Details of international logistics and express contraband goods

There are a series of items that are expressly prohibited from being shipped in international logistics and express delivery services. These contrabands include not only securities of difficult-to-estimate value and valuables that are easily lost, such as bills of lading, verification orders, passports, quota certificates, permits, licenses, private documents, money orders, invoices, domestic or foreign currency ( Cash), gold and silver jewelry, artificial jewelry, mobile phones, etc.; also includes a variety of dangerous goods, such as flammable and explosive items , corrosive substances, toxic substances, strong acid and alkaline substances and radioactive substances, such as matches, detonators, gunpowder, firecrackers, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, alcohol (liquid and solid), sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, organic solvents, Pesticides and other chemical products listed in the “Practical Handbook of Chemical Hazardous Products” published by Chemical Industry Press.

In addition, all types of potent poisons, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are strictly prohibited from being mailed through international logistics channels, including but not limited to arsenic, opium, morphine, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc. At the same time, items prohibited from circulation or shipment by national laws are also included in this list, such as cultural relics, weapons, ammunition, simulated weapons, etc. Newspapers, books, pictures, promotional materials, audio and video products, laser discs (VCD, DVD, LD), computer disks and optical discs containing pornographic, obscene or indecent content are also prohibited.

Considering public health safety, items that hinder public health, such as corpses (including burned corpses), untanned animal skins, unmedicated animal bones, etc., are also included in the prohibited list. Animals, plants and their specimens are also prohibited from transport due to biosecurity concerns. It is worth noting that any white powder with difficult-to-identify ingredients may be considered suspicious and subject to embargo. Private letters are usually not allowed to be delivered through the public logistics system due to privacy issues.

For air transport, in addition to the above-mentioned items, there are also specific items that threaten aviation safety, such as explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizers and organic matter. Peroxide, corrosive items, etc. In particular, products containing strong magnets such as magnets and magnetic steel without degaussing protective packaging, as well as any medicines, are not allowed to be sent through air channels. Other air prohibited items also include powdered items, liquids, goods with danger signs, audio and video products (including CDs, VCDs) without certification from the National Audio and Video Publishing House, knives, durians, gas lighters, “weapons” and Any goods (including toys) with the concept of “guns”, etc.