Colombia

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).

• Abestos
• Alcohol
• Animals and animal products
• Bullion and Currency
• Batteries
• Cash
• Cereals and their derivatives
• Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
• Clothing, used
• Cocoa and coffee
• Colombian stamps
• Cork
• Cosmetics and soap Fats, oils, derivatives of oils
• Dental amalgams
• Flour and flour products
• Foodstuffs
• Fruit and vegetables
• Fuel
• Hosiery and textiles
• Meat
• Medication:
  • 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
• Milk and milk products
• Pornography
• Plants and parts of plants
• Products containing dry ice
• Precious and coloured metals
• Precious stones
• Preservatives and perishables
• Publications of a communist or atheist character
• Raw cotton
• Saccharine
• Silver items
• Spices
• Tea
• Toys representing arms
• Weapons
• Varnishes and paints
• Wax
• Weapons

Colombia does not accept ordinary and registered letters containing articles subject to customs duty.

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.

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:

Import restrictions apply to many types of goods. Senders should determine restrictions from Colombian authorities. The Colombian Customs Administration (DIAN) has advised that items not accompanied by a complete declaration of contents and value are liable to be seized.

• Agricultural and vegetable products
• Medicines, prescription and non-prescription
• Grain samples
• Hygiene products
• Parts, machine and electrical
• Personal effects
• Plant products, plants and seeds
• Soil samples
• Tobacco
• Textile articles

Note:

a) The value of an item’s contents may not exceed 1,000

b) Items may not contain more than six units pertaining to the same category.

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.

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

A commercial invoice, numbered, certified and signed by the sender must accompany each package containing books and periodicals of a commercial nature.

All parcels and EMS items are inspected by Colombia’s Anti-Narcotics Police. Before they are inserted into bags, any boxes or envelopes that have been opened are closed by means of tape bearing the official "Servicios Postales Nacionales" logo. This operation is executed with great care and without damage to the contents, in order to prevent the exportation of narcotics by post.

The sender and receiver details must be addressed with a valid street address in English. A Post Office Box address is not acceptable.

The sender is responsible for finding if the destination country may impose duties, taxes, brokerage fees or any other fees that may be applied on the item that is being sent. Please contact the consulate office of the country you are sending to or contact the Australia Post Customer Contact Centre on 13 76 78.

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
  International Express - Parcels does not deliver to a Post Office Box or Poste Restante.

• International Express - Letters service available on a non-guaranteed basis
• International Registered Post
  Colombia pays compensation only in case of total loss, total theft or destruction of the article.

For more information from the overseas carrier, check the El servicio de envios de Colombia website.