How to distinguish between general cargo, sensitive cargo and prohibited goods in maritime transport

In international logistics and transport, not all goods are transportable, from the perspective of the industry as a whole, the type of goods can be specifically divided into general cargo, sensitive goods, contraband three categories. So how do we distinguish between them, today we will take you to understand!

First, general cargo

General cargo is "ordinary goods", there is no security risk in the transport process, the loading and unloading, storage of a class of goods with no special requirements, common general cargo, including the following categories:

1. Textile products, fibres and related products.

2. Furniture articles, log materials.

3. Clothing, toys, shoes and bags. (excluding imitation brands and international famous brands)

5. Machinery and equipment, vehicles, etc.

6. Mother and baby products and most of the household goods.

7. Newspapers, periodicals, magazines, books and other categories.

Second, sensitive goods

Sensitive goods is between general cargo and contraband between a special category, is a more difficult to distinguish between a type of goods, covering a wide variety of goods, a wide range of common types of sensitive goods are as follows:

1. electrically charged categories: such as mobile phones, rechargeable treasure, watches, Bluetooth headsets, electric toys and some products containing lithium batteries, button batteries.

2. Various types of food, medicine: snacks, health products, spices, tea, anti-inflammatory drugs, etc..

3. Liquid, powder, cosmetics and paste and other unstable items: drinks, perfume, essential oils, lipstick, mascara, flour and so on.

4. All kinds of imitation brands and international famous brands: such as brand sneakers, brand clothes, brand bags, etc.

5. With magnetic class: refrigerator stickers, stereos, noise-cancelling headphones, speakers and microphones and other items.

6. Chemicals: plastic products, rubber products, chemical reagents and pesticides and fertilisers.

Prohibited goods

1. All kinds of weapons, simulated weapons, and ammunition;

2. Counterfeit currency and counterfeit securities;

3. All kinds of potent poisons, opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana and other addictive narcotics, psychotropic substances.

4. Valuable cultural relics as well as specimens, seeds and breeding materials of endangered and precious animals and plants.

5. Flammable solids and liquids, corrosive products.

6. All other goods included in the scope of the ban on departure.

Failure to distinguish the attributes of the goods will lead to some potential risks, so it is recommended that sellers with export goods to find a professional logistics service provider, to avoid the goods can not be shipped through customs. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!