Which items are not allowed on OLX?

As required by the Law and as per our policy, we do not allow items that are considered illegal for sale in Pakistan. The rules on illegal items are different for each category on OLX, so please continue reading to understand what items are considered illegal for sale in each category.

Mobiles (Telecom)

• Software for unlocking the phones
• Mobile Spy Software
• Mobile Signal Jammer
• Invites for buying mobile phone
• Live Demo Unit (LDU)
• Mobile Jammers
• Signal Jammers
• GSM Amplifiers
• Mobile Signal Boosters
• Dect 6.0 or Dect Cordless Phones (Range 1880 MHZ - 1930 MHZ or 1.88 GH - 1.93 GH)
• Mobile Unlock Software
• Terminal devices
• WIFI Booster with 3g & 4g Sim capability
• As per PTA only licensed companies can sell GPS tracking devices

Electronic & Home Appliances

• Cline & DTH
• Used Trimmer/ Breast pump/ Epilator is not Approve
• Keylogger - devices and software's
• Sale of Licensed Software like SAP or Oracle
• Commercial Television Series / Episodes / Programs/ Movies in (pen drives/ CDs/DVDs/blu ray discs etc.)
• Government issued Laptops, Wifi Dongle or accessories.
• Erethium mining rig
• Gas Suction Pumps
• LPG Cylinder

Vehicles:

• Vehicles without Registration Book or papers including Xerox documents
• Police Seized Vehicles
• NCP (Non-Custom Paid) / Afghan Trade cars
• Booking Coupon/Receipt of advance booking
• Vehicle issued by Government under 'Apna Rozgar Scheme'
• Non-Transferable Vehicles (e.g. Jeeto Pakistan Jeeto or Similar Game Shows etc.)
• Government owned cars

Fashion & Beauty

• Breast Enlargement, Hip protrusion creams
• Used / Unused Undergarments
• Replica (Copy, Duplicates) of Luxury brands of Sunglasses, Watches, Apparels, Accessories etc.
• Beauty Products giving 100% guarantee
• Sale of Army OR Police Uniforms, clothes, shoes, jackets, medals etc.
• Teen Patti and Poker chips
• Business, Product, Direct Selling & Jobs of any of the Network Marketing Companies E.g. The ELI, The Oriflamme, MetLife Int Pakistan, Tiens etc.
• Glutathione -- is an important antioxidant in plants, animals, fungi, and some bacteria and archaea
• Nighty Lingerie

Books, Sports & Hobbies

• Electronic vapes (Sheeshah or Hookah) - tobacco or flavor mentioned
• E-cigars/cigarettes
• Android Apps Or Games
• Books or Magazine with Sexual Content

Business, Industrial & Agriculture:

• Sexual supplements (Medicine/creams etc.)
• Banned/Restricted chemicals - example - radioactive, DDT CFC.
• Currency in Circulation (Foreign)
• Sale of SSD Chemical
• Asphalt/Bitumen - Used in road construction

Property for Sale & Rent:

• Wine Shop with / Without License
• Live-In Relation including Male / Female sharing
• Sale of River sand & Sandalwood farms
• Disputed / Seized property
• Pharma license sale/ Rent
• Sale of religious place
• Sale of Registration form, slips, files, prospectus, certificate without property
• Sale or Rent of Girvi or Mortgaged property
• Sale of Reputable Institutions or Government building or City like Islamabad or LUMS etc.

Services:

• Online/ WhatsApp Nikah, Divorce, Halala
• Apostille/Attestation of documents like birth certificates, marriage certificates etc.
• Brokers offering services of Forex Trading/ shares
• Any sort of Direct Admission with mention of quota
• Astrologers providing services
• Cross Gender Massages or Female Massage Services
• Bitcoin - Virtual money
• Surrogacy Services
• Medical surgeries
• Medical prescriptions
• Image verification services
• Fast Track /One sitting Degree
• Escort service
• Trading software
• Ads for Compromise models
• Investment Ads

Jobs:

• Google AdSense accounts
• Online Jobs Like Bulk email/SMS, OLX Ad Posting, Captcha jobs, Ad clicking, click per ad, click on links, click on videos, Ad Viewing, Copy Paste jobs, Letter Posting etc.
• Any Government or Semi Government Job like in PTA or PTCL etc.
• Foreign Jobs of any nature are not allowed. Excluding Work Permit which is a Visa type
• Ads contain the link Hijobs.tk which directs to a website claiming to pay for posting jobs on OLX
• GSK Pharma and all GSK related jobs
• Required “Bold / open Minded females”, “Personal Secretary”
• Social Media marketing job

Animals:

• Sale of Endangered or Exotic Species is not allowed
• Animal adoption or animals for free is prohibited
• Wildlife Policy in Pakistan is Provincial based

Others:

• Sale of Firearms and accessories
• Contraceptives 
• Over the Counter medication & others
• Adult items of sensitive nature
• Cross Gender Massage services 
• Counterfeit / Replica products/ items are not permitted on OLX. Few International Brands specifically, due to Copyright issues, do not allow sale of their branded products on OLX. Some of which are listed below:

DAFNI, Lepin, SCHOL, Babyliss, Veet, Richard Mille, Tommy Hilfiger, RDX, x431 pro3, Fat Gripz, Rubik's Cube, Daniel Wellington, Adidas, R4 Card For Nintendo, JUUL, Ted Baker, BT Sports, Channel, Minion (Toys & Stuff).

Covid-19 - Listing Restrictions:

• Any item/ service being sold related to corona virus (e.g. lucky charms, medication that claims to boost immunity against corona virus etc)
• Any educational message/ propaganda around corona virus in ad
• Corona virus treatment instruments or services (herbal, allopathic, homeopathic, spiritual, physical etc)
• Any Ad title/ description creating a hype out of corona virus

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