Vantage (Courier) List of prohibited items

If a mail item is found within Hong Kong to have contained any of the prohibited items listed above, the mail item will be rejected and returned to the posting office in around 5 to 7 working days and the postage paid will not be refunded. If the mail has already departed from origin, the customer shall pay a return service fee equal to the value of postage paid upon posting.

Europe (Including United Kingdom)

Common prohibited items

All kinds of foodstuff and drink, including health supplements and tea (e.g. tea leaf, tea bag, etc.)
Tobacco, cigarette and cigar
All kinds of medicine
Batteries (including lithium batteries) and products containing batteries (e.g. portable fan, tablet, smartphone, drone, digital camera, charger, wireless router, electric shaver, watches, wireless earphones and rechargeable beauty appliances, and wireless controller, etc.)
Powder
Endangered Species
Live animals
Flammable items (e.g. lighter, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, alcohol pads, matches, nail polish, perfume, Body oil, etc.)
Toy gun (including air gun), firearms, parts thereof, weapons (including swords, explosives), fireworks and ammunition
Liquids, and liquid-containing items (including shampoo / conditioner, and Paste items (e.g. moisturizer and toothpaste, etc.)
Perishable items (e.g. flowers, items requiring temperature control or special handling, etc.)
Currency and negotiable instruments in Bearer form
Plastic kitchenware

Other prohibited items

Chemicals (e.g. Ammonium Nitrate, Aflatoxins, etc.)
Commercial plant (e.g Pinus) and timber
Counterfeit or pirated goods, documents or material
Dangerous goods, hazardous or combustible materials (including asbestos) as defined by IATA regulations
Den
Drugs / narcotic (illegal), drug paraphernalia
Feed
Foreign prison made goods
Guar gum and guar gum products from India
Human body parts and pathogens, human remains (including ashes)
Hops
Kimberley process diamonds
Pure metal (e.g. gold and silver, etc.)
Spar
Animal products, plant and plant products (e.g. animal skins, cotton and seeds etc.)
Ozone depleting substances and goods containing these substances
Pornography, indecent and obscene material
Pressurized containers (aerosols)
Radio transmitters
Trans-frontier shipment of waste
Works of art which require export licenses (including paintings, sculptures, statues, furniture, archaeological pieces that have been dug out of the ground, antiques and collectors’ items, etc.)
Any Item(s), the carriage of which is prohibited by any law, regulation or stature of the government of destinations from to or through which the shipment may be carried
Merchandise that is returned from the buyer in Hong Kong to the consignor at the destination

United States of America

Common prohibited items

All kinds of foodstuff and drink, including health supplements and tea (e.g. tea leaf, tea bag, etc.)
E-cigs, cigar, tobacco, cigarette and related items
All documents (including Driving License and Passport)
Batteries (including lithium batteries) and products containing batteries (e.g. portable fan, tablet, smartphone, drone, digital camera, charger, wireless router, electric shaver, watches, wireless earphones and rechargeable beauty appliances, and wireless controller, etc.)
Powder
Endangered Species
Live animals
Flammable items (e.g. lighter, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, alcohol pads, matches, nail polish, perfume, Body oil, etc.)
Toy gun (including air gun), firearms, ammunition, military weapons, weapon Parts/ "Cleaning" items (e.g. filters, car Filters, car filter cleaning kits), knives, razors, sharp instruments, CS gas, pepper sprays, tasers, stun guns, batons, self-defense sticks, etc.
Liquids, and liquid-containing items (including shampoo / conditioner, and Paste items (e.g. moisturizer and toothpaste, etc.)
Perishable items (e.g. flowers, items requiring temperature control or special handling, etc.)
Bullion/currency, including money, negotiable instruments; stocks, bonds, bullion, currency, currency bills, currency coins and lottery tickets)
Plastic kitchenware
Articles that are counterfeit and confusingly similar to a federally registered trademark or CBP copyright (including software on CD-ROMs, sound recordings, toys, stuffed animals, clothing with cartoon characters, videotapes, DVDs, music CDs and books, etc.). Products subject to trademark protection (including handbags and accessories, and clothing, etc.).
Goods taxed under the Internal Revenue Code, including alcohol
All kinds of medicine

Other prohibited items

Dangerous goods (e.g. explosives, flammable gases or solids, compressed gases, oxidizers, infectious substances, radioactive materials, corrosives, poisons, lithium, explosives, matches, lighter, gas, LED lights and dry ice, etc.)
Articles violating US Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). E.G. trademark images
Asbestos, in any form.
Cars and auto parts
Cultural artifacts and property (e.g. antiquities, archaeological and ethnological material, etc.)
Drugs/narcotics (illegal) (e.g. drugs, controlled drugs, narcotics and drug paraphernalia, etc)
Electronic products that give off radiation, including microwave ovens, x-ray equipment, laser products, sunlamps, etc.)
Gambling devices
Human and animal remains (e.g. ashes and remains, etc.)
Items which cite insurrection against the United States of America
Medical device (e.g. tongue depressors, dental floss, surgical implants and prosthetics, etc.)
Medical grade (PPE,FDA,EPA) items (e.g. hand sanitizer, nitrile gloves, medical gown, and surgical mask, etc.)
Merchandise produced with forced labor, (including convict labor, forced child labor and indentured labor,19USC§1307)
Pesticide and toxics (for air / water treatment)
Paint, varnishes or enabels
Plants/seeds/agricultural by products (USDA) (e.g. seeds, soil, root, tree and herb, etc.)
Tobacco & its related items (e.g. cigarettes and related items, E-cigs, etc.)
Pornography and obscene material
Animal products and animal by-products (USDA, FWS, FDA) (e.g. pet such as fish, reptiles, wildlife, ivory, fur and feather, etc.)
Goods which fall under CBP “Anti-Dumping” and “Countervailing” (e.g. Mattress, Hydroxyethylidene, Diphosphonic Acid/Hedp from People's Republic Of China A-570-045)
Goods subject to CBP Quota (e.g. solar panel cells, whiskbrooms, steel, cotton, peanuts, aluminum foil, and common alloy aluminum Sheet, etc.)
Merchandise that is returned from the buyer in Hong Kong to the consignor at the destination

