Prohibited Products

Prohibited & Restricted Products

Last Updated: September 21, 2026

At China Sourcing & Procurement Service, we help international customers source products from China through legitimate and compliant commercial channels.

We do not knowingly source, purchase, export, or arrange transportation for products that are illegal, prohibited, counterfeit, or otherwise restricted from lawful international trade.

Because export and import regulations can vary according to the product, destination country, end user, and intended use, some products may require additional compliance review before we can accept a sourcing request.


1. Products We Do Not Source

The following categories are generally prohibited from our sourcing service.

Weapons & Firearms

We do not source or arrange the export of:

  • Firearms
  • Pistols
  • Rifles
  • Machine guns
  • Ammunition
  • Firearm receivers or essential firearm components
  • Silencers or suppressors
  • Explosive weapons
  • Illegal weapon components
  • Other weapons prohibited by applicable law

We also do not assist customers in disguising, misdeclaring, or misclassifying weapons or weapon components for international shipment.


2. Explosives & Explosive Materials

We do not source or arrange shipment of:

  • Explosives
  • Detonators
  • Blasting materials
  • Bomb-making materials
  • Fireworks where shipment is prohibited or cannot be legally transported
  • Explosive devices
  • Improvised explosive devices
  • Other materials prohibited from transportation or export

Products classified as dangerous goods may require special transportation and documentation. We will only consider such products where lawful transportation and all required compliance conditions can be confirmed.


3. Illegal Drugs & Controlled Substances

We do not source:

  • Illegal narcotics
  • Controlled substances for unauthorized purposes
  • Illicit drug ingredients
  • Recreational drugs prohibited by applicable law
  • Products intended to manufacture illegal drugs
  • Products intended to conceal or transport illegal drugs

We do not assist with circumventing drug-control laws or customs inspections.


4. Counterfeit & Fake Products

We do not knowingly source or purchase counterfeit products.

This includes:

  • Fake branded products
  • Counterfeit luxury goods
  • Fake designer products
  • Unauthorized branded replicas
  • Products using another company's trademark without authorization
  • Fake OEM products
  • Fake certificates or labels
  • Products falsely represented as genuine

We also do not assist customers in describing counterfeit products as "replicas," "OEM," "original," "factory surplus," or similar terms in order to avoid customs or intellectual-property enforcement.


5. Stolen or Illegally Obtained Goods

We do not source products that are known or reasonably suspected to have been:

  • Stolen
  • Illegally acquired
  • Obtained through fraud
  • Obtained through unauthorized access
  • Obtained through other unlawful means

Customers may be required to provide additional information where the origin or ownership of a product is unclear.


6. Illegal Wildlife & Protected Species Products

We do not knowingly source products made from illegally traded protected wildlife or plant species.

Examples may include:

  • Protected animal parts
  • Ivory
  • Endangered species products
  • Illegal wildlife trophies
  • Protected coral
  • Products made from prohibited animal materials
  • Illegal timber
  • Protected plant materials

International trade in certain wildlife and plant species is subject to strict controls and permits.


7. Hazardous Materials

We do not routinely source hazardous materials where lawful transportation, export, handling, or destination-country import requirements cannot be satisfied.

Examples may include:

  • Highly toxic chemicals
  • Certain corrosive chemicals
  • Explosive chemicals
  • Highly flammable substances
  • Radioactive materials
  • Biological hazards
  • Chemical warfare-related materials
  • Other dangerous goods requiring specialized handling

Some industrial chemicals may be legal products but still require special export, transport, or import procedures.

Such requests require prior review.


8. Radioactive Materials & Nuclear-Related Products

We do not accept sourcing requests for unauthorized:

  • Radioactive materials
  • Nuclear materials
  • Nuclear weapons-related products
  • Unauthorized nuclear equipment
  • Nuclear-related technologies subject to export controls

Certain nuclear and dual-use items are subject to China's export-control framework and may require government authorization.


9. Chemical & Biological Weapons-Related Products

We do not source products, equipment, materials, or technologies intended for:

  • Chemical weapons
  • Biological weapons
  • Weapons development
  • Weapons production
  • Weapons delivery systems
  • Other prohibited military or weapons-related purposes

China's dual-use export-control framework covers controlled chemical, biological, nuclear, missile-related and other dual-use items.


10. Products Intended to Circumvent Export Controls

We do not participate in transactions designed to avoid Chinese export controls.

This includes attempts to:

  • Misdeclare products
  • Use a false product description
  • Use an incorrect HS code intentionally
  • Split controlled products into smaller shipments
  • Disassemble products specifically to avoid controls
  • Use a third country to circumvent export controls
  • Use a false end user
  • Use a false final destination
  • Hide the actual end use
  • Submit false customs documentation
  • Obtain or use another party's export license improperly

Chinese authorities specifically prohibit schemes intended to evade export controls, including disguising controlled strategic-mineral dual-use items as components or routing them through third countries to evade controls.


11. Controlled Dual-Use Items

Some products are not ordinary consumer goods and may be subject to China's dual-use export-control system.

Examples may include certain:

  • Advanced electronics
  • Semiconductor-related products
  • High-performance computing products
  • Certain informati