Attachment F-Crating 14 FAM Exhibit 611.6.pdf

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

14 FAM Exhibit 611.6 Special Crating

(CT:LOG-257; 03-29-2019)

Special crating of personal effects is considered for international shipments. Special crating is generally not considered for CONUS to CONUS shipments to include CONUS shipments into storage.

Documented value is an official appraisal with the appraised value listed by item/set, insurance policy insuring item/set for a specific value, or a receipt or proof of purchase.

Items that may be approved for crating:

(1) High value (see 14 FAM 643.3) artwork, including vases, pictures, paintings, or sculpture that will not fit into standard packing boxes, or is documented by an official appraiser that it requires special handling requirements;

(2) Glass, marble, and slate tabletops or mirrors that will not fit within a standard storage vault or liftvan;

(3) Crystal chandeliers;

(4) Baby grand pianos;

(5) Pool tables slate tabletops (including CONUS to CONUS and CONUS to storage shipments); and

(6) Flat screen TVs (greater than 63”).

Items not approved for crating:

(1) Household furniture, including upholstered or leather sofas and chairs, wall units, paneled room dividers, media centers, china hutches or cabinets without glass fronts/doors;

(2) Clocks;

(3) Hat/coat racks;

(4) Lamps;

(5) Mattresses;

(6) Athletic/exercise equipment;

(7) Bicycles;

(8) Electronic equipment;

(9) Ladders or tools;

(10) Yard maintenance equipment or yard accessories;

(11) Model ships, airplanes, cars, etc.;

(12) Fish tanks;

(13) Playground equipment;

(14) Toys, including rocking horses and dollhouses;

(15) Surfboards and paddleboards;

(16) Taxidermy or stuffed animals;

(17) Upright/electric piano;

(18) Musical instruments; and

(19) Hot tubs https://fam.a.state.sbu/fam/14FAM/14FAM0640.html#M643_3