When shipping goods internationally, it’s essential to be aware of the items that are prohibited or restricted by customs regulations. This knowledge helps ensure smooth and legal transportation of your goods. Here’s a breakdown of various prohibited and restricted items categorized by type:
Prohibited Items
Category | Commodity Type |
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Arms / Military | Firearms, weaponry, ammunition and their parts, Military equipment |
Imitation (replica) firearms, weaponry, ammunition and their parts | |
Toy gun, toy pistols, toy revolvers | |
Artworks | Antiques, Cultural artifacts |
Biological | Animal products (e.g., Animal oil & fats, Antibody, Bacillus, Bacon, Bacteria) |
Blood, Bone, Cell, Coliform, Feathers, Feed, Guts, Horns, Jerky, Petfood | |
Protein, Raw wool & leather, Sausage, Semen, Serum | |
Live animals, insects, fish and birds | |
Plants, Seeds, Cotton seeds, Grain samples, Soil samples | |
Plant products (e.g., Barley, Beans, Clay, Flour, Green coffee, Potpourri) | |
Hay, Fresh / Dried fruits, Grain, Herb, Leaf, Malt, Nuts, Flowers, Rice | |
Seeds, Soil, Spices, Tea (excluding tea bag), tobacco, Walnut, Wheat, Wood, Vegetable | |
Tissue of livestock, Corpse (dead animals), human remains and ashes | |
Biological & Chemicals | Hazardous waste – Biological and Chemical waste |
Chemicals | Fuel samples (for analytical purposes) |
Petroleum products | |
Currency | Cash (coins, currency, bank notes) and cash-like negotiable instruments such as endorsed stocks, bonds, postage stamp and cash letters. |
Dangerous Goods | All Classes of Dangerous Goods (DG) including Battery (e.g., Explosives, Gases, Flammable liquids/solids, Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides, Toxic and infectious substances, Radioactive substances, Corrosive substances) |
Drug & Medicine | Drug – non-prescription, Drug – Prescription, Drug- samples |
Hazardous waste (e.g., used syringes, hypodermic needles, and other medical waste) | |
Medical equipments | |
Electronic Products | Hazardous wastes |
Food | Perishable food (decays quickly, needs refrigeration) (e.g., fruits, vegetables) |
Leather | Animal skins, Fur skin |
Liquor & Alcoholic beverages | All liquor & alcoholic beverages |
Machinery | Radar equipment |
Others | All products in powder or liquid form |
ATA CARNET shipment | |
Counterfeit products | |
Gambling devices, including lottery tickets | |
Perishable products and other goods that required refrigeration or other environmental control | |
Pornographic and/or obscene materials | |
Precious metal – Bullion, Precious stones | |
Product made from endangered species including Ivory, Product made from wildlife | |
Shipments to PO box (Post Office box) / APO (Army Post Office) / FPO (Fleet Post Office) / DPO (Diplomatic Post Office) addresses | |
Tobacco | Tobacco (including chewing tobacco, imitation tobacco, smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes) |
Woods & Plants | Coal and firewood, raw material of woods, unprocessed woods |
Restricted Items
Category | Commodity Type |
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Artworks | Artworks – fine, for commercial, for personal |
Cosmetics | General cosmetics – for commercial & for personal |
Currency | Cheque – for business, for personal, for travelers |
Credit card | |
Electronic Products | Cell phones / Mobile phones |
Computer, desktop computer, notebook computer, laptop computer | |
Films | Film: copies, for commercial, for entertainment, publicity and training |
Microfilm, Negative, Slides | |
Others | Jewellery including imitation jewellery |
Watch |
Note: The detailed information of restricted and prohibited items is subject to the local customs regulations and laws.