country,direction,region,honey_in_luggage,limits,declare,origin_rules,mad_honey_specific,by_post,source_authority,source_url,quote,quote_english,checked,notes
United States,arriving,Americas,Allowed,"For personal use. No quantity limit stated. APHIS: comb honey, royal jelly, bee bread and propolis are generally allowed if intended for personal consumption; USDA regulates honey only when imported as bee feed. Some foods are also subject to FDA requirements.",Yes (all agricultural products must be declared to CBP; CBP Form 6059B question 11),None stated for honey. APHIS recommends keeping receipts and original packaging as proof of country of origin.,"none found. Searched fda.gov and FDA import alerts for honey (industry 36 list: only 36-04, drug residues), cbp.gov and aphis.usda.gov for 'mad honey', 'grayanotoxin', 'rhododendron honey', 'deli bal'.",Differs: food sent by a business needs FDA Prior Notice filed by the vendor; food bought by an individual and posted by that individual as a personal gift is not subject to Bioterrorism Act requirements (CBP).,U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); USDA APHIS,https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/know-before-you-go/prohibited-and-restricted-items https://www.aphis.usda.gov/traveling-with-ag-products/coffee-tea-honey-nuts-spices,"As a general rule, condiments, vinegars, oils, packaged spices, honey, coffee and tea are admissible.",,2026-10-08,"Quote from CBP page (last modified Mar 14, 2025). APHIS honey page last modified January 13, 2026. CBP agricultural page (last modified Jun 11, 2026) says to declare all agriculture-related products; CBP lists a $300 civil penalty for a first failure to declare agricultural items. A media-reported FDA spokesperson comment on 'mad honey' labels exists but no official FDA page or rule was found, so it is not used."
Canada,arriving,Americas,Allowed with limits,"Personal use only, maximum 20 kg per person. CFIA lists no restrictions for honey ('None'). Personal-use exemption applies only if no other federal law (e.g. Health of Animals Act) restricts the item.",Yes (all food products must be declared when travelling),None stated for honey; the same 20 kg limit applies when travelling from the US and from any other country.,"none found. Canada recalls site (recalls-rappels.canada.ca): exact phrase 'mad honey' 0 results, 'grayanotoxin' 0, 'rhododendron' no honey items (archived records not included); web search of canada.ca and inspection.canada.ca found nothing.",Same limits apply to online purchases (CFIA: requirements apply whether you are a traveller or buying food online). Honey is not among the items CFIA marks 'cannot be brought in by mail or courier' (that note applies to meat products etc.).,Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),https://inspection.canada.ca/en/food-safety-consumers/bring-food-personal-use https://inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfia/acts-and-regulations/list-acts-and-regulations/documents-incorporated-reference/personal-use-exemption,Honey | None | 20 kg/44.09 lbs,,2026-10-08,"Quote is a verbatim table row (columns: Food product | Restrictions and requirements | Maximum quantity limit per person). Consumer page modified 2026-05-26. The Maximum Quantity Limits document (incorporated by reference in the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, modified 2021-04-28) also lists Honey 20 kg. CFIA AIRS (per-origin import tool) was not queried."
