Relocation & Moving

Restrictions

• Items acquired after the effective date of the member's orders: airplanes, automobiles, trucks, vans and similar motor vehicles; camper trailers; and farm equipment. Members have separate entitlements for their privately owned vehicles when moving to, from or between duty stations.
• Perishable foodstuffs and plants (except in the case of local moves).
• Dangerous materials such as loaded firearms, shoe polish, paints, denatured alchol, propane tanks(except those purged by an authorized dealer), aerosol cans, lighter fluids, flammable items, photo flashbulbs, kerosene, explosives, acids, compressed gases, matches, poisonous substances, and ammunition. For a complete listing please go to Hazardous Materials Listing.

No ammunition may be shipped. The shipment of firearms is subject to various laws and regulations, and members must comply with all local, state and federal laws. If moving overseas, members must abide by the host country laws as well. Here are some basic guidelines:

• Make the firearm inoperable by removing the bolt, firing pin, trigger assembly and other arming parts.
• Completely describe the firearm on the inventory and ensure the description includes the make, model, serial number and caliber or gauge.

• Avoid requesting specific routing, special loading, or any other service that is not routinely provided, and avoid exceeding the authorized weight allowance.
• When basic household goods shipments from the same point of origin are going to the same destination, avoid asking for separate shipments.
• Members should use care in not allowing their shipments to exceed the distance between authorized points specified in the Joint Federal Travel Regulations. For example, if orders permit shipment of goods from San Diego to Dallas, the goods should not be shipped from San Diego to Norfolk, Virginia.
• Members should not request increased valuation or Full Replacement Coverage unless they are prepared to pay the additional cost for the coverage. Ask a Personal Property Office counselor for additional details.
• Avoid shipping unauthorized articles. If unauthorized articles are discovered in shipments after pickup, the member will incur additional cost.
• Members or their designated representatives are required to be available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the scheduled pickup or delivery address on the date the packers and movers are scheduled to arrive.
• Unless qualified for a DITY move, members will pay excess costs for moving a boat or trailer.