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 Signed |
up to £50 up to £250 for an additional fee |
5-7 working days |
2kg Buy now |
| International Standard | up to £20 | 6-7 working days |
2kg Buy now |
| International Economy | up to £20 | Up to 8 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 Ghana. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Ghana 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
- Pornographic materials
- Liquids not packaged properly
- Offensive weapons
- Coins, banknotes and other valuable articles
- Live animals and improperly processed fish and meat products
- Animal products
- Meat and edible meat offal
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Vegetable products
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
- Mineral products
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
- Products of the chemical or allied industries
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
- Organic chemicals
- Pharmaceutical products
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
- Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
- Photographic or cinematographic products
- Miscellaneous chemical products
- Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
- rubber and articles thereof
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof
- Textiles and textile articles
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
- Base metals and articles of base metal
- Articles of iron and steel
- Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers and parts and accessories of such articles
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Clocks and watches and parts thereof
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
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Currency
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Restrictions
Here is an indication of restricted items for mailing to Ghana. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Ghana 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
Restricted items
- Live animals; animal products
- Live animals
- Meat and edible meat offal
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Vegetable products
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices
- Cereals
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
- Products of the chemical or allied industries
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
- Organic chemicals
- Pharmaceutical products
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks dental preparations with a basis of plaster
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
- Photographic or cinematographic products
- Miscellaneous chemical products
- Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
- Rubber and articles thereof
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof
- Textiles and textile articles
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
- Base metals and articles of base metal
- Articles of iron and steel
- Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers and parts and accessories of such articles
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Clocks and watches and parts thereof
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles
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More information
For more information about posting an item to Ghana please refer to the Ghana Post Office website
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