Can you bring fresh fruit or produce to Ireland?

• Fresh produce

  depends on specifics

  Plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, seeds, soil and timber may not be brought in from a third country (including Great Britain) without a phytosanitary certificate presented to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine at the point of entry. Bananas, durians, dates, pineapples and coconuts are exempt from phytosanitary certification. Separately, for food safety, foods of non-animal origin on the EU high-risk import-control list (Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) are limited to 5 kg of each fresh product and 2 kg of each other product in personal luggage; foods not on that list have no weight limit.

  The plant-health rule (certificate) and the food-safety rule (weight limits) are separate — a phytosanitary certificate is what a traveller would need for fresh produce and plants, which in practice means most fresh fruit, vegetables and plants should not be brought from outside the EU. Applies to Great Britain but not Northern Ireland.

  Also covers: fruit, vegetables, plants, seeds, flowers, cut flowers, soil, timber, nuts, spices

  Checked 2026-09-21 — Source: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine — Information on Personal Consignments in Luggage or through Postal, Courier & Online Services

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history