Prohibitions and Restrictions

Contraband

1. Prohibited imports and exports (“Contraband”) and restricted exports and restricted imports are listed below.
2. Except with respect to the Contraband and restricted exports and restricted imports listed below, there shall be no restriction as to the kind, origin or source of goods that may be imported into or exported from Iraq.

1. Non-military explosives imported for industrial and commercial uses;
2. Industrial materials that may be used in the manufacture of explosives, but that have a
   primary use unconnected to the manufacture of explosives, such as fertilizer; and
3. Fowl or poultry products from countries known or suspected to have had outbreaks of
   pathogenic bird flu (avian influenza virus). As of the date of signing this regulation, these countries are Cambodia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Laos, China and Thailand.
4. Items and technologies listed in the following international nonproliferation regimes (that are not otherwise prohibited under United Nations Security Council Resolutions or CPA Orders) cannot be imported in any quantity unless the Ministry of Trade issues a license authorizing the import:
   Australia Group
   Missile Technology Control Regime
   Nuclear Suppliers Group
   Wassenaar Arrangement

1. Magazines, films, videotapes and CDs contrary to public norms;
2. Arms, ammunition, all explosives other than industrial and commercial explosives, and materials used in the manufacture of explosives that do not have a primary use unconnected to the manufacture of explosives (other than any such items required by, or for purposes of, contractor security personnel), Coalition Forces, and foreign liaison mission security personnel ;
3. Non-medical narcotics (heroin, cocaine, cannabis etc.);
4. Nuclear, chemical, biological materials or weapons; components of such systems; and
   technologies and equipment for the development, manufacture, use or storage of such
   materials or systems; delivery systems for such weapons; components of delivery systems for such weapons; technologies and equipment for the development, manufacture, use or storage of such delivery systems; and Nuclear materials, except for radioisotopes for legitimate industrial, agricultural or medical purposes.

The following items cannot be exported in any quantity unless a license is issued by the Ministry of Trade authorizing the export;

1. Non-military explosives imported for industrial or commercial use
   Industrial materials that may be used in the manufacture of explosives, but that have a
   primary use unconnected to the manufacture of explosives, such as fertilizer
2. Items and technologies listed in the following international nonproliferation regimes (that are not otherwise prohibited under United Nations Security Council Resolutions or CPA Orders) cannot be exported in any quantity unless the Ministry of Trade issues a license authorizing the export:
   Australia Group
   Missile Technology Control Regime
   Nuclear Suppliers Group
   Wassenaar Arrangement
3. The following items in quantities in excess of personal use cannot be exported unless the Ministry of Trade issues a license authorizing the export:
   Foodstuffs
   Sugar
   Tea
   Imported Rice
   Wheat and Wheat Flour
   Imported Vegetable Oils and Fats
   Lentils and Chickpeas
   Dried Beans
   Milk Powder and Infant Formula
   Yellow Corn for Animal Feed
4. Animals
   All animals (including fowl), excluding household pets
5. Manufactured Goods
   Ferro-concrete, Iron, Iron Reinforcing Rods
   Galvanized Iron Plates, Steel Sheets and Plates
   Wood of all kinds
   Mineral Water Pipes and their Fittings
   Ceramic and other Bathroom Furnishings including Taps and Sinks
   Plain and Colored Window Glass
   Metals of all kinds, including scrap
6. Other Articles
   Bar soap and detergents (in quantities that exceed personal use)
   Date palm seedlings and shoots

1. Historical artifacts (excluding modern military artifacts and items not prohibited from export under existing Iraqi law)
2. Magazines, films, videotapes, and CDs contrary to public norms
3. Arms, ammunition, and all explosives other than industrial and commercial explosives and materials used in the manufacture of explosives that do not have a primary use unconnected to the manufacture of explosives (other than such items originally imported by, or required for historical or other purposes of, the CPA (including contractor security personnel), Coalition Forces, and foreign liaison mission security personnel)
4. Non-medical narcotics (heroin, cocaine, cannabis, etc.)
5. Nuclear, chemical, biological materials or weapons; components of such systems;
   technologies and equipment for the development,, manufacture, use or storage of such
   materials or systems; delivery systems for such weapons; components of delivery systems for such weapons; technologies and equipment for the development, manufacture, use or storage of such delivery systems. Except that such materials, components, systems may be delivered to Coalition authorities for disposition and elimination.
6. Nuclear materials, except for radioisotopes for legitimate industrial, agricultural or medical purposes, and nuclear materials delivered to Coalition authorities for disposition and elimination.