Banned Items

Shoplyoo List of Banned Products (Indicative List not exhaustive)


1.Adult Products and Pornographic/ Obscene Materials (including child pornography) in any form (Print, audio/video, MMS, images, photographs, etc.)

2 Alcohol

3.Animals, whether live or dead including its parts and products

4.Any article/material/service which cannot be exhibited, advertised, made available, offered for sale at e-commerce platforms/ technology due to restrictions/conditions for sale of those articles / material/ service unless all those conditions are met pursuant to the Applicable Laws

5.Any article/material/service which are prohibited by any law at any given time.

6.Any item/material which may assist in performance of any illegal or unlawful activity

7.Counterfeit Goods and goods/materials infringing any intellectual property rights

8.Currency, Negotiable Instruments, etc.;

9.Endangered species of animals and plants, whether alive or dead

10.Fire Arms, parts thereof and ammunitions, weapons, knives, sharpedged and other deadly weapons, and parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, arms, but does not include articles designed solely for domestic or agricultural uses such as a lathi or an ordinary walking stick and weapons incapable of being used otherwise than as toys or of being converted into serviceable weapons;

11.Financial Services

12.Grey market product

13.Hazardous materials including but not limited to acid, fireworks, explosives, flammable adhesives, poison, hazardous chemical, oil-based paint and thinners (flammable liquids), industrial solvents, insecticides & pesticides, machinery (containing fuel), Fuel for camp stoves/lanterns/heating elements, infectious substances etc.

14.Human remains or skeleton

15.Invoices (including blank, pre-filled, or value added invoices or receipts), is strictly prohibited on the Site )

16.Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinder

17.Maps and literature where Indian external boundaries have been shown incorrectly

18.Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

19.Government related items/ equipment‟s (like wireless with frequency used by Police, uniforms of Government officials including but not limited to Police/ Army, etc.)

20.Prescription Medicines and Drugs

21.Racially/ethnically/religiously offensive materials

22.Radioactive Materials

23.Reptile skins

24.Sex Determination Kit

25.Stocks and Securities

26.Stolen Properties

27.Unauthorized Copies of Intellectual Property

28.Veterinary Drugs for animals

29.Wildlife and Animal Products

30.Any other sanctioned or prohibited items as per law.

31.Passports, other government issued personal documents

32.Any other items deemed unfit for listing by Shoplyoo.com.