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Restricted & Prohibited Items

Restricted & Prohibited Items

What couriers will not carry — and why it costs you money

Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026

Shipping a banned item can result in seizure, destruction of the parcel, a carrier penalty charged back to you, and loss of the customer's refund. Check this page before you book.
Zero Tolerance

Absolute Banned

Weapons, Biohazards, Currency

Road Transit

Surface Mode Only

Liquids, Perfumes, Li-Ion Batteries

Heavy Duty

5-Ply Box Mandatory

Glassware, Fragile Tech, Ceramics

Strict Rule

Zero Claim On Banned

Undeclared cargo voids insurance

Quick Cargo Category Navigator

Click your cargo type to instantly see booking mode restrictions and packing conditions:

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What 'restricted' actually means

A courier is not a public road. Every parcel passes through airport security scanners, hub X-ray machines, and trained cargo screeners. Some goods are illegal to move by air, some are illegal to move at all, and some need a permit or special packaging.

  • Prohibited — the carrier will never move it. Booking it is a contract breach.
  • Conditional — allowed only by surface, or with a declaration, or with a permit.
  • Penalty — seizure is charged to the shipper, not absorbed by the courier.
If you are unsure about a product, raise a support ticket with the product name before you book. Never guess the category — a wrong declaration moves the liability from the carrier to you.

Absolute no-ship list

These categories are refused by every carrier on our network. There is no packaging trick and no declaration form that makes them legal to move.

  • Arms, ammunition, explosives, and replica weapons
  • Chemicals, acids, insecticides, fertilisers, and industrial solvents
  • Fuels, camp-stove fuel, lantern oil, and heating elements
  • Restricted machinery — chainsaws, mining equipment, military or defence items
  • Toxins and biohazards — mercury, cyanide compounds, biological cultures
  • Currency, cheques, demand drafts, coins, and bearer instruments
  • Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
A single seized parcel can trigger a carrier-wide audit of your account. Repeat violations can suspend your shipping credits.

Category-by-category carrier view

Arms, Ammunition & Explosives

  • Firearms and ammunition

    Guns, parts, pellets, magazines, and empty casings

    All carriers Blocked

  • Explosives and fireworks

    Crackers, detonators, fuses, and sparklers

    All carriers Blocked

Lithium Batteries & Power Banks

  • Lithium batteries and power banks

    Loose cells, power banks, and battery packs

    All carriers Conditional

Chemicals & Poisons

  • Acids and industrial solvents

    Battery acid, paint thinner, turpentine, acetone

    All carriers Blocked

  • Insecticides and fertilisers

    Garden chemicals, pesticides, and agricultural poisons

    All carriers Blocked

Currency, Cheques & Coins

  • Cash, cheques and coins

    Currency notes, demand drafts, bearer cheques, coins

    All carriers Blocked

Dry Ice

  • Dry ice

    Solid carbon dioxide used for cold-chain packing

    All carriers Blocked

Fuels & Heating Elements

  • Camp stove and lantern fuel

    LPG cartridges, kerosene, petrol, diesel, lighter fluid

    All carriers Blocked

  • Heating elements and matches

    Immersion rods, matchboxes, and igniters

    All carriers Blocked

Jewellery, Gems & Precious Metals

  • Jewellery, gems and precious stones

    Gold, silver, diamonds, ornaments, and loose stones

    Delhivery Blocked

  • Bullion and precious metal articles

    Coins, bars, and artefacts made of precious metal

    Delhivery Blocked

Liquids, Perfumes & Cosmetics

  • Perfumes and alcohol-based cosmetics

    Perfume, nail polish, aerosols, sanitiser above 70% alcohol

    All carriers Conditional

Restricted Machinery

  • Restricted machinery

    Chainsaws, mining equipment, military or defence hardware

    All carriers Blocked

Perishables & Temperature-Sensitive

  • Perishable food and temperature-sensitive goods

    Dairy, meat, frozen food, temperature-critical medicine

    All carriers Conditional

Toxins & Biohazards

  • Toxic and biohazard substances

    Mercury, cyanide compounds, laboratory cultures

    All carriers Blocked

Conditional cargo you can still ship

These are legal but constrained. Our rate calculator removes Air automatically and keeps Surface available.

  • Lithium batteries and power banks — surface only (DGCA air cargo rule)
  • Perfumes, nail polish, aerosols, and alcohol-based cosmetics — surface only
  • Fragile glass and ceramics — surface or air, but declared and cushioned
  • High-value shipments above ₹50,000 — tamper-evident packing plus e-way bill

How Shiperon protects you at booking

The check runs when we price your shipment, not when the parcel reaches the airport. That is the difference between a warning and a loss.

  • Ineligible carriers are removed from the rate list with a written reason
  • Air is hidden for surface-only categories instead of failing later
  • A declaration is recorded against the order for dispute evidence
Declare the real category. A wrong declaration moves the liability from the carrier to you.

Let the booking screen enforce this for you

Every rule on this page runs inside the rate calculation. Carriers that cannot legally move your cargo are removed from the quote list, with the reason written next to them.

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