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 limit |
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International Tracked & Signed |
Up to £50 Up to £250 for an additional fee |
5-7 working days |
2kg Buy now |
International Tracked |
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 | 6-12 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 Lebanon. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Lebanese Post 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.
- Lebanon does not accept any kind of postal item containing articles prohibited by virtue of article 24 of the Convention. (Please refer to the UPU website for further details)
- Coins, banknotes, bearer bonds of any kind, travellers' cheques
- Platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or otherwise, precious stones or other precious articles
- Liquids, or materials with a tendency to liquefy
- Articles of glass or the like or fragile articles
- Firearms or parts thereof, ammunition, explosive materials, chemical products, lighters, matches
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Medicaments, unless they are accompanied by a prescription or a document indicating their specifications or components
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Restrictions
Here is an indication of restricted items for mailing to Lebanon. For further information, or further clarification please refer to the Lebanese Post 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
- Importation of products of animal origin is authorised so long as they are accompanied by a sanitary certificate issued by the veterinary services
- This restriction also applies to products of plant origin, whose importation is authorised so long as they are accompanied by a permit and an entry certificate issued by the phytosanitary control service stating that they are not carrying any disease
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More information
For more information about posting an item to Lebanon please refer to the Lebanese Post website

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