At pack and send we are offering customers lists of items that both prohibited from mailing and items that have mailing restrictions.Mailing to Germany includes a few restrictions that vary from items that are prohibited by other countries. The USPS website lists items that are prohibited and restricted.
The first item that may not be mailed to Germany is Absinthe. This is a distilled highly alcoholic substance. The prohibition includes the flowers and leaves of the plant. Since there is a high level of alcoholic content when it is bottled, the German government has completely prohibited it.
One other item that is banned from import by mail is playing cards that are not in a complete deck and completely wrapped. Coca beans that have been pulverized are another item that is banned.
Here is a list of some of the other items that are prohibited to send by mail to Germany.
- Arms
- Weapons, including firearms
- Parts of arms,
- Ammunition
- Articles that bear political or religious notations on the address side
- Human remains
- Lithium cells and batteries
- Live plants
- Live animals
- Radioactive materials
Medicines that are imported require a special authorization by the German authorities.
Since Germany is a country visited by many tourists, here are some interesting facts about Germany.
There are approximately three hundred varieties of bread in Germany. Dark bread is favorite German bread, with bread available both fresh and in cans. When you call a house in Germany, the individual will answer with their surname, rather than with the more common American hell.
Germany contains more soccer fans than any other country in the world. A fun fact for you drivers, seventy per cent of German highways have no speed limit whatsoever.
Germany has the fifth largest economy in the world, but German consumers drink the second largest amount of beer in the world. The Germany festival of Oktoberfest looks like it would be only in October. Wrong, Oktoberfest in Germany begins in September. A German man named Hans Riegel invented the Gummy Bear. Except for Russia, Germany is the most populous European country with a population of approximately 82 million.
A strange fact about Germany:
During World War II a German submarine was sunken by a broken toilet.
Here are some fun facts about Germany that we found on the following website:
http://confessedtravelholic.com/2011/02/69-fun-facts-about-germany.htmlstrange
In Bavaria, beer is officially considered a food. Muller is the most popular German surname. There is a Barbie doll named after Chancellor Angela Merkel. Due to the three hundred types of bread served in Germany, there is actually a museum devoted to bread. The German language contains thirty five dialects. The hotel where Michael Jackson dangled his son over the balcony is located in Germany. German is the third most spoken language in the world. The countries of: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein all speak German. It is the official language of all of these countries.
Oktoberfest served as a wedding celebration for Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. It was the first Oktoberfest ever held. Germany is home to more soccer clubs than anywhere in the world. A general observation is that the German flag is seldom flown during the year, but during the World Cup Soccer tournament German flags were to be seen flying everywhere. It is different from the United States where flags are flown daily. German flags are not flown that are oversize, but that are standard sized flags.
We are posting fun facts about the countries that we ship to. Pack n send in Houston packs and ships both domestically and internationally. When researching shipping companies in Houston and throughout the world, look for companies that have experience both packing and shipping. Whether you are sending furniture across country or sending goods internationally, look for companies that have been in business for a long time and that specialize in packing and shipping services.
Customs forms are a necessity for international shipping companies, as is heat treated wood for custom built crates that ship overseas.
If you are need information about packing and shipping to Germany or anywhere else in the world, please feel free to contact us.
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