Guide: Prohibited and restricted items while travelling to GCC

Most GCC countries don't allow delivery over 3 month’s provide of medication.

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Print, audio, video or alternative media

• Religious information and doubtless offensive written materials, CDs, videos or films mustn't be carried.
• Printed publications, canvas, images, pictures, cards, books, magazines stony sculptures and mannequins that contradict Muslim teachings, decencies, or deliberately implying immorality or turmoil.
• Pirated video and audiotapes or misappropriated laptop code are going to be taken.

Items prohibited in some GCC countries

• Alcoholic beverages (Dubai airfield permits upto four liters of alcohol beverages, or two cartons of brew, whereas most alternative countries don't enable this)
• Certain styles of dogs / pets don't seem to be allowed in some countries. Please check if you plan to require a pet with you.
• Laser pens
• Goods supposed to be foreign from boycotted countries
• Goods from Israeli origin or bearing Israeli logos or logos
• Original engravings, prints, lithographs, sculpture and statues in any material
• Used, repaired and decorated tires
• Three layers fishing nets
• Natural pearls (banned in countries like KSA)
• Binoculars, night-vision instrumentality or telescopic instrumentality
• All types of statues or objects of human or animal type which could be used for non secular functions like Buddha figurines, non secular carvings, altars etc ar prohibited in KSA. *This doesn't embody youngsters toys like stuffed animals, dolls.
• Games of gambling (chess, dice, backgammon, poker chips, roulette etc.) ar prohibited in KSA
• Christmas trees, crosses, crucifixes, stars of david or the other things related to religions apart from the Muslim religion ar prohibited in KSA. *Bibles ar allowed for private use solely, i.e. one Bible per person.

Restrictions on flights

These ar some things that ar restricted from ‘importing’ to a GCC country. but there ar more things that don't seem to be allowed to be ‘carried on a flight’. Please check with your airline’s web site for such info.

If you're carrying associate uncommon item, or if you factor that associate airline might have a restriction, make certain to contact your airline sooner than time, or to contact a representative within the airfield.

NOTE : This list has been ready once checking the websites of varied airports and customs departments in GCC. we've got tried to incorporate all the potential things that ar prohibited. but if you're carrying any uncommon item, please refer with the involved authorities before move.