When sending items overseas it's important to know which service best meets your needs as well as checking whether the item you are sending is allowed in the destination country. You'll also find other helpful information here to ensure your item arrives quickly and safely.
Service | Compensation | Delivery aim | Weight up to |
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International Tracked & Signed |
up to £50 up to £250 for an additional fee |
3-5 working days |
2kg Buy now |
International Standard | up to £20 | 3-5 working days |
2kg Buy now |
International Economy | up to £20 | Up to 5 weeks |
2kg Buy now |
If you are sending books and pamphlets the weight limit goes up to 5kg.
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Prohibitions
Here is an indication of prohibited items for mailing to Bulgaria. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Bulgarian Post Office website
Please also refer to the Universal Postal Union - online prohibitions search tool
You must not send any item addressed to a country in which the item is unlawful or prohibited. When an item is restricted you must comply with the restriction. Prohibitions and restrictions vary from country to country, and can sometimes apply to items which you may think are ordinary. The information below is provided in good faith, but Royal Mail is not responsible for it, and it should be viewed as a guide only. Specific restrictions and changes may be enforced at short notice, so for clarification please contact the destination country's trade, postal, and customs authorities as appropriate. Business customers are strongly recommended to do this.
Please remember that Royal Mail also prohibits and restricts certain categories of items. For more information visit royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods
Prohibited items
Prohibited products are not permitted in the mail under any circumstances.
- Narcotics, psychotropic substances, anaesthetics, toxic materials
- Arms and ammunition, explosive
- Flammable or other hazardous materials.
- Obscene or immoral articles
- Articles which, by their nature or their packing, may be dangerous, or soil or damage other items or postal equipment
- Religious materials connected with prohibited or unregistered sects or organisations.
- Coins, bank notes, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques
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Platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles.
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Restrictions
There are currently no published restrictions for Bulgaria. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Bulgarian Post Office website
Please also refer to the Universal Postal Union - online prohibitions search tool
You must not send any item addressed to a country in which the item is unlawful or prohibited. When an item is restricted you must comply with the restriction. Prohibitions and restrictions vary from country to country, and can sometimes apply to items which you may think are ordinary. The information above is provided in good faith, but Royal Mail is not responsible for it, and it should be viewed as a guide only. Specific restrictions and changes may be enforced at short notice, so for clarification please contact the destination country's trade, postal, and customs authorities as appropriate. Business customers are strongly recommended to do this.
Please remember that Royal Mail also prohibits and restricts certain categories of items. For more information visit royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods
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More information
For more information about posting an item to Bulgaria please refer to the Bulgarian Post Office website
To help facilitate customs clearance, it is recommended that you provide recipient contact details (email address and/or phone number) so that recipients are contactable if any information is missing or incorrect. Contact details should be provided within the electronic customs data or in the case of a CN23 on the physical declaration. To ensure this information is protected do not write these contact details separately on the outside item.
Customs and Brexit
On 24 December 2020, the UK and the EU reached an agreement on how to trade (the Trade and Cooperation Agreement). It entered into force on 1 January 2021. As a result of the agreement, the UK is no longer part of the EU’s single market and customs union and new rules apply.
From 1 January, the UK has extended the rules which applied to non-EU postal items before. Similarly, the EU now treats postal items from the UK as it did non-EU items before. This means there may be changes to how you send and receive items from abroad.
For more information on how sending and receiving items to the EU may be impacted from 1 January, please click here.

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