Restricted & Banned Items

·         Liquid, semi-liquid and gases

·         Currency

·         All items based on Export and Import (Control) Act-1957

·         Precious and semi-precious stones, gems, jewellery and equivalent items

·         Perishables

·         Radioactive or magnetic material

·         Negotiable Instruments (Bearer Form)

·         Pornographic material

·         Firearms, explosives and military equipment

·         Flammable Items

·         Toxic and infectious Items

·         Corrosives

·         Powders and chemicals

·         Drugs

·         Machinery parts containing oil, grease, fuel or batteries

·         All restricted items as per guidelines of IATA

Dangerous Goods

Definition: Commodities, which possess potentially hazardous characteristics. These are as the laid out by IATA in the Dangerous Goods Regulations.

·         The categories of dangerous goods are:

·         Class 1: Explosives

·         Class 2: Gases

·         Class 3: Flammable Liquids

·         Class 4: Flammable Solids

·         Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides

·         Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances

·         Class 7: Radioactive Material

·         Class 8: Corrosives

·         Class 9: Miscellaneous e.g. Magnets – a danger to airplane equipment

The guidelines are available in the following links:

·         Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) - http://www.iata.org/publications/dgr/Pages/index.aspx

·         Live Animals Regulations (LAR) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/live-animals.aspx

·         Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/perishable-cargo.aspx

·         Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines (LBSG) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/lithium-battery-guidelines.aspx

·         The Air Cargo Tariff and Rules (TACT) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/air-cargo-tariff.aspx