Packages that fall under these classifications may be held as "Consumer Commodities or Dangerous Goods Holds". Consumer Commodity is a term used in the freight industry for "medium" risk hazmat products in limited quantities. While these products may not be allowed to ship with our Regular Air and Maritime Cargo services, because of their hazmat properties and Airline/Ship safety regulations, we do have special manifests for each account type, for some hazmat products.
- Air accounts: These products ship on special flights twice a week. We manifest every Tuesday for flights arriving in the BVI on Wednesday or Thursday and again manifest on Thursday for flights departing Friday or Saturday.
- Maritime accounts: These products ship once a week on a special maritime manifest. The manifest is prepared on Thursday morning, with shipments leaving the Miami warehouse the following Tuesday to sail from the port on Wednesday.
- ***For maritime shipments, certain products—including any items with batteries or chargeable electronics such as but not limited to laptops, phones, cordless tool, toys, portable speakers, or Bluetooth headphones—are subject to these restrictions and processed as DG/CC, even if they are not explicitly marked as such.
Please note: Some items cannot be shipped via Air or Maritime routes due to carrier or local restrictions. Additionally, you may be required to supply the Safety Data Sheet, provided by your supplier, if our carriers or local government agencies request it.
If you would like us to check if a particular good may be held when arriving in Miami or ship with us, via Air or Maritime routes, please e-mail us at help@tortolaexpress.com with the link to the product you wish to purchase so we can advise you accordingly.
