Can I bring Honey and Bee Products to United Kingdom?
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📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:Great Britain: up to 2 kg of honey per person from countries outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. From those listed places, honey is allowed for personal use and GOV.UK gives no weight limit.
✅ Declaration Requirements
⚠️Honey within the limit (2 kg per person from countries outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland) is not on the banned list. When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from outside the UK, you must declare goods over the £390 allowance for other goods (£270 by private plane or boat), any goods you bring in to sell or use in a business, and any banned or restricted goods, such as honey over 2 kg from countries outside that group. Declaring honey over the limit does not mean it will be allowed in: Border Force can seize products if it thinks you have brought in too much of a restricted product. Northern Ireland has different rules and allowances. If you are unsure, speak to a Border Force officer in the red channel.
Form needed: Where a declaration is required: goods over your personal allowance can be declared online from 5 days (120 hours) before you arrive in the UK, or at the border on arrival. Declare banned or restricted food to a Border Force officer in the red channel or on the red point phone.
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📝 Important Notes
- •Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) - depends on where the honey comes from
- •From the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland: you can bring honey for personal use. GOV.UK lists it as an example of "other animal products", with no weight limit stated.
- •From countries outside that group: you can bring up to 2 kg of honey per person.
- •Customs allowance: when you arrive in Great Britain from outside the UK, goods you buy abroad count towards the allowance for other goods: £390 (or £270 if you arrive by private plane or boat). If you go over it, tax and duty are due on the total value, not just the excess. Goods you bring to sell or use in a business have no personal allowance and must be declared.
- •If you break the rules: banned food that you declare is taken away and destroyed. If you do not declare banned food, you could be fined up to £5,000 (in England) or prosecuted. Border Force can also seize items it believes were brought in illegally or in too great a quantity. If unsure, speak to a Border Force officer in the red channel.
- •Northern Ireland: different rules apply to bringing food and animal products into Northern Ireland. Check them before you travel.
❓ More Questions
Can I bring honey to the UK?
Yes, within limits. Arriving in Great Britain, you can bring honey for personal use from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and up to 2 kg per person from other countries. Northern Ireland has different food rules.
How much honey can I bring from outside the EU?
Up to 2 kg of honey per person when you arrive in Great Britain from countries other than the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Honey also counts towards your £390 allowance for other goods (£270 by private plane or boat).
What happens if I bring too much honey or do not declare it?
Border Force can seize products it thinks you brought in illegally or in too great a quantity. If you declare banned food, it is taken away and destroyed; if you do not declare it, you could be fined up to £5,000 (in England) or prosecuted. If you are unsure, speak to a Border Force officer in the red channel.
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