Are You Allowed....

[Meg888]

To take sugar, tea & coffee abroad? The place we're going to charges rent for a kettle! (It's all incl). Could I take a travel kettle? I'm a little nervous, I was asked today out the blue and I said yes - it's less than 2 wks time, but I've read reviews on trip advisor and, well, they're not that good! But I'm going with an open mind and to enjoy the sun, but I do like a decent morning cuppa!

[Kaytee26]

Just come home after seven days all inclusive. Took travel kettle, coffee, tea and whitener with us, no problem

[EdmundD]

We go to Spain, Hungary and India every year and we take tea, coffee, powdered milk, sugar every time. We don't put it in the hand luggage, though, we put it in the check-in baggage.

[boxtops]

Yes of course you can, put it in your suitcase. You can buy these things abroad though, to save you the baggage weight.....

[SlackAlice]

Yes to them all, in your suitcase, I also include 2 enamel mugs just in case. Normally, I would get sugar and milk when I get there.

[Graham-W]

Travelled to Venice in March with kettle in hold luggage and to Corfu in May with kettle in hand luggage.
No problems either time.

[Buenchico]

Within the EU (other than at times where a country can impose 'exceptional measures', such as during the BSE crisis), EU law requires the free movement of goods, including foodstuffs, across all borders within the Union. So you can certainly take sugar, tea & coffee to any EU country. A few other countries might impose restrictions but they'll definitely be in a minority.

Travel kettles should present no problems anywhere in the world (as long as you remember to take a plug adapter, of course!).

[zebo]

If my travel kettle got airmiles they'd stretch half way to the moon and back! Even if a place says it provides tea and coffee, I still take my own as they tend to provide cheap stuff and UHT milk!

[puzzled54]

And I collect those little milk cartons that you get in McDonalds etc to take with in a tupperware type container as well as tea bags and coffee. You can also get coffee cups from the pound shops that you just add boiling water to, they come in packs of 6, they are good too.

[ichkeria]

"A few other countries might impose restrictions but they'll definitely be in a minority.
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Just a few bizarre examples:
You can't send honey, garden seeds - or colour photocopiers - to Russia (!)

[spudqueen]

I work in a Post Office - and there are lots of, what I consider, weird things that you can't send to certain countries. (eg playing cards and items containing saccharine to Spain). But taking things into a country in your own luggage may well be different.

[Meg888]

Thanks for the replies folks! My vital supplies will be getting packed!