Bringing food into Great Britain
Fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds
The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the country you’re bringing it from.
From the EU, Switzerland or Liechtenstein
You can bring in the following for personal use:
- fruit
- vegetables
- nuts and seeds
From other countries outside the EU
You cannot bring in most fruit or vegetables unless you have a ‘phytosanitary’ (plant health) certificate for them.
You can get a certificate from the plant health authorities in the country you’re leaving.
You can only bring in the following without a phytosanitary certificate:
- pineapple
- kiwi
- coconut
- citrus fruits, such as oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit
- kumquat
- persimmon
- durian
- curry leaves
- banana and plantain
- mango
- dates
- passion fruit
- guava
- processed and packaged plant products, such as packaged salads or frozen plant material
- peeled and processed nuts or nut butters
- certain grains, such as rice