France

Prohibited items

Air shipping

• All forms of asbestos fibres
• Alcoholic beverages
• All forms of asbestos fibres
• All products containing dimethyl fumarate biocide (DMF)
• Animal hides
• Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from Belize, Panama and Honduras
• Certain American beef hormones
• Wall clocks/wristwatches
• Communication equipment
• Compact discs
• Software
• Counterfeits
• Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
• Floppy disks
• Doping
• Prescription and over-the-counter medicines
• Dura mater (the tough fibrous membrane covering the brain and spinal cord, as well as the lining of the inner surface of the skull)
• Electronic games
• Fabrics and fabric samples
• Food goods
• Gaming devices
• Game meat, for example, chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), rabbit (Lepus Timidus), marmot (Marmota Marmota)
• Grain samples
• Cannabis
• Imitation pearls coated with lead salts
• Articles with a flexible metal blade fully enclosed in a plastic, paper or fabric sheath
• Jewelry, costumes
• Leather goods
• Lighting conductors consisting of radioactive elements
• L-tryptophan and any products containing L-tryptophan as an ingredient
• Measuring device
• Medical thermometers containing mercury, intended for human consumption
• Melatonin
• Pajamas and nightgowns made of synthetic fibers that are not flame-resistant
• Personal belongings
• Phones/modems
• Plants and plant products
• Playing cards
• Products containing lead salt and nickel
• Psychotropic agents
• Radar equipment
• Rubber bands similar in appearance to food products that are easily consumed
• Samples, textiles
• Ship spare parts
• Footwear
• Silicone used for plastic surgery
• Soil samples
• Sports equipment
• Stamps, collectible
• Tapes, computer
• Telecommunications equipment
• televisions, television equipment
• Textile products
• Toys
• Toys and games containing copper sulfate
• Viagra and vitamins
• Works of art