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 When you're putting together a package for international shipping to Nicaragua, you want to make sure that you're doing it right:  that everything arrives in perfect condition, and that you've filled out all of the paperwork properly so that your package makes it through customs quickly and efficiently.

According to the USPS website, there are a number of things that are prohibited for shipping into Nicaragua.  These items should be carefully avoided when you're planning your package.  They include:

• Ammunition
• Coins, banknotes, or currency of any kind
• Traveler's checks, securities payable to bearer, or platinum, gold, or silver--that is, anything that can be seen as being a shipment of "money"
• Precious stones, jewelry, or other valuable items, unless they are shipped in an insured Priority Mail International envelope or box
• Any material or literature related to Communism
• Lottery tickets from a country other than Nicaragua
• Lighters
• Any pharmaceutical composition whose makeup is not known publicly or a remedy that is not registered in Nicaragua
• Police whistles
• Telegraph equipment

Nicaragua has also issued a number of restrictions pertaining to shipments into the company.  These include:

• Receiving firearms requires the permission of the government.
• Plant and animal based matter require a  phytosanitary export certificate from the originating country.
• If tape, gummed paper, or adhesive strips are used to seal registered shipments, they should have a stamp or signature displaying the name of the sender.  

Concerned about making sure that your shipment arrives correctly, with all the proper paperwork?  Use a shipping company with experience in international shipping.  Shipping out of the Houston area?  Contact us to see if we might be the shipping company for you.

Did you know?  

• Nicaragua is bordered by Costa Rica, the Caribbean Sea, Honduras, and the Pacific Ocean.
• The word "Nicaragua" comes from the Spanish word "agua" (for water) and the word "Nicaro," which is the Indian tribe that resides on the shores of Lake Nicaragua.  
• The capital city of Nicaragua is Managua.  Other large cities include  Leon, Masaya, Tipitapa, Chinandega, Matagaipa, Esteli, Granada, Ciudad Sandino, and Juigalpa.  
• Nicaragua's official language is Spanish.  Other languages in use include English, Rama, Miskito, Sumo, Miskito Costal Creole, Garifuna, and Rama Cay Creole.  
• The Amerrisque Mountains, the Pacific Lowlands, and the Mosquito Coast are protected areas.  They make up around 20% of Nicaragua.
• The largest freshwater lake in Central America is Lake Nicaragua.  It contains the only freshwater sharks in the world.
• The Nicaraguan Cordoba, NIO, is the official currency of Nicaragua.  
• Popular cuisine in Nicaragua includes corn, beans, chili peppers, and cassava.  The national dish is Gallopinto.

Around 1.1 million people travel to Nicaragua every year.  If you are shipping from Houston or anywhere in the United States, please feel free to contact pack n send for packing support, packing and tracking and to learn how to pack expensive items safely.