Bringing food into Great Britain
If you break the rules
If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs, they鈥檒l take them away and destroy them.
If you do not declare banned food products, you could be prosecuted.
Border Force can take away (鈥榮eize鈥�) your products if they think:
- you鈥檝e brought something into the country illegally
- you鈥檝e brought in too much of a restricted product
- it鈥檚 been cross-contaminated, for example with blood from meat - if any clothing or a bag the item鈥檚 in is contaminated, it鈥檒l be destroyed
If you鈥檙e not sure about any of the products you鈥檙e bringing in, speak to a Border Force officer in the 鈥榬ed channel鈥� at customs or on the red point phone.
Appeals
You can appeal to Border Force if you think your products were wrongly seized and destroyed. If your appeal is successful, you could get compensation.