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To send Christmas cake via air mail?

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SarahH12 · 07/11/2017 17:17

I have a friend who lives in Mauritius and for her Christmas present I want to send a little hamper type thing - with Christmas cake and things in. Can I send these via air mail? I know I have to declare whats in the parcel but does food cause an issue at customs?

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TranquilityofSolitude · 07/11/2017 17:23

The Post Office has a list of what you can and can't send here:

www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/international-what-can-i-send

However, I would think it would be extremely expensive to send a food parcel to Mauritius - you might want to investigate the cost before you buy too much.

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 07/11/2017 17:24

From memory, you can’t send any edible fruit or nuts to Mauritius, or coffee, tea, spices, cereals, malt, starches, wheat gluten, oil seeds, seeds or fruits, vegetable extracts, sugar or sugar confectionery, cocoa or cocoa preparations, any type of cereal, flour, starch or milk product, any pastry cook products, any miscellaneous edible preparations, beverages, spirits, wines, vinegars, animal fodder, tobacco...

I’d give it a miss, if I’m honest, I think it’d be very likely to lead to the parcel being confiscated.

Also remember that you can’t send crackers unless their in the original packaging and unopened; and they may still be stopped on arrival.

maggiecate · 07/11/2017 17:29

It would need to be declared at Customs and they'd probably seize it, as it contains dried fruit.

www.mra.mu/index.php/12-home/import-export-others/91-import-restrictions

Bit like New Zealand and Australia, because it's a relatively pristine environment they're (rightly) paranoid about accidentally importing disease so dried fruit and seeds are a tightly regulated.

SarahH12 · 07/11/2017 18:20

Oh that's a bummer. Thanks all though. I'll have to rethink what to get her

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