How much Pets carried in the cabin can I bring into Greece?
Restricted
You can bring Pets carried in the cabin into Greece only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- 5 piece
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- PET ANIMALS Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food
Questions about Pets carried in the cabin in Greece
- How many pets carried in the cabin can I bring into Greece?
- Greece allows 5 pets carried in the cabin per traveller. Above that the goods are treated as an import and duty becomes payable. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare pets carried in the cabin at Greece customs?
- Only above the allowance. Up to 5 pets carried in the cabin there is nothing to declare; beyond it you take the goods through the red channel and pay the duty.
- What happens if I do not declare pets carried in the cabin 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 pets carried in the cabin?
- 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 pets carried in the cabin 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 pets carried in the cabin out of Greece?
- Greece publishes no separate rule for taking pets carried in the cabin out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Greece limit for pets carried in the cabin 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 PET ANIMALS. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “The maximum number of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I which may accompany the owner or an authorized person during a single non-commercial movement shall not exceed five (5).”
- How does Greece compare with other countries on pets carried in the cabin?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit pets carried in the cabin, 19 limit it and 1 let it through. Greece is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — PET ANIMALS · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — PET ANIMALS · 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) — PET ANIMALS · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — PET ANIMALS · verified 2026-09-19