🇨🇦 Canada · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring tea into Canada?
Check the tea personal-use limit and mixed ingredients.
Personal travel from countries other than the USA, including Korea. Rules for travel from the USA differ.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- The tea personal-use category applies
20 kg
Distinguish ordinary tea from medicinal herbs and seeds.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Plain tea leaves differ from blends with seeds, fruit peel or herbs.
You can find this guide using: tea · green tea · black tea · herbal tea.
Check your actual package
- Exact ingredients and manufacturing origin
- Processing, original packaging and storage label
Canada food declaration
Declare all food entering Canada. Check AIRS for required documents before departure and present them at inspection.
Canada food declaration guidance ↗Common questions
Can I bring tea into Canada?
Check the tea personal-use limit and mixed ingredients. The tea personal-use category applies
Do I need to declare tea?
△ Declare. Declare all food entering Canada. Check AIRS for required documents before departure and present them at inspection.
Does putting it in checked baggage change food-entry rules?
Food-entry checks still apply to baggage entering the country. Follow the conditions above; airline and airport-security baggage rules are a separate check.
What distinction matters for this food?
Distinguish ordinary tea from medicinal herbs and seeds.
Official rule & review date
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Check official rules ↗CFIA — Food for personal use (countries other than the USA)Last checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.