Prohibited items

For safety reasons and to ensure reliable service, we prohibit the shipment of certain items. Contact us for assistance with your shipment or questions about prohibited items.

Common items: Firearms, Toy gun, Medicine, Rice, Tobacco/Cigarettes, Liquor/Wine, Flammables, Liquids, CDs, and DVDs

  1. Cash, Currency, Negotiable instruments
  2. Bearer of Bonds
  3. Bills Exchange
  4. Money (Paper and Coins)
  5. Negotiable Instruments (stocks, bonds, cash letter and other negotiable instruments equivalent to cash)
  6. Commercial Quantities - items numbering more than twelve (12) piece count
  7. Alcoholic Beverages
  8. Tobacco
  9. Pornography or any pornographic materials
  10. Firearms, ammunition, and or war materials
  11. Switchblade and flick knives
  12. Dangerous and hazardous goods - Dangerous goods are articles or substances which are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety or property such as but not limited to:
    • Explosives
    • Gas
    • Flammable Liquids
    • Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
    • Toxic (Poisonous) and Infectious Substances
    • Radioactive Material
    • Corrosives
  13. Articles of Extraordinary Value or Valuable Cargo such as:
    • Airline ticket stock
    • Archaeological artifacts
    • Artwork
    • Articles of antiquity and antiques
    • Bank cards and/or credit cards
    • China, crystal, porcelain
    • Coins (collectable)
    • Deeds
    • Fur clothing and fur-trimmed clothing
    • Glass/mirrors (cast, figured, framed, rolled)
    • Jewelry (other than costume)
    • Non-Negotiable Bonds/bond coupons
    • Non-Negotiable Securities
    • Non-Negotiable Shares/share coupons
    • Pearls (including cultured)
    • Precious metals: gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium whether coined/uncoined, refined/unrefined, in any form including bullion, dore, casting, cyanide, sulfide-treated, dust, concentrate, foil, wire, sheet, tube, ingot, grain, powder, rod, sponge, gauze, etc.
    • Promissory Notes
    • Stamps (including collectable, postage, revenue, food)
    • Stock certificates
    • Traveler's checks
    • Watches made of precious metal and/or gems
  14. Live animals and insects
  15. Animal carcasses
  16. Human corpses, human body parts, human embryos, or cremated or disinterred human remains
  17. Articles or products from animals or plants protected under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
  18. Lottery tickets and gambling devices where prohibited by law
  19. Waste or garbage for disposal
  20. Hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, used hypodermic needles or syringes, or other medical waste
  21. Packages that are wet, leaking or emit an odor of any kind
  22. Liquids such as but not limited to cooking oil, detergent, etc.
  23. Shipments or commodities that are prohibited by any law, statute or regulation
  24. Shipments that require us to obtain a local, state, provincial or federal license for their transportation
  25. Shipments that may cause damage or delay to equipment, personnel or other shipments
  26. Wooden crates