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To protect the public from harm and risks to health there are strict regulations under German pharmaceutical legislation that govern the trade in medicinal products.
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The dispatch of fireworks by post is controlled by special shipping and transport regulations.
The import of certain goods for inflicting capital punishment or torture on human beings is regulated by prohibitions on the trade in such goods or authorisation requirements.
To protect public order and morality the postal import into Germany of media (for example, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, and images) with content that is harmful to adolescents or unconstitutional is monitored.
Import bans have been imposed in order to prevent that illegally obtained works of art are moved across borders.
In principle, the import of food and feedstuffs by private individuals for their personal use or consumption is permitted. There are, though, limitations on this principle for certain foods and feedstuffs.
May you dispatch imitation or counterfeit products from a non-EU state?
The range of products that is offered by online traders from non-EU states encourages the public to acquire products that appear to be cheaper than they are in the EU, or that are difficult or impossible to obtain. But are these products safe?
To import rough diamonds - irrespective of their value or quantity - you require a special document (Kimberley certificate) that is intended to prohibit the trade in what are called conflict or blood diamonds.
Importing certain textiles into Germany from certain non-EU states by post or through Internet trading may depend on your being able to show special documents to the competent German customs office at the same time as the shipment.
Animals prepared by taxidermists, objects made of parts of animals, or plants that fascinate us because of their strange appearance can be very attractive. Souvenirs of this kind are often on sale where we go on holiday. Nevertheless, it is wise to exercise extreme caution in this respect.
The shipment of weapons and ammunition by post has become an important issue, one reason being online trading.
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