Items Prohibited from Parcel Services
Please find below a list of items that are probited from inclusion on our standard parcel delivery services. These items are outwith the terms of carriage of the parcel carriers. If you send any item in this list you will have no guarantee of delivery or service, no insurance, and no liability cover. Further more, the items may result in surcharge, delays or compensation.
If you would like to talk to one of our customer service team to clarify whether an item would be classed as prohibited please call us on 01292 310410 and we will be pleased to help.
| Prohibited Items (unable to be carried) | |
|---|---|
| Description | Added |
| Adhesives | 20/09/2010 |
| Aerosols | 20/09/2010 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 20/09/2010 |
| Ammunition | 20/09/2010 |
| Air Bag | 20/09/2010 |
| Air Rifle | 20/09/2010 |
| Animals (alive or dead) | 20/09/2010 |
| Animal skins | 20/09/2010 |
| Articles of exceptional value (eg. Antiques, precious stones, gold and silver) | 20/09/2010 |
| Batteries containing fluid, gel or acid | 20/09/2010 |
| Biological samples | 20/09/2010 |
| Boiler | 19/01/2012 |
| Car batteries | 20/09/2010 |
| Cartridges Ink or Toner (by Air) | 01/09/2011 |
| Cash | 20/09/2010 |
| Cheques | 20/09/2010 |
| Christmas Crackers | 20/09/2010 |
| Counterfeit currency | 20/09/2010 |
| Currency | 20/09/2010 |
| Dangerous Goods/ Hazardous Materials (following IATA regulations for air freight and ADR regulations for road) | 20/09/2010 |
| Dishwasher | 01/09/2011 |
| Drugs (including prescription) | 20/09/2010 |
| Dry Ice | 01/09/2011 |
| Engines (unless new &/or drained of fluids) | 01/09/2011 |
| Filth, foul or disgusting material | 20/09/2010 |
| Firearms (of any kind – including replica guns, toy guns, water pistols whether functioning or not) | 01/09/2011 |
| Fire extinguisher | 20/09/2010 |
| Fireworks | 01/09/2011 |
| Fish (unless vacuum sealed) | 20/09/2010 |
| Fluid | 20/09/2010 |
| Flammable goods | 20/09/2010 |
| Fridges | 01/09/2011 |
| Freezers | 01/09/2011 |
| Furs | 01/09/2011 |
| Gas cylinders | 01/09/2011 |
| Guns (of any kind – including replica guns, toy guns, water pistols whether functioning or not) | 20/09/2010 |
| Hazardous goods | 20/09/2010 |
| Human remains | 20/09/2010 |
| Indecent, obscene or offensive articles | 20/09/2010 |
| Infectious substances | 20/09/2010 |
| Ink Cartridges (by Air) | 20/09/2010 |
| Insect larvae (pupae) | 20/09/2010 |
| Ivory and ivory products | 20/09/2010 |
| Jewellery | 20/09/2010 |
| Life jackets | 20/09/2010 |
| Liquids | 20/09/2010 |
| Living creatures | 20/09/2010 |
| Lottery tickets | 20/09/2010 |
| Magnets | 20/09/2010 |
| Meat (unless vacuum packed) | 20/09/2010 |
| Microwaves | 20/09/2010 |
| Money, negotiable items and pre-paid cards | 20/09/2010 |
| Oil | 20/09/2010 |
| Paint | 20/09/2010 |
| Passport | 20/09/2010 |
| Perishable goods | 20/09/2010 |
| Plants/seeds | 20/09/2010 |
| Pornographic materials | 20/09/2010 |
| Precious metals | 20/09/2010 |
| Pyrotechnics | 20/09/2010 |
| Replica weapons | 20/09/2010 |
| Plants | 20/09/2010 |
| Plasma Televisions | 03/02/2012 |
| Rifle | 20/09/2010 |
| Sink | 20/09/2010 |
| Sofa | 20/09/2010 |
| Suitcases (Prohibited by UPS only) | 01/09/2011 |
| Tobacco and tobacco products | 20/09/2010 |
| Toilet | 20/09/2010 |
| Toner Cartridges (by Air) | 20/09/2010 |
| Tumble Dryer | 01/09/2011 |
| Washing Machine | 01/09/2011 |
| Weapons | 20/09/2010 |
| White Goods | 01/09/2011 |
| Wine | 20/09/2010 |
