Can I bring Chocolate to Germany?

⚠️Entering from a non-EU country, special territories (such as the Canary Islands) or Heligoland: no active verbal declaration is needed if the chocolate is carried by you (goods forwarded or sent in advance through the rail company when you travel by train count as carried by you; luggage sent in advance or forwarded by mail does not), is for personal use, your household or as a gift, its nature and quantity do not suggest a commercial purpose, and together with your other goods it stays within the duty-free allowance that applies to you, which can be used only once per journey. The general allowance is €300; €430 for air/sea travellers; €175 for travellers under 15; the value includes foreign VAT, and several persons' allowances may not be added together. Passengers on an inland waterway vessel or on a private, non-commercial aircraft or vessel, and travellers entering from Switzerland across Lake Constance, are not air/sea travellers; for sea travel, the duty exemption depends on the vessel having last called at a port outside the EU, or at a port in an EU Member State region where Regulations 2006/112/EC and 2020/262/EU do not apply. Residents of municipalities near a border, border commuters and other particular groups are subject to special quantity and value restrictions and should confirm their limit with German customs. Crossing the border several times in immediate succession does not give you a new allowance. When these conditions are met, using the green exit at airports or ports counts as your customs declaration. If the allowance is exceeded, you must declare the goods verbally at the customs office and pay import duties. Chocolate that does not meet the EU food conditions must be declared: non-conforming animal products are surrendered on arrival for official disposal, and failure to declare them may result in a fine or criminal prosecution.

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