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This leaet is not comprehensive and will onlygive you a summary o the rules. Because pestsand diseases can occur very suddenly, these

rules can change at any time and at short notice.For up-to-date inormation, contact theDepartment or Environment, Food and RuralAairs (Dera) their contact details are on theback o this leaet.

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All the rules described in this leaet also apply toany items you send or receive by post (includingthose ordered online).


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I you are travelling rom a country outside the EU,you cannot bring any meat or dairy products into theUK unless you are travelling rom Croatia, the FaroeIslands, Greenland or Iceland, when you are allowed

a combined weight o up to 10kg per person

You may bring in a limited quantity o otheranimal products, such as fsh, bivalves, honey andeggs. Please check pages 6 to 8. For urther detailsabout permitted products, contact Dera theirdetails are on the back o this leaet.

I you have specifc questions about fsh, shellfsh orbivalve products, contact the Food Standards Agency their contact details are on the back o this leaet.

Dont break the law, check the rules beoreyou travel.

Ma include any resh, cooked or dried meat such as

bee, lamb, pork or chicken and such products as patties, curries,

ham, biltong, pot noodles which contain meat, meatballs, meat

pickles, cured or cooked sausage, pate and meat paste. Live

snails, dead snails still in their shells and water snails are also

not permitted.

da include resh, dried or concentrated milk, cream,

butter, ghee, mithai, cheese and products containing resh cream.

p include resh, dried, cooked, cured and smoked

sh and sh products, such as canned tuna, sh sauces, prawns,

shrimps, squid, lobster, crab and craysh.

Ba include oysters (including oyster sauce) mussels,

clams, cockles, scallops, whelks and winkles

e include omelette, mayonnaise and dried eggs.

Only the most common examples in each category are listed

above. More detailed inormation is available rom Dera - see

contact details on the back o this leafet.


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You are not allowed to bring in any meat or dairyproducts to the UK

However, i you are travelling rom Croatia, theFaroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland, you areallowed up to 10kg combined weight per person.

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You are allowed up to 20kg combined weight perperson o fsh and fsh products (including deadbivalves) or the weight o one fsh whicheverweight is highest. Fish can be dried, cooked, cured,smoked or resh but resh fsh is only allowed i itis gutted.

I you are travelling rom the Faroe Islands orIceland, there is no weight restriction per person.

Caviar o sturgeon species is subject to additional

weight restrictions and controls see theendangered animals or plants section on page 9.

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You are allowed up to 2kg combined weight perperson o other animal products (i.e. other thanmeat, dairy and fsh products) such as honey, eggsand egg products, snail meat and live bivalves.Please check the rules beore travellingwww.direct.gov.uk/dontbringmeback

I you are travelling rom Croatia, the FaroeIslands, Greenland and Iceland, you are allowedup to 10kg combined weight per person o other

animal products.

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You are allowed up to 2kg combined weight per person

o powdered inant milk, inant ood, and special oodsrequired or medical reasons provided that:

The product does not require rerigerationbeore consumptionIt is a product in commercially branded packagingThe packaging is unbroken unless in current use

You are also allowed up to 2kg o pet ood maderom animal products required or medical reasonssubject to the same conditions above.

I you are travelling rom Croatia, the Faroe Islands,Greenland and Iceland, you are allowed up to 10kgcombined weight per person o special oods withinthis category.

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It is important that you declare any banned oodproducts that you are bringing in rom outside the EU. Iyou are unsure about any o the ood products you are

bringing in, speak to a UK Border Agency ofcer in theCustoms Red Channel or on the Red Point telephone.I you declare any banned or restricted ood items to us,we will take these away and destroy them and no urtheraction will be taken. I you are bringing back more than

you are allowed, we will seize the whole amount.

Bringing in goods that are banned is illegal, andthere are heavy penalties or smuggling. I youail to declare any items that are not permitted,you could ace severe delays, and prosecution.

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I you are travelling rom a country outside theEU, there are restrictions on bringing ruits,vegetables, seeds and bulbs into the UK. Some

plants, soil and other plant products (includingpotatoes) maynot be brought to the UK unlessyou have obtained the relevant ofcial certifcateor licence.

See the leaet Bringing ruits, vegetables orplant products into the UK or an overview othe restrictions which is available to downloadthrough the UK Border Agency website,www.ukba.homeofce.gov.uk

For more inormation and advice, please contactthe Plant Health Service o the Food andEnvironment Research Agency (FERA) on+44 (0) 1904 465 645.

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Regardless o where you are travelling rom, youmaynot bring in parts o endangered animal orplants to the UK without the correct permits. Thisincludes caviar (any amount sent by post or above

125gms in your personal luggage ), skins, hidesand shells and any products made rom them.

For more inormation and advice, contact the UKCITES Management Authority on 0117 372 8774

or visitwww.ukcites.gov.uk


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There are other items, such as alcohol, tobacco

and perume which are restricted i you aretravelling rom certain countries, and some items,such as unlicensed drugs and weapons, which arebanned completely.

For inormation about other prohibited andrestricted items see the UK Border Agency leaetTravelling to the UK.


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For more inormation about the rules reerred

to in this leaet, visit:

www.direct.gov.uk/dontbringmeback

or call the Dera helpline on:

08459 33 55 77 (rom the UK)+44 (0)20 7238 6951 (rom outside the UK)Lines are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

I you have specifc questions about fsh, fshproducts or bivalves, please contact the FoodStandards Agency at:

www.ood.gov.uk/oodindustry/imports/imports_advice/personal_imp

Or call them on +44 (0)20 7276 8018Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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