United Kingdom,arriving,Europe,Allowed with limits,"Great Britain, from countries outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands and Greenland: up to 2 kg per person (listed with infant milk/medical foods, live mussels or oysters, snails, frogs' legs, insect protein; the page does not say whether 2 kg is per item or combined). From the EU and the other listed countries: honey allowed for personal use, no quantity stated. Since 4 September 2026: no honeycomb from Turkey (Great Britain special measures against Tropilaelaps mite); extracted honey for human consumption is not listed.","not stated for permitted quantities (banned food must be declared; up to GBP 5,000 fine in England for not declaring banned products; use the red channel if unsure)","EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Greenland: no limit stated. All other countries: 2 kg per person.","none found. GOV.UK search API: 'grayanotoxin' 0 results, 'mad honey' 0 results; web search for Food Standards Agency pages found nothing.","GB: not stated in the traveller guide. Northern Ireland: DAERA says its rules apply to items carried in luggage or sent by post, including online orders.","GOV.UK (Defra, APHA, Border Force); DAERA for Northern Ireland",https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain/meat-dairy-fish-animal-products https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/summary-personal-food-import-restrictions,You can bring in up to 2kg per person of: honey,,2026-10-09,"In the quote, 'honey' is the first item of a bulleted list. GOV.UK guide last public update 10 Dec 2024 (content API); live page and its structured data checked 2026-10-08. Dover Port Health (updated 20 Oct 2025) gives the same 2 kg rule. Older third-party copies said honey was banned from non-EU countries; the live page does not. NORTHERN IRELAND DIFFERS: GB guide points NI travellers to separate rules. DAERA (modified 17 Nov 2025): from EU countries, animal products incl. honey allowed in original intact packaging with EU oval health mark; Faroe Islands/Greenland 10 kg of 'other animal products' incl. honey; for other non-EU countries the summary line is garbled ('2kg total weight combined per person') and honey is not in the detailed table. NI status for non-EU honey: Unclear. TURKEY: Declaration of Special Measures (England, made 3 Sep 2026, from 4 Sep 2026 until revoked; matching Wales and Scotland declarations) suspends entry from Turkey of honeybees, unprocessed apiculture by-products (honey, beeswax, royal jelly, propolis or pollen NOT intended for human consumption), used beekeeping equipment, and ""apiculture products in honeycomb intended for human consumption"". Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/imports-exports-and-eu-trade-of-animals-and-animal-products-topical-issues"
European Union,arriving,Europe,Allowed with limits,"Arrivals from non-EU countries: honey counts as 'other animal products'; combined weight max 2 kg per person. The same 2 kg also covers infant milk, infant food, special medical foods and medical pet food (Annex points 2, 3 and 5). Faroe Islands and Greenland: 10 kg.",Items not conforming to the rules must be surrendered on arrival; failure to declare such items may result in a fine or criminal prosecution. Within the limit: not stated.,"Rules do not apply to products from other member states or from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland. Faroe Islands/Greenland: 10 kg. All other countries: 2 kg.","No EU ban or maximum level: consolidated Contaminants Regulation (EU) 2023/915 (version 19.08.2026) has no grayanotoxin entry. EU alert system RASFF has 4 notifications on grayanotoxin in honey: 2026.8785 (5 Oct 2026, Czechia, honey from Nepal via the Netherlands, alert, risk 'serious'); 2025.1625 and 2025.1605 (6 Mar 2025, Austria, honey from Nepal); 2024.3224 (22 Apr 2024, Germany, honey from Singapore, border rejection). RASFF search for 'mad honey', 'rhododendron', 'deli bal': 0.",Same: Regulation 2019/2122 Art. 10 applies the same categories to small consignments sent to private persons and not for sale; the Annex wording is 'bring in or send to the EU'.,European Commission (DG SANTE); Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122,https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/2122/oj https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-products-movements/personal-imports_en,"other animal products, such as honey ... combined weight does not exceed 2 kg per person",,2026-10-08,"Quote from the Regulation's Annex II/III traveller text; '...' marks omitted words. Commission page (dateModified 2024-09-26) says the same: up to 2 kilograms for 'other animal products, such as honey'. GERMANY: Zoll (customs) page repeats the 2 kg rule with 'honey, for example' and also lists Northern Ireland among exempt origins; no stricter rule found. BfR FAQ (3 May 2023) recommends that rhododendron honeys, especially from the Black Sea region, not be consumed (advice, not a border rule). NETHERLANDS (stricter on one point): Government information site NederlandWereldwijd (modified 12 May 2026) says max 2 kg honey from non-EU countries and 'Honingraat mag u niet meenemen' (English: you may not bring honeycomb). The NVWA table (modified 21 Sep 2026) gives 2 kg for 'other products (such as honey...)' from all other countries and does not mention honeycomb. EFSA 2023 opinion assessed grayanotoxin risk (risk assessment, not a rule)."
