Gaza: Embargoed Items
Compiled by the Palestinian human rights
organization, Gisha, the list below is of items
prohibited from entering Gaza. Gisha notes the list is partial, approximate and
changes. Gisha
identifies items banned based on information from Palestinian traders and
businesspeople, international organizations and the Palestinian Coordination
Committee. However, some of the banned
items are permitted in if they are for use by an international organization. Gisha notes: “It is
not possible to verify this list with the Israeli authorities because they
refuse to disclose information regarding the trestrictions
on transferring goods into Gaza.”
Prohibited
items:
Sage
Cardomam
Cumin
Ginger
Jam
Halva
Chocolate
Fruit preserves
Seeds and nuts
Biscuits and sweets
Potato chips
Gas for soft drinks
Dried fruit
Fresh meat
Tar
Plaster
Wood for construction
Cement
Iron
Glucose
Industrial salt
Plastic/glass/metal containers
Industrial margarine
Tarpaulin sheets for huts
Fabric
Flavour and smell enhancers
Fishing rods, nets and ropes
Buoys
Nylon nets for greenhouses and ropes for use in
greenhouses
Hatcheries and spare parts for hatcheries
Spare parts for tractors
Dairies and parts for cowsheds
Irrigation pipe systems
Planters for saplings
Heaters for chicken farms
Musical instruments
A4 paper
Writing implements and notebooks
Newspapers
Toys
Razors
Sewing machines and spare parts
Heaters
Horses
Donkeys
Goats
Chicks
Cattle