RESTRICTED SHIPPING ITEMS

Make sure to follow this list – you will be asked to sign a document attesting to not having any of these in your shipment.

Before your possessions are packed and loaded, it is important to learn which items cannot be shipped because they are hazardous, perishable or irreplaceable. Listed below are common non-allowable items that you will need to consider before your move.

Hazardous Materials - Items that are flammable, corrosive or explosive, such as:

 

• Acids

• Aerosols

• Ammonia

• Ammunition

• Car Batteries

• Charcoal

• Charcoal Lighter Fluid

• Chemistry Sets

• Cleaning Solvents

• Darkroom Chemicals

• Fertilizer

• Fire Extinguisher

• Fireworks

• Gasoline

• Household Batteries

• Kerosene

• Lamp Oil

• Liquid Bleach

• Loaded Guns

• Matches

• Motor Oil

• Nail Polish

• Nail Polish Remover

• Paint Thinner

• Paints

• Pesticides

• Poisons

• Pool Chemicals

• Propane Tanks

• Reloading Supplies

• Scuba Tanks

• Sterno

• Weed Killer

 

Non-allowables (continued) – Perishables, such as:

• Food, plants or living things that may die or spoil in transit.

• Frozen Food

• Opened Food Products

• Produce

• Refrigerated Food

 

Non-allowables (continued) – Personal or Sentimental Items, such as:

This category of non-allowable can create problems should your shipment be delayed or items lost. Therefore, it is suggested that irreplaceable or sentimental items be carried with you instead of being packed with your shipment.

 

• Address Books

• Airline Tickets

• Car Keys

• Car Titles

• Cash

• CDs

• Cell Phones

• Certificates of Deposit

• Checkbooks

• Computer Discs

• Financial Documents

• Insurance Policies

• IRAs/Deeds/Tax Records

• Jewelry

• Keys to furniture, safe, home

• Laptops

• Medical & Dental Records

• Medicine

• Pagers

• Personal Video Tapes

• Photographs/Photo Albums

• Professional Files

• Research Projects

• School Records

• Sterling Silver

• Stocks/Bonds