Restricted Industries

• Construction (except building materials trade)

• SaaS, leasing, or renting services*

• Public-sector tenders under VOB/VgV or receivables from public procurement

• VÖB-regulated activities (e.g., main construction)

• Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) / Network Marketing

• Gemstones & precious metals

• Legal services

• Misleading/predatory services

• Non-approved goods

• Prohibited goods & services (beyond legal minimums)

• Counterfeit or unlicensed software

• Drugs and drug paraphernalia

• Explosives and fireworks

• Pseudodrugs

• Tobacco production & processing, and related machinery

• Weapons & ammunition manufacturing & distribution (unless EU-mandated)

• Illegal goods or services

• Gambling, casinos & online betting

• Prostitution & pornography

• Erotic / adult content & services (incl. dating services)

• Oil drilling, fracking & crude oil/natural gas extraction

• Nuclear waste handling & storage

• Human cloning & GMO research

• Private prisons or deportation facilities

• R&D or trade of prohibited weapons (landmines, chemical, biological, nuclear)

• Any other statutory or regulatory prohibited activities

*Services are generally restricted and subject to separate authorization and risk review processes.