With the COVID vaccination going at full throttle in Europe, travelling will soon become part of our routines again. If you use CBD daily or, at least, regularly, it’s perfectly normal to wonder about whether or not you can travel with CBD products across Europe.
In this short article, we’ll take a look at what you need to know before travelling with CBD to the UK and other European countries.
Can you travel with CBD internationally?
First and foremost, you need to consider whether you’ll be carrying your CBD products in your hand luggage or hold luggage. If you carry it with you in your hand luggage, you need to make sure that the products don’t exceed 100 ml, be it CBD oil, tinctures, e-liquid, or topicals. Then, you need to look at the legality of CBD products in the country or countries you’re visiting.
Which European countries can you bring CBD to?
Although EU countries regulate CBD the same way, the laws vary from country to country, so here’s a breakdown of the laws in each country:
A country that you can’t take CBD products to:
- Slovakia
Countries that you can take CBD products to with up to 0.2% THC:
- France
- Spain
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Hungary
- Bulgaria
- Slovenia
- Poland
- Croatia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Romania
- Sweden
- Estonia
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Czech Republic
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
A country that you can take CBD products to with up to 0.6% THC:
- Italy
A country that you can take CBD products to with up to 1.0% THC:
- Switzerland
Countries that you can take any type of CBD product to only if you have a medical prescription for it:
- Austria
- Denmark
- Finland
- Germany
- Malta
- Portugal
Final thoughts
If you plan to use CBD in Europe, you need to look at the laws in each country. Some allow you to bring products with a higher THC concentration than others while some don’t allow it at all. Another reason you should look into each country’s regulations is that it’s not just about bringing CBD in. In Spain, for example, you can freely bring your products for personal use but the sale of such products is banned in the country, so, you need to bring enough for your whole trip. Make sure you know the laws wherever you go to and you’ll have nothing to worry about.
