Articles
prohibited by GFS Express
Bullion
and bank notes - including all International notes of
whatever issue or denomination, and the bank notes or currency
notes of any other country. This prohibition applies even if the
destination country accepts valuables.
GFS
Express publishes a Dangerous Goods guide which lists in detail
all items which will not be accepted. The Dangerous
& Prohibited Goods & Packaging Guide is available
online. The following list provides examples only, and is not
a complete list:
Explosives
- ammunition, fireworks, igniters.
Compressed
Gas - aerosol products, carbon dioxide gas, cigarette
lighter, butane.
Flammable
liquids - alcohol, flammable paint and thinners,
flammable varnish removers.
Flammable
solids - metallic magnesium, matches, zinc powder.
Oxidising
material - some adhesives, some bleaching powders; hair
or textile dyes made of organic peroxides, fibreglass repair kits.
Poison
including drugs and medicines - although some are
acceptable in prescription quantities, and non-infectious
perishable biological substances are accepted when packed and
transmitted appropriately.
Radioactive
material
Corrosives
- corrosive cleaning liquid, paint or varnish removers, mercury
filled thermometer.
Miscellaneous
- magnetised materials, oiled paper, polymerisable materials.
Articles
prohibited by the destination country
Every
country has a specific list of articles
which are prohibited or restricted. For details on each country,
refer to the International
Post Guide.
Articles
prohibited when using Express Courier International
service
In
addition to items covered by GFS Expresss prohibitions and
destination country prohibitions, the following may not be sent
when using our GFS Express Courier International service:
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Bees leaches
silkworms or any other animal or living organism
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Biological
substances, infectious or non infectious
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Firearms, or
part thereof
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Human or animal remains,
including ashes
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Precious stones,
which means all valuable natural mineral stone, silica or
substances extracted from the group, whether in their
natural state or refined, processed, set or treated. and
includes semi-precious stones and any other natural or
synthetic mineral, stone, silica or substance whether in a
natural state, cut or uncut, refined, processed, set or
treated.