Australia

Common prohibited items

All kinds of foodstuff and drink, including health supplements and tea (e.g. tea leaf, tea bag, etc.)
Tobacco, cigarette and cigar
All kinds of medicine
Batteries (including lithium batteries) and products containing batteries (e.g. portable fan, tablet, smartphone, drone, digital camera, charger, wireless router, electric shaver, watches, wireless earphones and rechargeable beauty appliances, and wireless controller, etc.)
Powder
Endangered Species
Live animals
Flammable items (e.g. lighter, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, alcohol pads, matches, nail polish, perfume, Body oil, etc.)
Toy gun (including air gun), firearms, parts thereof, weapons (including swords, explosives), fireworks and ammunition
Liquids, and liquid-containing items (including shampoo / conditioner, and Paste items (e.g. moisturizer and toothpaste, etc.)
Perishable items (e.g. flowers, items requiring temperature control or special handling, etc.)
Currency and negotiable instruments in Bearer form
Plastic kitchenware

Other prohibited items

Chemicals (e.g. Ammonium Nitrate, Aflatoxins, etc.)
Commercial plant (e.g Pinus) and timber
Counterfeit or pirated goods, documents or material
Dangerous goods, hazardous or combustible materials (including asbestos) as defined by IATA regulations
Den
Drugs / narcotic (illegal), drug paraphernalia
Feed
Foreign prison made goods
Guar gum and guar gum products from India
Human body parts and pathogens, human remains (including ashes)
Hops
Kimberley process diamonds
Pure metal (e.g. gold and silver, etc.)
Spar
Animal products, plant and plant products (e.g. animal skins, cotton and seeds etc.)
Ozone depleting substances and goods containing these substances
Pornography, indecent and obscene material
Pressurized containers (aerosols)
Radio transmitters
Trans-frontier shipment of waste
Works of art which require export licenses (including paintings, sculptures, statues, furniture, archaeological pieces that have been dug out of the ground, antiques and collectors’ items, etc.)
Any Item(s), the carriage of which is prohibited by any law, regulation or stature of the government of destinations from to or through which the shipment may be carried
Goods bearing the word ‘Anzac’
Glazed ceramic ware
Goods banned in Australian Competition and Consumer Act
Any goods with toxic materials
Dog collars
Electronic fly swatters and mosquito bats
Goods bearing an image of an Australian state or territory flag, coat of arms or seal, or image of the Australian arms, flag or seal of the Commonwealth
Incandescent lamps
Radioactive substances, signal jammers or devices
Tablet presses and encapsulators
Woolpacks
Goods from countries/entities sanctioned by United Nation
Merchandise that is returned from the buyer in Hong Kong to the consignor at the destination

New Zealand

Common prohibited items

All kinds of foodstuff and drink, including health supplements and tea (e.g. tea leaf, tea bag, etc.)
Tobacco, cigarette, vaporisers, chewing tobacco and cigar.
All kinds of medicine
Batteries (including lithium batteries) and products containing batteries (e.g. portable fan, tablet, smartphone, drone, digital camera, charger, wireless router, electric shaver, watches, wireless earphones and rechargeable beauty appliances, and wireless controller, etc.)
Powder
Endangered Species
Live animals
Flammable items (e.g. lighter, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, alcohol pads, matches, nail polish, perfume, Body oil, etc.)
Toy gun (including air gun), firearms, parts thereof, weapons (including swords, explosives), fireworks and ammunition
Liquids, and liquid-containing items (including shampoo / conditioner, and Paste items (e.g. moisturizer and toothpaste, etc.)
Perishable items (e.g. flowers, items requiring temperature control or special handling, etc.)
Currency and negotiable instruments in Bearer form
Plastic kitchenware

Other prohibited items

Chemicals (e.g. Ammonium Nitrate, Aflatoxins, etc.)
Commercial plant (e.g Pinus) and timber
Counterfeit or pirated goods, documents or material
Dangerous goods, hazardous or combustible materials (including asbestos) as defined by IATA regulations
Den
Drugs / narcotic (illegal), drug paraphernalia
Feed
Foreign prison made goods
Guar gum and guar gum products from India
Human body parts and pathogens, human remains (including ashes)
Hops
Kimberley process diamonds
Pure metal (e.g. gold and silver, etc.)
Spar and rough diamonds
Animal products, plant and plant products (e.g. animal skins, cotton and seeds etc.)
Ozone depleting substances and goods containing these substances
Pornography, indecent and obscene material
Pressurized containers (aerosols)
Radio transmitters
Trans-frontier shipment of waste, hazardous waste, persistent organic pollutants, and items covered by the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act
Works of art which require export licenses (including paintings, sculptures, statues, furniture, archaeological pieces that have been dug out of the ground, antiques and collectors’ items, etc.)
Any Item(s), the carriage of which is prohibited by any law, regulation or stature of the government of destinations from to or through which the shipment may be carried
Children's crayons, finger paints, and watercolour paints
Dog tracking devices
Radioactive substances, signal jammers or devices
Tyres
Goods from countries/entities sanctioned by United Nation
Merchandise that is returned from the buyer in Hong Kong to the consignor at the destination