Frogman
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After reading about truckers having their sandwiches confiscated when arriving in the Netherlands, I got to wondering what we'd be allowed to carry in our motorhomes: we know folk who take loads of British food with them for long stays! I got in touch with Europe Direct, who sent this:
From 1 January 2021 rules for personal passenger imports of food containing animal products applicable to non-EU countries will apply to movements from Great Britain into to the EU.
The rules are not related to customs duties/tariffs but to the prevention of introduction of animal diseases from non-EU countries. Also, they do not apply to food consumed by the passengers during their travel.
Exempted are the products below, provided that they are shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured:
— bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products containing less than 20 % of processed dairy and egg products;
— chocolate and confectionery (including sweets) containing less than 50 % of processed dairy and egg products;
— food supplements packaged for the final consumer containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products ;
— olives stuffed with fish;
— pasta and noodles not mixed or filled with meat product containing less than 50 % of processed dairy and egg products;
— soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer containing less than 50 % of fish oils, fish powders or fish extracts.
More information on those requirements and relevant legislation can be found here:
https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/animalproducts/personal_imports_en
Mind you, they put a bit at the end, saying the information they provide isn't legally binding! They still didn't answer my question about whether EU products like unopened Edam and Brie cheeses, prepacked salami from Germany or Italy (or Lidl!) and tinned mackerel or sardines would be allowed.
From 1 January 2021 rules for personal passenger imports of food containing animal products applicable to non-EU countries will apply to movements from Great Britain into to the EU.
The rules are not related to customs duties/tariffs but to the prevention of introduction of animal diseases from non-EU countries. Also, they do not apply to food consumed by the passengers during their travel.
Exempted are the products below, provided that they are shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured:
— bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products containing less than 20 % of processed dairy and egg products;
— chocolate and confectionery (including sweets) containing less than 50 % of processed dairy and egg products;
— food supplements packaged for the final consumer containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products ;
— olives stuffed with fish;
— pasta and noodles not mixed or filled with meat product containing less than 50 % of processed dairy and egg products;
— soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer containing less than 50 % of fish oils, fish powders or fish extracts.
More information on those requirements and relevant legislation can be found here:
https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/animalproducts/personal_imports_en
Mind you, they put a bit at the end, saying the information they provide isn't legally binding! They still didn't answer my question about whether EU products like unopened Edam and Brie cheeses, prepacked salami from Germany or Italy (or Lidl!) and tinned mackerel or sardines would be allowed.
