Prohibited and restricted goods from outside the EU

Certain goods are prohibited or restricted to protect health and the environment.

Prohibited goods (that is, goods which are banned completely):

Unlicensed drugs, such as heroin, morphine, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines, barbiturates, and LSD.

Offensive weapons, such as flick-knives, swordsticks, knuck-ledusters, and some martial arts equipment.

Obscene material, and indecent and obscene material featuring children, such as books, magazines, films, videotapes, laser discs, and computer software.

Counterfeit and copied goods, such as watches, clothes, and CDs, also any goods with false mark of their origin.

Restricted goods (that is, goods which you cannot import without authority such as a licence):

Firearms, explosives, and ammunition, including electric shock devices (such as stunguns) and gas canisters.

Dogs, cats and other animals, including rabbits, mice, rats, and gerbils. You must not bring these in unless you have a British import (rabies) licence.

Live birds, including family pets, unless they are covered by a British health import licence.

Endangered species, including birds and plants, whether alive or dead, also such things as fur, ivory, or leather (or goods made from them) that have been taken from endangered species.

Meat, poultry, and most of their products including bacon, ham, sausages, eggs, milk, and long as it is cooked and in air-tight containers.

Certain plants and their produce. This includes trees, shrubs, potatoes, certain fruit, bulbs, and seeds.

Radio transmitters such as CB radios that are not approved for use in the UK.

2. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words:

a quota; a state; banned; a bill; items; a check; to come; to conserve; pornographic; warlike; to comprise; imitated; narcotic; limited; a present.

3. Find in the text the antonyms to the following words and word combinations:

allowed; to depart; alive; commercial use; light liqueurs; licensed; original; air-penetrable; inside; above.

4. Give the Russian equivalents of the words and word combinations, given below:

Offensive weapons; counterfeit and copied goods; poultry; cannabis; endangered species; martial arts equipment; to pay any more duty or tax; fortified wine; a stungun; fur; to be approved; environment; firearm; spirits; rabies.

5. Give the Russian equivalents of the words and word combinations, given below:

проходить таможенный досмотр; товары для коммерческого использования; товары для личного использования парфюмерия; программное обеспечение; товары, частично разрешенные к провозу/запрещенные к провозу; разрешение на ввоз/вывоз чего-либо; перечислять; герметичные контейнеры; домашнее животное; взрывчатое вещество; электрошокер; пройти по зеленому/красному коридору; декларировать; ввозить/вывозить из страны.

6. Answer the questions, using the information from the text:

1. You are arriving in the UK from Copenhagen. You have 375cc/ml of toilet water. Will you have to pay duty?

2. You are flying from Milan to Birmingham. You want to buy perfume without paying duty. How much can you buy at the duty-free shop at Milan Airport?

3. You are going to London for three weeks. Will you have to pay duty on your camera?

4. You are going to fly from Marseilles to London. You want to buy some Sauterne (white wine) at a shop in Marseilles before you go to the airport. How much can you take to London duty-free?

5. You and your family (2 adults and 2 teenagers of 16 and 18) are going to travel from Moscow to Liverpool to visit friends. How much in the tobacco line, perfume line and spirits are you all allowed to bring in?

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