Send Meat Products → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Can I post Meat Products to United Kingdom?
POAO rules apply post-Brexit; most non-EU meat restricted
2kg personal use from approved countries
- Customs declaration
Required at the destination customs authority
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Post-Brexit, the UK restricts meat imports by post from non-EU countries under Products of Animal Origin (POAO) regulations. Commercially processed and canned meat from approved countries may be permitted. Fresh meat from most non-EU countries is prohibited. EU meat currently has easements. Enforcement in United Kingdom carries fines from GBP 250 to GBP 20,000 under Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 s.167 (untrue declarations); Universal Postal Convention Art. 20 (typical personal cases are handled as civil infringements).
United Kingdom restricts import of Meat Products. Personal-use retail-packaged quantities may clear with declaration and inspection but home-prepared, loose-packed, or above-personal-use quantities typically require a Phytosanitary Certificate (plants) or Export Health Certificate (animal-origin). Verify current rules with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before travel — biosecurity rules change frequently on specific commodities.
2kg personal use from approved countries
- —Customs declaration
POAO Regulations, Import of Products Regulations 2021
Items sent by post valued over £135 require a customs declaration. Royal Mail and courier services handle customs clearance for postal imports. Certain items are prohibited from being sent internationally via post (batteries alone, aerosols, etc.).
Sending Meat Products to other countries
Meat Products
🇦🇺 Australia
Prohibited under biosecurity laws
Meat Products
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Prohibited under MPI biosecurity
Meat Products
🇯🇵 Japan
Prohibited from most countries without MAFF inspection
Meat Products
🇺🇸 United States
Meat Products requires declaration / permit when posted to United States.
Meat Products
🇨🇦 Canada
Meat Products requires declaration / permit when posted to Canada.
Meat Products
🇹🇭 Thailand
Meat Products requires declaration / permit when posted to Thailand.