Prohibited items

This list is taken from User Agreement section 7.

1. counterfeit, replica, "first copy", "master copy", "AAA" or imitation goods, or any item that infringes a trade mark, copyright, design or patent, including items with false trade marks (see sections 102 to 104 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999);
2. stolen property or property obtained by cheating, extortion or any other offence, or property you have reason to believe is such (section 317 BNS defines stolen property, and section 317(2) punishes dishonestly receiving or retaining it);
3. devices with a tampered, altered, removed, duplicate or cloned IMEI or other telecom identifier. Tampering is an offence under section 42(3)(c) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, punishable with imprisonment of up to three years, a fine of up to ₹50 lakh, or both;
4. devices that are blacklisted, blocked or reported lost or stolen on CEIR/Sanchar Saathi, or listed in the tampered or restricted IMEI database;
5. items that are under EMI, loan, hypothecation, lease or financing without full payoff or written clearance, or that are company, employer, school, rental or government property;
6. weapons, including firearms, ammunition, replicas, air guns and knives prohibited by law, and parts thereof;
7. narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, drug paraphernalia, medicines and medical devices requiring a prescription or licence, tobacco and e-cigarettes, and alcohol;
8. items whose sale, transfer or possession needs a licence, permit or registration you do not hold, including wireless or telecom equipment needing authorisation, drones requiring registration, spy or surveillance devices, signal jammers, and radio transmitters;
9. items made from protected wildlife (for example ivory or certain leathers), antiquities or cultural property whose transfer is restricted, and timber or wood products whose sale or transport needs a forest permit;
10. jewellery (including gold, silver, platinum and gemstone items), designer or luxury handbags, bullion, coins, currency, gift cards, vouchers, securities, crypto assets and digital accounts. Jewellery and designer bags are not accepted at launch (clause 6.4). Watches are accepted under clause 6.5;
11. devices containing another person's personal data without their consent. You must wipe your devices before handover;
12. hazardous goods that couriers cannot carry, such as damaged or swollen lithium batteries and flammable items (for shipped swaps, once shipping launches);
13. recalled or unsafe products; and
14. anything else that is illegal in India or Karnataka, or that we reasonably consider unsafe, offensive or inappropriate for the Platform.

We may update this list at any time. The current list is always available at swapper.co.in/prohibited-items.