Prohibited and Restricted Items

All items listed below (or any item similar in content or description) cannot be carried under any circumstances (unless exceptions are specifically noted). Any person sending such an item may have their order cancelled without notice or refund.

Items specified as "carried on a no-compensation basis" can be carried at your own risk, but will not be compensated whatsoever in the event of loss or damage.

Items specified as "restricted for international shipments only" cannot be shipped internationally under any circumstances, but are not restricted for GR domestic shipments.

IMPORTANT: This list is not exhaustive, it exists as a rough guide only. Please check our terms and conditions for more accuracy.

Please also check with your carrier for more detailed information:

UPS - Prohibited items 

DHL - Dangerous goods and prohibited items

  1. Aerosols
  2. Any Items Containing Batteries
  3. Batteries (Not carried via any air service provided)
  4. Nail Varnish
  5. Perfume
  6. Aerosols
  7. After Shave
  8. Aftershave
  9. Air Bags
  10. Airbags
  11. Alcohol
  12. Ammunition
  13. Amp (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  14. Amplifier (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  15. Animals
  16. Antiques (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  17. Any Item Containing Liquids
  18. Any Item With Glass Components (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  19. Any Items Containing Batteries
  20. Apple iMac (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  21. Apple iPad (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  22. Apple iPhone (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  23. Apple Mac Desktops (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  24. Apple Mac Mini (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  25. Apple Mac Pro (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  26. Apple Macbook (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  27. Apple Macbook Pro (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  28. Apple Powermac (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  29. Apple Watch (Not carried via any air service provided)
  30. Apple Watch Valued Over £250 (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  31. Archery Equipment
  32. Arms And Ammunition
  33. Arrows
  34. Artworks (Inc Both The Canvas And Frame) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  35. Batteries (Not carried via any air service provided)
  36. Beer
  37. Bidets (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  38. Birds
  39. Boat Engines
  40. Bodily Fluids
  41. Boiler
  42. Bomb
  43. Bonds
  44. Books (Not allowed to China)
  45. Bottled Liquids
  46. Bouquets
  47. Bow And Arrow
  48. Bullion
  49. CRT Screens (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  50. Camera (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  51. Camera Lenses (SLR) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  52. Canned Liquids
  53. Carbon Fibre Products (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  54. Cash
  55. Ceramics (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  56. Champagne
  57. Charcoal
  58. Cheques
  59. China (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  60. Chocolate
  61. Christmas Crackers
  62. Clay (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  63. Coal
  64. Coffee
  65. Coke (coal)
  66. Cologne
  67. Compressed Gas
  68. Computer Server (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  69. Computer Servers (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  70. Corrosive Materials
  71. Cosmetics (prohibited for international shipments only)
  72. Counterfeit Items
  73. Credit/Debit/Cash Cards
  74. Crossbow
  75. Cupboards (freestanding) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  76. Currency (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  77. Damaged Goods (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  78. Dangerous Goods
  79. Deceased Animals
  80. Deodorant
  81. Diesel
  82. Dog Food
  83. Doll House (Only Carried If Flat Packed)
  84. Drawers (freestanding) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  85. Driving License (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  86. Drones (prohibited for international shipments only)
  87. Drugs
  88. Drums (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  89. Dry Ice
  90. E-cigarette
  91. E-liquids
  92. Electronic Cigarettes
  93. Empty Aerosols
  94. Empty Gas Cylinders
  95. Empty Pressure Cylinders
  96. Explosive Materials
  97. Fax Machines (prohibited for international shipments only)
  98. Firearms (including Replica)
  99. Fireworks
  100. Fish
  101. Flammable Materials
  102. Flowers
  103. Fluid
  104. Food
  105. Foreign Currency (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  106. Fossils (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  107. Freestanding Furniture (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  108. Fur Coats Valued Over £100 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  109. Fur Valued Over £100 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  110. Furniture (freestanding) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  111. Gas Cylinders
  112. Gasses
  113. Glass (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  114. Glass Substitute (such As Perspex Or Acrylic) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  115. Granite (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  116. Guitar Amp (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  117. Guitar Amplifier (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  118. Guitars (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  119. Guns
  120. Hazardous Goods
  121. Hover Board
  122. Hoverboard
