Taking food supplements (commercial) out of United Kingdom

Details

Food supplements in commercial quantities must be exported from United Kingdom under a commercial export declaration with a commercial invoice and, where applicable, a packing list and certificate of origin for preferential tariff treatment at destination. Destination markets regulate supplement ingredients and labelling separately (novel-food rules in the EU, FDA facility registration for the US) — commercial consignments need destination compliance before export makes sense. Carrying commercial quantities as passenger baggage without export documentation risks seizure and misdeclaration penalties on the origin side and duty assessment at destination.

Quantity limits

Personal samples informal; commercial quantities require export declaration

Documentation required

• Commercial invoice
• Export declaration (commercial quantities)
• Certificate of origin (for preferential duty at destination)

The other direction

Sources

• gov.uk