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Send Meat Products 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

ANSWER

Can I post Meat Products to United Kingdom?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2025-01-15

POAO rules apply post-Brexit; most non-EU meat restricted

QUANTITY / LIMITS

2kg personal use from approved countries

DOCUMENTS

  • Customs declaration

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

gov.uk
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Full Details

Post-Brexit, the UK restricts meat imports by post from non-EU countries under Products of Animal Origin (POAO) regulations. Commercially processed and canned meat from approved countries may be permitted. Fresh meat from most non-EU countries is prohibited. EU meat currently has easements.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Most non-EU meat products will be seized. EU meat currently has temporary easements.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

2kg personal use from approved countries

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Customs declaration

LEGAL REFERENCE

POAO Regulations, Import of Products Regulations 2021

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

Items sent by post valued over £135 require a customs declaration. Royal Mail and courier services handle customs clearance for postal imports. Certain items are prohibited from being sent internationally via post (batteries alone, aerosols, etc.).

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