Bringing back food products to the United Kingdom

Food Imports

EU countries

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus - though the whole of Cyprus is part of the EU, goods from any area of Cyprus not under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus are treated as non-EU imports
  • Czech Republic (The)
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands (The)
  • Poland
  • Portugal (including Madeira)
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain (but not the Canary Islands)
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom

Please note that for Customs purposes, Gibraltar does not count as being part of the EU.


Animal products

Mussels For animal products purposes, EU countries also include:

  • Andorra
  • Canary Islands (The)
  • Channel Islands (The)
  • Isle of Man (The)
  • Norway
  • San Marino

Fruits and vegetables

Lemons For fruits and vegetables purposes, EU countries also include:

  • Andorra
  • Channel Islands (The)
  • Isle of Man (The)
  • San Marino
  • Switzerland

More information

To find out more about what food products you can and cannot bring into the UK, you can search the Imports Database on the Defra website.

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