How much other animal-origin produce can I bring into Portugal?
- Official classification
- Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails)
Allowed
You can bring other animal-origin produce into Portugal 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
- Travelling with Products of Animal Origin From non-European Union (EU) Countries Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV)
Questions about Other animal-origin products (honey, molluscs, snails) in Portugal
- How much other animal-origin produce can I bring into Portugal?
- Portugal allows 2 kilograms of other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare other animal-origin produce at Portugal customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare other animal-origin produce in Portugal?
- Under Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Guia para Viajantes, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. Under AT, Guia para Viajantes: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under RGIT, artigo 108.º n.º 2, if the goods are found without being declared: the goods are confiscated.
- Can I post or ship other animal-origin produce to Portugal 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 other animal-origin produce out of Portugal?
- Portugal publishes no separate rule for taking other animal-origin produce out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Portugal limit for other animal-origin produce 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?
- Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) states it in Travelling with Products of Animal Origin From non-European Union (EU) Countries. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Products of Animal Origin: honey, live oysters, live mussels and snails. 2 kg max. per person or up to 10 Kg if coming from Faroe Islands or Greenland.”
- How does Portugal compare with other countries on other animal-origin produce?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 1 prohibit other animal-origin produce, 15 limit it and 5 let it through. Portugal is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Travelling with Products of Animal Origin From non-European Union (EU) Countries · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Travelling with Products of Animal Origin From non-European Union (EU) Countries · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Travelling with Products of Animal Origin From non-European Union (EU) Countries · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Travelling with Products of Animal Origin From non-European Union (EU) Countries · verified 2026-09-19