Restricted products for sale or import

Below you can find a list of restricted products for sale (those that we do not allow to  be offered nor sold on Mercado Libre in any capacity) and restricted products for import (those that we do not allow  to be offered or sold to buyers through international drop shipping). All products in Mercado Libre must comply with the laws and regulations of each country, as well as with our policies. Sellers are solely responsible for the legality and legitimacy of the items they offer,  must comply with all regulatory obligations, and have the necessary authorizations and/or permits that may be required by applicable regulations for the sale of the offered products. 

Also, make sure your listings comply with custom regulations and import requirements of each country. Products retained in Customs won’t be returned to origin since an export process is needed

It is important to refrain from offering any of these products in Mercado Libre to ensure compliance with our policies and legal regulations, as well as to avoid penalties to your product listings and user account.

 

Restricted products by category and country

Please, take a look at the symbols and their meanings in the table chart* below:

X  Red cross mark: Indicates products not permitted for sale.

Yellow cross mark: Indicates products not permitted for import.

check mark Green check mark: Indicates products permitted for import and sale.

 

Category Description Mexico Brazil Chile Colombia

 

 

General prohibitions

Products that are prohibitted by law, or that contain substances or ingredients prohibited by law of the country of destination   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Products lacking mandatory permits, registrations or authorizations required by law of the country of destination   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Products that do not comply with information, labelling or regulatory requirements mandated by law of the country of destination   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Products that promote illegal or dangerous activities   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Used & refurbished products      
Expired products   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Mystery boxes  

 Unsafe   products

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Products that have been recalled by manufacturers or by government authorities from any country, due to consumer safety issues   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Magnetic toys with small pieces (balls or cubes)   x mark x mark x mark x mark

Intellectual Property Infringements

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Products that infringe intellectual property rights (such as counterfeit products)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Non-transportable products


Liquids of any kind   check mark check mark check mark
Batteries, chargers and power stations   Lithium batteries cannot be transported as a product per se. They must be incorporated into the product. It MUST NOT contain "Dangerous good" labels or labels stating that lithium batteries are being transported.
Cement  
Flammable substances  
Gas cylinders    check mark x mark check mark x mark

Guns, weapons and explosives


 


 



Firearms, or its parts, pieces, accessories, and ammunition    x mark x mark x mark x mark
Airsoft and compressed air guns, or its parts, pieces, accessories  
Toy guns and replicas that resemble firearms   x mark x mark check mark check mark
Stun guns or electric shock devices which can be used as weapons on humans or animals   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Machines to recharge or manufacture ammunition   x mark x mark x mark x mark

Explosives (e.g. grenade, gunpowder, fireworks) and prohibited chemical substances

  x mark x mark x mark x mark
Laser pointers   check mark check mark check mark x mark

Military, police or law enforcement uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment (e.g. helmet, badge, police hat or similar).

  x mark x mark x mark x mark
Bulletproof vests   check mark x mark check mark check mark
Pepper spray   x mark x mark x mark x mark

Narcotics, tobacco and others

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Drugs, narcotics, drug precursors and other prohibitted or controlled substances   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Cannabis and CBD products (with or without THC)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Cigars, tobacco, cigarette papers and filters   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Electronic cigarettes, vapers and vaping substances   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Products containing mercury   x mark x mark x mark x mark


Animals, plants and related products



Animals (alive or dead)  
Plants or seeds  
Plant pesticides   x mark check mark check mark
Fertilizers   check mark check mark
Insecticides and repellents   check mark check mark
Animal medicine, inculding flea and tick treatments   x mark
x mark x mark x mark
Animal food or consumable products   check mark check mark

Health related products 

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Medicinal products (including OTC or RX drugs)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Health supplies and medical equipment (e.g. lab knives & scalpels, syringe, glucometer, oximeter, stethoscope, surgical gloves)    check mark
Medical prescriptions   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Human remains, ashes, blood, semen, urine.   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Products used to perform abortions   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Prescription glasses, contact lenses and intraocular lens implants   x mark x mark x mark x mark

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
Food and beverages of any kind   check mark
Supplements, Multivitamins, Sports Boosters, Blended Vitamin & Mineral Supplements   check mark check mark
Perfumes & Fragrances   check mark check mark
Adult products and prohibited sexual content


Sexual or erotic products (sex toys, costumes, magazines) offered outside of our Adult Products category   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Photographs and/or videos with amateur sexual content.   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Child pornography material of any kind, or products that promotes abuse or exploitation of children or that contains any sort of child nudity   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Prostitution, escort services, zoophilia, necrophilia, and incest, among others.   x mark x mark x mark x mark
 Toxic  substances
 
Toxic industrial waste   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Radioactive substances and materials   x mark x mark x mark x mark

Personal information and documents 


 

 

Personal documents (e.g. passport, diploma of higher education), professional licence, diploma and property titles

  x mark x mark x mark x mark

Databases with personal information (e.g. Telephone list, email list, commercial contacts or similar)

  x mark x mark x mark x mark

 
Programs or services for hacking electronic devices, antennas, and signals

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Decoders, receivers, IPTV devices and any equipment that allows access to paid content or signals for free.   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Lists of paid television signals (e.g. IPTV lists, M3U lists or similar).   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Equipment that allows to duplicate or clone access signals to closed systems (e.g. automatic car key cloners, electric gate cloners, SIM cards, or similar.)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Devices, services, or software designed to block or hack communications (e.g., jamming equipment, cell phone jammers, signal blockers, Flipper Zero)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Money & financial products or services 
 
 
 

Money (cash, coins, traveller checks, etc)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Fake money that seems real   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Cryptocurrencies (e.g. Petro, Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, Litecoin or similar)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Bank & Financial services (e.g bank draft, money transfer, loans or similar)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Equipment and materials for the development of payment cards   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Casino games and gambling machines and lotteries   x mark x mark x mark x mark

Electronic products

Electric water heater & electric shower

  check mark check mark check mark
Electrical products that are shaped or decorated as toys   check mark check mark check mark
Violence and discrimination

Any kind of material or product that, according to Mercado Libre's criteria is hate speech, advocates terrorism or paramilitary groups, and other material we deem inappropriate or offensive.   x mark x mark x mark x mark
Mechanisms of torture   x mark x mark x mark x mark

*This list is illustrative and not exhaustive. 

 

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