What cannot be brought into the UK? Can cooked food be brought into the UK?

A few steps to follow when entering the UK. British Customs limits the quantity of tobacco/alcohol and other items. Items prohibited by British Customs. Can you bring cooked food when British Customs requires declaration?

In fact, going abroad There are many things that you cannot bring with you when traveling. Many friends must be concerned about whether it is OK to bring some braised chicken feet, beef, etc. In fact, these are not allowed, and many things are not what you want to eat. Edible.

Several steps to follow when entering the UK

1. Immigration inspection

Follow the "Arrivals" sign unless you are transferring at the airport; if necessary on the way When transferring at airports such as London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam, you should follow the "Transfer" sign to the corresponding airline counter, go through relevant procedures and wait for your transfer.

“Arrivals” will guide you to the Immigration Control (Immigration Control);

There is an electronic display at the Immigration Control to tell you which channel you should go through;

All passengers must go through the designated channel to go through the immigration formalities for their flight;

The immigration officer will check whether your documents are complete and whether you hold a visa and a valid passport;

After the inspection is correct , the immigration officer will stamp your passport indicating the date of entry.

2. Customs inspection

After passing the immigration inspection, you can collect your luggage. According to the flight number on the electronic display, your luggage will be on the corresponding conveyor belt (these procedures are the same as for domestic flights). If you find that your luggage is missing, contact your airline's office at the airport immediately.

After collecting your luggage, the next step is to go through customs. You will see three exits:

1. Blue Channel: If you are flying from an EU country, take this channel;

2 . Green Channel: If you fly to the UK from China or non-EU areas and have nothing to declare, go here;

3. Red Channel: If you have something to declare, go here here.

In most cases we will take the green channel without declaration!

Sometimes, even if we take the green channel, British customs staff will conduct spot checks on luggage (ask if you have Bring meat or something, and then start looking through your bag and your suitcase...) British Customs limits the quantity of tobacco/alcohol and other items

1. Tobacco:

*Each person can only bring 200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of tobacco leaves.

* If you exceed the limit, you must declare it and pay back taxes, otherwise it will be confiscated;

2. Alcohol:

- Only one per person Can carry 4 liters of still wine, not sparkling wine

- 16 liters of beer

or

- 1 liter of spirits (Alcohol content above 22%)

- 2 liters of fortified wine, sparkling wine or other alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content below 22%.

* If you exceed the limit, you must declare it and pay back taxes, otherwise it will be confiscated;

3. Things that look like commodities with a value of less than 390 pounds

That is to say, don’t act like you are reselling goods! Then just wait to be taxed~

4. Medicines:

For personal use only, OK. It’s definitely not okay if you bring a lot of medicine~

* Tobacco and alcoholic beverages are limited to students over 17 years old;

* The limited quantity cannot be combined with items prohibited by British Customs

Violators' items will be confiscated and they may be fined:

0. Meat, milk or other animal products! (This is the focus of British Customs on Chinese people. , don’t bring roast duck/ham!)

1. Illegal drugs (traditional Chinese medicine may be problematic, if found)

2. Weapons (including some illegal drugs) Assault knives, pepper spray and other self-defense weapons)

3. Obscene materials

4. Counterfeit or pirated goods

5. Coral, wood from the Amazon forest , ivory, turtle shells and other items related to endangered species, pets, and seeds and roots of certain fruits, etc.

6. Clothes, shoes, etc. made of protected animal fur (restricted items, not We know how the customs checks, so we don’t want to wear such clothes to the UK);

7. It is prohibited to carry radio transmission devices

8. At the same time, the British government has strict regulations on bringing in fish and shellfish. There are also strict limits on produce, eggs, certain fruits and vegetables. If an individual brings prohibited food into the country, the customs will confiscate it; if an individual carries a limited amount of food that is overweight, the customs will also confiscate the overweight portion. Situations in which British Customs requires declaration

1. Carrying cash/cheques exceeding the equivalent of 10,000 euros (A. Don’t bring so much, it will be stolen if the customs cannot detect it B. Not declared but it will be stolen If found, you may be fined 5,000 pounds C. Please fill out the declaration form)

2. Have items to be sold in the UK

3. Items restricted by British customs (see above)

4. Can I bring cooked food that exceeds the duty-free limit?

Yes, but there are very few types of cooked food that can be brought, and some have weight regulations. Roast duck, ham, meat, milk or other animal products are not allowed. Basically, these are not allowed. Looking at it this way, it seems that there are not many that can be brought.