Non-Allowance Items for Safe Moving
PMR does not accept perishable goods, jewelry, or hazardous materials such as fireworks, explosives, chemicals, gas-filled cylinders, battery acids, and flammable oils like diesel, petrol, kerosene, and gasoline. Narcotics and contraband items are also prohibited.
Here is a comprehensive list of dangerous, perishable, and personal items to help you move safely, reducing the risk of damage to your valuable goods and preventing injury to yourself and the movers handling your shipment.
Hazardous Materials:
Items that are considered hazardous include:
- Aerosol cans / Perfumes / Deodorants
- Ammonia
- Ammunition / Firearms/Fireworks
- Batteries / Car batteries
- Charcoal / lighter fluid
- Cleaning solvents/Detergents / Acids/Bleach
- Chemicals / Fertilizers
- Fire extinguishers
- Any Fuels / Oils / Kerosene
- Explosives / Match Box
- Nail polish
- Paint / Varnishes / Paint thinner
- Pesticides / Weed Killer / Poisons
- Propane tanks
- Scuba tanks
Perishable Items
Transporting perishable items like food can prove to be risky when moved with everything else. The best practice is to donate such items to someone needy before moving day. A list of perishable items is as follows:
- Food that hasn’t been properly preserved
- Frozen foods
- Open containers of foodstuffs
- Plants
- Refrigerated food
- Oils / Liquid.
Items with personal or sentimental value should be carried with you to avoid any risk during the move. A list of items to avoid packing with all other items are as follows.
- Cash / Jewellery / Cheque Book
- Laptop / Computer data or backup files
- Family photographs
- Financial documents / Deeds
- Insurance Policies / Academic Records
- Medicine / Medical records
- Keys (to open anything)