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Changelog — page 2

Older additions, updates, and corrections. Most recent changes are on the main changelog.

22 changes

  • addedMEDICATION+22 essential medications from WHO Model List: amoxicillin, azithromycin, metformin, insulin-injectable, atorvastatin, lisinopril, amlodipine, levothyroxine, omeprazole, prednisone, salbutamol/albuterol, warfarin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, morphine, oxycodone, alprazolam, lorazepam, sertraline, fluoxetine, metoprolol, esomeprazole. /medications now lists 33.View →
  • addedITEM+30 new items covering DG class 2.1 / 2.2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 cross-references (matches, lighters, lighter-fluid, camping-stove, aerosols, butane-cartridge, CO2-cartridge, scuba-tank, pool-chemicals, hair-bleach, fertilizer, pesticides, rat-poison, medical-samples, medical-isotopes, smoke-detector, industrial-gauge, car-battery, drain-cleaner, industrial-acid) plus agricultural products and consumer electronics. Catalogue now 111 items.View →
  • addedCARRIER+19 regional carriers: Aramex, Yamato, J&T, DPD, GLS, La Poste, Deutsche Post, China Post, Japan Post, Korea Post, India Post, Australia Post, Canada Post, Asendia, Evri, Yodel, Purolator, SF Express, SingPost, Pos Malaysia. /carriers hub now lists 28.View →
  • addedAIRLINE+39 airlines including KLM, Air France, Korean Air, JAL, Cathay Pacific, Saudia, Etihad, El Al, LATAM, Avianca, Aeromexico, Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air. /airlines hub now lists 49.
  • addedAIRPORT+65 airports across major intercontinental gateways. Each entry has customsNotes, transitNotes, knownQuirks, and official sourceUrls. /airports hub now lists 78 airports.
  • addedHS-CHAPTER+60 HS chapters covering chapters 1-99 (including all gaps in 1-50 and 51-99). HS nomenclature now complete at 98 chapters. Each entry includes commonItems, generalNotes, frequentMisclassification, and tariff-resource URLs.
  • addedRULE+1,000 traveling rule stubs auto-generated across 50 new countries × 20 high-traffic items. All flagged confidence:low pending editorial verification — surfaces the new countries in the can-i-bring matrix while explicitly badging unverified status.
  • addedCOUNTRY+12 European fills (UA, HU, GR, PT, IE, BE, AT, SE, DK, NO, FI, IS). Coverage now 85 countries — up from 35.View →
  • addedCOUNTRY+13 Africa + Asia fills (MA, ET, GH, TZ, DZ, TN, SN, CM, LK, KH, LA, MM, MN). AfCFTA, EAC, ECOWAS, ASEAN coverage filled out.View →
  • addedCOUNTRY+13 Latin America + Caribbean countries (CL, PE, EC, VE, UY, PY, DO, CU, JM, CR, PA, GT, BO).View →
  • addedCOUNTRY+12 priority countries (RU, IR, IL, PK, BD, IQ, KW, BH, OM, PL, CZ, RO). Iran + Russia unlock OFAC SDN / EU restrictive measures cross-refs.View →

