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PCS Unauthorized Items

February 6, 2010 by Nutty Hiker Last Modified: February 17, 2022Leave a Comment

The following items are considered unauthorized and cannot be shipped or stored at government expense. Make sure they are removed prior to carriers arrival.

Autos/Trucks/Vans & similar Motor Vehicles (unless it is an OCONUS move)
Flammable, combustibles/explosives (see below for partial list)
Personal baggage when carried free on tickets
Gliders
Utility & Storage Sheds of any type, unless disassembled by the owner
Building Materials (such as lumber, bricks, etc…)
Firearms (dependant on destination requirements)
Lighter Fluid / Flints
Live Animals
Plants, Fresh Fruits, Flowers
Perishable Food / Items
Articles of household goods acquired subsequent to effective date of PCS orders
Aerosol Cans
Rags soaked in corrosive/flammable substances
Irreplaceable items of greater sentimental value than monetary purposes (due to claim purposes)
Articles that are intended for someone other than the immediate family
Articles that may contaminate / damage carrier equipment or other items in shipment
Propane / Gas tanks
Ammunition
Tax-Free Cigarettes
Drugs
Alcoholic Beverages
Articles for immediate resale or for commercial use, rather than for use by member and his/her dependents

FLAMMABLE & COMUSTABLE/EXPLOSIVES (partial list)

Alcohol
Antifreeze
Adhesives
Ammonia
Acids
Auto Alarms
Batteries
Black Powder
Bleach
Candles
Camphor Oil
Denatured Alcohol
Disinfectants
Dynamite
Enamel
Flash Bulbs
Fireworks
Fire Extinguishers
Filled Scuba Tanks
Gasoline
Kerosene
Lacquer
Leather Dressing
Matches
Paints / Stains
Perfume / Nail Polish
Petroleum Products
Photographic Lamps
Polishes
Primers
Shoe Polish
Starting Fluids
Signal Flares
Shellac
Turpentine
Varnish / Removers
Windshield Solution
Weed Killer

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