Switzerland,arriving,Europe,Allowed with limits,"From third countries (not EU, Northern Ireland, Norway, Iceland; not Greenland/Faroe): honey, eggs, snails, frogs' legs, gelatine, collagen and insects max 2 kg (listed under maximum quantities per person). Greenland/Faroe Islands: animal products max 10 kg. From the EU, Northern Ireland, Norway, Iceland: own consumption, customs rules apply, no honey limit stated.",not stated on the FSVO page (customs regulations apply),As in limits. Animal products must not come from areas under animal-health restrictions or surveillance; an outbreak can stop imports from the affected country.,"none found. Web searches of blv.admin.ch and admin.ch for grayanotoxin, mad honey, Pontic/rhododendron honey found nothing; BLV recall list not checked item by item.",Same rules as for private travel for letter or parcel consignments to private individuals; must be addressed to private households; general permit number 2630/03 must be quoted in the customs declaration.,Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO / BLV),https://www.blv.admin.ch/en/foods-brought-into-the-country-by-travellers,"Honey, eggs, snails (not live), frogs’ legs, gelatine, collagen, insects (not live): maximum 2kg",,2026-10-08,"Page metadata: published 2026-06-02, updated 2026-06-30. Customs (FOCBS/BAZG) overview page warns that bringing food such as honey is often prohibited or restricted, particularly from non-EU countries such as Turkey (general warning, no specific rule)."
Norway,arriving,Europe,Allowed with limits,"From countries outside the EU/EEA (including the UK): up to 1 kg of animal foods other than meat and milk products, e.g. honey, eggs, fish and seafood (wording reads as one shared 1 kg). Own use only. From EU/EEA countries, and from Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino: EU/EEA rules, no honey quantity stated (customs value limit applies).",not stated for honey,Outside EU/EEA: 1 kg. EU/EEA and the listed European countries: no honey limit stated. Foods can be temporarily banned after serious animal disease outbreaks.,"none found. Mattilsynet page on undesirable substances in honey has no grayanotoxin or rhododendron mention; web searches of Mattilsynet, VKM and FHI found nothing.","Food may be carried in own luggage or received as a parcel, for own use (Mattilsynet). Limits for parcels not stated separately.",Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety Authority),https://www.mattilsynet.no/import/import-av-mat/ta-med-mat-og-drikke/privat-import-av-mat-utenfor-eu-eos/honning-egg-fisk-og-sjomat,Du kan ta med inntil 1 kg av andre animalske næringsmidler enn kjøtt,You may bring up to 1 kg of animal foods other than meat.,2026-10-08,"Translation of quote: 'You may bring up to 1 kg of animal foods other than meat'. The page continues (translated): '...meat products, milk and milk products. This applies for example to honey, eggs, fish and seafood.' Published 29.08.2024. This is stricter than the EU's 2 kg (and the EU's 20 kg for fish); reported as stated. Tolletaten's 10 kg duty-free food quota from EEA countries covers meat, cheese and feed, not honey."
Israel,arriving,Middle East,No official rule found,not stated,not stated,not stated,"none found. Searched (English and Hebrew) for mad honey, grayanotoxin, rhododendron honey with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture; only Ministry of Health warnings about drug-adulterated 'honey' products appeared in press results.",not stated (Israel Tax Authority has a parcel/courier personal import guide; it could not be read),Israel Tax Authority (customs),https://www.gov.il/en/departments/guides/customs-guide-for-returning-traveler,not available (no official text on honey for travelers found),,2026-10-09,"The customs guide for returning travelers (updated 30 Jul 2026) lists items needing approval from another authority (plants and seeds: Ministry of Agriculture plant protection; pets: veterinary services) but does not mention food or honey. The tourist customs guide reportedly sets a duty-free food allowance of 1 kg per type of food; that page could not be loaded to confirm it, so it is not used. Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Health food-import pages could not be read."
United Arab Emirates,arriving,Middle East,No official rule found,"Honey not named. Dubai Customs: food products are among goods accompanying passengers that are subject to permits by relevant authorities; food may not be brought in commercial quantities; 'Cooked and home-made foods' are on Dubai Customs' banned items list. Duty exemption for personal, non-commercial luggage and gifts up to AED 3,000.","not stated for honey (a verbal, written or electronic declaration or the choice of green/red channel counts as the passenger's declaration)",not stated,"none found. Searched MOCCAE, Dubai Municipality, ADAFSA, MOHAP and Dubai Customs for mad honey / grayanotoxin; only a 2016 MOHAP ban on three drug-adulterated honey brands appeared (press reports).",not stated,Dubai Customs (Government of Dubai); MOCCAE,https://www.dubaicustoms.gov.ae/en/OpenData/Publications/PassengerCustomsGuide.pdf https://www.dubaicustoms.gov.ae/en/mobile/Pages/PermittedItems.aspx,Food items are not allowed to be brought in by a traveler (commercial quantity),,2026-10-09,"Dubai Customs Passenger Customs Guide version 6, 2025 (PDF dated June 2025). Dubai Customs restricted/prohibited guide (2020): foodstuff needs municipality check before release. MOCCAE's animal-products import permit says individuals may import 10 pieces a year across animal products permitted for individuals; whether honey falls under that service is not stated. Federal ICP and Abu Dhabi/Sharjah customs pages not read in full. Whether farm/home-produced honey counts as 'home-made food' is not stated."
