Prohibited and Restricted Items

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Prohibited and Restricted Items

Last updated: October 21, 2026

Before you buy, check that your item can travel by air from Miami to your country. Packages with prohibited or undeclared items can be held, returned, or surrendered to the authorities, and may delay other shipments.

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Banned items

  • Illegal drugs and narcotics
  • Counterfeit or pirated goods
  • Explosives, fireworks, ammunition, flares, and detonators
  • Radioactive material, asbestos, and chemical weapon precursors
  • Protected wildlife products such as ivory, sea turtle shell, or exotic pelts
  • Cash and currency
  • Anything going to or from a sanctioned country, company, or person
Dangerous goods

Regulated for air transport

  • Flammable liquids: most perfumes and colognes, nail polish, hand sanitizer, essential oils, paint, lighter fluid
  • Aerosols and gases: spray deodorant, dry shampoo, spray sunscreen, compressed gas cartridges, butane, propane
  • Flammable solids: matches, some lighters, camping fuel, charcoal
  • Oxidizers and peroxides: pool chlorine, some cleaning chemicals, hair bleach, fertilizers
  • Corrosive and toxic products: acids, mercury, pesticides, bleach, drain cleaner
  • Strong magnets and dry ice
  • Infectious substances and lab samples

Some of these can travel as dangerous goods cargo with special packaging, paperwork, and rates, arranged in advance; others cannot fly at all. Do not ship them without checking with your courier or MMC first.

Lithium batteries

Most devices ship normally

  • Accepted: phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, watches, cordless tools, and other devices with the lithium battery inside or packed in the same box as the device (UN3481). Please make sure the device is switched off.
  • Accepted with special handling, arranged in advance: loose or spare lithium-ion batteries and power banks (UN3480), lithium metal batteries (UN3090/UN3091), and e-bikes, scooters, or other large batteries. These need special packaging and dangerous goods paperwork, and different rates apply.
  • Never accepted: damaged, defective, swollen, or recalled batteries, or devices containing them.

Buying a power bank or spare batteries? Ask your courier or MMC before you order so we can arrange the right paperwork.

Restricted

Allowed only with permits or paperwork

  • Firearms, gun parts, and accessories: require U.S. export licenses and destination-country permits
  • Medications and supplements: may need a prescription and a permit from the destination health ministry
  • Food, plants, seeds, meat, and dairy: need agricultural permits and inspection
  • Live animals and animal products
  • Drones, night vision, and military-style gear: may fall under U.S. export controls or destination flight rules
  • Alcohol and tobacco: need licenses and carry high duties
  • Jewelry, precious metals, and stones: must be declared; high-value items over US $500 must be declared before shipping
  • Commercial quantities: many units of the same item, or used clothing for resale, are treated as commercial imports

Rules differ by country. Your local courier can tell you what your country requires.

Packing tips

Help your package arrive safely

  • Ask the store to use sturdy boxes and keep electronics in their original protective packaging
  • Declare contents and values accurately with the store or your courier; undervalued items can be held by customs
  • Make sure devices with batteries are switched off
  • Seal liquids and creams tightly and pack them in a separate bag
  • Use your full name and your client code on every order, exactly as your courier gave them to you

This page is a guide, not a complete legal list. Airline, U.S., and destination-country rules change and always take priority. Not sure about an item? Ask your local courier or write to info@mmc-logistics.com before you buy. See also section 11 of our Shipping Terms.

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