Prohibited items
Last updated: November 11, 2026
Our courier partners will not carry these items, and the law forbids many of them. Do not book them on ShipMark. If you are not sure about an item, ask us before you book.
1. Never ship
These are never allowed:
- Cash, coins, cheques, demand drafts, lottery tickets and other money or bearer documents
- Gold, silver, jewellery, precious stones and bullion
- Guns, ammunition, explosives, fireworks and weapons, including parts and replicas
- Flammable, poisonous, corrosive or radioactive materials, and gas cylinders
- Narcotics, illegal drugs and psychotropic substances
- Alcohol, tobacco products and e-cigarettes
- Live animals, and products from protected animals or plants
- Food that can spoil on the way
- Human or animal remains and medical samples
- Obscene or pornographic material
- Fake, counterfeit or pirated goods
- Anything that is illegal in India or needs a licence you do not have
2. Ask us first
These may be allowed only with the right packing or papers, and not by every courier:
- Medicines
- Batteries, especially lithium batteries, and power banks
- Perfumes, aerosols and liquids
- Plants, seeds and agricultural products
- High-value items such as phones, laptops and watches
3. If a prohibited item is found
The courier may stop, return or destroy the parcel, and the law may require it to be reported. Any charges, fines or losses are the seller's. We may pause or close the account.