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General prohibitions
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Products that are prohibited by law, or that contain substances or ingredients prohibited by the law of the country of destination |
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| Products lacking mandatory permits, registrations or authorizations required by law of the country of destination |
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| Products that do not comply with information, labeling or regulatory requirements mandated by law of the country of destination |
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| Products that promote illegal or dangerous activities |
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| Used & refurbished products |
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| Expired products |
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| Mystery boxes |
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| Historical, cultural, archaeological, and paleontological heritage |
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| Products made of wood |
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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 |
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| Magnetic toys with small pieces (balls or cubes) |
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Intellectual Property Infringements
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Products that infringe intellectual property rights (such as counterfeit products) |
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Non-transportable products
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Liquids of any kind |
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| 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 |
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| Flammable substances |
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| Gas cylinders |
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Guns, weapons and explosives
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Firearms, or its parts, pieces, accessories, and ammunition |
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| Airsoft and compressed air guns, or its parts, pieces, accessories |
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| Toy guns and replicas that resemble firearms |
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| Stun guns or electric shock devices which can be used as weapons on humans or animals |
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| Machines to recharge or manufacture ammunition |
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Explosives (e.g. grenade, gunpowder, fireworks) and prohibited chemical substances
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| Laser pointers |
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Military, police or law enforcement uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment (e.g. helmet, badge, police hat or similar).
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| Bulletproof vests |
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| Pepper spray |
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| Argon (gas) capsules |
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Narcotics, tobacco and others
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Drugs, narcotics, drug precursors and other prohibited or controlled substances |
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| Cannabis and CBD products (with or without THC) |
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| Cigars, tobacco, cigarette papers and filters |
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| Electronic cigarettes, vapers and vaping substances |
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| Products containing mercury |
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Animals, plants and related products
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Animals (alive or dead) |
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| Plants or seeds |
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| Plant pesticides |
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| Fertilizers |
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| Insecticides and repellents |
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| Animal medicine, including flea and tick treatments |
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| Animal food or consumable products |
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Health related products
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Medicinal products (including OTC or RX drugs) |
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Medical equipment intended for exclusive use by healthcare professionals and/or hospital institutions.
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| Health supplies and medical equipment (e.g. lab knives & scalpels, syringe, glucometer, oximeter, stethoscope, surgical gloves) |
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| Medical prescriptions |
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| Human remains, ashes, blood, semen, urine. |
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| Products used to perform abortions |
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| Prescription glasses, contact lenses and intraocular lens implants |
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| Massagers for medical use, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, treatment, etc. |
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Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
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Food and beverages of any kind |
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| Supplements, Multivitamins, Sports Boosters, Blended Vitamin & Mineral Supplements |
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| Perfumes & Fragrances |
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Cosmetics and facial creams
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Adult products and prohibited sexual content
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Pornographic content in any of its formats, whether in photos, videos, magazines or hentai (NSFW). |
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| Photographs and/or videos with amateur sexual content. |
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| Child pornography material of any kind, or products that promotes abuse or exploitation of children or that contains any sort of child nudity |
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| Prostitution, escort services, zoophilia, necrophilia, and incest, among others. |
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Toxic substances
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Toxic industrial waste |
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| Radioactive substances and materials |
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Personal information and documents
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Personal documents (e.g. passport, diploma of higher education), professional license, diploma and property titles
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Databases with personal information (e.g. Telephone list, email list, commercial contacts or similar)
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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. |
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| Lists of paid television signals (e.g. IPTV lists, M3U lists or similar). |
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| Equipment that allows duplicating or cloning access signals to closed systems (e.g. automatic car key cloners, electric gate cloners, SIM cards, or similar.) |
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| Devices, services, or software designed to block or hack communications (e.g., jamming equipment, cell phone jammers, signal blockers, Flipper Zero) |
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| Signal inhibitors |
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| Binoculars with double night and/or thermal vision |
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Money & financial products or services
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Money (cash, coins, traveler checks, etc) |
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| Fake money that seems real |
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| Cryptocurrencies (e.g. Petro, Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, Litecoin or similar) |
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| Bank & Financial services (e.g bank draft, money transfer, loans or similar) |
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| Equipment and materials for the development of payment cards |
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| Automated Teller Machine (ATM) |
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| Casino games and gambling machines and lotteries |
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Electronic products |
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| Electrical products that are shaped or decorated as toys |
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Violence and discrimination
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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. |
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| Mechanisms of torture |
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Leisure services
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Tickets for shows or sports events |
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| Benefits granted by airlines to reward customer loyalty |
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