2. Rules Regarding Prohibited And Restricted Items For Import And Export Overseas
2.1 General Restricted Items For Import And Export Overseas Without Any Special Conditions Or Arrangements, The Following Items Cannot Be Imported Or Exported To Any Countries Overseas.
(Different destination countries may have additional rules. Customs may make adjustments for certain items, which may cause delays.)
- 2.1.1 Mailing addresses of land force/ navy;
- 2.1.2 Skeletons, human organs or parts, human embryo, cremated or excavated human remains;
- 2.1.3 Explosives, guns, weapons and their parts (can be carried to and from Puerto);
- 2.1.4 Perishable food and drinks that require refrigeration;
- 2.1.5 Animals alive (including insects);
- 2.1.6 Plants and plant materials, including flowers (Fresh flowers from Canada branches or Columbia, Ecuador, the Netherlands can be delivered abroad);
- 2.1.7 Lottery and gambling equipment whose import is banned by local and federal laws;
- 2.1.8 Currencies (cash, coins, notes, securities, stocks with endorsements, bonds, and cash letters);
- 2.1.9 Coins, notes, and stamps for collection;
- 2.1.10 Pornography;
- 2.1.11 Deleterious wastes that include but not limit to used needles, injectors, or other pharmaceutical wastes;
- 2.1.12 Items that may cause injuries, equipment damages, or other items’ shipping delays;
- 2.1.13 Items that require transfer or import and export license;
- 2.1.14 Items whose import and export are banned by any laws or regulations;
- 2.1.15 Items whose custom values exceed destinations’ import limits;
- 2.1.16 Any dangerous items not allowed by related dangerous item regulations and rules;
- 2.1.17 Processed or unprocessed dead animals, including insects and pets (hunting souvenir samples as well as completely dried and processed whole animals or animal parts are allowed for overseas shipping);
- 2.1.18 Damped packages, packages with abnormal smell;
- 2.1.19 Wildlife, including animals and plants (Carriers shall get the permission of Overseas Fish and Wildlife Protection Committee before exports).
2.2 Prohibited Items For Import Overseas
The following items are banned on import by laws overseas:
- 2.2.1 White phosphorus matches;
- 2.2.2 Immoral products (Overseas Federal Government Administrative Laws. Volume 19, Clause 1.40), including movies, videos, photos, books, etc.;
- 2.2.3 Products made by prisoners or forced labor Overseas Federal Government Administrative Laws. Volume 19, Clause 12.42);
- 2.2.4 Coins, stamps, currencies, or securities forged or altered by any countries; cast plates or equipment used for forging and alteration;
- 2.2.5 Spring blade knives/ butterfly knives/ gravity knives/ ballistic knives;
- 2.2.6 Products produced by countries that implement trade embargo or are imposed sanctions;
- 2.2.7 Items made of dog or cat fur.
2.3 Restricted Items For Import Overseas (Regulation Organizations)
The following items can be shipped overseas by carriers but require permissions from regulation organizations due to the restrictions by laws abroad.
- 2.3.1 Virus, serum, toxin, antitoxins, and similar products;
- 2.3.2 Animal products and animal feed;
- 2.3.3 Wildlife, birds, insect bodies and products (fur, eggs, feather, honey, etc.);
- 2.3.4 Seeds and non-propagative agricultural products;
- 2.3.5 Imperishable food (canned food);
- 2.3.6 Vehicles, boats and related equipment parts;
- 2.3.7 Electronic products;
- 2.3.8 Cultural relic (including memorials, architectural sculptures, and frescos before Columbus discovered American continent;
- 2.3.9 Textile, wool/cashmere products, fur;
- 2.3.10 Chemicals (including pesticides and fertilizers);
- 2.3.11 Medicine, pharmaceutical equipment, cosmetics;
- 2.3.12 Alcohol, wine;
- 2.3.13 Nuclear and radioactive materials.