Taking food into USA

postingsomething

Hi,

When I go the States, I want to take over some food such as Marmite, xmas pudding, shortbread biscuits etc. I can't seem to find out if they prohibit the carriage of certain foods into the USA. They used to use dogs to sniff out any fruit on you!
I also want to take over some Christmas Crackers, but don't know if they'll class them as explosives over there!
Can anyone help?

Thanks

Tojo_Ralph

See link below for information.

http://london.usembassy.gov/ukcust1.html

What kind of food products can I bring to the U.S.?

Food, Plant, and Animal Products
General List of Approved Products
This list covers products from all areas except Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Bamboo - dried poles only
Beads made of seeds - (but not jequirity beans)
Breads, cakes, cookies, and other bakery goods
Candies, confectionery, chocolates
Cheeses - fully cured hard cheese only
Coconuts - (but husks or milk must be removed)
Coffee - roasted beans only
Dried foods - including polished rice, beans, and tea
Fish
Flower bulbs (*)
Flowers (*)
Fruits - canned or dried products only
Herbarium plants - (but not witchweed)
Herbs - dried, for medicinal use
Mushrooms
Nuts - (but not chestnuts or acorns or nuts with outer husks)
Sauces - canned or processed
Seaweed
Seeds - (but not avocado, bamboo, barberry, coconuts, corn, cotton, currant, elm, hibiscus, lentil, mahonia, mango, pearl millet, potato, rice, sorghum, and wheat)
Shamrocks - without root or soil
Soup and soup mixes - (but not those containing meat)
Spices - dried (but not curry leaves)
Straw animals, hats, baskets, and other souvenirs - (but not items stuffed with straw)
Vegetables - canned or processed


* Check with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at www.aphis.usda.gov regarding Plant Protection and Quarantine Permits . A phytosanitary certificate is required for propagative material.

steveo3002

its mainly meat and fruit you cannot take, i think the marmite and shortbread will be no probs , weve taken lots of sweets and biscuits etc with no probs

id not take the xmas crackers tho , might be asking for trouble

edit ...too slow lol

Tojo_Ralph

postingsomething wrote: »

I also want to take over some Christmas Crackers, but don't know if they'll class them as explosives over there!

It's not over there that I would have thought that you would have had a problem, it's the explosives issue and the flight, so I am pretty confident that Christmas Crackers would be a No, No

That said, it does not stop you buying them online in the USA for delivery in the USA or buying ones online you fill yourself and fill them with unique gifts when you get there?

http://www.christmas-crackers-usa.com/cracker-components.htm

Amys

Christmas crackers are definitely no, unless they have the 'snap' removed.

Blackpool_Saver

A few years ago I posted crackers out there, can't do it now of course....