Law - Customs & Excise 3

Examples of prohibited goods (that is, goods which are banned completely) include:

Unlicensed drugs, such as heroin, morphine, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines, barbiturates and LSD.

Offensive weapons, such as flick knives, butterfly knives, push daggers, belt buckle knives, death stars, swordsticks, knuckledusters, blowpipes, spring operated telescopic truncheons and some martial arts equipment.

Indecent and obscene material featuring children, such as books, magazines, films, videotapes, laser discs and software.

Pornographic material other than that which depicts the type of consensual sexual activity between adults which can be legally purchased in the UK.

Counterfeit and pirated goods and goods that infringe patents (such as watches, clocks and CDs and any goods with false marks of their origin) when brought into the UK from outside the UK.

Restricted Goods (that is, goods which you cannot import without authority such as a licence).

Firearms, explosives and ammunition, including electric shock devices (such as stunguns) and gas canisters.

Certain plants and their produce. This includes trees, shrubs, potatoes, certain fruit, bulbs and seeds.

Radio transmitters such as CB radios that are not approved for use in the UK.

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