Importation of Food and animal products

Update on the regulations for bringing various products into the Isle of Man

The following information is based on UK regulations which we follow closely.

The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend on the country its coming from.

From the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland

You can bring in the following for personal use:

• dairy, fish, meat (there are restrictions if you're bringing in more than 2 kg of pork or pork products)
• other animal products -  e.g. eggs and honey (except Italy)

You can only bring in pork or pork products over 2 kg if they're either:

• commercially packaged with an EU identification mark
• stamped with a health mark if it's a carcass

If you're bringing in animal by-products they must be commercially packaged with the name and address of the feed business operator or have an animal by-product commercial document.

From countries outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland

You cannot bring in:

• meat or meat products
• milk or milk-based products, except powdered infant milk, infant food or special food (including pet food) needed for medical reasons

You can bring in up to 2 kg per person of:

• honey, powdered infant milk, infant food, or special food (including pet food) needed for medical reasons - you can only bring it in if it does not need to be refrigerated before use, and is in branded, unopened packaging (unless in current use)
• shellfish, such as mussels or oysters
• snails - these must be preserved or shelled, cooked and prepared
• frogs' legs - these must be the back (hind) part of the frog with the skin and internal organs removed
• insect meat

You can bring in up to 20 kg per person in total of fish, including:

• fresh fish - must be gutted
• fish products
• processed fish - must be dried, cooked, cured or smoked
• lobsters
• prawns

You cannot bring in caviar unless you have a CITES permit.