What are prohibited items?

Prohibited items are commodities that we cannot accept due to a number of reasons. In some cases, it’s due to the high value of the commodity in other cases its because the cargo is considered hazardous materials. If you book a shipment that contains Prohibited items and it is picked up, we will return the shipment back to the pickup location and bill you for the pickup and redelivery. Shipping Undeclared Dangerous goods is illegal and carries a hefty fine and in some cases is associated with possible jail time. IF you are unsure if your items are considered hazardous and they are not listed on this list you can check with our staff and we may be able to assist.

ExFreight does not ship perishable items. We ship non-perishable items defined as cargo that will not be degraded or damaged due to shipment delays or exposure to heat or cold.

Prohibited items for international transport

Acid

Activated carbon (Carbon black)

Aerosols

Alarm devices (gas or battery powered)

Alcohol (more than 70%) by volume

Alkaline

Aluminum powder

Ammonia-based products

Ammunition

Animals (Alive or dead)

Antiques

Artwork

Asbestos

Batteries (automotive / wet cell)

Battery fluid

Blasting caps

Bleach

Brake fluid

Bullion

Butane

Camphor

Cash/Currency

Caustic soda

Charcoal

Chemicals

Chlorates

Chlorine

Corrosives

Electronics containing batteries

Essential oils (Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, etc.)

Explosives

Fertilizers

Firearms/Parts

Fireworks

Flammable liquids & solids

Flares

Furs and skins

Gas (Propane, Butane, Helium)

Gas cylinders

Hair coloring / bleaches

Human remains (including ashes)

Igniters

Illegal narcotic substances

Indecent goods and pornography

Insecticides

Jewelry

Kerosene

Knives

Lighter fluid

Liquid nitrogen

Lithium batteries

Magnets

Matches

Mercury

Motor fuels

Nail polish

Nail polish remover

Narcotics

Noxious substances

Oven cleaners

Oxygen tanks

Packages that are wet/odor

Paint (oil based)

Party poppers

Perfumes

Perishable foodstuff

Peroxides

Personal effects of any kind

Petrol

Phosphorous

Pianos

Plants/Seeds

Plastic solvent

Poison

Precious stones

Prescription drugs

Printer/copier toner

Propane

Radioactive materials

Shock absorbers

Smoke signals

Solvents

Sodium

Sulphuric acid

Textile dyes

Thermometers (mercury)

Tobacco and any product containing nicotine

Weapons (all)

Turpentine

Vape juice

Varnish

Works of art

Zinc powder

Prohibited items for domestic transport