Qatar,arriving,Middle East,No official rule found,"Honey not named in traveller rules. Natural honey (tariff code 04090000) is on Qatar Customs' list of goods restricted by tariff, controlled by the MOPH Ports Health and Food Control Section. The GCC food import guide published by Qatar Customs says food imported for personal use is exempt from the guide's requirements and allowed if packaging is intact and gives enough information (e.g. producer name and number). Luggage must be personal and non-commercial and stays subject to prohibition and restriction rules.",not stated,not stated for travellers,"none found (official). A 2025 Qatar Medical Journal case report describes a mad honey poisoning case in Qatar (clinical report, not a rule). A 2018 MOPH warning on two honey brands concerned undeclared erectile-dysfunction drugs, not grayanotoxin (press reports).","Parcels and personal mailings worth up to QAR 1,000 are exempt from customs duty; food-safety rules for posted honey not stated.",General Authority of Customs (Qatar); Ministry of Public Health (MOPH),https://www.customs.gov.qa/English/Procedures/Guide-to-Clearance-of-Imported-Goods/Pages/Chapter1.aspx https://www.customs.gov.qa/English/Tariff/Pages/Restricted-Goods.aspx,Foods imported for personal use are not subject to the requirements in this guideline,,2026-10-09,The GCC guide also says personal-use quantities are 'as determined by harmonized rules of the GCC countries' without stating them. The restricted-goods listing for honey is a tariff/commercial control; how it applies to a jar in personal luggage is not stated. Pages undated.
Saudi Arabia,arriving,Middle East,No official rule found,"No traveller rule names honey. ZATCA: duty exemption for luggage and gifts that are personal, non-commercial, worth up to SAR 3,000 and not prohibited or restricted. Honey is not on ZATCA's list of prohibited items commonly carried by travellers. SFDA personal-use food: not to be displayed in local markets; the importer is responsible for its safety.",not stated for honey (ZATCA requires declaring prohibited or restricted goods and goods above the exemption),"Travellers: not stated. Commercial imports (SFDA): honey from countries or zones free of American foulbrood, from approved establishments, with health certificates; retail honey packs max 2 kg.","none found. SFDA honey clearance table requires a tutin certificate for New Zealand honey but says nothing on grayanotoxin; SFDA honey warnings seen in search results concern drug-adulterated brands (e.g. 'Ghost Honey', 2019), not mad honey.",not stated,"Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA); Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)",https://zatca.gov.sa/en/RulesRegulations/Taxes/Pages/customs-individual/Travel-pages/luggage.aspx https://www.sfda.gov.sa/sites/default/files/2026-08/ConditionsRequirementsFoodClearanceE.pdf,Gifts and luggage shall have personal traits with non-commercial quantities.,,2026-10-09,"The SFDA 2 kg figure (ImporterHoneyE.pdf, Aug 2024) is a commercial packaging rule, not a traveller allowance. ZATCA prohibited list checked at /customs-individual/Prohibited-goods.aspx."
