Sending Restricted and Prohibited items to India is a common subject of concern for the shippers while planning a delivery to India from UK.  With many goods are restricted by the regulation of India, it is essential for the patrons be well-informed about the Prohibited and Restricted items, while packing.

The expression “Prohibited Goods” has been classified in sub-section 33 of Section 2 of the Customs Act as connotation “any goods the import or export of which is subject to any prohibition under the Customs Act or any other rule for the time being in force”.

In this post we shall throw some light on the Restricted and Prohibited items to India.

Prohibited Items:

• Obscene/Pornographic Materials.
• Psychotropic Substances , Narcotic drug.
• Wildlife items including: the products, or parts of wild animals, any sort of wild animal, human remains–skeleton, particular sea-shells, tallow, beef, oil/fats of animal origin, particular live animals and birds.
• Literature and Maps, in which Indian external boundaries have mentioned incorrectly, in the vision of the Government of India.
• Pirated/fake items and items overstep any of the legally enforceable intellectual assets rights.
• Items those are operated on high radio bandwidths, for it, it is likely to hinder the transmission network systems of security agency.
• As per the Antique and Art Treasure Act, 1972 of India, Indian coins are prohibited.

Restricted Items:

• Seed bearing plants.
• Animals including pets, live birds.
• Drug and Medicine.
• Negotiable instruments in bearer form–including but not restricted to bank bills, coins, activated cash/credit dispense cards, blank cheques, travellers cheques, lottery tickets, pre-paid phone cards, vouchers/tokens and stamps that are not used.
• Firearm parts/Complete firearms– also its sub-parts like rifle butts, screws/bolts, trigger mechanisms etc which is produced for the only reason of creating of efficient firearm), explosive, ammunition and weapons.
• Cocoons, silk worm, and silk worn seeds.
• Family planning devices (However, it may be shipped after obtaining NOC from the Ministry of Health).
• Partially processed hides.
• Soil and sand.
• Imitation of antiques, weapon, and vintage products.
• Sandalwood (apart from handicraft merchandise, and oil).
• Entire human blood plasma, particular products derived from human blood.
• Precious and semi precious items such gold, silver, diamonds, etc.

Sending Restricted and Prohibited items to India, or any other country can be a serious worry. For it, involves fitting knowledge of commodity for the shipper to relevant countries. Nevertheless, you can find the appropriate details on the Indian custom website for the prohibited commodity you want to transport to India.