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PROHIBITED AND
RESTRICTED GOODS

What may not be sold on GRAJ, and what may be sold only with a rule — checked when a product is listed.

Last updated: 2026-10-22

This list binds every participant who lists goods on GRAJ, in every role and every country. It is the one list: the catalog checks it, the import checks it, the store pull checks it, and the consumer checkout reads it for the age step.

Firearms, cannabis with THC, tobacco and vapes, and hemp CBD are written as GRAJ's current position — the conservative default card networks already apply — and are under review.

Section 1

Prohibited — never listed

A listing that reads as one of these is refused when it is saved, with the rule and the word it was read from. Nothing is saved.

  • Counterfeit and replica goods. Goods that copy another maker's trademark or design without permission. They take the value somebody else built. Source: Lanham Act 15 U.S.C. 1114; EU Regulation 608/2013; Etsy and Shopify prohibited items; Stripe restricted businesses.
  • Stolen goods. Goods the seller has no right to sell. Source: 18 U.S.C. 2315; the GRAJ terms (/terms).
  • Illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. Controlled substances outside a licensed lane, and items made to use them. Licensed prescription and controlled products go through REGULATED LISTINGS, never a shop. Source: Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. 812, 863; Stripe restricted businesses.
  • Cannabis with THC (marijuana, THC edibles and vapes). Federally illegal in the United States and license-only where it is legal; card networks do not process it. GRAJ's current position, pending review (legal #22). GRAJ's current position, pending review. Source: 21 U.S.C. 812 Schedule I; Canada Cannabis Act SC 2018 c 16 (provincial license only); Stripe restricted businesses.
  • Firearms, ammunition and their parts. Licensed, record-keeping and transfer rules differ by country and state; card networks do not process the sale online. GRAJ's current position, pending review (legal #22). GRAJ's current position, pending review. Source: Gun Control Act 18 U.S.C. 922; Stripe restricted businesses; Etsy and Shopify prohibited items.
  • Explosives and their precursors. Dangerous to carry, license-only to sell. Source: 18 U.S.C. 842; 49 CFR 173 Class 1.
  • Human remains and body parts. People and their remains are not goods to be sold. Source: National Organ Transplant Act 42 U.S.C. 274e; Etsy prohibited items.
  • Government identity documents and counterfeit money. Forgery and fraud tools. Source: 18 U.S.C. 1028, 471.
  • Recalled products. A product under a recall may not be sold until the recall says it can be. Source: Consumer Product Safety Act 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(2)(B).
Section 2

Restricted, with an age

Listed, flagged with the rule, and sold to a consumer only after they confirm their age above the button that pays. The confirmation is kept on the order as self-declared; the carrier may check ID at the door.

  • Alcohol. Age-restricted everywhere, and licensed: the seller holds the license where the goods are sold and delivered. Hold the license for where you sell and deliver (in the US: TTB permit and the state's own). A consumer confirms their age before paying; the carrier checks ID at the door. Minimum age: 21 in US, 20 in JP, 19 in KR, 20 in IS, 18 everywhere else. Source: US 23 U.S.C. 158 (21); 27 U.S.C. 203 (TTB); Stripe restricted businesses (alcohol).
  • Tobacco, vapes and nicotine. Age-restricted everywhere; in the US every sale delivered to a consumer falls under the PACT Act (registration, excise, adult signature at delivery). Hold the licenses and PACT Act registration for where you deliver. A consumer confirms their age before paying. Minimum age: 21 in US, 18 everywhere else. GRAJ's current position, pending review. Source: Tobacco 21, 21 U.S.C. 387f(d)(5); PACT Act 15 U.S.C. 375-378; Stripe restricted businesses (needs approval).
  • Hemp CBD. Lawful in the US only at 0.3% THC or less, with state rules on top; card networks ask for lab reports. Keep a certificate of analysis for each batch showing 0.3% delta-9 THC or less. A consumer confirms their age before paying. Minimum age: 21 in US, 18 everywhere else. GRAJ's current position, pending review. Source: Agriculture Improvement Act 2018, 7 U.S.C. 1639o; Stripe restricted businesses (CBD).
  • Knives and bladed articles. Age-restricted in the UK and some states; some designs are banned outright. No switchblades or butterfly knives where they are banned. A consumer confirms their age before paying. Minimum age: 18 in GB, 18 everywhere else. Source: UK Criminal Justice Act 1988 s.141A; Offensive Weapons Act 2019 s.38.
Section 3

Restricted — listed with the rule

Listed, and flagged on the seller's catalog with what applies — a license, a registration, a shipping rule. The seller holds what the rule asks.

  • Prescription drugs and medical devices. Sold only to licensed buyers. List it through REGULATED LISTINGS (/dashboard/healthcare), where the buyer's license is checked. Source: 21 U.S.C. 353(b); lib/regulated.ts.
  • Dietary supplements. Labeling and claims are regulated. No disease claims; a supplement facts panel; in the EU and UK, notification where required. Source: DSHEA, 21 U.S.C. 343(r)(6); FTC Act s.5.
  • Pesticides. Registered products only. An EPA registration number on the label (FIFRA). Source: FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136a.
  • Fireworks. Hazardous to ship and illegal in some states. Consumer fireworks only (1.4G), shipped as hazardous materials, only where legal. Source: 49 CFR 173.65; 16 CFR 1507.
  • Wildlife and endangered species products. Many are banned; the rest need a CITES permit across borders. A CITES permit for an Appendix I or II species crossing a border — recorded on the order line. Source: CITES; Endangered Species Act 16 U.S.C. 1538.
  • Hazardous materials. They ship under dangerous-goods rules. Declare them; air carriage refuses most (see SHIPPING TOOLS → dangerous goods). Source: 49 CFR 171-180; IATA DGR.
Section 4

How a product is read

From the words the seller gave it — its name, category, description and tax category — matched as whole words against each rule, with the words that mean it is not the class (root beer, ginger beer, a wine glass, a water pistol) set aside. The seller sees which word was read, so a wrong reading is visible and can be corrected by describing the product accurately.

Every listing that meets a rule is recorded (who, when, which rules) and kept. Licensed prescription and controlled products are never sold through a shop: they go through REGULATED LISTINGS, where the buyer's license is checked.

Every card payment on GRAJ is taken through Stripe, whose restricted-businesses list also applies to what can be paid for.