Sending Honey to EU

[Erichalfbee]

Does anybody send small amounts of honey to the EU?
What courier do you use?

 

[Jules59]

I would have thought the post Brexit changes/charges now incurred would make it prohibitively expensive as a business.

Howver, my only experience is in sending a bicycle to Germany; for my own use - an industry of middlemen has been created out of nothing.

 

[Erichalfbee]

No not a business.

 

[Murox]

Don't know about post but UK customs wouldn't allow my cousin to take a jar in baggage on the plane back to NL. Brexit given as excuse.

 

[Anduril]

Don't know about post but UK customs wouldn't allow my cousin to take a jar in baggage on the plane back to NL. Brexit given as excuse.

One of my customers put the honey in the travel bottles and got to Europe without any problems.

 

[Penninetrader]

How does it work in the reverse situation ? amazon seems to have no problem shipping many items in either direction. I recently purchased some commercial window cleaning poles from Belgium without any problems. Do we have problems due to spite from 1 or both sides ... I think we do

 

[Hull Bees]

I've sent honey to Germany. It got returned the first attempt. On the second it got through. Filled in the CN22 declaration both times, but on the second attempt I put more info including where the honey was from and that it was labelled in accordance with EU requirements

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Don't know about post but UK customs wouldn't allow my cousin to take a jar in baggage on the plane back to NL.

that would have been some jobsworth in 'security' and not BF - small amounts of honey (a coule of kilos or so IIRC) in hold baggage are allowed to most countries (Australia being one exception) liquids in hand baggage are of course restricted because of anti terrorist concerns

 

[Darryl]

How does it work in the reverse situation ? amazon seems to have no problem shipping many items in either direction. I recently purchased some commercial window cleaning poles from Belgium without any problems. Do we have problems due to spite from 1 or both sides ... I think we do

However "honey" from China seems to be accepted in any quantity under a variety of guises.

 

[John Twidle]

My brother visits from Australia most Summers and regularly takes a couple of jars of my honey back with him. The customs folk in Brisbane are quite happy for him to import the honey as long as it is properly labelled, security labelled, runny and not any set variety so that it can receive visual inspection. They are not happy with set / soft set honey as they can't easily give it a visual check for any unwanted inclusions.

 

[Penninetrader]

My brother visits from Australia most Summers and regularly takes a couple of jars of my honey back with him. The customs folk in Brisbane are quite happy for him to import the honey as long as it is properly labelled, security labelled, runny and not any set variety so that it can receive visual inspection. They are not happy with set / soft set honey as they can't easily give it a visual check for any unwanted inclusions.

What is meant by security labelled ?

 

[Roger.Wilco]

What is meant by security labelled ?

Security Labels | Tamper Proof Labels.

Can Honey be brought in to Australia?

 

[Penninetrader]

Security Labels | Tamper Proof Labels.

Can Honey be brought in to Australia?

The heat treatment ?