How much infant milk and special medical food can I bring into Greece?
- Official classification
- Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons
Allowed
You can bring infant milk and special medical food into Greece without a special limit.
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
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 European Commission (EUR-Lex)
Questions about Infant milk and special medical food in Greece
- How much infant milk and special medical food 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.
- Do I have to declare infant milk and special medical food at Greece customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare infant milk and special medical food 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.
- Do duty-free purchases count toward the Greece allowance for infant milk and special medical food?
- 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.
- Can I post or ship infant milk and special medical food 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.
- Can I take infant milk and special medical food out of Greece?
- Greece publishes no separate rule for taking infant milk and special medical food out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Greece limit for infant milk and special medical food 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?
- 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.
- How does Greece compare with other countries on infant milk and special medical food?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 1 prohibit infant milk and special medical food, 9 limit it and 11 let it through. Greece is among the more permissive.
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — ข้อควรทราบสำหรับการนำของติดตัวเข้าทางอากาศยานสำหรับผู้โดยสาร · verified 2026-09-20
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Οδηγός για την ενημέρωση των ταξιδιωτών · verified 2026-09-20
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Οδηγός για την ενημέρωση των ταξιδιωτών · verified 2026-09-20
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 · verified 2026-09-19