Taking dog food to eu

[village]

Hi has anyone been stopped taking dry dog food from UK to eu thanks

 

[Bouydog]

No brought 8 kilos with us Newhaven to Dieppe no one looked at the dog let alone her food

 

[runnach]

Hi has anyone been stopped taking dry dog food from UK to eu thanks

Never had any issues.

 

[marchie]

Hi has anyone been stopped taking dry dog food from UK to eu thanks

After the Day 1 Brexit confiscation of the ham sandwich by an over-zealous Dutch Border Guard, the rules on food imports were clarified to state that food for personal consumption was not included in the Food Hygiene Regs. IIRC, at the same time, a list of permitted imports, including baby food, diabetic food, and pet food was published, with maximum amounts allowed shown in a Table. Perhaps @Jo001 might have the pet food permitted weights list

Steve

 

[number14]

No problems here, for Ireland or France. We don't do long trips so take enough for the whole 4 weeks.
We also take a small buffer of human food for us and again no problems.

Whatever the small print may say, the border people are just not interested if you're a bona fide tourist. More important is to make sure your AHC/Pet passport is in order. They do check these.

 

[bikerscan]

We travel on the Chunnel and the only check they do is look at our lpg to ensure it is turned off

 

[lizbiebrowne]

We take 2 dogs and 24 kg of Royal Canin to Spain each year - never had a problem, never been searched. At Santander, the police pull over all vans with dogs but they just want to check their microchips nothing else.

 

[Jo001]

Perhaps @Jo001 might have the pet food permitted weights list

I'm not sure that that rule about food for personal consumption has been changed or clarified, as far as I know technically you can have food confiscated although I've never heard of it actually happening.

Personal imports

Personal goods containing meat, milk or their products brought into the EU continue to present a real threat to animal health throughout the Union.

food.ec.europa.eu

For pet food, you can take up to 2 kilos of meat based food for medical reasons, so you need a vet's letter confirming your pet needs it. That said, I take sealed bags of my dog's normal food. Ironically, it is made and packaged in Germany and I'd be prepared to argue we had obtained it there on a previous trip if I were challenged. I don't know whether that would be accepted, but I'd give it a go.

But we have travelled many, many times and never been asked - even by the somewhat enthusiastic border guard who asked us whether we had anything like knives (erm, yes - there's the cutlery drawer) and asked us to prove what we had in our bank accounts to show we had whatever the daily rate is for 90 days.

 

[marchie]

I'm not sure that that rule about food for personal consumption has been changed or clarified, as far as I know technically you can have food confiscated although I've never heard of it actually happening.

Personal imports

Personal goods containing meat, milk or their products brought into the EU continue to present a real threat to animal health throughout the Union.

food.ec.europa.eu

For pet food, you can take up to 2 kilos of meat based food for medical reasons, so you need a vet's letter confirming your pet needs it. That said, I take sealed bags of my dog's normal food. Ironically, it is made and packaged in Germany and I'd be prepared to argue we had obtained it there on a previous trip if I were challenged. I don't know whether that would be accepted, but I'd give it a go.

But we have travelled many, many times and never been asked - even by the somewhat enthusiastic border guard who asked us whether we had anything like knives (erm, yes - there's the cutlery drawer) and asked us to prove what we had in our bank accounts to show we had whatever the daily rate is for 90 days.

I *think* that the waiver on personal foodstuffs was part of the Windsor modification to the Withdrawal Agreement ('WDA'). EU is worried about threats to the food supply chain, and, with the best will in the world, one's half eaten egg sandwich will either be consumed at the next stop, and will enter the EU system via the plumbing or cassette, or will end up in a rubbish bin. Either way, it won't sit on a shelf in Mercadona, even in the 'reduced price' category!

The EU retains the right to require private travel insurance and adequate funds for the duration of stay to be proven, but has other priorities to deal with just now. The mooted 'closer EU/UK relationship' might address these and other housekeeping issues over the coming years, or possibly as part of the regular reviews of the WDA; we can but hope!

Steve

 

[Devadave]

We always take 20kgs Royal Canine dry food for GD Candy…. We were stopped at the UK border, had to get Candy out…..
Then surrounded with officers….




All wanting to pet and cuddle Candy! She loved it, even one of the officers offered her a sandwich
Then the boss arrived to see the fuss and waved us on, he winked as we drove past Quality work Candy