps/customs-duties/). - **Prepaying duties and the online price.** USPS sells Delivered Duty Paid only at a Post Office counter, in Click-N-Ship, through USPS APIs or in its Global Shipping Software ([IMM 362](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_018.htm)), and the counter and Click-N-Ship charge retail prices ($70.40 instead of $68.14 for 1 lb of Priority Mail International to Belgium). PC Postage providers and marketplaces “may choose to use alternative solutions, other than USPS DDP service” (IMM 362), so check that yours collects the duties before you buy a cheaper online label to a country that requires them. - **EU duty since Jul 1, 2026:** business-to-consumer packages worth up to €150 to countries that follow EU customs rules, once exempt, now owe import duty, and so do gifts between consumers worth over €45 and up to €150: “a flat, nonrefundable €3 duty” for each unique HS code, plus national taxes and fees; “The rules for packages over €150 remain the same.” USPS tells shippers to use Click-N-Ship, a Post Office counter, certain USPS APIs or Global Shipping Software, which work out the duties from the item descriptions; to EU countries that don't take Delivered Duty Paid (Ireland and Poland on this list), “duties, taxes, and fees will be handled on a country-by-country basis” ([USPS](https://www.usps.com/international/prepaid-import-duties.htm)). The listings for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden point to the EU's VAT rules. - **Registered Mail** is sold only for First-Class Mail International items that contain documents ([IMM 332](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_008.htm)). Some listings name “First-Class Package International Service with Registered Mail” as the way to send valuables; those country pages point out the mismatch and the insured Priority Mail International route where the listing gives one. - **Check the service alerts.** USPS's [international service alerts](https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm) (updated Oct 2, 2026) list 13 destinations where mail acceptance is suspended, none of them on this list, and say the Priority Mail Express International guarantee is suspended to Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and Great Britain (the alert's names). ## Questions ### What is the cheapest way to ship a small package to another country with USPS? First-Class Package International Service, for packages up to 4 lb and $400. Up to 8 oz it costs $18.48 (Canada) to $26.43 (Brazil) online with a USPS-approved PC Postage label; Click-N-Ship charges the retail price ([IMM 252.25](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_023.htm), [Notice 123](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm)). Heavier small packages are a different story: a Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope costs less online than First-Class Package International from 49 oz (just over 3 lb) to 29 of these 30 countries, and already from 33 oz to 17 of them, as long as the item fits and you can do without tracking, which USPS doesn't offer on Flat Rate Envelopes ([USPS](https://www.usps.com/international/priority-mail-international.htm)). The listings for Italy and Taiwan keep dutiable goods out of First-Class Package International as USPS sells it, so dutiable goods sold there go by Priority Mail International. ### Can I send a small item I sold to another country in a letter? No. “No merchandise, whether dutiable or nondutiable, may be mailed using First-Class Mail International service” ([IMM 242.2](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_018.htm)). Goods go by First-Class Package International Service or Priority Mail International. ### Do I need a customs form to ship books or DVDs abroad? Yes. USPS lists books, periodicals, CDs and DVDs among items that must carry a customs form with a declared value ([IMM 123.623](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm)), and every form needs at least the 6-digit HS code for each item unless the country listing says otherwise ([IMM 123.711](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm)). ### Can I ship phones or other electronics with lithium batteries abroad? Only new batteries installed in the device, at most four cells or two batteries per package, never spares and never used, damaged or defective devices unless manufacturer-certified refurbished ([IMM 135.62-135.64](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_014.htm)). Germany, Hong Kong, Italy and New Zealand prohibit lithium batteries outright; the listings for Germany, Italy and New Zealand say that includes items containing them. ### Can I use a cheaper online label to a country that requires prepaid duties? Only if the label service collects the duties. The listings for Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and Portugal require USPS Delivered Duty Paid for dutiable goods, and since Jul 1, 2026 even a consumer sale worth up to €150 to those EU-rules countries owes import duty ([USPS](https://www.usps.com/international/prepaid-import-duties.htm)). USPS sells Delivered Duty Paid only at a Post Office counter, in Click-N-Ship, through USPS APIs or in Global Shipping Software, while “USPS-approved PC Postage providers or third-party marketplaces may choose to use alternative solutions, other than USPS DDP service” ([IMM 362](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_018.htm)). Click-N-Ship and the counter charge retail prices ([IMM 233.231](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_014.htm)), so the online Commercial Base price depends on your PC Postage provider or marketplace being able to prepay the duties, through USPS or its own way. ### Who pays import duties on a package I ship abroad? Usually the buyer: duties, taxes, import fees and other charges “are not included in the postage paid by the mailer” ([IMM 131.34, as revised Oct 19, 2026](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21310/customs-requirements-and-payment-procedures-for-certain-customs-charges)), and if you don't prepay them, “the recipient will have to pay the required amounts before they can get their package” ([USPS](https://www.usps.com/international/prepaid-import-duties.htm)). USPS Delivered Duty Paid lets you prepay them to 13 of these countries, and their listings make it required for dutiable goods to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and Portugal ([IMM 362](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_018.htm)). A few listings move some of the tax to the sale itself: New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (the United Kingdom's for goods up to £135, the others for some sellers or platforms); their pages explain. Since Oct 19, 2026, if those charges go unpaid and the destination's customs, post or broker seeks them from you or USPS, “the Postal Service (or its representative) will send an invoice to the mailer for such amounts,” and you must pay it “even if the mailer disputes the assessment” ([IMM 424, 91 FR 66000](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21310/customs-requirements-and-payment-procedures-for-certain-customs-charges)). ## How we built this We read each country's Individual Country