South Africa,arriving,Africa,Not allowed without a permit,Not without a permit: honey may only be imported with approval (permit) from the Department of Agriculture (DALRRD); a health certificate from the country of origin may also be required. No personal-use allowance stated.,"Yes (DALRRD lists honey and honey products among items travellers must declare; failing to declare can mean a fine of up to R20,000 or imprisonment)",not stated for travellers (permit conditions apply; gov.za says a health certificate from the country of origin may be required),"none found. Web searches for mad honey, grayanotoxin, rhododendron honey with the Department of Health and Department of Agriculture found nothing.","not stated on traveller pages; the Agricultural Pests Act s3(1) bars importing honey except under a permit, with no carve-out for post.",South African Revenue Service (SARS); Department of Agriculture (DALRRD); gov.za,https://www.sars.gov.za/customs-and-excise/travellers/arrival-in-sa/ https://www.gov.za/faq/travel-tourism/what-goods-may-i-bring-south-africa https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-import-and-export-standards/travelers-guide-information/travellers-guide-brochure-2022-new.pdf,"Animals, plants and their products (e.g. animal skins, dairy products, honey)",,2026-10-09,"Quote is from SARS 'Restricted Goods' (goods needing approval from the relevant authority); SARS page modified 2026-08-19. gov.za FAQ: a DALRRD permit is needed for meat, dairy, honey, eggs or other animal products. DALRRD travellers' guide 2022: declare honey and honey products, comply irrespective of quantity or intended use. SAnews (government news agency, 26 Dec 2024) lists honey and honey products among 'prohibited products' for travellers. Agricultural Pests Act 36 of 1983 s3(1) text read via Acts Online (a legal publisher, not a government site); whether exemption Table 1 of R.1013 (replaced by R.2855 of 2022) covers honey could not be checked."
Australia,arriving,Oceania,Allowed with limits,Honey products must be inspected by a biosecurity officer on arrival to confirm they are free from contamination; items that fail are exported or destroyed at the importer's expense. No quantity limit stated. Western Australia has its own state quarantine entry requirements for honey and bee products. Beeswax has separate conditions.,Yes,None stated for honey (no country-of-origin list on the travel page). Western Australia state rules also apply when travelling on to WA.,"none found (searched DAFF travel pages, ABF, FSANZ for mad honey, grayanotoxin, rhododendron honey)",Same rules page covers bringing or mailing; mailed goods must be accurately described on the postal declaration label. No honey-specific difference stated.,"Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), biosecurity",https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/travelling/bringing-mailing-goods https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/travelling/to-australia,Honey products are permitted into most Australian states and territories.,,2026-10-08,"Honey text is in the 'Honey products' item of the bringing-mailing-goods page (page last updated 12 March 2026). Declaration wording from the to-australia page (last updated 1 July 2026, read 2026-10-09): 'declare any risk goods including food, animal products and plant material'. BICON (detailed import conditions) not consulted."
New Zealand,arriving,Oceania,Not allowed (narrow exceptions),"Allowed only if (a) produced in New Zealand, commercially manufactured and packaged, in original unopened packaging, with country of manufacture on the pack; or (b) from Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Pitcairn Island, Tonga or Tuvalu with a zoosanitary certificate (origin + country free of European foulbrood). Weight limit 2 kg. Inspected on arrival; clearance not guaranteed. Syrup containing honey not allowed. Plant products containing honey must be commercial, unopened, shelf-stable and labelled under 2% honey.",Yes,"Only NZ-produced honey or honey from the six listed Pacific countries (with certificate) is listed as allowed. The page gives no route for honey produced anywhere else (e.g. Nepal, Turkey).","none found (searched MPI and NZ Food Safety for mad honey, grayanotoxin, rhododendron honey; NZ toxic-honey rules found concern tutin, a different toxin)","Not stated separately for honey. The page sits under MPI's 'bring or send' guidance; some other foods on it have mail-specific limits, honey does not.","Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Biosecurity New Zealand",https://www.mpi.govt.nz/bring-send-to-nz/bringing-and-posting-items-to-nz/check-if-you-can-bring-or-send-an-item-to-nz/bringing-food-to-nz,raw honey and honey spread are allowed if the honey was produced in New Zealand,,2026-10-08,"Page 'Last reviewed: 14.07.26'. MPI adds: 'Honey is a high biosecurity risk for New Zealand' and 'If in doubt, do not bring honey.' The page lists allowed routes rather than stating a ban; for a traveller arriving with honey from outside NZ and the six Pacific countries, no allowance applies. Declaration requirement is on the same page ('you must declare them on your NZ Traveller Declaration'). NZ Customs pages not separately checked; MPI is the biosecurity authority."
