Mauritania

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).

• Animals
• Alcoholic beverages
• Asbestos
• Batteries
• Bullion and currency
• Cash
• Coin-making apparatus
• Coins and medallions resembling legal coinage
• Dangerous goods, haz or comb materials
• Diamonds, rough
• Essences used in making alcohol
• Fish, tinned
• Goods bearing the Red Cross or similar designs
• Items contrary to the political and social order of the State
• Microfiche and microfilm
• Military equipment
• Mobile phones
• Precious metals and stones
• Pornography
• Trademarks, French, false or imitated
• Weapons
• Weights and measures, non-metric.

Perfume is prohibited under International Express.

Ordinary Letters

Mauritania does not accept ordinary letters containing articles subject to customs duty.

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

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:

Mauritania requires an import permit for many goods. Senders should determine import restrictions from Mauritanian authorities before posting:

• Alcohol and spirits
• Drugs and medicines
• Firearms
• Gold products
• Meat
• Mineral waters
• Plants and cuttings
• Saccharine
• Sugarcane
• Tobacco and cigarettes
• Tapes: audio and computer
• Weapons and parts of weapons

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.

Commercial goods require an invoice.

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 deliver to Nouadhibou and Nouakchott
  International Express - Parcels delivers to other towns and rural destinations by mail. 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
  Mauritania pays compensation only in the case of loss, total theft or total destruction of the article.

For more information from the overseas carrier, check the Mauritanian Post website.