Can I bring Fresh Vegetables to Netherlands?
Fresh Vegetables→Netherlands
❌ Not Allowed
📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:None without a phytosanitary certificate; the five exempt fruits (pineapple, coconut, durian, banana, date) do not cover vegetables
✅ Declaration Requirements
✅Required
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📝 Important Notes
- •🚫 NOT ALLOWED without a phytosanitary certificate: It is prohibited to introduce into the EU territory plants, plant products and other objects in passengers' personal luggage, unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. Vegetables are on that list, so this applies when you fly into Netherlands from a non-EU country.
- •📋 What the rule covers:
- •The commodities named for passengers' luggage are plants to be planted, fruits, vegetables and cut flowers
- •No phytosanitary certificate is needed for fruits of pineapple, coconut, durian, banana or date, for which there are no restrictions — those five exemptions are all fruits, and there is no equivalent exemption for vegetables
- •The full list of these commodities is in Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
- •📋 What a phytosanitary certificate is:
- •It guarantees that the goods are properly inspected; free from quarantine pests, within the requirements for regulated non-quarantine pests and practically free from other pests; and in line with the plant health requirements of the EU, laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
- •The exporting country's national plant protection authorities issue the phytosanitary certificates
- •⚠️ Coming from Great Britain:
- •From 1 January 2021, every import from Great Britain is subject to the same phytosanitary import prohibitions and requirements as other non-EU European countries
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Does Fresh Vegetables need to be vacuum-sealed for entry?
Vacuum sealing can significantly reduce the risk of confiscation, especially for meat or dried products. Additionally, Fresh Vegetables with complete commercial labeling and ingredient lists is more likely to pass inspection.
❓ More Questions
Can I bring fresh vegetables into Netherlands in my luggage?
Not without a phytosanitary certificate. It is prohibited to introduce into the EU territory plants, plant products and other objects in passengers' personal luggage unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, and vegetables are among the commodities named.
Which fruits and vegetables are exempt from the certificate?
No phytosanitary certificate is needed for fruits of pineapple, coconut, durian, banana or date, for which there are no restrictions. All five exemptions are fruits; there is no equivalent exemption for vegetables.
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