Prohibited Items

The following items are prohibited from being exported to any other countries, please be aware that any similar items are also not allowed to be delivered.

NO DANGEROUS GOODS CAN BE ACCEPTED UNLESS YOU RECEIVE SPECIAL APPROVAL IN ADVANCE.

You may face prosecution, heavy fines, and imprisonment by shipping any of the prohibited items mentioned below via OneWorldExpress.

1.Aerosols, perfumes & aftershave

Aerosols:

  • Deodorants, body sprays, hair sprays, shaving and hair removal creams, and medicinal aerosols for prevention or cure such as flea sprays, etc.
  • Spray paints, lacquers, solvents, air fresheners, oven cleaners, etc.

Perfumes: Eau de parfum and eau de toilette.

Aftershaves: Reed diffusers, non-aerosol body sprays, non-aerosol room sprays, essential oils,etc(excluding non-flammable perfumed creams, gels, oils or lotions)

2. Batteries, Electronic devices / equipment

Batteries:

  • New wet, non-spillable: sealed lead-acid batteries, absorbed glass mat and gel cell batteries, etc.
  • Lithium - metal/ alloy batteries or cells (sent with equipment/ devices): non-rechargeable primary batteries where lithium metal or lithium alloy exist as an anode. Includes cameras, car key fobs, calculators, temperature data loggers, and defibrillators, etc.
  • Lithium-ion/polymer batteries or cells – (sent with equipment/ devices): Secondary rechargeable batteries /cells where the lithium exists only as an ionic form in the electrolyte. Includes electronics like laptops, watches, mobile phones, tablets, power banks, e-cigarette, power tools, balance boards such as electric scooters, hoverboards, and all battery-used vehicles, etc.

NO DANGEROUS GOODS CAN BE ACCEPTED UNLESS YOU RECEIVE SPECIAL APPROVAL IN ADVANCE.

3. Chemical substances, Corrosives

Solvent-based paints, wood varnishes, and enamels

Pesticides: Weedkiller and any chemical for killing pests and insects, etc.

Poisons, toxic liquids, solids, and gases

Corrosives: Aluminium chloride, caustic soda, corrosive cleaning fluid, dyes, acids, corrosive paint ad rust removers, mercury and gallium metal, etc.

4. Ammunition, weapon, explosives

Ammunition: Air guns, toy guns, tasers, replica and imitation firearms, and all firearm parts.

Explosives: Explosive devices, inert explosives, and test pieces including fireworks, flares, blasting caps, party poppers, cracker snaps.

Weapons: Firearms, CS gas, and pepper sprays are banned from UK laws, tasers, and stun guns.

5. Flammable and Non-flammable Goods

Flammable goods:

  • Flammable solids: Magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, zinc powder, sparklers and firelighters containing flammable liquid or gas refills, and matches including safety matches and windproof matches, etc (Please also see Section 1 for perfumes and aftershaves and Section 8 alcoholic liquids)
  • Flammable liquids: petroleum, lighter fluid, certain adhesives, solvent-based paints, wood varnish, enamels, acetone, and all nail varnish removers, etc.

Balloons filled with non-flammable gases.

6. Biological substances

Category B: Diagnostic specimens such as urine, faeces, livestock, and equine semen collection and animal remains.

Patient Specimens: blood or urine tests etc.

DNA Samples

7. Human, animal, perishable items, infectious substances, and pathogens

Human or animal ashes

Live creatures, insects, and invertebrates:

Perishable items: Perishable items: Plant, vegetables, flowers, frozen or chilled food, etc.

Infectious substances and pathogens (UN2814 or UN2900)

NO DANGEROUS GOODS CAN BE ACCEPTED UNLESS YOU RECEIVE SPECIAL APPROVAL IN ADVANCE.

8. Liquids & Alcohol

Frozen water

Dry ice and liquid Nitrogen

Flammable liquids: Please see Section 5

Alcohol: Alcoholic drinks and liquids containing over 70% alcohol within the volume may be subject to local restrictions within destinated countries.

9. Waste of the following categories

Clinical and medical waste: Contaminated dressings, bandages, needles, etc.

Environmental waste:Used batteries and used engine oil, etc.

Waste, dirt, filth, or refuse

10. Money in the following forms.

Cash and traveler checks: Banknotes, currency notes, coins.

Lottery tickets

11. Prescribed medicines, controlled drugs, and narcotics

Toxic, flammable or toxic and flammable prescribed medicines

Drugs and narcotics: Cannabis, cocaine, heroin, LSD, opium, amyl nitrate, etc.

12. Others

Goods made in overseas prisons, counterfeit goods Pornographic images/publications: in the forms of print, film, or digit

13. Other Items Restricted by OneWorldExpress (Send only at your own risk, any insurances or claims include within OneWorldExpress’s services cannot be applied to the following items)

Vulnerable goods: Ceramics, china, crystal, glass, mirrors, porcelain, porcelain, marble

Perishable Items: Flowers, plants

Household Appliances: Cookers including ovens and hobs, dishwasher, fridges, microwave ovens, washing machines, Televisions including CRT, LCD, Plasma and TFT, white goods. Heavy/bulky Goods: Furniture (excluding flat packed), stone, suitcases, unaccompanied baggage, concrete, plaster, slate

Please note NO DANGEROUS GOODS mentioned above can be accepted UNLESS you receive special approval in advance.

You may face prosecution, heavy fines, and imprisonment by shipping any of the prohibited items mentioned below via OneWorldExpress.

For more details, please contact [email protected]


Note: Prohibited item list will be updated with the changes of published information provided by the International Air Transport Association, Shipping Authorities, and Road Haulage Associations. OneWorldExpress reserves the right to make amendments to our prohibited item list.