How to use Restrict
You can use Restrict to ensure that items being shipped are not subject to any export or import controls. Will return any prohibitions, restrictions, or observations that apply to the items. To do this, use Restrict to Check for export and import controls based on HS code
Features and limitations of Restrict
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Restrictions will apply only to the following HS code makeups:
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Chapter, universal 6-digit, and country-specific HS Codes
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We will return matches for submissions of 6, 8, or 10-digit HS codes.
- If we have matches at the 8 or 10-digit HS level, we will return those matches only.
- If no matches are found at the country HS level, we will return results for the 6-digit HS code (if applicable).
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API will respond with
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Customers will be able to query restrictions based on the following:
- HS Code
- Country of Origin
- Ship From
- Ship To
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Restrict does not flag items based on description or service level.
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Restrict does not take into account merchant restrictions where a customer may want to prevent shipments to a country for any reason.
Note: Zonos Restrict works for API integrations, but is not currently available for plugins.
Accuracy
Zonos Restrict uses third parties to source information on restricted HS codes and other possible restricted information; however, there are restrictions where an HS code is not sufficient and may require description-level keywords. For example, if a shoe, pants, shirt, or hat is camouflage and going to Barbados, the keyword “camouflage” will be caught and restricted, even though the HS code is not restricted. The Zonos Decoder team also sources information directly from carriers and some country websites. Zonos is continually working on our keyword matches beyond HS code matches to improve our restriction services.
Supported countries
We pull data about prohbitions and restrictions by using a combination of automated and manual processes that ensure that we use the most up to date information possible. Below is a list of all countries we check for restrictions and the types of restriction data we have available.
| Country | Control type |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Export and import |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Export and import |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | Import only |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Import only |
| 🇦🇮 Anguilla | Import only |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Import only |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | Export and import |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | Import only |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Export and import |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Export and import |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Export and import |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Import only |
| 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | Export and import |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Export and import |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Export and import |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Import only |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Export and import |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Import only |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Export and import |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | Export and import |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | Import only |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | Import only |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | Export and import |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | Export and import |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Export and import |
| 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Import only |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Export and import |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | Import only |
| 🇧🇹 Botswana | Import only |
| 🇧🇻 Bouvet Island | Export and import |
| 🇧🇼 Belize | Export and import |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Export and import |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Import only |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | Import only |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | Import only |
| 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | Import only |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Export and import |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | Import only |
| 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | Import only |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Export and import |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | Import only |
| 🇨🇳 China | Export and import |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Export and import |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Export and import |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | Export and import |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | Import only |
| 🇨🇽 Northern Mariana Islands | Export and import |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | Export and import |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Export and import |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | Import only |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Export and import |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | Import only |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Export and import |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | Export and import |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Export and import |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Export and import |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Export and import |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Import only |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Export and import |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Import only |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Export and import |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | Import only |
| 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | Import only |
| 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | Export and import |
| 🇫🇷 France | Export and import |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | Import only |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Export and import |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | Import only |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Export and import |
| 🇬🇫 French Guiana | Export and import |
| 🇬🇬 Guernsey | Export and import |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | Import only |
| 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | Import only |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | Import only |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | Import only |
| 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | Export and import |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Export and import |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Export and import |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | Import only |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | Import only |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Import only |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Export and import |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Export and import |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | Import only |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Export and import |
| 🇮🇨 Canary Islands | Export and import |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Export and import |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Export and import |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Export and import |
| 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | Export and import |
| 🇮🇳 India | Export and import |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | Import only |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | Export and import |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | Import only |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Export and import |
| 🇯🇪 Jersey | Export only |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Export and import |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Import only |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Export and import |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | Import only |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | Export and import |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | Export and import |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Import only |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | Import only |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | Import only |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | Import only |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Export and import |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | Export and import |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | Export and import |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Export and import |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Export and import |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | Export and import |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | Import only |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Export and import |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Export and import |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | Import only |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | Import only |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Export and import |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Export and import |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Export and import |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | Import only |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | Export and import |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | Export and import |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | Export and import |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Export and import |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Export and import |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | Export and import |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | Import only |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | Export and import |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Export and import |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | Export and import |
| 🇲🇶 Martinique | Export and import |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | Import only |
| 🇲🇸 Montserrat | Import only |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | Export and import |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | Export and import |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Import only |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | Import only |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Export and import |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Import only |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | Import only |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | Export and import |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | Import only |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | Export and import |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Export and import |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Export and import |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Export and import |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Export and import |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | Export and import |
| 🇳🇺 Niue | Export and import |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Export and import |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | Export and import |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Import only |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Export and import |
| 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | Export and import |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | Export and import |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Export and import |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Export and import |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Export and import |
| 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Import only |
| 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands | Import only |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | Export and import |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | Import only |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Export and import |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | Export and import |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Import only |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Export and import |
| 🇷🇪 Réunion | Export and import |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Export and import |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Export and import |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Export and import |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | Import only |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Export and import |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | Import only |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | Import only |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | Import only |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Export and import |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Export and import |
| 🇸🇭 Saint Helena | Import only |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Export and import |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Export and import |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | Import only |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | Export and import |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | Import only |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | Import only |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Import only |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | Import only |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | Export and import |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | Export and import |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | Import only |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | Import only |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | Import only |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | Import only |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | Import only |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Export and import |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | Export and import |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | Export and import |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | Import only |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | Export and import |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | Import only |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Export and import |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Import only |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Export and import |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | Import only |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Export and import |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | Import only |
| 🇺🇲 United States | Export and import |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Export and import |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | Export and import |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | Import only |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Import only |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Export and import |
| 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | Import only |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | Export and import |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | Export and import |
| 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna | Import only |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | Export and import |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | Import only |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | Export and import |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte | Export and import |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Export and import |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | Export and import |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Export and import |
Frequently asked questions
How does Zonos source information on restrictions and prohibited items?
Zonos uses data from a variety of sources to manage the restrictions and prhibited items, including government websites, trade organizations, and more. We also have a Decoder team dedicated to managing global trade and staying up to date on the latest industry information.
Features
Learn how Restrict works.Zonos Restrict enables users to verify if any items that are being shipped are restricted from export or import by the destination country. Items are restricted for import or export based on the regulations put in place by government agencies. Parties that violate these restrictions can be subject to financial penalties. Our API takes HS Codes and country data for items being shipped and will flag any prohibitions, restrictions, or observations associated with those items in the shipment.