Import of food for personal use
Personal imports of food products of animal origin (e.g. meat and dairy products) may pose a threat to animal health in Iceland and the EEA, as they may carry various pathogens that cause animal diseases.
Personal import of meat and dairy products from third countries (non-EU/non-EEA countries) to Iceland, in personal luggage or by post, is therefore prohibited
This includes cooked, canned, dried, freeze-dried, and dehydrated meat and dairy products. Fish products for personal consumtion are permitted.
All vegan foods for personal consumption are permitted.
For information regarding the amount of food, please check the web page of the Icelandic Revenue and Customs office.
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The following exceptions apply to personal import of food from third countries:
- Meat and dairy products from Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Marino and Switzerland
- Eviscerated fresh fishery products or prepared fishery products, or processed fishery products provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 20 kg or the weight of one fish, whichever weight is the highest
- Fishery products from the Faroe Islands
- Meat and dairy products from the Faroe Islands or Greenland, provided that their combined quantity does not exceed the weight limit of 10 kg
- Up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons, provided that the products:
- do not require refrigeration before opening
- are packaged proprietary brand products for direct sale to the final consumer
- that the packaging is unbroken unless in current use - Up to 2 kg of petfood required for health-related reasons, provided that the products:
- are shelf-stable
- are packaged proprietary brand products for direct sale to the final consumer
- that the packaging is unbroken unless in current use - Up to 2 kg of other animal products, such as honey, live oysters, live mussels and snails
- Products that are exempt from the ban must be in consumer packaging with label listing the ingredients.
Passengers travelling to Iceland from EEA countries are allowed to bring food products of animal origin for personal consumption
