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• United States of America
• Great Britain
• Brazil
• Switzerland
• Turkey

• All items posted from the Republic of Ireland to a country outside the European Union (including Great Britain) must be presented to the Customs authorities in the receiving country.

• An Advanced Electronic Declaration (AED) will be required for certain destinations. You can complete this either at your local post office or online using Click & Post.

• A CN23 customs declaration must also be completed for all items being sent to non EU countries.

• The following information will be required to complete the declaration:

  • Your name and address 

  • The name and address of the recipient

  • A detailed description of the contents of your item

  • Quantity

  • Weight

  • Value

  • Category of the item

  • Additional information

• Insufficient data may result in the item being returned to the sender, if rejected by the receiving Customs authorities.

• The item does not comply with electronic Customs data regulations that are required by International Customs Authorities.
• The item is prohibited or restricted by the receiving country.
• Customs data regulations require an “Advance Electronic Declaration” (AED) to be generated and to accompany all mail items containing goods. This also applies to items over 500 grams, containing documents. If your mail item does not comply with Customs data regulations, An Post cannot accept the item. Non-compliant items risk being returned to sender.
• If an item is returned to you, due to non-compliance with electronic Customs data regulations, you can bring this mail item, unopened, to your local Post Office where we will record the details of your item, print an AED CN23 international customs declaration, and attach it to the item without any additional cost to you.

When sending an item to Ireland you will need to supply complete electronic customs data according to Irish Customs regulations.

The minimum mandatory electronic data that is required is: 

• A valid HS/Tariff Code 
• A valid item description 
• Country of origin 
• Item value 
• Postage, insurance, freight paid 
• Sender name, address details 
• Addressee name, address 
• Packet/parcel weight 

You should also ensure the items you are sending are not regarded as prohibited/restricted by An Post. You can do so by reviewing the list on our prohibited items page.