  123. Illegal Substances
  124. Imitation Firearms
  125. Individual Magnets (prohibited for international shipments only)
  126. Jewellery Valued Over £250 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  127. Juice
  128. Keyboards (musical Instrument) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  129. Knives
  130. LCD Screens (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  131. LCD TVs (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  132. Laminate Flooring (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  133. Laptops (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  134. Lenses (glass)
  135. License (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  136. Lighter
  137. Liquid
  138. Liquids
  139. Live Animals
  140. Livestock
  141. Lottery Tickets
  142. Magnum
  143. Make Up (prohibited for international shipments only)
  144. Make-up (prohibited for international shipments only)
  145. Marble (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  146. Medical Samples
  147. Memorabilia Valued Over £250 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  148. Milk Powder
  149. Mirrors (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  150. Mobile Phones (Not carried via any air service provided)
  151. Mobile Phones Valued Over £250 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  152. Model
  153. Money (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  154. Monitors (LCD/CRT/TFT/LED) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  155. Munitions
  156. Musical Instruments (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  157. Nail Polish
  158. Nail Varnish
  159. Netbooks (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  160. Notebook Computers (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  161. Oil
  162. Outboard Motors
  163. Oxidising Materials
  164. PC Tower/Desktop (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  165. Paint
  166. Paintings (Inc Both The Canvas And Frame) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  167. Passports (Only allowed via DX)
  168. Perfume
  169. Perishable Goods
  170. Personal Effects (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  171. Personal Protection Equipment (only export if you have a valid license for export)’
  172. Perspex (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  173. Pet Food
  174. Petrol
  175. Pharmaceutical Products
  176. Photocopiers (prohibited for international shipments only)
  177. Pianos (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  178. Pills
  179. Pistols
  180. Plants
  181. Plasma Screens (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  182. Plasma TVs (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  183. Plastic Screens (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  184. Poorly Packaged Goods
  185. Porcelain (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  186. Posters (Inc Framed Or Canvas)(carried on a no-compensation basis)
  187. Pots (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  188. Pottery (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  189. Precious Metals Valued Over £100 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  190. Precious Stones Valued Over £100 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  191. Pressurised Containers
  192. Pressurised Cylinders
  193. Printer Cartridges (prohibited for international shipments only)
  194. Printers (prohibited for international shipments only)
  195. Pyrotechnics
  196. Radioactive Materials
  197. Replica Guns
  198. Replica Items
  199. Replica Weapons
  200. Samsung Galaxy Note 7
  201. Screens (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  202. Segway
  203. Server (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  204. Servers (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  205. Settees
  206. Sheet Metals (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  207. Sheet Plastics (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  208. Shoe Polish (prohibited for international shipments only)
  209. Shrubs
  210. Sofas
  211. Solar Panels
  212. Spray Cans
  213. Stamps (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  214. Stolen Goods
  215. Sunglasses (Not Allowed Via ETrak )
  216. Synthesizer
  217. TFT Screens (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  218. TVs (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  219. Tables (freestanding) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  220. Tablet Computers (carried on a no-compensation basis) (Not carried via any air service provided)
  221. Tablets (pills)
  222. Televisions (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  223. Terracotta (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  224. Tiles (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  225. Tissue Samples
  226. Toiletries (please contact the customer support team for specifics)
  227. Toilets (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  228. Toner Cartridges (prohibited for international shipments only)
  229. Toxic Materials
  230. Toy Guns
  231. Trading Cards Valued Over £50 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  232. Trees
  233. Trumpets (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  234. Tyres
  235. Un-boxed Furniture
  236. Un-packaged Goods
  237. Unboxed Bicycles
  238. Vape
  239. Vape Pens
  240. Vases (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  241. Vodka
  242. Vouchers (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  243. Wardrobes (freestanding) (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  244. Watches Valued Over £250 (carried on a no-compensation basis)
  245. Water
  246. Weapons
  247. Wheels
  248. Whiskey
  249. Wine
  250. Wood (Not to be sent via DPD international services)