What cannot be transported across the Ukrainian-Polish border: list of goods subject to restrictions and prohibitions

To avoid problems when traveling to Poland, it is worth knowing what goods cannot be exported from Ukraine. The list of things that cannot be transported across the border is quite diverse: weapons, narcotic, psychotropic and poisonous substances, some works of art, canceled securities, etc.

The full list is published on the website of the State Customs Service of Ukraine. It states that the items subject to prohibitions are goods that are prohibited from being transported across the customs border of Ukraine by law or an international treaty of Ukraine.

In particular, the following items are prohibited from being imported into the customs territory of Ukraine

- military weapons of various types and ammunition

- narcotic and psychotropic substances;

- potent poisonous, radioactive, explosive substances;

- printed materials, clichés, negatives, films, photographs, films, videos, copies of magnetic information for computers, manuscripts, records and other sound recordings, drawings and other printed visual materials containing propaganda of ideas of war, racism, racial discrimination and genocide, as well as aimed at undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine, its political independence, state sovereignty; pornographic products;

- goods imported in violation of intellectual property rights.

Prohibited for export from Ukraine:

- military weapons of any kind, ammunition and military equipment;

- narcotic and psychotropic substances;

- potent poisonous, radioactive, explosive substances;

- works of art, cultural and historical values (paintings, sculptures, drawings, watercolors, various types of engravings, miniatures, porcelain, crystal, ceramics, wood, leather, precious and non-precious stones, precious and non-precious metals, bones, items of folk arts and crafts, tapestries, furniture, artistic clothing and footwear, numismatics, artistic weapons, books, manuscripts, records, musical instruments, postage stamps, etc.) and other items of significant artistic, historical, scientific and other cultural value;

- canceled securities;

- goods exported in violation of intellectual property rights.

Goods prohibited for transit through the territory of Ukraine:

- weapons and ammunition of all kinds and military equipment;

- aircraft, their parts, accessories and equipment

- machine tools and machines intended for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition of all kinds and aircraft, spare parts for them;

- narcotic drugs

- radioactive objects and substances;

- potent poisonous and explosive substances, other items that can harm health or threaten the lives of the population and wildlife or lead to environmental destruction.

There is also a list of goods that are subject to restrictions. They can be transported only if you have the appropriate permits. These include, in particular, narcotic drugs, timber, cultural property, cash currency, some vehicles, chemical products, etc.

A full list of prohibitions and restrictions is available on the website of the Ukrainian customs.

The functions of regulating exports, imports and transit of these types of goods are carried out by the relevant government commission, and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine is responsible for issuing permits for the movement of these goods across the customs border of Ukraine.

As a reminder, a new border crossing point with Poland, Nyzhankovychi - Malkhovychi, was opened. On December 21, the crossing point was opened for buses, cars and trucks weighing up to 3.5 tons.

This joint checkpoint was opened on the Polish side with funding from the Polish side. Representatives of the customs and border guard services of Ukraine and Poland will work together at it.

Earlier, OBOZ.UA wrote that Ukraine is experiencing an increase in passenger traffic on the border with Poland, which caused queues at checkpoints in the Lviv region. On the evening of December 20, the least busy checkpoints were Smilnytsia and Uhryniv.

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