The carriers all have their own prohibited and restricted items which change from time to time. We have below a general list which can be used as a guide. If in doubt please check with the relevant carrier or call customer services on 0871 855 7474.
- Animal products (including but not limited to ivory, fur and garments trimmed with fur)
- Animals (including fish, insects, larvae, pupae etc)
- Alcohol
- Antiques and art works
- Articles of exceptional value (e.g. works of art, antiques, precious stones, gold and silver)
- Bullion
- Cash (including bank notes and currency)
- Cash like negotiable instruments in bearer form (including but not limited to bank notes, currency and vouchers)
- Complete firearms and firearm parts, ammunition, explosives, weapons
- Champagne
- Dangerous / hazardous goods including but not limited to perfumes, aftershaves, aerosols, flammable substances, loose lithium batteries, dry ice, biological substances, UN classified dangerous goods and any goods specified as such under International Air Transport Association regulations ("IATA"), the Agreement on Dangerous Goods by Road ("ADR") or International Maritime Dangerous Goods ("IMDG") regulations.
- Designer clothing, apparel, accessories over £250 in value
- Electronic Items - In total no more than 2 electronic items per package i.e. desktop computers, MP3 players or any other electronic components. The entire package may not contain more than 2 lithium batteries which must be contained within the electronic items. The package must not exceed £1,000 in total value.
- Flowers and plant products
- Human remains or ashes
- Illegal goods (these are goods which are considered illegal in the origin, the transit points and/or the destination countries and would include but not be limited to pirated goods, counterfeit goods and narcotics)
- Imitation (replica) firearms, toy guns, weapons, explosive devices or ammunition
- Jewellery over £1,000 in value
- Laptop Computers - No more than 1 laptop computer per package. The entire package may not contain more than 1 lithium battery which must be contained within the laptop. The package must not exceed £1,000 in total value
- Loose lithium batteries
- Medical samples (including but not limited to bodily fluids and tissue samples)
- Mobile Telephones - No more than 2 mobile phones with accessories. The entire package may not contain more than 2 lithium batteries which must be contained within the mobile telephones. The package must not exceed £500 in total value
- Personal Data – Packages containing unencrypted personal data in electronic format
- Perishable items that require a temperature controlled environment
- Personal effects to certain countries.
- Pornography
- Prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products
- Tax stickers / banderols
- Stamps of unusual value
- Seat-belts & Seat-belt Pretenioners
- Tobacco
- Watches with an individual value over £1,000