How to select items for your move
Make the list of items which you plan for move. Not all items are in your home can be transported along with personal items at a considerable distance.
What items not to move?
Items of Personal Importance/Sentimental Value - This is one of the categories of non-allowable can create problems should your shipment be delayed or items lost. We suggest that irreplaceable items andor sentimental items be carried with you instead of being packed with your shipment.
Examples include:
- Airline Tickets
- Car Keys
- Cell Phones
- Financial Documents
- Wedding Albums
- Personal Video Tapes and CD-s
- Remote Controls
- Certificates of Deposit
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Jewelry
- Family Photographs
- Cash
- School Records
- Medical & Dental Records
- New Home Documents
- Prescription Medicine
- Computer Discs
- Address Books
- Laptop Computers
- Checkbooks Deeds
- Car Titles
- Professional Files
- Insurance Policies
- Keys to Furniture, Safe, Home
Hazardous Materials – Items that are flammable, corrosive or explosive:
- Matches
- Kerosene
- Gasoline
- Propane
- Fireworks
- Charcoal
- Charcoal Lighter
- Ammunition
- Lamp Oils
- Fire Extinguisher
- Aerosols
- Cleaning Solvents
- Ammonia
- Propane Tanks
- Nail Polish Remover
- Liquid Bleach
- Paints (latex & oil-based)
- Paint Thinner
- Household Batteries
- Chemistry Sets
- Darkroom Chemicals
- Pool Chemicals
- Motor Oil
- Car Batteries
- Fertilizer
- Pesticides
- Poisons (such as weed killer)
Perishables - Food, plants or living things that may die or spoil in transit:
Examples include:
- Frozen Food
- Plants
- Refrigerated Food
- Open or half-used foods
- Produce
- Food without adequate preservation