How much infant milk and special medical food can I bring into Italy?
- 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 Italy 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
- Taking animal products, food or plants with you in the EU European Commission
Questions about Infant milk and special medical food in Italy
- How much infant milk and special medical food can I bring into Italy?
- Italy 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 Italy customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare infant milk and special medical food in Italy?
- Under Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli, Carta doganale del viaggiatore, if you declare the excess yourself: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under ADM, Carta doganale del viaggiatore: the goods are held until you leave the country; the goods are confiscated. Under Decreto legislativo 26 settembre 2024, n. 141, Articolo 96, comma 1, if the goods are found without being declared: an administrative fine is imposed; the goods are confiscated.
- Can I post or ship infant milk and special medical food to Italy 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 Italy?
- Italy publishes no separate rule for taking infant milk and special medical food out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Italy 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?
- Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) states it in Taking animal products, food or plants with you in the EU. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.
- How does Italy 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. Italy is among the more permissive.
Source: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) — Taking animal products, food or plants with you in the EU · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) — Taking animal products, food or plants with you in the EU · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) — Carta doganale del viaggiatore (luglio 2025) · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) — Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) — Taking animal products, food or plants with you in the EU · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) — Taking animal products, food or plants with you in the EU · verified 2026-09-19