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Banned Commodities

       
     

 

 
Certain items are banned or restricted for carriage on our services because of the restrictions imposed by the Bureau Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and/or the Regulatory Requirements of the State. Listed below are the various categories of Banned and Restricted Commodities.
Banned Commodities - All Services
Restricted Commodities - Domestic Priority
Prohibited Items for International Services

Banned Commodities - All Services
The following commodities are banned on ALL services ofUnited Parcel Express :
  C.O.D. (Cash on Delivery) shipments
  Currency
  Indian Postal Articles
  Liquids & Semi-liquids
  Philately Items
  Pornography
  Bullion
  Drugs and Narcotics (Illegal)
  Firearms, parts thereof and ammunition
  Precious & Semi-Precious Items
  Radioactive Material
  Commodities banned by Law at any given time without prior notice
  All IATA Restricted Items and Dangerous goods

Please Contact Us for further details.

Restricted Commodities - Domestic Priority
The following commodities are restricted on the Domestic Priority Services, but may be accepted on the United Parcel Express (Air Package Express)and United Parcel Express(Surface Express)> Services:
  Electronic and Electrical Products and Spare Parts with battery source
  Single package over 32 kgs
  Oversized packages (max. dimensions accepted: 32"x19"x19").)
  Domestic Priority shipments destined to locations where octroi or Sales Tax is applicable i.e. Haryana, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab and Rajasthan, would be subject to octroi levies irrespective of value. In Gujarat, octroi is only applicable for the locations of Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. Other locations are not subjected to Octroi. Check Domestic Regulatory and the Sales Tax Act for items falling under Sales Tax purview.
  Commodities banned by law at any given time and without prior notice.

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The following items are unacceptable for carriage via International Service by DHL to all international points:
  Firearms, parts thereof and ammunition
  All Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA
  C.O.D. (Cash on delivery) shipments
  Corpses, cremated or disinterred remains
  Foodstuffs/Perishable (Food and beverages requiring refrigeration or other environmental control)
  Gambling Devices: Lottery tickets and gambling devices where prohibited by national, provincial, state or local law.
  Live animals and plants (Note: Cut flowers are acceptable to Canada )
  Money (Coins, Cash currency, Paper money and Negotiable Instruments.
  Pornography
  Shipments being processed under:
- Carnets*:(allows temporary import for display, etc. without    duties)
- Drawback Claims*:(request for refund of import duties at    the time of export)
- Temporary Importation Bond*:(allows temporary import for    repair, etc.)
- State Department Licenses*:(May be referred to as "ITAR",    munitions, list, "military", "dsp-5", "dsp-61", "dsp-73", or   "dsp-85"   shipments)
- Inbond Shipments*:(shipments moving in or out of customs    bonded warehouse or free trade zone, FTZ)
- Certificate of Registration Shipments*:(shipments requiring    presentation to U.S. customs prior to export)
- Drug Enforcement Agency*:(DEA) Shipments (Shipments    regulated by DEA)

* Please Contact Us for further details.

  Dry Ice (including that used for packaging).
ADDITIONALLY:
- Any shipment which would be likely to cause damage, or delay    to equipment, personnel or other shipments
- Any shipment which may require the carrier to obtain a license    for its transportation
- Any item whose carriage is prohibited by any law, statute or    regulations of the country of origin or destination, or of any    country through which the shipment may transit.
  Please Contact Us for further details.

 

       
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