Here's an example of why its needed. Hentai is not legal in many area, from a posting on AoD: japananime.com & xonair.com Prohibited Zip Codes Many US Zip Codes have local or state laws that restrict the shipping of adult content to them. If you live in a restricted site and still purchase a product, you will be in violation of our terms and conditions and you hereby release Xonair from any liabilities that may occur from said purchase. While Xonair attempts to keep this list current, it is your responsibility to know the laws that apply to your area. Unless otherwise indicated we do not ship to any Zip Code in the States list below ALABAMA: ARKANSAS: FLORIDA: Jacksonville, Tallahassee KENTUCKY: MISSISSIPPI: TENNESSEE: Memphis TEXAS: UTAH: VIRGINIA: fivestardvd.com United States # We can not ship adult material to the following locations:Alabama (entire state) # Kansas (entire state; restrictions on toys only; we can ship DVDs) # Oklahoma (entire state) # Utah (entire state) # Pennsylvania (17000-17199) # New York (14200-14299) # Cincinnati, Ohio (45201-45999) # Memphis, TN (37501-38197) # Parish County Louisiana (71001-71275) avfantasy.com & aventertainments.com We Do Not Ship to the following States, Cities, and Zip Codes. State: Alabama Arkansas Kansas Mississippi Oklahoma Utah Cities: Florida-Jacksonville Florida-Tallahassee Florida-Tampa Bay Indiana-Indianapolis Ohio-Cincinnati Tennessee-Memphis Texas-Austin Texas-Dallas Texas-Houston Texas-San Antonio Texas-Waco Zip Codes: NY 14200 thru 14299 NC 27500 thru 27999 NC 28300 thru 28599 PA 17000 thru 17199 TX 76035 thru 76199 LA 71001, 71227, 71234, 71235, 71241, 71245, 71270, 71272, 71273, 71275 wantedlist.com We only ship within the United States... and within that, there are some restrictions. Entire states that we WILL NOT ship to: Alabama Tennessee Zip codes that we WILL NOT ship to: Florida 32300-32399, 32500-32599 Oklahoma City, OK 731xx Newport News, VA 236xx Fairview Heights, IL 62208 Belleville, IL 62220, 62221, 62222, 62223, 62226 Southern, OH 450xx-459xx Mississippi 386xx-397xx Utah 840xx-841xx 843xx-847xx Montana 591xx North Carolina 282xx