Before you pack
Prohibited items
What cannot be sent with Quantium Solutions. Check the list before you pack, so the parcel is not held or sent back.
Dangerous goods
- DG Class 1: Explosives — Ammunition, fireworks, flares, and caps for toy firearms etc.
- DG Class 2: Compressed Gas — (Flammable & non flammable) Aerosol spray, cylinder of compressed gas, gas canisters and fire extinguishers etc.
- DG Class 3: Flammable liquids — Alcohol, perfume, nail polish/removers, paints, adhesive, cigarette lighter and flammable solvents etc.
- DG Class 4: Flammable solids — Matches of all kinds, charcoal, mothball, solid fuel, substances which become dangerous when wet etc.
- DG Class 5: Oxidising Materials — Substances which yield oxygen readily, hair / textile dyes, bleaches, fiber glass repair kits etc.
- DG Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances — Pesticides, nicotine, poisons – arsenic, cyanide, live virus/bacterial blood, patient specimen etc. Except for items assigned to UN3373.
- DG Class 7: Radioactive Materials — Medical or research samples containing radioactive substances etc.
- DG Class 8: Corrosives — Wet battery, sealed lead acid battery, corrosive liquids, mercury etc.
- DG Class 9: Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods — Magnetized materials – instruments containing magnets, dry ice etc.
Prohibited goods
- Live Goods — (Living animals and plants) E.g. bees, leeches, silkworms, orchids and roses
- Perishable Goods — (Foodstuff) E.g. meat, fish, vegetable and fruits
- Narcotics and psychotropic substances
- Obscene or immoral articles/materials
- All Liquids
- Coins, bank notes and other valuables
- Articles which are or are deemed to be illegal to import in the destination country
- Vaporisers and shisha molasses
Not sure about an item?
Ask us before you book. It is quicker than a parcel held at customs.