Certain items are prohibited from being shipped. Anything that is combustible, perishable, or under pressure must not be packed into cartons and/or loaded into a MINI. The following list of perishable and hazardous materials are NOT ALLOWED. Please do not pack or attempt to ship these items under any circumstances. We suggest that you leave them behind with a neighbor or friend.

• Perishables: food - fresh, frozen, dried, canned (any food that could spoil), produce, plants

• Combustible liquids: alcohols, antifreeze compounds, camphor oil, disinfectants, type cleaners (fluids containing combustible material, i.e. spot clothing cleaners, office machine liquid cleaners, etc.)

• Corrosive liquids: photographic acids (used in developing film), itching acid, iron/steel rust preventing compounds, muriatic acid, sulphuric acid, rags soaked in any corrosive substance.

• Explosives: black powder, dynamite, explosive auto alarms, explosive flash bulbs, fireworks, small arms ammunition, primers, smokeless powder, souvenir explosive instruments of war, spear guns having a charged head, toy propellant or smoke devices, brick matches, brick noise makers.

• Flammables: adhesives, aerosol cans (regardless of content, but specifically including hair spray, deodorants, perfumes, colognes), ammonia, charcoal briquettes, cleaning fluids (pump or aerosol such as oven cleaners, glass cleaners, liquid cleaners, polishes), compound 3-weed killers, lawn fertilizer, bug sprays, pool chemicals, car cleaning supplies, denatured alcohol, enamel, gasoline, hand signal flares, kerosene, lacquer, leather dressing, liquid bleach, liquid detergent, lighter fluids, liquors, matches, oil stains for wood, paint and paint supplies, varnish remover, petroleum products (kerosene, gas, oil), sterno, photographic flash bulbs/lamps, liquid polishes, propane tanks, propane, shellac, liquid shoe polish, plastic solvents, stains, turpentine, varnish, windshield solvent, wines, wood filler, rags soaked in any flammable substance.

• Compressed gases: engine starting fluids, fire extinguishers, gases used in welding, scuba diving tanks

The following items are NOT RECOMMENDED. It's best to make other arrangements for the transfer of certain negotiable items or articles of extraordinary value - or, take them with you. If you decide to load such items in your MINI, do so at your own risk:
• Cash
• Deeds, wills or other such valuable papers
• Documents pertaining to the move
• Family photographs
• Furs
• Securities
• Stamp or coin collections
• Valuable jewelry