Restricted & Banned Items

Prohibited Goods not permitted to book in any network

Live Stock and its Articles
Activated SIM cards
Air guns, replica and imitation firearms
Alcohol/tobacco/drugs/poisonous goods
Animal Raw Skins/Furs
Antiques (objects over 100 years old)
APO ( Army Post Office ) / FPO ( Fleet Post Office )/DPO (Diplomatic Post Office) Addresses
Arms & Ammunitions
Asbestos
Biological Substance, Category B
Bullion (of any precious metal)
Contraband including, but not limited to, illicit drugs and counterfeit goods
Corrosive items (acids, chemicals), radioactive material such as Aluminum chloride, Caustic soda, Corrosive cleaning fluid, Corrosive rust remover/preventative, Corrosive paint remover (Nail Polish), Acid (Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid, Sulphuric acid, etc.)
Cremated or Disinerred Human Remains
Currency, Cheques, Bullion, Payment Cards, Traveler Cheques, Stamps
Dangerous goods and Hazardous material prohibited or restricted by IATA /ICAO and other Government or Regulatory Agencies
Dry Ice
Drugs - Cocaine, Cannabis resin, LSD, Narcotics, Morphine,Opium, Psychotropic substances, etc.
Edible Oils, De-oiled groundnut cakes, Fodder and Rice bran
Electronic cigarettes
Endangered species/plants and its parts under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Explosives (arms, ammunition, fireworks, flares, gunpowder, airbag inflators)
Fire extinguishers
Fireworks and Other items of an incendiary or Flammable nature
Flammable items (fire crackers, oil cans, adhesives, paint cans)
Gambling devices, lottery tickets.
Gold, Silver, Platinum, Articles of Gem & Jewelry
Gases compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure
Hazarous Waste, including but not limited to Used Hypodermic Needles and/or Syringes or Medical waste
High capacity batteries such as car batteries, generator batteries
Human and Animal Embryos,
Human and animal remains, including ashes
Human Corpses, Organs or Body Parts.
Hunting (animal) trophies,
Indian Postal Articles
Industrial Diamonds
Ivory and ivory products
Ketamine and other Drugs of Illegal Narcotics (contraband) and Psychotropic substances
Knives
LEDs, LCDs, plasma, OLED and any kind of television screens
Letter of Credit/Bill of Lading
Liquid Chemicals and other liquid products
Lottery tickets and gambling devices where prohibited by law.
Machinery parts containing oil, grease, fuel or batteries
Magnetized material
Marijuana, including Marijuana intended for medical use
Meat and Edible Meat of all kinds
Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances
Negotiable Items or documents
Negotiable Currency - Bullion, Money, Fake/Dummy/Collectable Cash, Payment Cards, Traveler Cheques, Passports, IDs, Stamps
Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides Solids such as Fertilizers, Dyes, Bromates, Chlorates, Nitrates, Perchlorates, Permanganates, Peroxides, Weed killers, Insecticides
Plants and plant material including Seeds and Cut Flowers.
Pornographic material
Precious, semi-precious metals or stones in any form including bricks
Radioactive material - Fissile material (Uranium 235, etc.), Radioactive waste material, Thorium or Uranium ores etc
Sand/Soil and Ores
Sandalwood and its oils
Sea shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts
Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipments & Technologies (SCOMET) items
Sword
Toner (Photocopier)
Toxic and infectious substances - Arsenic, Beryllium, Cyanide, Fluorine, Hydrogen Solenoid, Mercury, Mercury salts, Mustard gas, Nitrobenzene, Nitrogen dioxide, Pesticides, Poisons, Rat poison, Ebola, Foot and mouth disease, Environmental, clinical and medical waste
Wet Ice (Frozen Water)
Wood and wood pulp/products

Restricted Commodities permitted only with prior approval from the Customs clearance team