Japan,arriving,Asia,Allowed,None stated for honey. Honey is excluded from animal quarantine; bee-derived items that contain bee bodies (e.g. honeybees themselves) remain subject to it.,not stated,None stated,"none found as a customs or quarantine rule. The Food Safety Commission of Japan has a grayanotoxin information sheet (created 21 June 2012) noting poisonings from honey collected on Turkey's Black Sea coast and in Nepal's high mountains; it is information, not a rule. https://www.fsc.go.jp/sonota/hazard/grayanotoxin.pdf","Same: the AQS souvenir page covers hand baggage, international post and courier (described that way on Japan Customs answer 9006).","Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Animal Quarantine Service (AQS)",https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/tetuzuki/product/aq2.html,みつばち（虫体を含むもの）＊はちみつは含みません。,Honeybees (including items containing bee bodies). *Honey is not included.,2026-10-08,"Translation of quote: 'Honeybees (including items containing bee bodies) *Honey is not included.' It sits in the AQS list of bee-, livestock- and poultry-derived items subject to animal quarantine. Japan Customs answer 9006 (https://www.customs.go.jp/english/c-answer_e/sonota/9006_e.htm) lists honey bees among animals whose products need quarantine, but the AQS page explicitly excludes honey. 'Allowed' here means only that AQS excludes honey from quarantine; no other honey rule was found. No page date shown."
South Korea,arriving,Asia,Allowed with limits,"Traveller duty-free scope for agricultural, livestock and fishery products: 5 kg per item, 40 kg total, total overseas price within KRW 100,000, inside the USD 800 allowance. Customs self-use standard lists honey at 5 kg. Goods under plant or animal quarantine laws need requirement checks even within the allowance.",Yes,"Nepal-origin wild 'seokcheong' honey containing grayanotoxin: import and distribution banned (KFDA statement, 2008). All honey sold must meet the Food Code grayanotoxin III standard: not detected.","KFDA (now MFDS) press release, 3 April 2008 (korea.kr): bans import and distribution of Nepal-origin seokcheong containing grayanotoxin and urges travellers to Nepal/Himalaya not to buy or eat it. Quote: '그레이아노톡신(Grayanotoxin)이 들어 있는 네팔산 석청의 수입 및 유통을 금지'. Food Code (식품의 기준 및 규격), general standards item 13: 'Grayanotoxin III: honey: not detected'. MFDS's current list of ingredients blocked from entry (316 entries) does not include grayanotoxin or seokcheong. Sources: https://www.korea.kr/briefing/pressReleaseView.do?newsId=155289447 ; https://www.foodsafetykorea.go.kr/popup/safefoodlife/food/foodRvlv/foodRvlvDetail.do?rvlv_no=12","Customs self-use import standard (import clearance notice, annex 11) lists honey at 5 kg; the Food Code applies to all food imports. No separate postal rule for mad honey found.","Korea Customs Service (KCS); Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, formerly KFDA)",https://customs.go.kr/kcs/cm/cntnts/cntntsView.do?mi=2837&cntntsId=829,"농축수산물 품목당 5kg, 총량 40kg 이내, 전체 해외취득가격 10만원 이내 포함","Agricultural, livestock and fishery products: 5 kg per item, 40 kg in total, total overseas purchase price within KRW 100,000.",2026-10-08,"Quote translation: 'agricultural, livestock and fishery products: 5 kg per item, 40 kg total, total overseas purchase price within KRW 100,000'. KCS lists 'agricultural, livestock and fishery products (including processed) and other foods' among items to declare. The 2008 KFDA release is the most recent official statement naming Nepalese seokcheong that was found; no current MFDS page restating it was found. APQA (MAFRA) release 11 June 2026: honey and pollen for BEEKEEPING become designated quarantine items from 27 Nov 2026 (bee feed, not table honey). Self-use annex: https://www.law.go.kr (annex 11, 수입통관 사무처리에 관한 고시)."
China (mainland),arriving,Asia,No official rule found,not stated (honey is not on the national list of animal and plant products prohibited from being carried or mailed into China),Yes,not stated,"none found (searched GACC, SAMR for grayanotoxin / 木藜芦毒素, rhododendron honey, mad honey)","Same: the prohibited list applies equally to carried, checked, postal, express and cross-border e-commerce items; honey is not on it.",General Administration of Customs (GACC) with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA),https://xmsyj.moa.gov.cn/gjjlhz/202111/t20211102_6381054.htm https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202504/content_7017195.htm,携带动植物、动植物产品和其他检疫物的,"Carrying animals, plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects.",2026-10-09,"Quote is from GACC Announcement 2025 No. 43 (in force 1 April 2025), item 3 of the situations in which arriving people must file a written declaration: 'carrying animals, plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects'. Honey is not named on either page, so whether it counts as an 'animal product' to declare is not stated. Prohibited list = MARA/GACC Announcement No. 470 (20 Oct 2021), 17 categories; bee products are not among them; item 17 is a catch-all ('other items the state prohibits'). Not on the list is not the same as allowed, hence Unclear. No official limit for personal honey found."
