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For purposes of security or government regulations, the following items cannot be shipped by The Packaging Store
- Ammunition
- Animals (alive) - check with air cargo at your local airport for information on animal transport.
- Bleach and ammonia
- Cigarette lighters with fluid/gas and lighter/gas
- Cleaning compounds
- Firearms – According to federal law, unless the firearm is an antique made before 1898, it may only be shipped under the following conditions:
- From a licensed gun dealer, as the shipper, to a licensed gun dealer, as the consignee
- From a police agency or to a police agency
- With a traceable mode of shipping, with a signature required
- Unloaded, meaning no ammunition
- Fireworks
- Flares and fuses
- Gasoline powered tools (with fuel)
- Hair spray or other products in pressurized cans
- Hazardous materials (anything combustible, corrosive, flammable or radioactive)
- Human remains
- Insecticides
- Liquor – depends on state regulations
- Matches
- Nail polish remover
- Paint, varnish, turpentine and paint thinner
- Perishable food
- Plants
- X-ray film
