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United Kingdom Customs Regulations - What Can You Bring Into the UK?

By Ferne Arfin, About.com

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Banned Goods Under UK Customs and Excise Regulations -What You Cannot Bring

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Meats and meat products are among those that visitors cannot bring into the UK.

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As an arriving visitor to the UK, there are some goods that are banned completely while others require special licences.

These goods are banned completely:

  • unlicensed drugs
  • offensive weapons
  • Child pornography
  • Pornographic material
  • counterfeit and pirated goods
  • meat, milk and other animal products.
And some goods are restricted and require special licences:
  • firearms
  • explosives and ammunition
  • live animals
  • endangered species
  • certain plants and their produce
  • radio transmitters.
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