The government has imposed a ban on the import of 38 non-essential Luxury Items under an “Emergency Economic plan“.
Under the new policy, the import of all luxury vehicles has been banned. Moreover, a ban has also been imposed on the import of mobile phones, dried fruits, private weapons, crockery, shoes, carpets, tissue paper, furniture, make-up, sunglasses, cigarettes, musical instruments, chocolates, heaters, and other items.
List of banned items
- Automobiles
- Mobile phones
- Home appliances
- Fruits and dry fruits (except from Afghanistan)
- Crockery
- Private weapons and ammunition
- Shoes
- Chandeliers and lighting (except energy savers)
- Headphones and loudspeakers
- Sauces
- Doors and window frames
- Travelling bags and suitcases
- Sanitary ware
- Fish and frozen fish
- Carpets (except from Afghanistan)
- Preserved fruits
- Tissue paper
- Furniture
- Shampoos
- Confectionary
- Luxury mattresses and sleeping bags
- Jams and jelly
- Cornflakes
- Toiletries
- Heaters, blowers
- Sunglasses
- Kitchen ware
- Aerated water
- Frozen meat
- Juices
- Pasta
- Ice cream
- Cigarettes
- Shaving goods
- Luxury leather apparel
- Musical instruments
- Salon items like hair dryers etc
- Chocolates