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Bringing fruit, vegetaBle and plant products into the uK

Don’t break the law check the rules before you travel

there are very strict controls on what fruit, vegetable and plant products you can bring into the european union (eu). this is because food and plants can carry pests and diseases, which can devastate our environment, and our agricultural and horticultural industries. the foot andMouth outbreaks in 2001 and 2007 showed what a damaging effect an animal or plant disease can have on communities, business and the economy. Within the eu, you can bring in any plant products – as long as they are grown in an eu country, are free from pests and diseases and are for your own consumption. But if you are travelling from a country outside the eu, many products have weight andquantity restrictions or are banned completely unless you have obtained the relevant official certificate or licence. please note that the restrictions detailed in this leaflet will vary depending on where you are travelling from, and not where the item was grown or purchased. about this leaflet

travelling froM a country Within the european union (eu)
If you are travelling from a country within theEU (see the list below), you can bring in any fruit, vegetables or plant products – as long as they are grown in any of these countries, are free from pests and diseases and are for your personal consumption.

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This leaflet is not comprehensive and will only give you a summary of the rules. Because pests and diseases can occur very suddenly, these rulescan change at any time without notice. For up-to-date information, contact the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) – their contact details are on the back of this leaflet.

eu countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus (but only goods from areas effectively controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores), Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK (including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) For these purposes, EU countries also include: Andorra, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, San Marino, Switzerland Please note that for thesepurposes, Gibraltar and the Canary Islands do not count as being part of the EU.


travelling froM outside the european union (eu)
If you are travelling from a country outside the EU, many products you may bring in for personal use have weight and quantity restrictions. There are separate rules for commercial imports including Merchandise in Baggage when you will need certain licences to bringthem in. For more information, contact Fera – see contact details on the back of this leaflet. However, certain European and Mediterranean countries (see the list below) have fewer restrictions on some of the products.

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vegetables

Aubergine, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd, celeriac, celery and sweet basil. All other vegetables
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Apple, apricot,blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, citrus fruits (all), cranberry, custard apple, date plum, gooseberry, guava, jambolan, kumquat, mango, passion fruit, peach, pear, persimmon, plum, quince, redcurrant and rose apple.
For restricted Fruit and Vegetables a maximum combined weight of 2kg per person, unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. All other fruit potatoes and potato seeds sweetchestnuts

Restricted - check what you can bring in

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certain european and Mediterranean countries include: Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Ceuta, Croatia, Cyprus (the area not effectively controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus), Egypt, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamrahiriya, Liechtenstein,...