Martinique

The following items are prohibited from importation, meaning they won't be allowed to enter the destination country, territory or region.

To check which items are considered dangerous and prohibited for sending from Australia, download our Prohibited and Restricted item list and packaging guide (1.1MB).

Martinique has the same prohibitions as France. In addition, Martinique prohibits:

• Animals
• Asbestos
• Batteries
• Bullion and currency
• Cash
• Dangerous good, haz or comb materials
• Gambling devices
• Ivory
• Jewellery, costume
• Precious metals and stones
• Pornography.

Perfume is prohibited under International Express.

Batteries

All types of batteries and devices containing them (e.g. laptops, mobile phones, wireless headphones and equivalent, power banks, tablets, etc.) are prohibited from being sent via International Express.

Medications

All types of medications are prohibited from being sent via International Express:

• Non doctor prescribed e.g. Panadol
• Pharmacy only e.g. labelled with pharmacy and recipient name
• Doctor prescribed e.g. asthma puffer, insulin tablets/needle, heart medications
• Controlled/illegal e.g. Morphine, Methadone, Hemp Seed Oil, Cannabinoids

New La Poste handling fees for items entering Martinique

From 1 March 2026, the Postal Operator of France, La Poste, will charge a Customs administrative fee of EUR2 for all items valued below EUR150 for B2B and above EUR22 for B2C sent to Martinique.  

This fee, called a small parcel tax, will be charged per HS Code, so multiple items with the same HS code will only be charged once. 

Examples:

Scenario 1 - sending multiples of the same item within one parcel:  

• An individual is sending a parcel containing three pairs of pants with the same HS code. The total small parcel fee for this parcel would be EUR2 and not EUR6 as the fee is only charged once.

Scenario 2 – sending different items within one parcel: 

• An individual is sending two pairs of pants with the same HS code and one t-shirt with a different HS code. The total small parcel fee would be EUR4 as the fee is charged on the two different HS codes.

Tax collection for customers with an IOSS number 

Business contract customers and MyPost Business customers who are registered for the Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) in France or using a marketplace with an IOSS in France can get the small parcel tax collected before their goods enter Martinique. To do this:

• Include your IOSS number in the customs declaration when generating your shipment for Martinique (for example, when creating shipments in your online lodgement platform).
• Enter the IOSS number into the ‘Senders Customs Reference’ field, or if not available in your platform, into the ‘Importer’s Reference Number’ field. Make sure you enter the number correctly to help reduce additional handling fees and delays for your customers in Martinique.

Please note: 

• If your business is registered for IOSS in a different EU country, you will not be able to use IOSS to collect the customs fee in advance. 
• If you do not provide an IOSS, La Poste will collect the small parcel tax from the recipient. 

Tax collection for customers without an IOSS number

For business contract and MyPost Business customers without an IOSS number in France, the small parcel tax will be collected from the recipient in Martinique.  

To minimise costs and delays for your recipient:

• Provide a valid phone number and/or email address for the recipient; and 
• Clearly indicate that the recipient pays the small parcel tax upon delivery. 

This will help La Poste to contact recipients for the payment upon delivery.

If an item is subject to import restrictions, it means that provisions must be met before it will be released from customs in the destination country, territory or region.

We recommend you confirm import restrictions with local authorities before posting:

• Cacao or parts of cacao plants
• Coffee or parts of coffee plants
• Sugarcane or parts of sugarcane plants.

EDN’s and export permits are required for:

• Kangaroo skins
• Crocodile skins
• Emu oil
• Fish oil
• Bunker oil
• Coal
• Petroleum bases products
• Tobacco and tobacco products
• Any other alcohol including beer and spirits all volumes.

Other import restrictions are the same as for France.

In addition to our customs forms, authorities in the destination country, territory or region require further documentation for some items.

The same as for France.

Before sending to this destination, it’s worth noting a few more details about our international delivery services.

• International Express (carried via the EMS network) - Parcels delivers only to the places shown
  • Basse-Pointe
  • Bellefontaine
  • Case Pilote
  • Ducos
  • Fonds-St-Denis
  • Fort de France
  • Grand Riviere
  • Gros Morne
  • Lamentin Marin
  • L Ajoupa-Bouillon
  • La Trinite
  • La Trinite
  • Le Carbet
  • Le Diamant
  • Le Francois
  • Le Lamentin
  • Le Lorrain
  • Le Marigot
  • Le Marin
  • Le Morne Rouge
  • Le Morne-Vert
  • Le Precheur
  • Le Robert
  • Le Vauclin
  • Le Vert-Pre
  • Les Anses-D Arlet
  • Les Trois-Ilets
  • Macouba
  • Riviere Pilote
  • Riviere Salee
  • Sainte Anne
  • Saint-Esprit
  • Saint-Pierre
  • Sainte Luce
  • Sainte-Marie
  • Schoelcher
  • St Joseph
  • Trinite
    
    International Express - Parcels does not deliver to a Post Office Box or Poste Restante.
• International Express - Letters service available on a non-guaranteed basis