Cultural & Political Restrictions

• Any material contrary to Islamic culture.
• Any material that violates Saudi customs, traditions, or policies.
• Political articles or related content.
• Any item offensive to Muslim culture or Saudi traditions.
• Items offensive to the Saudi Royal family or politics.
• Christmas trees, six-pointed stars (Star of David), and the Christian cross.
• Qurans for commercial purposes.

Drugs, Medicines & Medical Items

• Illegal substances, including narcotics.
• Prescription medications, including dentistry and veterinary medicine.
• Non-prescription medications.
• Medical devices not approved by the FDA.
• Prescribed medical devices.
• Medical waste (e.g., used syringes).
• Hormones, steroids, human growth hormones, stem cell therapy.
• Supplements and synthetic marijuana.
• Laboratory, biological, medical, and infectious specimens.

Food & Beverages

• Perishable foodstuffs requiring special transportation/storage.
• Any food, supplements, drugs, or cosmetics flagged for consumer safety.
• Pork and pork products.
• Foodstuffs containing prohibited ingredients like nutmeg.

Weapons & Hazardous Materials

• Firearms and their parts, including imitation/plastic models.
• Explosives, fireworks, gunpowder, flares, sulfur.
• Hazardous materials (chemicals, explosives, fuels, fertilizers, poisons).
• Gasoline, diesel, or other fuels.
• Insecticides, weed killers, fungicides.
• Radioactive products or elements.
• Oxidizing agents.
• Tear gas, pepper spray, and spices.
• Flammable materials (e.g., gas firing pin).
• Electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, and liquid nicotine.
• Power banks and batteries.

Electronics & Tech

• Long-range wireless telephones.
• Laser equipment, including laser pens.
• Watches & Bluetooth devices.
• Landline telephone cards, SIM, and satellite cards.
• Smart travel bags.
• Balance-assist devices.
• Drones.

Media & Entertainment

• Pornographic material (movies, pictures, sex toys, etc.).
• Any media displaying the female anatomy.
• Gambling-related items (lottery tickets, gambling machines, playing cards).
• Bibles.
• Books referencing tobacco or liquor.
• Magazines, books, DVDs, CDs, and other media (subject to review).
• Pokémon toys.

Clothing & Fashion

• Used clothing.
• Wigs.
• Mannequins.
• Clothing consigned to a military unit.

Miscellaneous Prohibited Items

• Dead animals or their parts (furs, skins, fangs, etc.).
• Live animals and insects.
• Pets (subject to strict regulations).
• Counterfeit products.
• Tobacco and tobacco advertisements.
• Alcohol.
• Liquids (including non-hazardous chemicals).
• Perfumes.
• Self-balancing hoverboards.
• Dry ice.
• Military devices and equipment consigned to non-military installations.
• Commodities without a country of manufacture.
• Any dual-use or commercial material requiring an export license.
• Brazilian rosewood.
• Distillery equipment.
• Retreaded or used tires.
• Certain sculptures.
• Tickets for events.
• Masks.
• Seeds, plants, and plant products.
• All shipments containing jewelry (gold, silver, platinum, pearls, gems, diamonds, etc.) with a declared or commercial value exceeding $500 USD.