List of Prohibited Items
PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Narcotics (drugs) as defined by the International Narcotics Control Board and other illicit drugs as defined by the country of destination
- Psychotropic substances under international control
- Obscene or immoral communication and articles, including pornographic material
- Human remains
- Firearms and ammunition
- Counterfeit and pirated goods,
- Coins,
- Bank notes
- Precious stones, gold, silver, platinum (whether manufactured or not)
- Explosives
- Gases
- Flammable Liquids
- Flamable solids;substances liable to spontaneous combustion
- Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
- Toxic and infectious substances
- Corrosives
- Radioactive material
- Live animals
- Items sent in furtherance of a fraudulent act or with the intention of avoiding full payment of appropriate charges
- Articles which by nature or their packaging may expose officials or the general public to danger, soil or damage other items
- Insertion of correspondence in parcels
- Printed matter and items for the blind shall not bear any inscription or contain any item of correspondence
- Other articles the importation or circulation of which is prohibited in the country of destination
- Dangerous goods
RESTRICTED ITEMS
Licences/permits have to be obtained for the import/export of such items- Meat and edible meat offal
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
- Fish and other aquatic invertebrates
- Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin,
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth
- Pharmaceutical products
- Base minerals and articles of base metal
- Ivory must be accompanied by a National Parks permit. Import licence issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce required.
- Heritage and cultural products