Reunion

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).

• All items prohibited by France
• Antiques
• Asbestos
• Animals, living or dead
• Batteries
• Bullion and currency
• Cash
• Eggs for hatching
• Fire extinguishers
• Furs
• Gambling devices
• Hides and skins
• Ivory
• Pornography
• Precious metals and stones
• Sugarcane plants or parts.

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 Reunion

From 1 March 2026, the Postal Operator of France, La Poste, will charge a Customs administrative fee of EUR2 for all items valued above EUR45 sent by individuals to individual recipients in Reunion.

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.

How the small parcel tax will be paid and collected 

The small parcel tax will be collected from the recipient in Reunion.  

To minimise delays for recipients, it is important that senders: 

• provide a valid phone number and/or email address for the recipient; and 
• clearly indicate to the recipient that the small parcel tax will be collected by La Poste 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:

Refer to France. In addition to these restrictions:

• Clocks and watches
• Communications equipment
• Drugs: prescription and non-prescription
• Electronic games
• Fabric and fabric samples
• Films: promotional, training, 8mm, 16mm and 35mm
• Measuring apparatus
• Negatives including x-rays, films
• Sports equipment
• Telecommunications equipment
• Televisions and equipment
• Textile articles
• Toys

EDN’s and export permits are required for:

• Kangaroo skins
• Crocodile skins
• Emu oil
• Fish oil
• Bunker oil
• Coal
• Petroleum-based 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.

Refer to France.

International Express

For International Express going to Reunion 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 out 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. Contact the consulate office of the country you are sending to or contact the Australia Post Customer Contact Centre on 13 76 78 for assistance.

International Express parcels may have delayed delivery to rural destinations. Parcels not delivered to Post Office Boxes or Poste Restante.

International Express letters available on a non-guaranteed basis.

For more information from the overseas carrier, check the Chronopost website.

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 the places shown
  • Bellepierre
  • Bras Panon
  • Cilaos
  • Dzaoudzi, Mayotte
  • Entre Deux
  • Gillot
  • L’Etang Sale
  • La Bretagne
  • La Montagne
  • La Possession
  • La Saline
  • Le Butor
  • Le Chaudron
  • Le Port
  • Le Tampon
  • Les Avirons
  • Mamoudzou, Mayotte
  • Mayotte, Comoros
  • Moufia
  • Petite lle
  • Plaine Des Cafres
  • Riviere De Pluies
  • Salazie
  • St Andre
  • St Benoit
  • St Denis
  • St Francois
  • St Gilles
  • St Joseph
  • St Leu
  • St Louis
  • St Paul
  • St Philippe
  • St Pierre
  • Ste Anne
  • Ste Clotilde
  • Ste Marie
  • Ste Rose
  • Ste Suzanne
  • Trois Bassins

International Express - Parcels has delayed delivery to rural destinations. International Express - Parcels does not deliver to a Post Office Box or Poste Restante.

• International Express - Letters service available on a non-guaranteed basis

For more information from the overseas carrier, check the Chronopost website.