What we can and cannot carry.
Two lists. The first we will not carry at all. The second we can carry once the paperwork exists. Both are shown to you before you pay, not after your item is seized.
This list is a working document, not legal advice, and it is still with our lawyers. The binding list is the Nigeria Customs Service import prohibition list, which changes without notice. If your item is not listed here and you are unsure, ask us before you buy it.
The hard no.
Ticking any of these on a request ends it. Some are illegal to import; some are legal but cannot go on an aircraft. Both mean the same thing for your parcel.
- [01]
Narcotics and controlled substances
Including cannabis and its derivatives, regardless of legality where the item was bought.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [02]
Weapons, ammunition and parts
Firearms, air guns, ammunition, components, and replicas convincing enough to be treated as real.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [03]
Explosives, fireworks and flares
Cannot be carried on any aircraft, in cargo or in baggage.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [04]
Bulk currency, bank cards and cheques
We do not move money. Cards and cheques in someone else’s name are refused outright.
Not permitted - [05]
Counterfeit goods and pirated media
Fake branded items are seized and the shipper is liable, not the seller who sold them.
Not permitted - [06]
Wildlife products
Ivory, skins, shells, bone and anything from a protected species.
Not permitted - [07]
Human remains, ashes and body parts
These need a specialist repatriation service, not a courier.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [08]
Flammable liquids, gases and corrosives
Petrol, solvents, aerosols over travel size, gas canisters, pool chemicals, mercury.
Cannot fly - [09]
Loose lithium batteries and power banks
A battery installed in its device is fine. A spare one on its own cannot go in cargo.
Cannot fly - [10]
Vapes and e-cigarettes
Refused for the same battery reason, and restricted on arrival.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [11]
Live animals, plants and seeds
Requires quarantine and phytosanitary clearance we are not set up to handle.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [12]
Perishable food and raw agricultural produce
Fresh meat, dairy, fish and unprocessed produce will not survive clearance, let alone pass it.
Not permitted · cannot fly - [13]
Anything you will not let us open
Every item is inspected before it is accepted. A sealed package we cannot look inside is refused — this is the rule that protects our travellers.
Not permitted
Allowed, once it is documented.
These clear routinely when the registration or prescription exists, and get seized when it does not. Tell us at quote stage and we will tell you exactly what is needed.
- [01]
Prescription medicine and supplements
NAFDAC registration or a prescription in the recipient’s name. Personal quantities only, never for resale.
Not permittedNever on the traveller route - [02]
Cosmetics and skincare in commercial quantity
Small personal amounts are routine. Resale volumes need NAFDAC registration.
Not permittedNever on the traveller route - [03]
Alcohol and tobacco
Heavily dutied, quantity-capped, and never accepted on the traveller route.
Not permittedNever on the traveller route - [04]
Drones and radio transmitters
Needs NCAA or NCC type approval before it will clear.
Not permitted - [05]
Used vehicle parts and tyres
Used tyres are prohibited outright; other used parts clear case by case.
Not permitted - [06]
Jewellery, precious metals and stones
Declared at full value, insured, and never on the traveller route — the reward would not cover a loss.
Not permittedNever on the traveller route - [07]
Phones and laptops in commercial quantity
More than a couple of units is treated as trade stock and dutied as such.
Not permittedNever on the traveller route
If we cannot open it, we cannot take it.
Every item is unsealed and inspected before it is accepted — on all four routes, with no exceptions and no apology for it. On the traveller route this is what stands between a volunteer with spare luggage space and a criminal charge, so it is the one rule we will lose a booking over.
