The following items are prohibited from mailing thourgh e parcel or normal mail. The mailing or courier of following items may bring a hefty fine and loss to the sender.

·         Aerosol products.

·         Butane gas lighters and refills.

·         Firearms, ammunition, and their components.

·         Gold, jewels, platinum, precious stones, and silver except in insured parcels.

·         Perishable infectious biological substances.

·         Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

·         Polished, whitened, artificial, or imitation pearls.

·         Pork products.

·         Printed matter offensive to Arabs and Muslims.

·         Radioactive materials.

·         Radio transmitters and receivers except under permit.

·         Restrictions 

·         Medicines require prior authorization.

Observations 

·         Shipments, whose value does not exceed Dirham's 500, are exempted from Customs procedures.

·         Parcels that are not commercial type and contain personal items are generally exempted from all customs procedures in Dubai.

·         Shipments that exceed 500 dirham's in value and are commercial items shipments must be accompanied by following:

·         Original invoices authenticated by the Consulate of the UAE or Dubai Chamber

·         Authenticated certificate of origin by the Dubai Chamber

·         Packing List of the contents of the package

·         Certificate of exemption from duty, if applicable.

Customs Forms required for fulfilling the customs procedure in U.A.E.

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes require PS Form 2976 and Priority Mail International parcels require PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope).