Restricted & Prohibited Goods Checker (by Country)

The Restricted & Prohibited Goods Checker helps you find out quickly whether a product can be imported into a given country, and under what conditions. Importers, exporters, freight forwarders and customs brokers all face the same question before every shipment: can these goods lawfully enter this market?

Choose the destination country, describe your product or pick a common category, and the checker returns a clear classification — Prohibited, Restricted (with the permit or licence you will need) or No special restriction — together with the typical authority and legal basis. This is a valuable first screening step before you commit to a shipment or engage professional customs advice.

• Country-based search: Select a destination and screen any product against common import-control categories.
• Three clear outcomes: Prohibited, Restricted or No special restriction, with a colour-coded result.
• Authority & basis: See which regulator typically controls the product and the legal basis.
• Permit guidance: For restricted items, learn what permit, licence or condition you will need.
• Report-only export: Export or print a clean compliance report containing only the final result, not the input form.
• Free and private: Runs entirely in your browser with no data stored.

1. Select the destination country you are shipping into.
2. Describe the product by typing its name or choosing a common category such as pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, electronics or wildlife products.
3. Read the classification — Prohibited, Restricted or No special restriction.
4. Note the authority and, for restricted goods, the permit or licence required.
5. Export the report — the print/PDF output contains only the final result for your files or your broker.

Example 1 – Pharmaceutical exporter: An exporter screens a cough syrup into Saudi Arabia. The checker returns Restricted, flags the SFDA (Saudi Food & Drug Authority) registration and import permit, and reminds the exporter to confirm labelling in Arabic. The exporter then engages the destination regulator before shipping.

Example 2 – Wildlife product: A trader tries to ship a decorative item made of an endangered wood species into the EU. The checker returns Prohibited under CITES, warning the trader not to ship, thereby avoiding a customs seizure and penalty.

• Avoid costly seizures: Identify prohibited items before you ship rather than after customs intervenes.
• Plan permits in advance: For restricted goods, know the licence you need and start the process early.
• Better broker conversations: Arrive informed, so your customs broker or lawyer can act faster and more precisely.
• Clean report output: Export only the final compliance result for your records or presentation.
• 100% free and private: No sign-up, no upload, all processing stays in your browser.