FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Contact us (1-800-669-3899) with any questions you may have about Crown and our services.
ARRIVING, GETTING SETTLED & RECEIVING DELIVERY
moving important papers
PERSONAL: Marriage license, birth certificates, passports, airline tickets, auto titles/registrations, address book, checkbook, computer discs/backup, family and wedding photos, DVD/videos
FINANCIAL: Wills, bonds, deeds, certificates of deposit, IRAs, tax records, securities, insurance policies, mortgage papers
MEDICAL: Medical and dental records, prescriptions
EDUCATIONAL: School records, transcripts and diplomas
RECEIPTS & APPRAISALS: Major purchases or high-value items under a year old may require receipts or certified appraisals to establish value and provenance.
HOUSE PLANTS
PETS
International Restrictions: Be aware quarantine restrictions exist in some countries and states. For example, the United Kingdom and the State of Hawaii both impose quarantine depending on your country of origin, and Australia requires a quarantine depending on the origin country and the shot record of the animal.
Hazardous Materials
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Butane/Propane tanks
- Charcoal/Firewood
- Chemicals
- Chemistry sets
- Cleaning solvents
- Darkroom chemicals
- Fertilizer
- Fireworks
- Gasoline/Kerosene
- Lamp oil
- Liquid bleach
- Lithium-ion batteries for Self-balancing Scooters aka Hoverboards
- Matches
- Motor oil
- Paint products
- Pesticides/Poisons
- Scuba tanks
- Sterno
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Weed killers
FIREARMS & AMMUNITION
International Restrictions: Many countries restrict or prohibit the importation of fire arms. If you plan to include firearms in your shipment be sure to discuss this with your coordinator immediately. Failure to declare you have a firearm in your shipment can result in serious penalties for you.
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