Do Not Ship List - Domestic

To avoid problems, please familiarize yourself with the list, below, and do not ship any items on this list to any iPostal1 location. These items are either prohibited or may require a license or additional documentation.

  • Combustible or Flammable Items

    Paints, oils, lighters, perfume, nail polish, alcohol.

  • Pressurized Cans

    Hair spray, shaving cream, spray cans of any type.

  • Hazardous Materials

    Matches, chemicals, explosives, fuels, fertilizers.

  • Firearms

    Firearms and Ammunition shipments are limited to ammunition under 50 caliber. Ammunition shipments are limited to 60 lbs and require an ORM-D sticker on the box. Ammunition can ship via ground service only.

  • Prohibited Direct Import Items

    All imported packages from outside of the USA received at any of our warehouses will be refused unless previous written authorization was granted to import the shipment to your address.

  • Medications

    Prescription & veterinary medications prohibited. Non-prescription medications are restricted.

  • Agricultural Products

    Tobacco products of any kind including cigars, cigarettes, tobacco leaves, chewing tobacco, plants, and seeds.

  • Food-Drink

    Perishable foods.

  • Money and Valuables

    Cash, currency, money orders, cashiers' checks, bank drafts, bearer bonds and collectible stamps and coins. Jewelry and precious stones are (a) restricted to some countries and (b) can only be insured up to $500 maximum. Any shipments of jewelry and or precious stones in excess of $500 carriage limit is uninsured and member assumes all risk of loss above such limit.

  • Miscellaneous
    • Animals and products made with animal skins (furs)
    • Chemicals of any kind
    • Lottery tickets and gambling devices
    • Liquids
    • Pornography
    • Lock picking devices
    • Suspicious subtances
    • Unlabeled items that cannot be identified.

This list may vary slightly by location.

Items on our Do Not Ship List that arrive at any iPostal1 location will be handled in the following manner:

  1. If the item shipped from a US supplier, we will return the item immediately at the customer's expense.
  2. If the item shipped directly from an international supplier, the item will be disposed of at the customer's expense, including the cost of laboratory testing of unknown chemicals and other suspicious contents to determine the presence of any illegal or hazardous substances.

Do Not Ship List - International

While most consumer items do not have export restrictions, some do. To avoid problems, please familiarize yourself with the list, below, and do not ship any items on this list to any iPostal1 location. These items are either prohibited or may require a license or additional documentation. We inspect every item that gets shipped from our facility and do not ship items that require an export license.

  • Combustible or Flammable Items

    Paints, oils, lighters, perfume, nail polish, alcohol.

  • Pressurized Cans

    Hair spray, shaving cream, spray cans of any type.

  • Hazardous Materials

    Matches, chemicals, explosives, fuels, fertilizers.

  • Firearms, Weaponry and Parts

    Military, police and tactical equipment of any kind, including guns, gun replicas, gun accessories, gun components (magazines, clips and rail systems), ammunition, knives, swords, compound bows, crossbows, discharge weapons such as shock batons or stun guns, tooling for guns or gun parts, optical scopes, laser sights, night sights, night vision goggles, handcuffs and other restraints, surveillance equipment.

  • Industrial Electronics or High Technology Items

    Commercial instrumentation and machinery, lasers of any kind, metal detection equipment, GPS devices, high-end computers with encryption software.

  • Prohibited Direct Import Items

    All imported packages from outside of the USA received at any of our warehouses will be refused unless previous written authorization was granted to import the shipment to your address.

  • Medications

    Prescription & veterinary medications prohibited. Non-prescription medications are restricted.

  • Agricultural Products

    Tobacco products of any kind including cigars, cigarettes, tobacco leaves, chewing tobacco, plants, and seeds.

  • Food-Drink

    Coffee, perishable foods.

  • Money and Valuables

    Cash, currency, money orders, cashiers' checks, bank drafts, bearer bonds and collectible stamps and coins. Jewelry and precious stones are (a) restricted to some countries and (b) can only be insured up to $500 maximum. Any shipments of jewelry and or precious stones in excess of $500 carriage limit is uninsured and member assumes all risk of loss above such limit.

  • Government Issue

    Government IDs and licenses, or items that claim to be, or that look similar to government identification documents. This includes uniforms and badges or patches designed to look like official Government Issue.

  • Miscellaneous
    • Items that require an export license
    • Animals and products made with animal skins (furs)
    • Chemicals of any kind
    • Health/dietary supplements
    • Knives of any kind
    • Liquids
    • Lottery tickets and gambling devices
    • Pornography
    • Lock picking devices
    • Suspicious subtances
    • Unlabeled items that cannot be identified.
    • Note: Lithium ion batteries must ship DHL only (except if in a device)

This list may vary slightly by location.

Items on our Do Not Ship List that arrive at any iPostal1 location will be handled in the following manner:

  1. If the item shipped from a US supplier, we will return the item immediately at the customer's expense.
  2. If the item shipped directly from an international supplier, the item will be disposed of at the customer's expense, including the cost of laboratory testing of unknown chemicals and other suspicious contents to determine the presence of any illegal or hazardous substances.