Prohibited Items

The following items (or any item similar in description or content) cannot be carried on our courier shipment.

Any company/person sending such an item may be subject to their order being cancelled/seized without notice.

  • Animals : Live or Dead animals, insects, reptiles of any kind, animal including hair products products, animal skins, meat and fur
  • Corrosives : Aluminum chloride, Caustic soda, Corrosive cleaning fluid, Corrosive rust remover/preventative, Corrosive paint remover, Acid (Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid, Sulphuric acid, etc.)
  • Currency / IDs : Bullion, Money, Fake/Dummy/Collectable Cash, Payment Cards, Traveler Cheques, Passports, IDs, Stamps
    Drugs Cocaine, Cannabis resin, LSD, Narcotics, Morphine,Opium, Psychotropic substances, etc.
  • Explosives : Ammunition, Firearms (including parts), Blasting caps, Christmas cracker snaps, Party poppers, Theatrical flares, Fireworks (Skyrockets, Sparklers, Crackers), Flares, Fuses, Ignites, Nitro-glycerin, etc.
  • Flammable liquids : All aerosols are prohibited (Hair Spray, Deodorant, etc.) Alcohol, Perfume, Acetone, Benzene, Kerosene, Motor fuels, Battery fluid, Gasoline, Lighter fuel, Cleaning compounds (Bleach, Disinfectants, Laundry detergents, Oven cleaners, etc.), Paint thinners and removers, Petroleum, adhesive products (Glue, Silicone, etc.), Turpentine, Solvents, etc.
  • Flammable solids : Batteries (Alkaline), Calcium carbide, Cellulose nitrate products, Matches (any type including safety), Metallic magnesium, Nitro-cellulose based film, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Charcoal, Flint lighters, Hydride, Zinc powder, Zirconium hydride, etc.
  • Gambling : Gambling related material
  • High value goods :  Valuable goods such as precious metals and stones, genuine pearls, articles made largely or wholly of gold, silver or other precious metals. Any item that is classed as ‘high risk’ under our terms and conditions (unless we have specifically agreed in writing to carry these items and you have complied with any other conditions for the carriage of these items)
  • Improper Packaging : Parcels that are wet, leaking or emit an odor of any kind
  • Offensive Material : Indecent, obscene or offensive communications, prints, photographs, books or other articles, and packets bearing grossly offensive, indecent or obscene words, marks or designs are prohibited. Those discovered in transit will be stopped, and handed to Customs or the Police, who may take legal action against the sender and/or recipient
  • Oxidizing substances & organic peroxides solids : Dyes (Hair, Textile, etc.), Bromates, Chlorates, Components of fiberglass repair kits, Nitrates, Perchlorates, Permanganates, Peroxides, Fertilizers, Weed killers, Insecticides, etc.
  • Perishables : Foodstuffs and perishable food articles and beverages requiring refrigeration or other environmental control 
  • Plants : Plants and plant material, including seeds and cut flowers
  • Pornography : Foul, pornography and/or obscene material, and any unsolicited indecent item or representation of any kind
  • Prohibited : Anything which is prohibited by any law, statute or regulation
  • Radioactive material : Fissile material (Uranium 235, etc.), Radioactive waste material, Thorium or Uranium ores, etc.
  • Remains : Human and animal remains, including ashes
  • Tobbaco Products & Ahcohol : Alcohol, Cigarette, Cigars, Electronic Cigarettes, Tobacco 
  • Toxic and infectious substances : Arsenic, Beryllium, Cyanide, Fluorine, Hydrogen Solenoid, Mercury, Mercury salts, Mustard gas, Nitrobenzene, Nitrogen dioxide, Pesticides, Poisons, Rat poison, Ebola, Foot and mouth disease, Environmental, clinical and medical waste
  • Miscellaneous : Asbestos, Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide), Magnetized material, Toner (Photocopier), etc.
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