Restricted

• Dummy fireworks that have no combustible components

• Firework labels that are no longer attached to a firework

• Model rockets that have no engines

• Pyrotechnic devices that have no combustible materials (such as control devices, launchers, or tubes)

Not allowed

• Black powder

• Caps for toy guns

• Explosive fuses

• Fireworks, including but not limited to:

  • Aerial bombs

  • Booby traps

  • Bottle rockets

  • Party poppers

  • Roman candles

  • Smoke bombs

  • Snap caps

  • Sparklers

• Flares (both projectile and road flares)

• Flash paper

• Gas cylinders containing any of the following compressed gases are also prohibited for safety reasons: acetylene, carbon monoxide, ammonia, chlorine, hydrogen and sulphur dioxide. Empty or part-empty bottles are also prohibited as they may contain residual gas.

• Gasoline

• Red phosphorous

• Thermite

• Used oil (such as cooking oil or motor oil)

Allowed

• Empty fire extinguishers or empty fire extinguisher grenades

• Fire extinguishers that don't contain carbon tetrachloride

• Information on how to use a fire extinguisher

Restricted

• A listing for antique fire extinguishers or fire extinguisher grenades needs to clearly state what substance they are filled with.

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Not allowed

• Fire extinguishers or fire extinguisher grenades (including glass bulb fire extinguishers and brass fire extinguishers with a T-shaped handle) that contain carbon tetrachloride. (Contact your local fire and rescue service for tips on safe disposal.)

Allowed

• Refrigerants contained within a household appliance or a vehicle

Not allowed

• Brand name or items described as Freon

• For UK sellers, any banned refrigerant identified by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills

• For Ireland sellers, any banned refrigerant identified by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Allowed

• Information on the use of pesticides

Restricted

Approved pesticide products

eBay permits the listing of approved pesticide products only if:

• the original container and/or original packaging, supplied by the approved holder for that pesticide, is unopened;

• the pesticide is registered by the PSD or HSE (or for Ireland, the PCS if required);

• the pesticide is properly labelled and displays the statutory conditions of use;

• the pesticide is not restricted, suspended or cancelled;

• the seller verifies that the container will be delivered in accordance with postal or transport regulations; and

• the seller has a certificate of competence with respect to pesticides for agricultural use.

It is the seller's responsibility to ensure that the pesticide is registered and labelled according to legal requirements before offering it for sale on eBay. However, the buyer should verify the information provided by the seller before completing the sale. All sellers must state in their item description that they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as well as ensure that the highest bidder satisfies all applicable regulations.

Collectable pesticide containers

eBay permits the listing of collectable pesticide containers or devices only if:

• the container or device is empty and rinsed, and the seller includes this information in the listing description.

It is the seller's responsibility to ensure that the pesticide container or device is empty and rinsed before listing it for sale on eBay. However, the buyer should verify the information provided the by the seller before completing the sale. Do not dump the remaining contents of the pesticide container down the drain, into the garden or sewer. Contact your local authority, the HSE or PSD (UK), or the PCS (Ireland) for instructions on the safe disposal of pesticides before you list the container or device for sale on eBay.

Not allowed

• Restricted, suspended or cancelled pesticides

• Opened containers or packages of pesticides

• Poisonous or toxic substances that the Royal Mail (or An Post) has prohibited for posting

• Unregistered pesticide products (not approved for sale on the UK or IE market)

Allowed

• Geiger counters

• Information about atomic or nuclear testing or energy

• Warning badges or warning signs for radioactive material

Restricted

• Watches or gun sights that contain only a trace amount of radioactive material

• Natural ore samples that have trace amounts of radioactivity

Not allowed

• Atomic or nuclear blast items (such as hot rocks, items from a blast or testing zone and Trinitite)

• Items considered problematic by the HSE's Nuclear Directorate and that the Nuclear Directorate has asked to be removed from eBay

• Items described in a listing as radioactive

• Nuclear materials

• Radioactive waste or contaminated materials

• Radium

• Raw depleted uranium

• Tritium in large amounts (such as certain types of glow sticks and exit signs)

Allowed

• Disco or show lasers

Restricted

• Handheld lasers with 1 milliwatts (mW) of power or lower. For further information on laser safety, please visit the Health Protection Agency website.

• Undeployed airbags contained within the body of the steering wheel or removable seats of passenger cars or mini-buses. Please note: Sellers are not allowed to select the "post worldwide" feature as these items may not be legal for sale or dispatch to some countries.

Not allowed

• Deployed airbags, airbags not contained within the steering wheel or removable seats of passenger cars or mini-buses, and safety belt pretensioners designed to activate as part of an airbag safety system

• Hazardous materials including, but not limited to:

  • Ammonium nitrate

  • Potassium chlorate

  • Potassium perchlorate

• Items that contravene any provision of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals)

• Items containing mercury such as thermometers, manometers, barometers and sphygmomanometers (blood pressure measuring devices) and the following batteries including but not limited to:

  • Alkaline-manganese batteries

  • Mercuric oxide button batteries (button-shaped batteries typically used in vintage camera equipment)

  • Zinc-carbon batteries

• Items that pose a health or safety hazard as specified by government agencies. We will remove listings at the request of government agencies.