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Definitely Illegal

Compare definitely illegal laws across 53 countries. See what's legal, restricted, or illegal before you travel.

🇺🇸United States
Open container in carIllegal everywhere
Kinder EggsBanned (choking hazard)
Cuban cigarsLegal now (2016+)
Drinking under 21No exceptions
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Any offensive weaponPrison
CS gas spray10 years (firearm)
Drunk in charge of childFine + prison
Not wearing seatbelt£500 fine
🇯🇵Japan
Any stimulant medicationPrison + deportation
Bringing meat productsHeavy fines
Working on tourist visaDeportation
Not carrying passport¥100,000 fine
🇹🇭Thailand
Vaping (any kind)10 years + ฿500,000
Insulting monarchy3-15 years
Taking Buddha images outNeed export permit
Overstaying visa฿500/day + ban
🇸🇬Singapore
Any drugsDeath/life sentence
Graffiti/vandalismCaning + jail
Gathering without permitIllegal assembly
Selling gum$100,000 fine
🇦🇪UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi)
Any drugs4+ years minimum
Pork in SharjahSharjah is dry
Cross-dressingCan be prosecuted
Bounced checkCriminal offense
🇩🇪Germany
Running out of gas on Autobahn€70 (preventable)
Walking on Autobahn€90 fine
Passing on rightTraffic violation
Not having ID€3000 fine
🇨🇦Canada
Brass knucklesProhibited weapon
Butterfly knifeProhibited
Not clearing snowMunicipal fines
Kinder EggsLegal (unlike US)
🇦🇺Australia
Any undeclared biosecurity riskHuge fines
Bulletproof vestNeed permit
FireworksPublic can't buy
Bringing wood/seedsBiosecurity risk
🇳🇱Netherlands
Hard drugsNot tolerated
WeaponsStrict laws
DiscriminationProsecuted
Not having bike lights€60 fine
🇮🇳India
E-cigarettes (any kind)₹100,000 fine + jail
Beef (in Hindu states)Up to 10 years
Satellite phone without permitConfiscation
Disrespecting flag/anthem3 years prison
🇧🇷Brazil
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Environmental crimesAmazon protection
🇷🇺Russia
Anti-war protests15 years prison
LGBT propagandaExtremism
🇿🇦South Africa
Hate speechApartheid history
Rhino horn traffickingInternational crime
🇹🇷Turkey
Insulting the PresidentCriminal offense
PKK supportTerrorism charges
🇫🇷France
Any Nazi symbols€45,000 + 6 months
Holocaust denial1 year + €45,000
Face coverings (religious)€150 fine
Unlicensed buskingCan be fined
🇮🇹Italy
Fascist symbols/salutePrison + fine
Damaging cultural sitesHeavy fines + prison
Unlicensed street sellingConfiscation + fine
Camping wild€100-500 fine
🇪🇸Spain
Franco symbolsDemocratic Memory Law
Hate speech1-4 years prison
Animal cruelty18 months prison
Unlicensed taxi€4,000 fine
🇲🇽Mexico
Any amount of cocaine10-25 years prison
Importing medicationsWithout permit
🇮🇩Indonesia
Any illegal drugsDeath penalty
BlasphemyUp to 5 years
🇻🇳Vietnam
Drug traffickingDeath penalty
Anti-government activitiesHeavy penalties
🇰🇷South Korea
Cannabis use abroadStill illegal for citizens
North Korea contentNational Security Law
🇵🇭Philippines
Any illegal drugsDeath penalty possible
CybercrimeHeavy penalties
🇲🇾Malaysia
Drug traffickingMandatory death penalty
LGBT public displayIllegal
🇬🇷Greece
Exporting antiquities20 years prison
Military area photographyNational security
🇵🇹Portugal
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Tax evasionStrictly enforced
🇵🇱Poland
Nazi symbolsCriminal offense
Holocaust denialCriminal offense
🇪🇬Egypt
Any drugsDeath penalty possible
Anti-government speechTerrorism charges
🇲🇦Morocco
Insulting the KingSerious offense
Promoting separatismNational security
🇦🇷Argentina
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Tax evasionStrictly enforced
🇨🇱Chile
Drug possessionConservative courts
Intellectual property theftStrictly enforced
🇨🇴Colombia
Drug traffickingExtremely serious
Funding armed groupsTerrorism charges
🇵🇪Peru
Exporting antiquitiesHeavy penalties
Damaging heritage sitesInternational incident
🇮🇪Ireland
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Tax evasionRevenue very strict
🇧🇪Belgium
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Nazi symbolismCriminal offense
🇨🇭Switzerland
Money launderingDespite banking secrecy
Nazi symbolsCriminal offense
🇦🇹Austria
Nazi symbolsConstitutional ban
Holocaust denialCriminal offense
🇨🇿Czech Republic
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Communist symbolsSensitive topic
🇭🇺Hungary
Any drug possessionZero tolerance
Communist symbolsControversial
🇸🇪Sweden
Drug possessionEurope's strictest
Hate speechStrictly enforced
🇳🇴Norway
Drug possessionStrict penalties
Drunk drivingImmediate consequences
🇩🇰Denmark
Drug traffickingHeavy penalties
Tax evasionStrictly enforced
🇳🇿New Zealand
Biosecurity violationsHeavy fines
Hate speechStrictly enforced
🇮🇱Israel
BDS supportAnti-boycott law
Entering restricted zonesMilitary offense
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
Homosexual activityDeath penalty
Alcohol consumptionFlogging/prison
🇫🇮Finland
Sauna misconductCultural offense
Drug possessionStrict penalties
🇺🇦Ukraine
Russian symbolsBanned
🇱🇹Lithuania
Soviet symbolsDecommunization law
🇷🇸Serbia
War crimes denialSensitive topic
🇧🇬Bulgaria
CorruptionAnti-corruption laws
🇮🇸Iceland
Environmental damageSerious offense
Off-road drivingHeavy fines
🇶🇦Qatar
Homosexual activityDeath penalty
Insulting IslamBlasphemy
🇰🇼Kuwait
Any drug possessionDeath penalty
Insulting the EmirSerious offense