List of Prohibited Articles for Shipping
Prohibited Items
Examples of articles prohibited by UPS include:
- Bank bills, notes or currency (other than coin)
- Fireworks
- Fully regulated dangerous goods (except as expressly provided in the “UPS Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service – United States”)
- Hazardous waste or hazardous waste service
- Human and animal corpses, cremated or disinterred remains
- Shipments prohibited by law
- Ivory
- Marijuana, including marijuana intended for medicinal use
- Postage stamps
- Shark fins
- Vape products in the U.S.
For more information and access to the full list of Prohibited and Restricted Items: UPS Tariff Terms and Conditions of Service
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