Prohibited Objects and Materials

The following objects and materials are prohibited and may not, under any circumstance, be stored in our self-storage units

1. Firearms, stun guns and other similar weapons:

• Firearms (for example, rifles and pistols);
• Parts for firearms;
• Harpoons and shotguns;
• Bows, crossbows and arrows;
• Electrical stun guns (for example, electric pistols and suchlike);
• Weapons for stunning and killing animals;
• Disabling or temporarily paralysing chemicals, gases and sprays, such as pepper spray, tear gas, and sprays containing acid.

2. Explosive and flammable substances and devices, as well as other dangerous substances:

• Ammunition;
• Ignition caps;
• Detonators and spark plugs;
• Mines, grenades and other explosives;
• Fireworks and other pyrotechnic equipment;
• Smoke bombs and smoke cartridges;
• Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives;
• Oxidising agents and organic peroxides, including bleach and car body repair kits;
• Highly corrosive substances;
• Gases, such as propane and butane;
• Radioactive material, including medical or commercial isotopes;
• Flammable solids and fire-reactive products, including magnesium, lighters, fireworks and signal flares;
• Flammable liquids, such as methanol and gasoline, other than in small volumes;
• Materials that can ignite spontaneously.

3. Animals:

• Any and all types of live animals.

4. Other:

• All types of illegal objects;
• Infectious or biologically hazardous materials (for example, containing bacteria or viruses);
• Toxic substances.

It is also prohibited to store any and all types of objects and materials that, according to Portuguese law, it is forbidden to possess, consume or store.

To read or download the full list of Securum Self Storage’s prohibited items, please click the link below.