Non-Allowable Items:
Listed below are some common non-allowable items that you will need to address prior to your pack and load dates. If there is an item you are unsure about and it is not listed below, please ask you move coordinator.
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous items that are flammable, corrosive or explosive should not be packed into your shipment.
Examples include:
- Aerosol cans
- Ammonia
- Ammunition
- Car batteries
- Charcoal/lighter fluid
- Charged scuba tanks
- Chemistry sets
- Cleaning solvents
- Darkroom chemicals
- Fertilizer
- Fire extinguishers
- Fireworks
- Fuels/oils
- Household batteries
- Kerosene
- Liquid bleach
- Loaded Guns
- Matches
- Nail polish/remover
- Paint thinners
- Paints/varnishes
- Pesticides
- Poisons
- Pool chemicals
- Propane tanks
- Rubbing alcohol
- Sterno fuel
- Weed killer
Perishables
Food, plants or living things that may die or spoil in transit should not be shipped with your household move.
Examples include:
- Food without adequate preservation
- Frozen Food
- Produce
- Plants
- Open or half-used foods
- Refrigerated Food
Note: You should empty your refrigerators and freezers and keep appliance doors open for at least 24 hours in advance of loading. This will allow appliances to dry out and prevent the growth of mold.
*For shipments moving less than 150 miles and delivered within 24 hours of pickup, some exceptions can be made.
Items of Personal Importance/Sentimental Value
This third category of non-allowables can create problems should your shipment be delayed or items lost. We suggest that irreplaceable items and\or sentimental items be carried with you instead of being packed with your shipment.
Examples include:
- Address Books
- Airline Tickets
- Bonds
- Car Keys
- Car Titles
- Cash
- Cell Phones
- Certificates of Deposit
- Checkbooks
- Computers and Back Up Devices
- Deeds
- Documents Pertaining to Your New Home
- Family Photographs
- Financial Documents
- Insurance Policies (Life/Auto/Home, etc.)
- IRAs
- Jewelry
- Keys to Furniture, Safe, Home
- Medical & Dental
- Personal Videos
- Prescription Medicine
- Professional Files
- Records
- Remote Controls for TVs/DVD Players/Stereos
- Stocks
- School Records
- Wedding Albums
If you have any questions regarding non-allowable items, please contact one of Allstate’s move coordinators at 800-897-6683. We are here to help. If you would like to schedule a free in-home estimate, please click here.