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How much Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons can I bring into Greece?

Allowed

You can bring Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons into Greece without a special limit.

Cabin baggage
Checked baggage
Declaration Not required
Limit 2 kilogram

What you need to know

  • 2 kilogram (4.41 lb)
  • Channels: Carried with the traveler

Important

This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.

Official sources

Last verified 2026-09-19

Questions about Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons in Greece

How much powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons can I bring into Greece?
Greece allows 2 kilograms of powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19

Do I have to declare powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons at Greece customs?
No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19

What happens if I do not declare powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons in Greece?
Under ΑΑΔΕ, Συχνές ερωτήσεις – απαντήσεις για Απαλλαγές Ταξιδιωτών Τρίτων, if you declare the excess yourself: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under ν. 2960/2001, άρθρο 158 παρ. 1, if the goods are found without being declared: an administrative fine is imposed. Under ν. 2960/2001, άρθρο 147 παρ. 1· η παρ. 2 επιβάλλει το ίδιο πρόστιμο, if you declare the excess yourself: an administrative fine is imposed.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — ข้อควรทราบสำหรับการนำของติดตัวเข้าทางอากาศยานสำหรับผู้โดยสาร · verified 2026-09-20

Do duty-free purchases count toward the Greece allowance for powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons?
Yes. What you buy in an arrival duty-free shop comes out of the same allowance, so the shop does not add to what you may already be carrying.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Οδηγός για την ενημέρωση των ταξιδιωτών · verified 2026-09-20

Can I post or ship powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons to Greece 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 travels under the same allowance.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Οδηγός για την ενημέρωση των ταξιδιωτών · verified 2026-09-20

Can I take powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons out of Greece?
Greece publishes no separate rule for taking powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
Does the Greece limit for powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons apply per person or per family?
Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19

Where does this rule come from?
AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) states it in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.

Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19

How does Greece compare with other countries on powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons?
Of the 21 countries covered here, 1 prohibit powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons, 9 limit it and 11 let it through. Greece is among the more permissive.