Alcoholic beverages
Artificial Jewelry
Auto parts with fluids in them
Banderols/Tax stickers with a shipment value in excess of EUR 500,000
Cannabis for medicinal purposes from bona fide pharmaceutical manufacturers with appropriate licences and where lawful to ship, which must be in tablet or liquid form, may be carried with an approved business case.
Carnets
Cigarettes, cigars, tobacco products and electronic cigarettes with a shipment value in excess of EUR 500,000
Commemorative coins and medals with an individual value or total shipment value of EUR 2,000 or more are restricted for carriage
Food stuffs, Perishable Food articles and Beverages requiring refrigeration or other Environmental control
Lithium Batteries
Loose Pearls
Maps and literature where Indian external boundaries have been shown incorrectly
Other Regulated Material (ORM-D) Service
Passports (only with Govt approval)
Seeds
Shipments that requires special License or Permit for transportation
Televisions
Time-sensitive or critical written materials or documents including bids and contract proposals
Tobacco
Used Merchandise
Watches
Works of art

NDPS prohibited drugs - Marketing Substance

Acetrophine
Alfentanil
Allobarbital
Alphacetylmethadol
Alprazolam
Amfepramone
Amfetamine
Amineptine
Amobarbital
Amphetamine
Anileridine
Benzylmorphine
Beta-Hydroxy-3-methyl fentanyl
Betaprodine
Bromazepam
Brotizolam
Buprenorphine
Camazepam
Chlordiazepoxide
Clobazam
Clonazepam
Clorazepate
Clotiazepam
Codeine
Codeinone
Codinovo
Delorazepam
Delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabinl
Dexamfetamine
Dexamphetamine
Dextropropoxyphene
Diazepam
Dicodide
Diconone
Diethylpropion
Difenoxin
Dihydrocodeine
Dihydromorphine
Dihydroxy
Dilaudide
Dimorphid
Dionine
Diphenoxylate
Diphenoxylic Acid
Dipipanone
Dronabinol
Estazolam
Ethyl Loflazepate
Ethylmorphine
Fencamfamin
Fenethylline
Fenetylline
Fentanyl
Flurazepam
Fluruitrazepam
Glutethimide
Hybernil
Hycodan
Hydrocodone
Hydromorphone
Ketamine
Ketazolam
Levamfetamine
Levamfetamine
Loprazolam
Lorazepam
Lorazeram
Lormetazepam
Lormetazepam
Mazindol
Medazepam
Meprobamate
Mesocarb
Metamfetamine
Metamfetamine
Methadone
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methylphenidate
Midazolam
Morphine
Multacodin
Nicomorphine
Nimetazepam
Nitrazepam
Nomocodeine
Novalaudon
Nycodide
Oxazepam
Oxycodone
Oxymorphone
Paramorfan
Pemoline
Pentazocine
Pentobarbital
Pethidine
Phendimetrazine
Phenmetrazine
Phenobarbital
Phentermine
Phocodine
Prazepam
Propiram
Racemate
Remifentanil
Secobarbital
Sufentanil
Tetrazepam
Tilidine
Tramadol
Triazolam
Zipeprol
Zolpidem

Dangerous Goods

Definition: Commodities, which possess potentially hazardous characteristics. These are as the laid out by IATA in the Dangerous Goods Regulations.

The categories of dangerous goods are:

Class 1: Explosives
Class 2: Gases
Class 3: Flammable Liquids
Class 4: Flammable Solids
Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances
Class 7: Radioactive Material
Class 8: Corrosives
Class 9: Miscellaneous e.g. Magnets – a danger to airplane equipment

The guidelines are available in the following links:

Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) - http://www.iata.org/publications/dgr/Pages/index.aspx
Live Animals Regulations (LAR) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/live-animals.aspx
Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/perishable-cargo.aspx
Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines (LBSG) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/lithium-battery-guidelines.aspx
The Air Cargo Tariff and Rules (TACT) - http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/air-cargo-tariff.aspx