Nonmailable Articles in International Mail Articles Prohibited to be Mailed by Postal Law |
Please note that laws/provisions prohibit certain articles sent by international mail.
Also, the destination country may also restrict certain articles to be sent.
Articles Prohibited to be Mailed by Postal Law
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Explosive substances | Ignition agents Ignition agents, flash agents, smoking agents, smoking agents and thermit |
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Explosives・Fulminate (e.g. mercury fulminate), nitrogen/hydrogen bromide (e.g. lead nitride), and other initiating explosives
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Pyrotechnics Cartridges, blanks, power bags, powder tubes, blasting caps, rimfire, fuses, smoke tubes, explosion tubes, gate tubes, safety fuses, detonating fuses, fireworks, toy fireworks, and other pyrotechnics based on powders or explosives |
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Others Metaacrylic methyl ester, chlorite, (e.g. Noesilox), and other products |
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Ignitable materials | Ignitable alloys, reduced iron, reduced nickel, potassium permanganate, yellow phosphorous, red phosphorus, phosphorus sulfide, match, metallic potassium, metallic sodium, magnesium powders, aluminum powders, brass powders, zinc powders, copper powders, calcium oxide, peroxide (lead dioxide, sodium peroxide, barium peroxide, potassium peroxide, etc), carbide, calcium phosphide and hydrosulfite. |
Flammable materials | Materials with flash points not higher than 30 degrees centigrade. Following materials except for the above. Paint, cements and other materials (lacquer, rubber cements and asphalt primer) including kerosene family materials (ligroin, gasoline, petroleum benzine, natural gas separation oil, shale oil, coal liquefaction oils and tar distillation oils with their flashpoints equal to or lower than 30 degrees centigrade) as a major material.
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Flammable gases | Butane, propane, acetylene, PVC monomers, and other flammable gases |
Strong oxigenated materials | Oxygenated water (with 20% or more oxygen content ) |
Materials that emit toxic/malodorous gas or steam | Poison gases (e.g. yperite, lewisite, and adamsite), dimethyl sulfate (methyl sulfate), anhydrous aluminium chloride, chlorobenzol, chlorobenzyl, chloroacetyl, chloropicrin, bromine, brombenzyl, phosphorus pentachloride, sulfur chloride, stannic chloride, sulfuric chloride, acraldehyde, titanium tetrachloride and silicon tetrachloride |
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Strong acids | Fuming sulfuric acid, anhydrous sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid, fuming nitric acid, nitric acid, anhydrous phosphoric acid (phosphorus pentaoxide), chlorosulfonic acid, flouridic hydroacid, hydrochloric acid, and formic acid |
Radioactive substances | Radioactive and other materials defined in Section 1-(1)ho under Article 2 (Notice # 585 issued by the Ministry of Transport in 1977 to define detailed requirements for sea transport of radioactive and other materials) of the regulations on sea transport) |
Poisonous/powerful drugs | Poisonous and powerful drugs, poisons, and powerful materials (excluding ones presented by governmental organizations, medical doctors, dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists, or poisonous/powerful material handling organizations) |
Pathogens | Living pathogens and materials that are proved to contain a living pathogen or carry one on the surface (excluding ones that are presented by governmental organizations, bacteria inspection organizations, medical doctors or veterinarians) |
Others | Materials that are forbidden to be transferred or distributed by law and regulations |
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