Prohibited Article List
- Perishables
- Banned skins / hides
- Antiques / art works
- Liquid items (All Types)
- Fire arms & fire works
- IATA restricted articles
- Pornography materials
- Letters with post box no.
- Articles for cities not listed
- Drugs & alcoholic beverages
- Tobacco & tobacco products
- Poultry, live stock, plants etc.
- Explosives / military equipments
- Inflammable / chemical powders
- Share certificates & lottery tickets
- Human corpses / organs & body parts
- Any other item which is dangerous to carry
- Articles for cantt. Area or with APO address
- Passports (not more than one in one packet)
- Personal mail / postal articles / stamped envelopes
- Money (cash & cash equivalent instruments in bearer form)
- Gold, silver, diamonds, precious stones or articles made of these
Dos & Dont's
Customers are requested to read the following points carefully before booking the consignments/shipments
1. ADDRESSEE'S DETAILS
Address,Invoice and other details of the shipment should be in English.
Without Telephone/Fax/Mobile Numbers,Documents & Samples will not be forwarded.
Any booking without Telephone Number is accepted, but it should be booked at the risk and responsibility of Shipper
o However, Documents meant for University, Government Organizations, Embassy & Bank can be forwarded without Telephone Numbers
2. CD & VIDEO CASSETTES
o CD's and Video Cassettes to all destinations will be accepted only declaring contents of CD/VIDEO and their value mentioned on Invoice
3. CHEMICALS
o Chemicals can be forwarded if it is accompanied with Proper Documentation
o Hazardous & Poisonous chemicals in any form should not be accepted
o Flammable chemicals in any form should not be accepted
4. CREDIT / DEBIT & ATM CARDS
o Credit, Debit & ATM cards should be booked as Non-Documents
o These may be forwarded at SHIPPER's Risk
5. CURRENCY & CHEQUES
o Will not forwar Currency and Blank signed Cheques & Traveler's Cheques
o Covers containing Cheques & Traveler's Cheques in complete forms can be accepted and forwarded
6. FOOD ITEMS
o Dry food Items like Rice, Chilly, Turmeric Powder etc., can be sent and the quantity is limited upto 1Kg
o Above 1Kg will be forwarded on special rate. The Special rate will be informed on request
o Cakes & Sweets are not to be accepted
7. IDOLS & STATUES
o Idols and Statues will be forwarded with Non-Antique certificate from Handicraft Department
o Obtain No Objection Certificate from Bank indicating the item does not have commercial value and Foreign Exchange is not involved with the transaction.
o Original Purchase bills should be attached
8. MEDICINES
o Doctor's Prescription/Certificate should be accompanied stating cause of illness & necessity of medicine prescribed for Patient's health
o Doctor's Certificate/Prescription & Medical Bills, should be attached with 1 Original and 4 Xerox copies
o For AYURVEDIC Medicines, a letter containing the details of "Mixture Preparation " should be enclose
o Liquid Medicines will not be forwarded and if received it will be returned back to Origin station
9. PASSPORT
o We will not book passport to any destination
o Cancelled passports can however be accepted with related paper works
10. PERISHABLE GOODS
o We will not book perishable items(Eg. Fruits, Sweets and Pickles)
11. PRECIOUS METALS
o We will not accept Silver, Gold, Platinum ornaments & Precious Stones/Pearls in any form
o We will not commit delivery time for tender documents
o We will accept such documents well in advance with sufficient days to ensure timely delivery
12. SAMPLE SHIPMENTS
o If a Company forwards sample, it should have a detailed Invoice typed in Company's letterhead with their seal affixed on it & signed by the Authorised Signatory
o Liquid content will not be accepted. Any material packed in bottles will not be forwarded
o If an individual forwards sample, a common invoide(already circulated by us) should be attached duly filled in by the individual with actual contents, quantity, value and reason for sending the same
13. SEEDS
o SEEDS can be forwarded if accompanied with Quarantine Certificate obtained from the Agriculture Department
14. TENDER DOCUMENTS
o Tender Documents and Blue prints should be booked as Non-Dox
o We will not commit delivery time for tender documents
o We will accept such documents well in advance with sufficient days to ensure timely delivery
15. TOBACCO, CIGARETTE AND BEATLE NUT
o We will not book Tobacco, Cigarette and Beatle Nut to any destinations
Cigarette Company to Cigarette Company sample of Tobacco/Cigarette can be accepted with proper paper works
Individual-to-individual should not be accepted
Germany & Hong Kong has banned courier packets containing Medicines, Food Items, Rice, Seeds and any powder item for time being.
16. X-Rays & PHOTO ALBUM
X-Rays and Albums can be forwarded as Non-Documents
Loose Photos will be considered as Documents