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Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Bringing food into Great Britain: Restricted items

Bringing food into Great Britain: Restricted items

There are restrictions on bringing meat, dairy, fish and animal products and fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds into Great Britain from abroad.

If you’re bringing in any food or animal products protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), you may need to apply for a CITES permit.

2. Meat, dairy, fish and animal products
The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend on the country you’re bringing it from.

You cannot bring meat or dairy products from any EU country into Great Britain for your own use. This temporary restriction is to help stop the spread of foot and mouth disease after recent outbreaks in Europe. Find out more about the reasons for the ban.

Full update at this link:
https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain/meat-dairy-fish-animal-products