How many companion animals can I bring into Greece?
- Official classification
- Pets (companion animals)
Restricted
You can bring companion animals into Greece only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- 5 piece
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Regulation - 2016/429 - EN - EUR-Lex European Union (EUR-Lex)
- Οδηγίες για τις τελωνειακές διαδικασίες εισόδου κι εισαγωγής στο πλαίσιο των επίσημων ελέγχων στα ζώα, τα φυτά και τα προϊόντα τους, του Κανονισμού (ΕΕ) με αριθμό 625/2017, των εκτελεστικών και των κατ’ εξουσιοδότηση Κανονισμών αυτού Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE)
Questions about Pets (companion animals) in Greece
- How many companion animals can I bring into Greece?
- Greece allows 5 pets (companion animals) 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 companion animals at Greece customs?
- Only above the allowance. Up to 5 pets (companion animals) 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 companion animals 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 companion animals?
- 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 companion animals 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 companion animals out of Greece?
- Greece publishes no separate rule for taking companion animals out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Greece limit for companion animals 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 Regulation - 2016/429 - EN - EUR-Lex. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “The number of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I which may be moved during a single non–commercial movement shall not exceed five.”
- How does Greece compare with other countries on companion animals?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit companion animals, 20 limit it and 0 let it through. Greece is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Regulation - 2016/429 - EN - EUR-Lex · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Regulation - 2016/429 - EN - EUR-Lex · 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) — Regulation - 2016/429 - EN - EUR-Lex · verified 2026-09-19
Source: AADE - Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) — Regulation - 2016/429 - EN - EUR-Lex · verified 2026-09-19