Hong Kong,arriving,Asia,Allowed with limits,"General food rule: food for personal consumption in personal baggage, in a reasonable quantity, is generally not subject to control (honey not named). Honey is not on Customs' list of prohibited or controlled items for passengers.",not stated,not stated,"Advisories, not import rules. CHP press release 6 Oct 2025 (suspected case, honey produced in Nepal): 'Pay special attention to honey from India, Nepal and the Black Sea region of Türkiye'. Earlier CHP releases 5 Jun 2025 and Aug, Oct, Nov 2024 involve honey brought or mailed from Nepal. CFS page 'Mad Honey Poisoning Case' advises buying from reliable sources and discarding bitter honey. Sources: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202510/06/P2025100600612.htm ; https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fst/whatsnew_fst_Mad_Honey_Poisoning_Case.html",not stated,Customs and Excise Department (C&ED); Centre for Health Protection (Department of Health) and Centre for Food Safety for the warnings,https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/service-enforcement-information/passenger-clearance/faqs/index.html,"in a reasonable quantity, are generally not subject to control",,2026-10-09,"The C&ED FAQ answer names fruits, vegetables, fully-cooked meat and seafood as examples, not honey; classification rests on the general food rule plus honey's absence from the controlled list (https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/service-enforcement-information/passenger-clearance/prohibited-controlled-items/index.html). Controlled foods are game, meat, poultry, eggs, rice and powdered formula. CFS Food Safety Focus 85th issue (Aug 2013) also covers mad honey. No 2026 CHP mad honey release was found."
Singapore,arriving,Asia,No official rule found,"Honey is not named. If it falls under SFA's 'All other processed food' category: combined 5 kg or 5 litres and total value S$100 per traveller; amounts over the limit need an import licence and permit, otherwise detained at Customs. Strictly private consumption; resale not allowed.",not stated,For the processed food category: all countries/regions,"Advisory, not an import rule: SFA 'The Hidden Risk in Honey - Grayanotoxins' (6 Jan 2026) names parts of Turkey, the Black Sea region, Nepal and the Caucasus, warns travellers buying honey abroad, and advises not consuming unlabelled honey of unknown origin. https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-safety-tips/food-risk-concerns/risk-at-a-glance/the-hidden-risk-in-honey---grayanotoxins",not stated (SFA's allowance pages describe food brought back from overseas travels),Singapore Food Agency (SFA),https://www.sfa.gov.sg/bringing-food-for-private-consumption-from-overseas/list-of-food---food-products-allowed,"All other processed food that is not meat, fish, eggs, or fruits and vegetables",,2026-10-09,"List 'current as of 19 Dec 2025'; SFA says Food Safety and Security Act changes are being phased in and current limits still apply. Unclear only because SFA does not say whether raw honey counts as 'processed food'; if it does, the 5 kg / S$100 limit applies. Singapore Customs: Red Channel for dutiable, taxable, controlled or prohibited goods; honey not named."