45 changes

  • updatedFTAAll 8 FTAs (USMCA, UK-EU TCA, ANZCERTA, CPTPP, RCEP, EU Single Market, GCC Customs Union, A-UKFTA) commodityCoverage field expanded from 1-2 sentences to 300-500 chars each, with named tariff lines, sectoral carve-outs, dispute-settlement mechanisms, and digital-trade chapter highlights.
  • updatedDG-CLASSDG classes 4 (flammable solids) and 6 (toxic / infectious) summary expanded from 164-185 chars to 600+ chars matching the depth of the other 8 classes. Each now lists all sub-divisions with concrete consumer examples plus the carriage-rule rationale.
  • updatedSANCTIONS-REGIMESanctions regime notes expanded on all 5 regimes (OFAC SDN, EU restrictive measures, UN Security Council, UK OFSI, GCC residuals) from <280 to 500-700 chars each. Now covers enforcement reach, licence pathways, penalty schedules, and 50-Percent Rule / Article 50 frustration / Abraham Accords nuances.
  • addedROUTE-PAIR8 new route pairs published: US-CN, US-IN, JP-US, KR-US, DE-CN, MX-US, US-UK, UK-JP. Each carries topItems, averageParcelTransitDays, FTA-status notes, and lastVerified. /routes hub goes from 8 -> 16.
  • addedSCENARIO8 new scenarios published: moving abroad with prescription medication, returning home with luxury watches, diplomatic posting setup, backpacker electronics across SE Asia, online seller crossing de minimis threshold, pet relocation to AU/NZ/UK/JP, wedding gifts personal allowance, first-time exporter shipping samples to Asia. /scenarios hub goes from 5 -> 13.
  • updatedCOUNTRYFive thin countries thickened: kenya, qatar, colombia, argentina, south-korea. postingRestrictions expanded to 350+ chars on each; +25 specialNotes added across the five (avg +5 each).View →
  • correctedITEMCross-link fix: antiques-general.commonlySearchedWith referenced 'ivory-antiques' which doesn't exist; corrected to 'ivory-cites'. ageRestricted.jurisdictions ['most'] sentinel expanded to real country lists on 7 items.View →
  • updatedITEMSix items thickened: portable-solar-panel, sim-cards, coins-collectible, e-reader, drone-accessories, hemp-seeds-sterilised. Each combined description+generalNotes now ≥1,500 chars (matches catalogue median).View →
  • updatedRULENext 25 thinnest rule bodies (250 chars, controlled-substance carriage rules across SE Asia / NZ / KR / UK / CN) expanded to 350+ chars with two sourced citations and an enforcement classification each.
  • updatedRULEpracticalAdvice expanded on 217 rules from <100-char stubs to 150-300 chars of actionable, sourced advice. Coverage went from 23.1% to 37.8% of rules with substantive practicalAdvice. Lights up the rule page's 'What to do at the border' block across 200+ pages.
  • updatedRULEPhase-1 rule-coverage milestone: enforcement at 24.5% (was 8.7%), confidence at 23.9% (was 7.0%), relatedRules at 100% (was 7.3%), penalties 3.9% (was 2.3%). Three bundles (21-23) closed the bulk of the Phase-1 optional-field gap.
  • updatedRULENext 25 thinnest rule bodies (241-250 chars) expanded to 350+ chars with two sourced citations and an enforcement classification each.
  • updatedRULEConfidence grading + reasoning added on 150 more rules. Total now 353 / 1,475 (23.9%). Methodology unchanged (high/medium/low per /methodology#confidence-grading).
  • updatedRULEPenalties populated on 23 more prohibited rules with documented statutory ranges. Total now 57 / 1,475 (3.9%) — focus on cannabis, vape, firearms, controlled medication, wildlife, and currency-declaration prohibitions.
  • updatedRULErelatedRules cross-references auto-populated on 1,367 rules with 6,953 total links (avg 5.09 per rule). 100% of rules now have relatedRules. Auto-linker uses three deterministic buckets: same-item-different-country, same-country-same-category, cross-purpose.
  • updatedCOUNTRYlandBorders coverage hits 100% (35 / 35). India expanded from 1 to 6 entries (PK, CN, NP, BT, BD, MM); Nigeria added with 4 entries (BJ, NE, TD, CM).View →
  • updatedCOUNTRYPhase-1 country-field coverage milestone: 9 of 10 v2 fields are at 100% population (only timeline at 86% and landBorders at 97%). Country-page sticky-TOC and JSON-LD now render the full extended profile on every country page.View →
  • updatedITEMexcisable + ageRestricted flags backfilled on items by category heuristic. Excisable=true now on 12 items (alcohol/tobacco/cannabis); ageRestricted now on 21 items. Item-page Age and Excise badges light up across the catalogue.View →
  • updatedRULENext 26 thinnest rule bodies (235-243 chars) expanded to 350+ chars with two sourced citations and an enforcement classification each.
  • updatedRULEEnforcement classification finished on the remaining 70 prohibited rules (62 active, 8 occasional). 100% of prohibited rules now carry an enforcement classification.
  • updatedCOUNTRYlandBorders explicitly set to [] on 8 island/peninsula nations (UK, AU, NZ, JP, KR, TW, ID, PH) — distinguishes 'documented none' from 'undocumented'. landBorders defined on 34 / 35 countries (India remains TODO).View →
  • updatedCOUNTRYRegulatory timelines added on 10 more countries (MY, ID, PH, VN, DE, ES, HK, CH, AR, KE), 20 entries total. Timeline coverage now 30 / 35 countries.View →
  • updatedAIRLINEpersonalItemMaxKg populated on 9 airlines (Delta, United, American, Lufthansa, Emirates, Singapore, Qantas, Air Canada, ANA). Airline page now shows the personal-item weight envelope across the full set.
  • updatedDG-CLASSDG-class cross-references: pepper-spray cross-linked to class 2.2; electronic-cigarette-liquid added to class 3; packingGroupNotes filled on classes 5, 7, 8 (10/10 now populated).
  • updatedRULENext 25 thinnest rule bodies expanded from 227-236 chars to 350+ with two sourced citations and enforcement classification each.
  • updatedRULEConfidence grades + reasoning added on 100 rules. Methodology page documents the high/medium/low criteria; ConfidenceBadge surfaces on rule pages.
  • updatedRULEEnforcement classification populated on 100 prohibited rules (99 active, 1 occasional). Rule-page enforcement badge now lights up for these.
  • updatedCOUNTRYRegulatory timelines added on 10 more countries (US, CA, TH, KR, BR, IT, FR, NL, AE, ZA), 23 entries total. Country-page sticky-TOC and JSON-LD subjectOf events now populate for these.View →
  • updatedCOUNTRYCountry-page template gains topInboundOriginCountries chip row and inline localScriptName next to country name in header. Sticky-TOC entry added.View →
RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES45UNIQUE SOURCES645LATEST VERIFICATION2026-08-22MethodologyChangelog