You will always hold the responsibility of checking if the contents of your shipment are taxable and if the laws of the recipients’ country allow the import of said contents.
Pakke.dk does not check these circumstances with you and is not capable of advising you in this matter. In this case we advise you to seek information with the authority of the country you are shipping to, like for example embassies and customs authorities.
It is prohibited to ship the following items and dangerous freight to all countries available with Paket.se. Dangerous freight is a common term covering drugs or objects that can cause damage upon humans, environment or property if they are not handled correct during transportation.
Shipments that get caught in customs due to prohibited contents or dangerous freight will not be credited the customer and Pakke.dk reserves the right to charge the customer of punishment fees no matter the treatment of destruction or cleaning of prohibited contents.
Following are a few examples:
- USA does not allow the import of food and alcohol.
- China does not allow import of wood unless it is specially treated.
- Marmite is a British spread of yeast extract and is illegal to import to Denmark.
Prohibited items:
Items of very special value.
Works of art, antiques, gemstones, stamps, unique items, gold or silver, money or securities (for example: checks, bills of exchange, prepaid credit cards, share warrants or other securities) and other things similar.
Animal skin, fur or hide (That does not come from livestock farming)
Ivory and ivory products
Dangerous substances/materials (according to IATA- and ADR-regulations[link])
Perishable goods
Seeds
Alive animals
Furs
Plants
Oils (mineral, vegetable, etheral)
Pornographic material
Tobacco and tobacco products.
Weapons
Dangerous goods:
Explosives
Weapons
Ammunition
Fireworks
Safety fuses
Explosives
Percussion caps
Other kinds of explosives.
Compressed gas
Fire extinguishers
Spray cans of any kind
Butane gas
Gas lighters
Flammable liquids
Petrol (gasoline)
Flammable solvents
Flammable cleaning remedies
Flammable paint
Flammable lacquer remover
Nail varnish
Oils
Flammable solid substances
Matches of any kind
Safety film (cellulose acetate film) or other items from nitrocellulose
Substances that are dangerous when wet.
Oxidants
Oxidizing liquids and solids
Organic peroxide (for example bleaching substances)
Radioactive substances
Tests for medical use
Tests related to any scientific research
Corrosive substances
Cleaning fluid
Rust remover
Quicksilver
Battery fluid
Other dangerous substances
Substances that have narcotizing, harmful, toxic or other properties that can cause inconvenience or unpleasant situations upon leaking.
Strongly corrosive substances
Batteries