Prohibited and Restricted Items

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To ensure passenger safety and to prevent the movement of items that may pose risks to public health, the environment, wildlife, and national security, certain goods may be prohibited or restricted for import or export in some countries. While the list is not exhaustive, examples of prohibited and restricted items include:

Prohibited Items:

• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
• Pornographic and obscene material
• Counterfeit and pirated goods
• Antiquities
• Aero models that operate on high radio bandwidths
• Chemicals mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Chemical Weapons Convention of U.N. 1993.
• Wild life products such as human skeleton, specified sea-shells, beef, tallow, fat/oil of animal origin, exotic birds except a few specified ones, wild animals, their parts and products, specified live birds and animals.

Restricted Items:

• Firearms and ammunition
• Live birds and animals including pets
• Plants and their produce such as fruits and seeds
• Endangered species of plants and animals, whether live or dead.
• Any goods for commercial purpose
• Radio transmitters not approved for normal usage
• Gold and Silver, other than ornaments (for import only)
• Currency in excess of prescribed limits
• Telephone and telephony equipment of restricted frequencies
• Medicines and drugs
• Certain animals such as camel, horses, and cattle
• Semi-processed hides and skins
• Silk worms, silk worm seeds and cocoons
• Family planning devices (NOC from Ministry of Health Required)
• Vintage products, replicas of antiques or weapons
• Sand and soil
• Whole human blood plasma and certain products derived from human blood
• Sandal-wood (except handicraft products & oil)

Please be advised that regulations concerning prohibited and restricted items differ between countries and airports.

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