List of prohibited items on Terminal Africa

The following items are restricted from being shipped on our platform. Shipping these items could result in them being seized or returned.

List of prohibited items

DHL

Note: DHL requires that food items be packed separately from other items like clothes.

• Cash crops, i.e. rice, beans, cocoa, palm oil
• Egusi
• Dried vegetables
• Imitation accessories i.e. imitation designer bags, shoes and other accessories
• Herbs/agbo
• Cosmetics to Spain and Italy
• Alcohol, perfumes, aerosols
• Snails of more than 2kg
• Meat and its by-products, i.e. pomo, kilishi, dambu
• Dairy products, i.e. milk, cheese
• Perishable food items
• Money or other forms of money, i.e. bank deposits, cheques
• Sharp objects/weapons
• High-value items, precious metals or stones, i.e. rolex watch, diamond ring, gold earrings, and honey.

FedEx

• Cash crops, i.e. rice, beans, cocoa
• Fish, palm oil, snails
• Cosmetics to Spain, Italy, and France
• Alcohol, perfumes, aerosols
• Meat and its by-products, i.e. pomo, kilishi, dambu
• Dairy products, i.e. milk, cheese
• Perishable food items
• Sharp objects/weapons
• Money or other forms of money, i.e. bank deposits, cheques, etc
• High-value items, precious metals or stones, i.e. Rolex watch, diamond ring, gold earrings
• Anything with batteries, i.e. phones
• Homemade cosmetics and herbs.

Aramex

• Food items generally like honey
• High-value items, precious metals or stones, i.e. Rolex watches, diamond rings, gold earrings
• Alcohol, perfumes, aerosols
• Medication
• Liquid cosmetics
• Money or other forms of money, i.e. bank deposits, cheques, etc
• Sharp objects/weapons
• Cosmetics to Spain and Italy.

UPS

• Cash crops, i.e. rice, beans, cocoa, palm oil, snails
• Alcohol, perfumes, aerosols, herbs
• Imitation Accessories i.e. imitation designer bags, shoes and other accessories
• Meat and its by-products, i.e. pomo, kilishi, dambu
• Dairy products, i.e. milk, cheese
• Perishable food items
• Fish to the UK and USA
• Sharp objects/weapons
• Money or other forms of money, i.e. bank deposits, cheques
• High-value items, precious metals or stones, i.e. Rolex watch, diamond ring, gold earrings, honey
• Cosmetics to Spain and Italy.

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