How much Dietary supplements and sports nutrition can I bring into United Kingdom?
Allowed
You can bring Dietary supplements and sports nutrition into United Kingdom without a special limit.
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
- Bringing food into Great Britain Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) / Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Questions about Dietary supplements and sports nutrition in United Kingdom
- Do I have to declare dietary supplements and sports nutrition at United Kingdom customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare dietary supplements and sports nutrition in United Kingdom?
- Under Travellers' Allowances Order 1994, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. The normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, section 167, if it is treated as smuggling: it is prosecuted as a criminal offence; the goods are confiscated.
- Can I post or ship dietary supplements and sports nutrition to United Kingdom 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 dietary supplements and sports nutrition out of United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom publishes no separate rule for taking dietary supplements and sports nutrition out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the United Kingdom limit for dietary supplements and sports nutrition 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?
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force states it in Bringing food into Great Britain. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.
- How does United Kingdom compare with other countries on dietary supplements and sports nutrition?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit dietary supplements and sports nutrition, 5 limit it and 15 let it through. United Kingdom is among the more permissive.
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — Bringing food into Great Britain · verified 2026-09-19
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — The Travellers' Allowances Order 1994 · verified 2026-09-20
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — The Travellers' Allowances Order 1994 · verified 2026-09-20
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — Bringing food into Great Britain · verified 2026-09-19
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — Bringing food into Great Britain · verified 2026-09-19