Malaysia,arriving,Asia,Allowed with limits,"Natural honey (HS 0409): import prohibited except subject to inspection and approval by MAQIS (Peninsular Malaysia, Labuan) or the Department of Agriculture (Sabah, Sarawak); as a Chapter 4 food it is also subject to approval of the Ministry of Health's Food Safety and Quality Division. Comb or comb chunk honey is absolutely prohibited. No traveller quantity stated.",Yes,All countries (same rule for every origin),"none found (searched MAQIS, MOH food safety, Customs for madu gila, mad honey, grayanotoxin, rhododendron honey)",not stated separately (the Customs Order applies to all imports; no postal-specific rule found),"Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023, P.U.(A) 117); Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS); Ministry of Health Food Safety and Quality Programme",https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1809215/PUA117.pdf https://hq.moh.gov.my/fsq/pengimportan-makanan-bukan-untuk-jualan,Subject to inspection and approval by the Department of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS),,2026-10-09,"Order in force 15 April 2023; honey is item 34 of Third Schedule Part I ('prohibited ... except in the manner provided'); comb honey is item 4 of the First Schedule ('absolutely prohibited'). The Order does not mention travellers' baggage and no MAQIS traveller page on honey was found. Declare = MOH page (Malay): food imported not for sale (own use, gifts, samples) 'perlu diisytihar secara bertulis kepada Pegawai Kesihatan di pintu masuk' (must be declared in writing to the Health Officer at the entry point). Customs traveller guide (updated 5 Jan 2026) exempts 'food preparations' up to RM150 from duty; whether honey counts is not stated."
India,arriving,Asia,No official rule found,not stated,not stated,not stated,"none found (searched CBIC, DAHD, FSSAI for mad honey, grayanotoxin, rhododendron honey)",not stated,Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC); Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD),https://www.cbic.gov.in/resources/htdocs-cbec/travellerguide_atithi.pdf https://dahd.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-06/CTI-pertaining-to-DAHD-for-AQ-Clearance.pdf,(iv) Meat and meat products/dairy products/fish/poultry products,,2026-10-09,"Honey is not named anywhere in the CBIC International Travel Guide (updated February 2026, Baggage Rules 2026): not in the prohibited list and not among the declaration-form questions (quote is the closest food item on Form CBD-I). Natural honey (tariff 0409) does not appear in DAHD's list of customs tariff items needing animal quarantine clearance, which does include headings 0401-0408 and 0410. FSSAI's personal-import rules could not be checked: its portal was unavailable."
Nepal,leaving,Asia,No official rule found,not stated,not stated,n/a (departure row),"none found (searched Department of Customs, Department of Livestock Services, DFTQC, Department of Commerce for mad honey, 'bhir maha', grayanotoxin, honey export permit)",not stated,Department of Customs; Department of Livestock Services (animal quarantine),https://customs.gov.np/content/23/animal-health-and-animal-service-act-2055/,not available (no official text on honey found),,2026-10-09,"No official page states whether a traveller may take honey out of Nepal, or whether an export permit or quarantine certificate is needed. The Animal Health and Livestock Services Act 2055 (PDF linked from the Customs page) defines animal products as meat, blood, fat, bile, milk, egg, bone, skin, horn, hoof, feather, wool, fur, hair, embryo, semen, glands, dung, urine or unprocessed items made from them; honey is not mentioned anywhere in the Act. Export bans under the Export and Import (Control) Act were seen only in news summaries, not in an official list, so a honey entry cannot be ruled out. Wild cliff honey may count as a forest product under the Forest Act 2076; not verified. The Animal Quarantine Office site could not be reached."
Turkey,leaving,Europe and Asia,No official rule found,not stated,not stated,n/a (departure row),"No rule naming deli bal found. Türk Gıda Kodeksi Bal Tebliği (2020/7) contains no grayanotoxin or deli bal provision. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry warning (23.06.2026) says products containing rhododendron (orman gülü/komar) flowers, such as jam, syrup, paste and tea, should not be bought or consumed; honey is not named in it. https://guvenilirgida.tarimorman.gov.tr/Haber/Detay/18399",not stated,Ministry of Trade (customs); Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,https://ticaret.gov.tr/gumruk-islemleri/sikca-sorulan-sorular/bireysel/yolcu-muafiyetleri https://guvenilirgida.tarimorman.gov.tr/Haber/Detay/18399,"reçel, şurup, macun, çay ve benzeri ürünlerin satın alınmaması ve tüketilmemesi gerekmektedir","Jam, syrup, paste, tea and similar products should not be bought or consumed.",2026-10-09,"Quote is from the rhododendron-flower warning (translation: 'jam, syrup, paste, tea and similar products should not be bought or consumed'); it does not cover honey or exit. Ministry of Trade passenger FAQs cover entry allowances and cash on exit only; no exit limit for honey found. The 2 kg honey figure on Ministry of Agriculture pages (Tebliğ 2012/11) is for personal consignments brought or sent INTO Turkey, not out. Commercial honey export controls not researched (traveller scope)."