Can I bring fruit from Mexico into Düsseldorf airport?

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From Germany's customs agency (emphasis added):

If you intend to bring living plants, parts of plants (cut flowers, for example), fruits, or seeds to Germany, or to order them from a non-EU country and receive them by post, you should observe the following notes and import restrictions. By doing so you will avoid endangering our Nature and our crops.

Import/Mail from Asian, American, or African states, or from Australia

Imports from these countries always require a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin of the plants, parts of plants, or plant products.

That does say "by post" (though "Import/Mail" seems to cover all forms of imports) so it's possible more leniency could be offered at the airport, but there's no guarantee of that. Since you won't have a phytosanitary certificate for a handful of personal imports, this would indicate the fruits are prohibited. You could declare them and see whether they're allowed in anyway, but given that the website says paperwork is required that you won't have, that's far from a guarantee they won't be destroyed.

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There is no explicit rule forbidding the private import of fruit in hand lugagge to the EU. There is no need to declare them either. To avoid misunderstandings carry them in your hand luggages.

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