Item 9-5 Prohibited Items for Air and Sea Freight.docx

Prohibited Items for Air and Sea Freight Please consult the enclosed country profile and customs regulations for suggestions on what items are appropriate for shipment by air and sea freight, and see below for a list of commodities considered hazardous or restricted by airlines, steamship lines, storage facilities, and destination country customs officials. Food, drink, and certain quantities of laptop batteries are prohibited. Please consult the enclosed country profile and customs regulations for reference prior to pack out.

The following is an illustrative partial list of the types of items that are not to be included in a household effects shipment transported via sea freight or airfreight.

Almost any commodity can be shipped with proper export packaging and documentation. The types of items listed below would require specialized export packaging, documentation, and could require a separate shipment from the rest of your household effects.

BATTERIES

· Car batteries

· Lithium Metal batteries – but Lithium ion batteries (rechargeable/ lithium ion batteries like those for laptops, cameras, mobile phones, etc. are not prohibited, but may not exceed a maximum of 3 batteries per shipment)

ARTICLES OF DEFENSE

(including antiques, ceremonial, decorative, toys)

· Ammunition (full or spent; including empty clips, or exploded items or pieces)

· Body armor/ bullet proof vests (can ship as diplomatic pouch)

· Helmets

· Souvenir explosive instruments of war

· Spear guns having a charged head

· Weapons of any kind, including firearms, crossbows, batons/ nightsticks, nunchucks, BB guns, slingshots, knives/ swords (exception: standard kitchen knives)

CHEMICALS

· Acids, including etching acid, muriatic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, photographic acid used to develop film

· Alcohol, including rubbing alcohol (depending on destination country)**

· Ammonia

· Antifreeze compounds

· Dry ice

· Iron/steel rust preventing compounds

· Lubricants (e.g. motor oils)

· Paints, primer, thinners

· Pesticides

· Poisons

· Swimming pool chemicals

FLAMMABLES

· Adhesives (e.g. glue, cements, plastics)

· Aerosols (e.g. hair spray, deodorants, insect repellant spray)

· Camphor

· Charcoal briquettes

· Fuel, including butane, gasoline, lighter fluid

· Matches

· Propane tanks (full or purged)

· Signal flares

EXPLOSIVES

· Black powder

· Cigarette load

· Dynamite or similar plastic explosive

· Explosive auto alarms

· Explosive flash bulbs

· Fireworks

· Fire extinguishers

· Scuba diving tanks

· Smokeless powder

· Toy propellant or smoke devices

· Trick matches or noisemakers

BIOLOGICAL/ BIOMEDICAL

· Bacterial cultures

· Fresh fruits/ vegetables

· Plants (including bulbs, cuttings, moss, seedlings, seeds, etc.)

· Soil of any kind, including sand

MISCELLANEOUS

· Cash/ coins

· Contraband

· Fertilizers of any kind

· Fiberglass repair kits

· Jewelry/ precious stones

· Personal documents (e.g. birth certificate, auto title, financial documents)

· Pornographic materials

· Prescription medication (Paxton strongly recommends prescriptions be packed in your carry-on luggage)

· Radioactive medicines and/or instruments

· Strong magnets

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