Can I bring meat and dairy to Greece?
- Official classification
- Meat, meat products and dairy products
Prohibited
You cannot bring meat and dairy into Greece.
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
- Personal imports Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Questions about Meat, meat products and dairy products in Greece
- Can I bring meat and dairy to Greece?
- meat and dairy may not be brought into Greece at all. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare meat and dairy at Greece customs?
- There is nothing to declare — meat and dairy cannot be brought in at all. Declaring it does not make it admissible; it hands it over.
- What happens if I do not declare meat and dairy 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.
- Can I post or ship meat and dairy 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 meat and dairy out of Greece?
- Greece publishes no separate rule for taking meat and dairy out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Greece limit for meat and dairy 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 Personal imports. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Travellers are not allowed to bring in meat, milk or their products, unless they are coming with less than 10 kilograms of these products from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland”
- How does Greece compare with other countries on meat and dairy?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 12 prohibit meat and dairy, 8 limit it and 1 let it through. Greece is among the strictest.
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Personal imports · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Personal imports · 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) — Personal imports · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Personal imports · verified 2026-09-19