Among other products, importing the following items is prohibited: pork meat, fat, hair, blood, guts, members, and anything extracted from it; frog meat; liquors and intoxicants of all kinds; and equipment for gambling.  See below for a longer (but not exhaustive) list of prohibited items.  With relevant approvals, these otherwise-restricted consignments can be imported.  Customs clearance is done only for goods permitted into the country.  The Somalia import regulations and the Customs and Tariff Act have a longer list of prohibited items and can be found on the Somali Bureau of Standards (SOBS) website.  A partial list of prohibited goods includes:

• Asbestos or any items containing asbestos
• Alcoholic beverages
• Narcotic drugs under international control
• Plastic bags
• Printed publications, photographs, pictures, books, and magazines which “contradict Islamic teachings, decency or morality”
• Any new or used items containing radioactive elements
• Radio or remote-controlled model aircraft
• Live swine and its meat
• Pork meat, fat, hair, blood, guts, members, and anything extracted from it
• Frog meat
• Recreation drugs and narcotics of all types of names and forms
• Any wastes: industrial, pharmaceutical, chemical and their related side products
• Foodstuffs made from animal blood
• Equipment, machinery, and devices for gambling
• Advertising materials for cigarettes