44 lb is the number that catches people out here, not length or girth.
Greece's weight line, against a real suitcase
Read 2026-08-21 from USPS's Individual Country Listing for Greece at pe.usps.com/text/imm/fh_014.htm: Priority Mail International there tops out at 44 lb, with a maximum single-side length of 60 inches and a maximum combined length and girth of 108 inches, the size figures this site has seen on most other country listings. The faster Priority Mail Express International product allows more weight, 66 lb, at the identical size ceiling — an odd reversal, since express usually caps lower or level with the standard tier, not above it.
| Measurement | This suitcase | Greece's Priority Mail International limit |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 20 lb | 44 lb |
| Longest side | 32 in | 60 in |
| Length + girth | 104 in | 108 in |
This case clears with 4 inches of length-plus-girth headroom, the tightest margin of any country this site has checked on that measurement, and 24 lb of weight headroom. A traveler packing toward a checked-bag allowance rather than a mailing limit is the one who runs into this line: a 45 lb suitcase mails fine to Canada or the UK and is refused outright on the standard service to Greece.
What Greece's listing refuses that others don't
Alongside the arms, weapons and precious-metal rules common to most country listings, Greece's own page names a combination this site has not read anywhere else, per the reading on 2026-08-21.
- Playing cards
- Saccharine
- Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and cigarette papers
- Live plants and animals; human remains
A deck of cards packed as a gift, or a duty-free carton left in a suitcase pocket from the outbound flight, sits on the same footing as contraband under this listing. Currency and traveler's checks are restricted rather than barred outright, admissible only through First-Class Package International Service with Registered Mail; loose cash in a suitcase box is not.
The leg SMKlog actually prices
Our checkout sells US domestic labels and four international lanes, none of them Greek, so no Greece-bound label comes out of it. For scale, here is a domestic run toward a gateway city with direct Athens service: the same 32 × 22 × 14 in hard-shell case, 20 lb, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 to East Boston, MA 02128, quoted live 2026-08-21.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Estimated transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | Ground | $38.44 | 3-4 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $51.49 | 3-4 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $54.06 | 4-5 business days |
| FedEx | Ground | $56.47 | 3-4 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $60.81 | 3 business days |
No USPS rate came back for this box on this lane, so UPS and FedEx are the working pair domestically. This is a domestic price only, a benchmark for what a boxed suitcase this size costs to move inside the country; the transatlantic mile is sold by USPS, UPS or FedEx directly, and it is the 44 lb Greece ceiling above, not this table, that decides whether their international product will take the bag.
Where these numbers come from
- USPS, Individual Country Listing for Greece — the 44 lb Priority Mail International weight ceiling, the 66 lb Priority Mail Express International ceiling, the 60-inch length and 108-inch length-plus-girth limits, and the prohibited and restricted items list. Read 2026-08-21.
- Prices: our own capture of a 32 x 22 x 14 in suitcase against production on 2026-08-21, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 to East Boston, MA 02128.
USPS updates its country listings on its own schedule, and a 44 lb ceiling this far under the norm is worth a second look close to a shipment date. This page carries one dated snapshot, read 2026-08-21, not a live feed of the listing itself.
Common questions
How heavy can a suitcase mailed to Greece be?
44 lb, per USPS's Individual Country Listing for Greece read 2026-08-21. That is well under the 66 to 70 lb ceiling most countries this site has checked allow, so a heavily packed checked bag near an airline's own 50 lb allowance can clear Canada or the UK and still miss Greece's line.
What is the size ceiling for a package to Greece?
60 inches on the longest side and 108 inches of length plus girth combined for Priority Mail International, matching most other countries. The 44 lb weight cap is what actually sets Greece apart, not the size line.
Can playing cards go in a suitcase mailed to Greece?
No. USPS's Greece listing names playing cards outright as prohibited, alongside saccharine and tobacco products, a combination not on most other country listings this site has read. Pull a deck out of a packed suitcase before it ships there.
Can cigarettes or cigars go in a suitcase mailed to Greece?
No. The listing bars tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and cigarette papers outright, the same line that names playing cards and saccharine. A duty-free carton left in a jacket pocket is the easy mistake here.
Does SMKlog sell a label to Greece?
No. The calculator sells international labels to Canada, the UK, Germany and Australia, and Greece is not on that list. SMKlog sells parcel labels only.
What does a boxed suitcase cost inside the US on the way to a Greece shipment?
$38.44 on UPS Ground for our 32 x 22 x 14 in, 20 lb case, Berkeley Heights, NJ to a Boston gateway ZIP, quoted 2026-08-21. That is the domestic leg only, useful as a benchmark; it is not a price for the transatlantic mile the parcel still has to cross.