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Taking kava out of United Kingdom

STATUS · ALLOWED

Kava may be exported from United Kingdom for personal use; several destinations restrict or limit kava import on arrival.

Details

Kava (Piper methysticum) faces no export prohibition from United Kingdom at personal quantities. Destination-side treatment varies widely: Australia caps traveller imports (2 kg allowance under the kava pilot rules), Poland and a few European jurisdictions control it, and the UK bans its sale for human consumption though personal possession is not criminalised. Carry kava in original retail packaging with ingredients listed.

Quantity limits

Personal-use quantities in retail packaging

The other direction

INBOUND

Bringing kava into United Kingdom(restricted)

Sources

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