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Exporting Worn Clothing: Foreign Restrictions and Requirements
The following table summarizes worn clothing exporting requirements in listed countries. Information contained in this table is provided only as a guide. It is important to check with your importer or the appropriate authorities to confirm current restrictions and requirements.
COUNTRY | RESTRICTION AND/OR BAN | FUMIGATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED? | ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS |
| Algeria | YES | - | - |
| Angola | - | YES | - |
| Argentina | YES |  | BAN EXCEPT FOR DONATIONS TO GOVERNMENT OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS |
| Bangladesh | - | YES | - |
| Bolivia | - | YES | PERMIT REQUIRED FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH - THERE IS A TOTAL PROHIBITION FOR THE IMPORTATION OF WORN HATS, SHOES, UNDERWEAR AND LINGERIE. |
| Botswana | YES | - | - |
| Brazil | YES | - | "SEVERE RESTRICTIONS" |
| Bulgaria | YES | YES | - |
| Cameroon | - | YES | NO IMPORTATION OF WORN UNDERGARMENTS |
| Chile | - | YES | DUTY-FREE UNDER THE U.S.-CHILE FTA |
| China | YES | - | - |
| Colombia | YES | YES | SUBJECT TO IMPORT LICENSE, BUT NO IMPORT LICENSES ARE BEING ISSUED |
| Costa Rica | - | YES | - DR-CAFTA duty free |
| Dominican Republic | YES | | DR-CAFTA, worn clothing banned |
| Ecuador | YES | - | - |
| El Salvador | | YES | Used clothing and used rags must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country. Used clothing must be fumigated and certified in El Salvador prior to customs clearance and market entry. DR-CAFTA duty free |
| Egypt | - | YES | - |
| Eritrea | YES | - | - |
| Ethiopia | - | - | REQUIRES PRIOR APPROVAL/SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DUTIES |
| Ghana | - | YES | 20% "SPECIAL TAX" LEVIED |
| Greece | - | YES | CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS APPLY |
| Guatemala | - | - | DR-CAFTA duty-free |
| Haiti | YES | - | - |
| Honduras | - | YES | DR-CAFTA duty-free |
| Hungary | - | - | IMPORT LICENSE REQUIRED |
| Iceland | - | YES | - |
| India | YES | YES | -Units in the Special Economic zone can sell worn clothing in the Domestic Tariff Area to the extent of 15% of the cif value of imports made in the previous year |
| Indonesia | YES | - | - |
| Iran | YES | - | - |
| Israel | YES | - | BAN ON IMPORTS OF SECONDS FABRICS; RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF WORN CLOTHING |
| Kenya | - | YES | - |
| Lebanon | - | YES | - |
| Lesotho | YES | - | - |
| Liberia | YES | - | EXCEPTION: WHEN SHIPMENTS CONSIGNED TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS |
| Malawi | YES | YES | - |
| Mauritius | YES | - | - |
| Mexico | YES | - | - |
| Morocco | YES | - | REQUIRES IMPORT LICENSE, WHICH IS NOT GRANTED |
| Mozambique | - | YES | - |
| Namibia | YES | - | NON-AUTOMATIC LICENSES APPLY TO IMPORTED WORN CLOTHING. IN PRACTICE, HOWEVER, LICENSES ARE NOT ISSUED, SERVING AS A DE FACTO BAN. |
| Nicaragua | YES | | prohibited under DR-CAFTA until 2016 |
| Nigeria | YES | - | - |
| Pakistan | - | YES | - |
| Papua New Guinea | - | YES | - |
| Paraguay | YES | YES | - |
| Peru | YES | YES | EXCEPTION: DONATED ITEMS |
| Philippines | YES | - | - |
| St Kitts, Nevis | - | YES | - |
| St Lucia | YES | - | - |
| Saudi Arabia | - | YES | - |
| Sierra Leone | - | YES | CONSULAR LEGALIZATION REQUIRED |
| Somalia | - | YES | - |
| South Africa | YES | - | IMPORT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED, AND ONLY GRANTED IF SUCH GOODS OR SUBSTITUTES ARE NOT MANUFACTURED DOMESTICALLY, CONSTITUTING A DE FACTO BAN. |
| Sri Lanka | - | YES | - |
| Syria | YES | - | - |
| Tanzania | - | YES | - |
| Uganda | - | YES | - |
| Uruguay | - | YES | - |
| Venezuela | YES | - | - |
| Vietnam | YES | - | - |
Many importers of worn (used) clothing and textile products face numerous restrictions and requirements when shipping their products to foreign markets. In many cases, bans and other restrictive measures.