Turkmenistan

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).

• Antiques
• Batteries
• Cash
• Eggs, raw
• Electronic and high-frequency machines
• Furs
• Honey and honeycomb
• Ivory
• Precious metals and stones
• Viagra
  

Perfume is prohibited under International Express.

Ordinary and registered Letters: 
Turkmenistan does not accept ordinary and registered letters containing articles subject to customs duty. International Express services have been suspended to Turkmenistan indefinitely due to Political unrest.

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:

• Alcoholic beverages
• Animal products
• Blueprints
• Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
• Bees
• Animal products
• Bees
• Dairy products
• Fish products
• Food products
• Fruit
• Leeches
• Medicines
• Plants and plant products
• Silkworms
• Stamps
• Vegetables
• Weapons, hunting
• Weapons and parts of weapons

Personal use items

Turkmenistan admits items for the exclusive personal use of the addressee, subject to the payment of customs duty and subject to certain items not exceeding the quantities shown.

• Clothing - coats, jackets, etc: 3 of each kind
  
• Cloth: 10 metres
• Photographic and video equipment: 1 of each kind
• Audio recordings: 10
• Video recordings: 5
• Personal computers and peripheral equipment: 1
• Computer tapes and discs: 15
• Wine and vodka 1 litre
• Radio and video machines: 1 of each kind
• Electronic music equipment: 1 of each kind
• Primary religious works - Bible Koran, Tora, etc: 2 of each kind
• Crucifixes, icons, etc.: 2 of each kind

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 must include an invoice.

Inherited goods require a certificate, endorsed by a consul, which confirms the right of inheritance.

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.