Listing in USPS's [International Mail Manual](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immctry.htm) on Oct 19, 2026, quoted the entries that touch books, media, clothing, cosmetics, electronics, jewelry, toys, collectibles and paperwork, and cross-checked each listing's price groups and weight limits against [Notice 123](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm). Where the two disagree, the country page says so and uses the lower weight. Prices are USPS's own; selling platforms and label services can charge their own rates. This first set covers 30 countries; USPS's [country index](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immctry.htm) lists the rest. Related: [postage calculator](https://resellerindex.com/calculators/postage/), [stamp prices](https://resellerindex.com/rates/usps-stamp-prices/), [cheapest way to ship books](https://resellerindex.com/guides/cheapest-way-to-ship-books/), [how to ship trading cards](https://resellerindex.com/guides/how-to-ship-trading-cards/). ## Sources Rates verified on Oct 19, 2026 from each official page below. - [USPS International Mail Manual: Individual Country Listings (index)](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immctry.htm) - [USPS Notice 123 effective Oct 4, 2026: international prices and country price groups](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm) - [IMM Country Price Groups and Weight Limits table](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immpg.htm) - [USPS International Service Alerts (updated Oct 2, 2026)](https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm) - [IMM 123: customs forms and HS codes](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_009.htm) - [IMM 131: country prohibitions (131.34 revised Oct 19, 2026 by the rule below)](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_010.htm) - [IMM 135-136: lithium batteries; nonmailable goods](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc1_014.htm) - [IMM 242: First-Class Mail International (no merchandise)](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_018.htm) - [IMM 252: First-Class Package International Service eligibility and tracking](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_023.htm) - [IMM 261: Airmail M-bags](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_027.htm) - [IMM 361: Delivered Duty Paid definitions (de minimis, low-value goods)](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_017.htm) - [USPS interim final rule, Customs Requirements and Payment Procedures for Certain Customs Charges (91 FR 66000, effective Oct 19, 2026): revised IMM 112, 131.34 and 361.13, new IMM 424](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21310/customs-requirements-and-payment-procedures-for-certain-customs-charges) - [IMM 362: USPS Delivered Duty Paid availability and where to buy it](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_018.htm) - [USPS: International shipping restrictions](https://www.usps.com/international/shipping-restrictions.htm) - [USPS: Customs forms](https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm) - [USPS: Priority Mail International (tracking and delivery days)](https://www.usps.com/international/priority-mail-international.htm) - [USPS: Delivered Duty Paid and the EU duty on packages up to €150](https://www.usps.com/international/prepaid-import-duties.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Australia](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ab_012.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Austria](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ab_013.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Belgium](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ab_020.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Brazil](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ab_029.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Canada](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ce_003.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Denmark](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ce_021.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Finland](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/fh_004.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: France](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/fh_005.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Germany](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/fh_011.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Hong Kong](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/fh_024.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: India](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_002.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Ireland](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_006.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Israel](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_007.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Italy](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_008.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Japan](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_010.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Mexico](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/mo_011.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Netherlands](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/mo_021.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: New Zealand](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/mo_023.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Norway](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/mo_028.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Philippines](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_006.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Poland](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_008.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Portugal](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_009.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Singapore](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_028.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: South Korea](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_016.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Spain](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_036.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Sweden](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_040.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Switzerland](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/ps_041.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: Taiwan](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/tz_001.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: United Arab Emirates](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/tz_017.htm) - [IMM Individual Country Listing: United Kingdom](https://pe.usps.com/text/imm/tz_018.htm) Subscribe: https://resellerindex.com/subscribe/ --- The Reseller Index Researched and drafted with AI assistance from each platform's and carrier's own published pages. 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