Prohibited/Restricted items could be subject to non collection,
delay, return or confiscation by Customs. If a Prohibited /
Restricted item is collected and then later returned, no
refund/credit of carriage will be given and return charges may be
applicable. Senders will be liable for any damages caused in
transit to other shipments or property resulting from sending a
Prohibited / Restricted item.
Prohibited Items
- Animal skins / Furs / Any Animal Parts / Ivory and ivory
products
- Animals of any form (alive or dead)
- Aerosol cans / sprays
- Alcoholic beverages
- Animals of any form (alive or dead)
- Articles of exceptional value (eg, works of art, antiques,
precious stones, gold and silver)
- Airbag Modules
- Any item that is not boxed
- Batteries (Except Dry Cell)
- Biological samples
- Car bonnets, bumpers & other external bodywork
- Christmas crackers
- Currency of any form
- Dangerous goods - eg Explosives / Fireworks / Christmas
Crackers / Radioactive Materials / Deactivated or Replica Weapons
and Munitions / Firearms / Ammunition / Swords / Knives / Axe /
Weapons/ Liquids / Adhesives / Paint
- Dry Ice
- Drugs (including prescription)
- Engines / Generators or any part containing or having contained
oil unless flushed through
- Environmental Waste
- Filth, foul smelling or disgusting material, including Fish
(alive or dead)
- Fire Extinguishers/Life Jackets
- Furniture (Unless Flatpacked)
- Human Remains
- Infectious Substances
- Lottery Tickets
- Money, Keys, Negotiable items & Payment cards
- Oil
- Oxidising substances and organic peroxide
- Passports / Birth Certificates / Driving Licences
- Perfumes and Aftershaves
- Perishable goods
- Pesticides
- Plants / Seeds
- Pornographic materials
- P.O. Boxes - we cannot deliver to Post Office Boxes!
- Replica weapons
- Tobacco and tobacco products / Drugs / Medicines
- Sinks / Toilets or similar
- Sharp Instruments
Stolen property or goods obtained as a result of criminal
activity are also prohibited. When intercepted, such items will be
seized and the Police informed.
The following items are classed as Hazardous/Dangerous Goods and
are Strictly Prohibited from being shipped:
To comply with strict regulations we will not carry any
substances classified as dangerous in the latest edition of the
Civil Aviation Organisation's Technical Instructions.
Dangerous goods are defined as those goods which meet the
criteria of one or more of the nine UN hazard classes. The examples
quoted below must not be taken as full lists of all dangerous
goods. We will not accept other materials and products that may be
hazardous to handling staff.
Class One: Explosives Definition: Any chemical compound,
mixture or device capable of producing an explosive-pyrotechnic
effect, with substantial instantaneous release of heat and gas. All
explosives are prohibited. Examples: Nitro-glycerine; Fireworks;
Blasting caps; Christmas Cracker Snaps; Igniters; Fuses; Flares;
Ammunition, etc.
Class Two: Gases compressed, liquefied or dissolved under
pressure. Definitions: Permanent gases which cannot be liquefied at
ambient temperatures; liquefied gases, which become liquid under
pressure at ambient temperatures; dissolved gases which are
dissolved under pressure in a solvent. All flammable compressed
gases are prohibited. Examples: Hydrogen; Ethane; Methane; Propane;
Butane; Cigarette lighters; Gas Cylinders for camping stoves,
blowlamps, All toxic compressed gases are prohibited. Examples:
Chlorine; Fluorine, etc. All non-flammable compressed gases are
prohibited. Examples: Carbon Dioxide; Nitrogen; Neon; Fire
Extinguishers containing such gases, etc. iv) All aerosols are
prohibited.
Class Three: Flammable Liquids Definition: Liquids,
mixtures of liquids, or liquids containing solids in solution or
suspension which give off a flammable vapour. Any liquid with a
closed cup flash point below 60.5° C is prohibited. Examples:
Acetone; Benzene; Cleaning Compounds; Gasoline; Lighter Fuel; Paint
Thinners and Removers; Petroleum; Solvents, etc.
Class Four: Flammable Solids Definition: Solid materials
which are liable to cause fire by friction, absorption of water,
spontaneous chemical changes, or retained heat from manufacturing
or processing, or which can be readily ignited and burn vigorously.
Examples: Matches (any type inc. safety); Calcium Carbide;
Cellulose Nitrate products; Metallic Magnesium; Nitro-cellulose
based film; Phosphorous; Potassium; Sodium; Sodium Hydride; Zinc
Powder; Zirconium Hydride, etc.
Class Five: Oxidising Substances and Organic Peroxides
Definition: Though not necessarily combustible themselves, these
substances may cause or contribute to combustion of other
substances. They may also be liable to explosive decomposition,
react dangerously with other substances, and be injurious to
health. Examples: Bromates; Chlorates; Components of Fibreglass
repair kits; Nitrates; Perchlorates; Permanganates; Peroxides.
Class Six: Toxic (Poisonous) and Infectious Substances,
Other Medical Substances. Definition: Substances liable to cause
death or injury if swallowed or inhaled, or by skin contact. All
toxic substances are prohibited. Examples: Arsenic; Beryllium;
Cyanide; Fluorine; Hydrogen Selenide; Infectious substances
containing micro-organisms or their toxins which are known to cause
(or are suspected of causing) disease; Mercury; Mercury Salts;
Mustard Gas; Nitrobenzene; Nitrogen Dioxide; Pesticides; Rat
Poison; Serum; Vaccines, etc. Pathogens in Risk Group 4 and
selected Risk Group 3 pathogens listed in Schedule 9, part 5 of the
latest edition of the Control Substances Hazardous to Health
Regulations are prohibited. Examples: Clinical, environmental and
medical waste; Ebola; Foot and Mouth disease.
Class Seven: Radioactive Material Definition: All
materials and samples that are classified as radioactive using
Table 2-12 of the latest edition of the International Civil
Aviation Organisation's Technical Instructions. Examples: Fissile
Material (Uranium 235,etc.); Radioactive Waste Material;
Uranium or Thorium Ores, etc.
Class Eight: Corrosives Definition: Substances which can
cause severe damage by chemical action to living tissue, other
freight, or the means of transport. All corrosive substances are
prohibited. Examples: Aluminium Chloride; Caustic Soda; Corrosive
Cleaning Fluid; Corrosive Rust Remover/ Preventative; Corrosive
Paint Remover; Electric Storage Batteries; Hydrocloric Acid; Nitric
Acid; Sulphuric Acid, etc.
Class Nine: Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods Definition:
Substances which present dangers not covered elsewhere. Examples:
Asbestos; Dry Ice (solid carbon dioxide); Magnetised Material with
a magnetic field strength of 0.159 A/m or more at a distance of
2.1m from the outside of the parcel. Hazardous / Dangerous goods
are strictly prohibited from our services. Failure to declare
Dangerous goods can lead to prosecution where unlimited fines and
imprisonment is possible.
Restricted Items
