What you can't carry on Packlink.
We follow Sri Lanka Customs rules and add a few of our own where the law is grey. Listings or requests that breach this list are removed and the account flagged.
Strictly forbidden
Listing or carrying any of these results in immediate account suspension and a report to Sri Lanka Customs.
Narcotics & psychotropic drugs
Any controlled substance under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
Weapons & explosives
Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, signalling flares, gunpowder, replica weapons.
Hazardous chemicals
Lithium-only loose batteries, mercury, corrosives, oxidisers, compressed gases.
Currency above declaration limit
Carrying more than USD 15,000 cash or equivalent without Customs declaration.
Meat, dairy and live plants
Quarantine-controlled items: fresh meat, dairy, seeds, soil, live animals or plants.
Restricted personal-use limits
Alcohol or tobacco above passenger allowance counts as commercial import.
Allowed, but read this first
These categories are perfectly fine — most Packlink orders fall here — but they have quirks worth knowing before you accept the offer.
Prescription medicine
Allowed for personal use up to 30-day supply, with the original prescription. Anything more needs a Health Ministry permit.
Electronics over LKR 100,000
Allowed but Customs duty applies; the buyer must pre-fund the duty cap before you fly.
Branded luxury goods
Allowed but Customs may request the receipt and proof the item was bought new — keep the original tag and box.
You are the importer at the airport
As the carrier of an item, Sri Lanka Customs treats you as the importer of record. That means any duty, fine or seizure happens to you, not to the buyer. Packlink reimburses documented duty up to the cap shown when the buyer accepts your offer, but we cannot reimburse fines for prohibited items. When in doubt, don't carry it — and ask safety@packlink.lk before you fly.