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Country Prohibitions

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What it does

Enforce country-specific import bans and product restrictions. Some products are completely prohibited in certain countries regardless of HS code or licensing. POTAL maintains a comprehensive database of country-level prohibitions including religious, cultural, environmental, and security-related bans.

How to use it

1

Specify destination

Include the destinationCountry in your /restrictions request.

2

Check prohibition status

The isProhibited field in the response indicates a complete ban.

3

Review restriction details

Each restriction includes the type, description, and license requirements.

4

Use in pre-shipment

Integrate with /verify/pre-shipment for comprehensive compliance checks before shipping.

API Reference

POST/api/v1/restrictions

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