Prohibited, Restricted & Controlled Items

Type of Prohibited Items: Not allowed to be imported / exported without permission from the Ministry of Finance and Exonomy

First Schedule (Prohibited Import)

      • Opium and Chandu
      • java Sparrow
      • Prohibited publication by any order made under the Sedition Enactment or the Undesirable
      • Publication Enactment
      • Fire crackers
      • Vaccines of Chinese Taipei origin
      • Cigarettes without health warning written on their package
      • Pencil-like syringe
      • Pigs bred in or exported from Thailand
      • Eggs for hatching purposes and fresh eggs unless such eggs are clearly stamped with non-erasable ink or such like substance with the word ‘IMPORTED’ on the shell
      • Fabrics of tissues consisting of any fibre whatsoever and any other article whatsoever which fibre or tissue or other articles bear the imprint of any currency notes, bank note or coin which are or have at any time been issued or currency in any country whatsoever

Third Schedule (Prohibited Export)

      • Prawn refuse and copra cake
      • Stone and Gravel
Type of Restricted Items: Not allowed to be imported / exported without permission from the Controller of Customs and Excise

Second Schedule (Restricted Import)

      • Any living plants or planting materials (Except from Sarawak and North Borneo)
      • Live cattle and birds (Except from Sarawak and North Borneo)
      • Pin table, fruits machines, slot machines and any other tables or machines of a like nature whether involving an element of chance or not
      • Persian glue
      • Poisons and deleterious drugs
      • Rice paddy and the products thereof
      • Separated skimmed or filled milk
      • Sugar, salt and converted timber
      • Vehicles of the following categories which are three years old or more: motor cars, motorcycles, motor lorries, omnibuses, tractors and trailers
      • Alcoholics liquors
      • Any radioactive materials
      • Beef, meat (frozen, chilled or fresh), bones, hide, skin hooves, horn offal or any other part of  the animal, or any other thereof, unless it has been slaughtered in an abattoir and also approved in proper letter authorization from the Minister of Religious Affairs, Brunei Darussalam
      • Poultry, meat (frozen, chilled or fresh), bones, skin or any other part of the animal, or any portion thereof, unless it has been slaughtered in an abattoir and also approved in proper letter authorization from the Minister of Religious Affairs, Brunei Darussalam
      • Fireworks, Smoking Pipe, Tobacco, including tobacco product (as defined in the Tobacco Order, 2005) and Vaporisers (vape) including e-liquid
      • Used Tyres
      • Rhinoceros horn and all other parts of or products derived from the carcass of a rhinoceros
      • Hydrofluorocarbons, whether as pure substance or in mixtures as specified in Customs (Prohibition and Restriction on Imports and Exports) (Amendment) Order, 2005.

Fourth Schedule (Restricted Export)

 

      • Derris Species (Tuba)
      • Elaesis Quineesis (Oil Palm)
      • Rice Paddy and the products thereof
      • Timber Class 1A, 1B, 1C, Nibong Rattans
      • Alcoholic liquors
      • Sugar
      • Premium Gasoline, Regular Gasoline, Diesoline and Kerosense
      • Article of antique or historical nature made or discovered in Brunei Darussalam
      • Fireworks, Smoking Pipe, Tobacco, including tobacco product (as defined in the Tobacco Order, 2005) and Vaporisers (vape) including e-liquid
      • Used Tyres
      • Hydrofluorocarbons, whether as pure substance or in mixtures as specified in Customs (Prohibition and Restriction on Imports and Exports) (Amendment) Order, 2005.
Type of Controlled Items: Require permission from relevant controlling agencies

Items and OGAs

Permit Issuing Agencies

 

Type of Goods Agency
Timber and Products Thereof Foresty Department
Plant, Crops, Live Animals, Vegetables, Fruits, etc Agriculture and Agri-Food Department
Fishes, Prawns, Shells, Water Organisms and Fishing Equipment etc Fisheries Department
Medicines, Herbal, Cosmetics Pharmaceutical Services Department
Mineral Water, Processed Food, Health Foods, Soft Drinks and Snacks Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA)
Chemical and Radioactive materials Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA)
Badges, banners, Souvenirs comprising of Government Flags and emblems, Royals Regalia, Government flags and crests Royal Custom and Tradition Department
Radio Transmitter and Receiver; Communications Equipment such as Telephone, Fax machines, Walkie-Talkie etc; Broadcasting Equipments such as Parabola, Decoder, etc. Info-Communication Technology Industry (AITI)
Historical Antiques made or found in Brunei Museums Department
Rice and Sugar Treasury Department, MOFE
Vehicles such as Cars, Motorcycles, Mini Buses, Pickups, Trucks and Trailers Land Transport Department
Royal Customs and Excise Department
Firearms, Explosive, Fire Crackers, Dangerous Weapons, and Scrap metals Royal Brunei Police Force
Publication Materials/ Prints, Films, CD, LD, VCD, DVD, Casette, Recital of Al-Quran, hadith, Religious books, Talisman commodities (such as textiles/ clothings etc.), bearing dubious chop/ photo Royal Brunei Police Force
Islamic Dakwah Centre
Internal Security Department
Fresh, Cold, and Frozen Meat (Halal) Halal Import Permit Issuing Board:
1. Halal Food Control Division Ministry of Religious Affairs
2. BDFA
3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Department
4. RCED