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Prohibited & Restricted Itemsfor Shipping in Canada
A clear guide to prohibited goods, items needing approval and warning terms to look for before preparing your shipment.
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Prohibited items
Items prohibited for transport through ClickShip’s courier partners.
- Ammunition
- Bank bills, notes or currency (other than coin)
- Corpses, cremated or disinterred remains
- Fireworks
- Hazardous waste
- Ivory
- Marijuana, including marijuana intended for medicinal use
- Postage stamps
- Shark fins
- Shipments prohibited by law
- Animal products, non-domesticated (e.g., mother of pearl inlay, snakeskin watch bands)
- Biological substances, Category B and exempt human or animal specimens
- Dangerous goods/Hazmat articles
- Firearms and weapons (including inert and replica explosive weapons)
- Furs
- Gold or other precious metals
- Loose precious and semi-precious stones (cut or uncut, polished or unpolished)
- Live animals
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Goods requiring protection from heat or cold
- Pornography
- Illegal narcotics/drugs
- Vape products- the term includes, without limitation, e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, vape pens, advanced refillable personal vaporizers, electronic pipes and liquids containing nicotine
- Paint
- Batteries
- Fish, seafood, or meat (fresh or frozen)
- Aerosols/flammable liquids (including but not limited to: dry ice, nail polish remover, nail polish, lighters and perfume)
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These items require pre-approval or move at the shipper’s risk.
- Perishables
- Antiques
- Personal effects
- Plants
- Liquids
- Glassware, including but not limited to, signs, mirrors, ceramics, porcelains, china, crystal, glass, framed glass, electronic screens, and any other commodity with similarly fragile qualities.
- Artwork, including any work created or developed by the application of skill, taste, or creative talent, for sale, display, or collection. This includes, but is not limited to, items such as paintings, drawings, vases, tapestries, limited-edition prints, fine art, statuary, sculpture, collector’s items, customized or personalized musical instruments.
- Jewelry, other than costume or novelty jewelry.
Read the description, too.
These descriptions could indicate dangerous goods or hazardous materials.
- Acidic
- Caustic
- Combustible Communicable
- Compressed Gas
- Corrosive
- Explosive
- Flammable
- Infectious
- Inflammable
- Poison
- Radioactive
- Refrigerated
- Toxic
- Volatile
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