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EVRi Prohibited Items

EVRi Prohibited Items

  • All toxic substances are prohibited – Such as Arsenic; Beryllium; Cyanide; Fluorine; Hydrogen Selenide; Infectious Substances containing Micro-Organisms or their Toxins which are known to cause (or are suspected of causing) disease: Mercury; Mercury Salts; Mustard Gas; Nitrobenzene; Nitrogen Dioxide; Pesticides; Serum and Vaccines

  • All liquids are prohibited – Including Gels, Creams, Pastes, Lotions and Oils

  • Batteries (such as lithium batteries) – Unless included with the equipment they power

  • Drugs – Any medicinal, narcotic or psychoactive substance controlled under the UK’s current Misuse of Drugs legislations

  • Gardening and household tools – Unless they are properly protected

  • Illegal items – Goods which are illegal, the carriage of which is illegal, or the supply of which to the recipient is illegal

  • Magnetised material – With a magnetic field strength of 0.159A/m or more at a distance of 2.1m from the outside of the package

  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles - Goods made in foreign prisons, except those imported for non-commercial purpose of a kind not manufactured in the United Kingdom, or those in transit

  • Misleading endorsements – Parcels must not bear words, marks or designs which are unauthorised and which may reasonably lead the recipient to believe it has been sent On Her Majesty’s Service

  • Oxidising substances and organic peroxide – These are substances such as disinfectants and may cause or contribute to combustion of other substances. They may also be liable to explosive decomposition, react dangerously with other substances and injure health. For example: Bromides; Chlorates; Components of Fibreglass Repair Kits; Disinfectants; Nitrates; Per Chlorates; Permanganates and Peroxides

  • Paints and inks – Both solvent and water-based products are prohibited, this also includes varnishes (including nail varnish), enamels and similar substances

  • Pathogens - Things that can cause disease, such as a virus. Pathogens in the Risk Group 4 and selected Risk Group 3 listed in Schedule 9, Part 5 of the latest edition of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations are prohibited. For example: Clinical; Environmental and Medical Waste; Ebola and Anthrax

  • Perfumes and aftershaves – As well as being classed as liquids, these are flammable and are prohibited

  • Pesticides – Any chemical that is used to kill pests and insects

  • Poisonous (toxic) and infectious substances – Substances that are liable to cause death or injury if swallowed or inhaled, or by skin contact

  • Pressurised containers – Such Aerosols, Oxygen Tanks or Fire Extinguishers

  • Radioactive materials – Radioactive materials and samples that are classified includes varnishes (including nail varnish), enamels and similar substances Civil Aviation Organisations’ (ICAO) Technical Instructions. For example: Fissile Material; (Uranium 235, etc); Radioactive Waste Material; Thorium or Uranium Ores, etc.

  • Sharp instruments – Including Knives, Scissors and Axes

  • UN2814 or UN2900 Infectious substances – These are classified at Division 6.2 of the 2005–2006 Edition Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air published by International Civil Aviation Organisation, (ICAO)

  • Vehicle parts – Parts which are over our weight limit (15kg) or that are outside of our dimension limits. We also exclude any parts that contain liquids

  • Weapons and replica weapons – Including decorative, deactivated or air powered weapons