Rules for carrying parcels
Items that must not be sent
On Crowdmail it is forbidden to post listings about delivering, or to hand to fellow travellers, parcels containing:
- narcotic, psychotropic and potent substances, and their precursors;
- any food or goods containing narcotic or psychotropic substances (for example sweets, gummies or baked goods with cannabis/THC);
- firearms, bladed, air and any other weapons, their parts and ammunition;
- explosives, explosive devices, pyrotechnics, fireworks and signal flares;
- biologically dangerous materials, infectious and toxic substances, poisons;
- radioactive and poisonous substances;
- animal and plant derivatives whose trade is restricted: hides, bones, horns, parts of endangered species (CITES) and similar items;
- flammable, caustic and corrosive substances;
- military and dual-use goods, including those disguised as civilian ones (components, optics, electronics, communications equipment and the like);
- counterfeit goods and fakes of well-known brands, as well as pirated copies of films, music, games and software;
- any items and substances whose circulation is restricted or prohibited by law.
Listings that break these rules are removed without warning. The sender is fully responsible for the contents of the parcel. Never agree to carry a parcel whose contents you do not know.
In addition, when ordering delivery of parcels, senders should take into account the rules for carrying cargo in Russia and other countries on the various kinds of transport. The restrictions depend on the country of departure and arrival and on the type of transport, and may differ from those given below — check the current requirements with the carrier and the customs authorities of the countries concerned. The limits below apply to Russia and are given as an example.
Carrying passenger cargo by plane
International air transport rules forbid carrying the following items on aircraft:
- firearms and cartridges, explosives, fireworks and signal flares;
- oxidised materials and organic peroxides;
- poisons of all kinds: herbicides, cyanides, arsenic;
- caustic and corrosive substances such as mercury, acids and alkalis;
- flammable solids and liquids: matches, paints, petrol.
Hand luggage limits on planes
Hand luggage is usually limited to 5–10 kg. No liquids in containers larger than 100 ml may be carried in hand luggage. Items must not exceed 56 × 45 × 25 cm.
Checked baggage limits on planes
Maximum free baggage allowance: economy class — 20 kg; business class — 30 kg; first class — 40 kg.
Carrying cargo by rail
A passenger with an adult ticket may carry up to 36 kg of baggage. With a child's ticket — up to 15 kg. In a two-berth compartment — up to 50 kg.
Carrying cargo by road
On buses a passenger may carry baggage occupying no more than two places (no more than 180 cm each). One piece of hand luggage is free (no more than 120 cm in the sum of three dimensions).