| Goods | Purpose | Control | Authority | Legislation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled Drugs, such as cannabis, opium, cocaine and so on | To protect the public health and the public interest by controlling the exportation of certain dangerous drugs | Prohibited Absolutely | Department of Health | Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 |
| Crocodiles (whether dead or alive), including skins and parts of crocodiles | Conservation of crocodiles | Permission of the Minister for Conservation and the Environment | Department of Conservation and the Environment | Crocodile Trade Act 1974 |
| Flora and fauna (other than agricultural, fishing or forestry industries) | Conservation of native fauna and flora and to enforce the Convention in the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) | Permission of the Minister for Conservation and the Environment | International Trade (Fauna and Flora) Management Authority | International Trade (Fauna and Flora) Act 1979 |
| Timber, timber products, bark and bark products | Conservation of native forestry | Permission of the Minister for Forestry | Ministry of Forest | Forestry Act 1991 |
| Geological and fossil materials | Protection of natural resources | Permission of the Minister for Mining | Department of Mineral Policy & Geohazards Management | Schedule 1, Item 16 Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulation 1963 |
| Alluvial gold and concentrates and compounds including gold in pure form or otherwise | Protection of natural resources | Permission of the Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea | Bank of Papua New Guinea | Central Banking Act 2000 |
| Papua New Guinea currency (or its foreign equivalent) in excess of K20,000 | Enforcement of currency exchange provisions | Permission of the Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea | Bank of Papua New Guinea | Central Banking Act 2000 |
| Numismatic Notes and Coins | Enforcement of currency exchange provisions | Permission of the Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea | Bank of Papua New Guinea | Central Banking Act 2000 |
| Human skeletons or any part of a human skeleton | To prevent the exportation of unlawfully acquired human skeletons | 1. Permission of an accredited representative of an officially recognized scientific institution 2. Permission of the Head of State acting on advice | Department for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology | Schedule 1, Item 19 Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulation 1963 |
| Pearl-shell oysters, living, including Pinctada Maxima (gold or silver lipped oyster) | Conservation | Permission of the Minister for Fisheries | National Fisheries Authority | Fisheries Management Act 1998 |
| Natural Cultural Property (includes any cultural property connected with traditional life, past or present) | Protection of the cultural heritage of Papua New Guinea | Permission of the Natural Cultural Commission | National Cultural Commission | National Cultural Property (Preservation) Act 1965 |
| Tainted property acquired in Papua New Guinea through any unlawful activity | To prevent the exportation of property obtained through criminal conduct | Permission of the Commissioner of Customs | PNG Customs Service | s.146(1)(v) Customs Act 1952 |
| Goods for export on which export duty, if payable, has not been paid | Protection of the revenue | Permission of the Commissioner of Customs | PNG Customs Service | s. 12 Customs Tariff Act 1990 |
| Hazardous Environmental Contaminants, including pesticides | Protection of the environment | Permission of the Minister for Conservation and the Environment | Department of Conservation and the Environment | Environmental Contaminants Act 1978 |