How much Cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) can I bring into Germany?
Prohibited
You cannot bring Cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) into Germany.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Kugeln im BH Zoll (German Customs)
Questions about Cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) in Germany
- How many cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) can I bring into Germany?
- cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) may not be brought into Germany at all. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) at Germany customs?
- There is nothing to declare — cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) cannot be brought in at all. Declaring it does not make it admissible; it hands it over.
- What happens if I do not declare cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) in Germany?
- Under Abgabenordnung, § 372 Absatz 1, if it is treated as smuggling: it is prosecuted as a criminal offence.
- Can I post or ship cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) to Germany instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you is outside this allowance.
- Can I take cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) out of Germany?
- Germany publishes no separate rule for taking cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Germany limit for cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity) apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) states it in Kugeln im BH. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Somit ist insbesondere auch die Einfuhr von Cannabis zum Eigenkonsum aus dem Ausland weiterhin verboten und strafbar, egal in welcher Menge.”
- How does Germany compare with other countries on cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity)?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 18 prohibit cannabis and cannabis products (any quantity), 2 limit it and 0 let it through. Germany is among the strictest.
Source: Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) — Kugeln im BH · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) — Kugeln im BH · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) — Amtliches AO-Handbuch 2025, § 372 Abgabenordnung · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) — germany postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) — Kugeln im BH · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Generalzolldirektion (German Customs Administration) — Kugeln im BH · verified 2026-09-19