Can you bring meat or dairy products to Peru?

• Meat & dairy

  allowed, within limits

  Must declare. Packed and labelled, from countries without sanitary restrictions: pasteurised dairy up to 5 kg (or one cheese up to 10 kg); sausages/cured meats up to 10 kg; canned ready meals up to 2 kg; honey, royal jelly, pollen up to 1 kg. ALL pork products are banned.

  SENASA: every passenger must declare animal products on the passenger declaration and take meats, sausages, eggs and other livestock products to the SENASA office in the arrivals hall; 'SOLO PODRÁN INGRESAR AL PERÚ LOS PRODUCTOS DECLARADOS Y AUTORIZADOS POR EL SENASA'. Without an import permit, allowed only if properly packed and labelled and not from countries with sanitary restrictions: 'Lácteos pasteurizados hasta 5 kg. o un solo molde de queso no mayor a 10 kg', 'Embutidos (excepto de origen porcino) hasta 10 Kg', 'Comida rápida enlatada (excepto de porcino) hasta 2 Kg', 'Miel, jalea real, polen hasta 1 Kg'. Pork: Resolución Directoral 0012-2021-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSA prohibits pig-origin goods entering Peru (African swine fever). In-flight food (cheese, ham, etc.) may not be taken off the plane and is confiscated.

  Also covers: meat, dairy, cheese, sausage, ham, salami, pork, honey, milk, eggs, jamón

  Download border card (PDF)

  Source ¡Amigo viajero! — Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú (SENASA), gob.pe campaign page (last changed 10 May 2024)Checked against the source on 2026-10-09

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