Is it possible to bring fudge from New Zealand to UK?

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I have bought fudge for gifts in NZ but am now unsure whether I will be allowed to take it inti UK - will I?



Best Answer

Turns out you can bring any amount of fudge you wish to in the UK, as long as it is for personal use (i.e. not for resale). Fudge should be a confectionery, and according to UK customs rules confectioneries are exempt from import restrictions:

Exempted food products

The following products are exempted from the rules:

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  • chocolate and confectionery (but not if the sweets are made with high levels of unprocessed dairy ingredients)*

[...]

*Confectionery, chocolate or cakes (including Christmas cake, Simnel cake or cakes containing nuts) are permitted from any country as long as they are for your personal consumption and do not contain fresh cream or high levels of dairy products. Confectionery that contain high levels of dairy products include Burfi, Gulab Jaman, Halwah or Halva, Ras Malai, RasGullah, Ladoos, and Chum Chum. 




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What do you have to declare at customs NZ?

Declare or dispose: What you need to know declaring all risk items on your card \u2013 goods like food, plants, wooden products, soil, water, outdoor equipment, and animal products. Declared risk goods may then be inspected. disposing of undeclared risk goods in marked amnesty bins on your arrival.

Can I bring chocolate into NZ?

The question on the arrival card is "Are you bringing into NZ any food, including: cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried? Chocolate fits into 2 of these categories so the answer should be "YES". You are permitted to bring in chocolate, along with quite a large number of other food items.

What food items are not allowed into New Zealand?

Risky items include:
  • food.
  • fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, honey, ingredients used in cooking, and all dairy products.
  • alive or dead plants and seeds.
  • wooden items.
  • alive or dead animals.
  • alive or dead animal products.
  • traditional/herbal medicines.
  • any shoes, sports or outdoor equipment you've used.


Can you bring packaged food into New Zealand?

When you arrive in New Zealand, you must tell biosecurity officers at the airport about any food or medicines you're bringing in. You can do this on your Passenger Arrival Card. If you don't declare it, you're breaking the rules!



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