Drug precursors
Also called: precursor chemicals · scheduled substances
Chemicals that can be used to manufacture illicit drugs, such as certain solvents and reagents, which are subject to licensing, registration and notification requirements when traded internationally. The EU controls them under specific regulations based on the UN 1988 Convention, and other jurisdictions have similar rules.
In practice
Importers and exporters of listed chemicals need registration and sometimes a licence for each shipment, and customs can detain unlicensed goods.
EU
Türkiye
UK
USARelated terms
- Import licence
- An authorisation from a government agency required before or at import for specific goods, for reasons such as health, security, quotas or trade…
- Export controls
- Laws that restrict the export, transfer, brokering and transit of military items, dual-use goods and technology, and sometimes other strategic goods,…
- Restricted party screening
- Checking customers, suppliers, carriers and other parties to a transaction against official lists of sanctioned, denied or restricted persons, such…