The primary word for illegally imported or exported goods is contraband. These are goods that are prohibited by law to be traded, brought into, or taken out of a country. Other related terms include smuggled goods, bootleg products, and items sold on the black market.
Contraband may be goods that are illegal to import or export and are attempted to be smuggled into a country, or items that are banned from a facility.
What is another word for illegally imported goods?
Contraband means "illicit goods" and usually refers to stuff that's imported or exported illegally, like weapons and certain exotic pets (like tigers).
Back in the 17th century, swag was slang for loot or stolen merchandise. By the 18hundreds, it evolved to describe a decorative garland or fabric. Then in the nineteen sixties, Hollywood started calling free promotional gifts swag bags and the name stuck. Today, swag is everywhere.
Definition of contraband. as in prohibited. not legally permissible to possess, import, or export The customs agents searched the shipping containers for contraband items.
What is the act of illegally importing or exporting goods?
Smuggling is the illegal transport or concealment of goods or people to evade laws or customs regulations. Smuggling refers to the illegal importation or concealment of goods or people in violation of laws or customs regulations.
Illegal importation: It's illegal to bring prohibited or restricted goods into the country, such as endangered and exotic animals, counterfeit products or controlled substances.
Contraband refers to goods that are illegally imported, exported, sold, or possessed, often involving smuggling, and can also mean items banned from specific places like schools or prisons (e.g., weapons, drugs). The term comes from Latin roots meaning "against the decree" and applies to items forbidden by law or regulation due to their nature or how they were obtained, leading to their seizure by officials.
Criminal groups manufacture and sell a wide range of illicit goods and medicines, putting consumers at risk. No product is safe from being falsified, counterfeited or adulterated. Medicines, alcohol, electronics and construction materials are also targeted.
Common synonyms for "copycat" include imitator, mimic, ape, follower, echo, and parrot, referring to someone who copies another's actions or words, while verbs like imitate, emulate, copy, and replicate describe the act itself, with related terms like impersonator, mime, and copyist also fitting.
Some examples of illegal wildlife trade are well-known, such as the poaching of elephants for ivory or tigers for their skins and bones. However, many other plant and animal species are similarly overexploited, from marine turtles to timber trees.
We categorise two types of smuggling activities: “missing” trade and “hidden” trade. We define “missing” trade as the trade of goods which are declared correctly in the custom office of one country but not in the office of another country.
Prohibited goods are those goods for which importation and exportation have been completely banned for reasons linked to health, environment, protection of endangered species of flora and fauna, security, legislation etc. These items shall be liable to forfeiture by customs and the person may be liable to a penalty.
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