Prohibited Items

We are pleased to handle your shipments, but to do so effectively, we need to clarify which products cannot be sent using our service InPost. For more details on the terms and limitations, please refer to the terms and conditions.

The Sender is solely responsible for the legality of the items they send, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Italian Republic. In addition to items prohibited by such laws and regulations, the Sender acknowledges and agrees to comply with the following list of items prohibited for Parcels:

  • Money (coins, cash, legal tender banknotes, negotiable securities equivalent to cash such as endorsed shares, bonds, letters of fund transfer), coins and collector stamps;

  • Explosives, fireworks and any other item of a flammable or incendiary nature;

  • human corpses, organs or parts of the body, human and animal embryos, ashes or human remains;

  • Any shipment to be delivered to APO addresses (i.e., Army Post Office) or FPO (i.e., Fleet Post Office);

  • Any shipment to be delivered cash on delivery;

  • Firearms, weapons in general, ammunition and parts of weapons;

  • Foodstuffs, perishable foodstuffs, beverages that require refrigeration or other environmental controls;

  • Plants and plant material, including seeds and cut flowers;

  • Lottery tickets, items for gambling if prohibited by law;

  • Perishable goods (other than those under point above) unless prior agreements have been reached in this regard;

  • Pornographic material and/or obscene material;

  • Hazardous waste, including but not limited to hypodermic needles and/or used syringes or medical waste;

  • Ice (frozen water);

  • Items for which InPost is required to obtain a special license, or a special permit for transport, import or export;

  • Items whose transport, import or export are prohibited by laws or regulations;

  • Dangerous products;

  • Dead animals or stuffed animals;

  • Damp or wet parcels, in which there are leaks or which emit any type of odor;

  • Live animals, including fish and insects;

  • Goods that can cause damage or delay to equipment, personnel or in any case to the InPost Lockers.

We are pleased to handle your shipments, but to do so effectively, we need to clarify which products cannot be sent using our service InPost Direct. For more details on the terms and limitations, please refer to the terms and conditions of InPost Direct.

The Sender is solely responsible for the legality of the items they send, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Italian Republic. In addition to items prohibited by such laws and regulations, the Sender acknowledges and agrees to comply with the following list of items prohibited for Parcels:

  • Money (coins, cash, legal tender banknotes, negotiable instruments equivalent to cash such as endorsed stock certificates, bonds, money transfer letters), collectible coins and stamps;

  • Explosives, fireworks, and any other chemically and biologically active items or items with explosive, flammable, incendiary, irritating, carcinogenic, corrosive, sensitizing, mutagenic, and generally toxic properties;

  • Human cadavers, organs or body parts, human and animal embryos, ashes or human remains;

  • Any shipment to be delivered to APO addresses (i.e., Army Post Office) or FPO (i.e., Fleet Post Office)

  • Any cash-on-delivery (COD) shipment;

  • Items that constitute weapons or parts of weapons in accordance with applicable Italian laws, and ammunition;

  • Food products, perishable foodstuffs, beverages, which require controlled temperatures and/or special storage and transport conditions;

  • Glass or ceramic items;

  • Plants and plant material, including seeds and cut flowers, stones, coal, and related materials;

  • Lottery tickets, gambling items if prohibited by law;

  • Perishable goods (other than those specified in point above);

  • Pornographic and/or obscene material;

  • Hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles and/or used syringes or medical waste;

  • Ice;

  • Medicines and medical devices;

  • Items for which InPost is required to obtain a special license or a special transport, import, or export permit for their shipment;

  • Items whose transport, import, or export are prohibited by laws or regulations;

  • Items subject to ADR/LQ regulations and generally hazardous items;

  • Dead animals or animals that have been embalmed;

  • Vehicle oils, brake fluids and related fluids, paints, lubricants, varnishes, mordants, impregnants, anti-mold agents;

  • Damp or wet packages, which are leaking or emit any kind of odor;

  • Live animals, including fish and insects;

  • Goods that may cause damage or delay to equipment, personnel, or otherwise to InPost's APM/INPOST POINTS.