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🇺🇸 United States

United States food entry guide

Check United States food entry, restricted items and declaration requirements before packing. Read the conditions for your exact ingredients and processing.

Declaration

Declare food and agricultural products to CBP. Keep the original packaging and origin information for inspection.

Personal travel from overseas. Hawaii and other destinations may have additional conditions.

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🇺🇸 United States? Check required

Kimchi

Check refrigerated kimchi separately from commercially canned vegetables.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Gochujang

General condiment guidance applies; meat-added products need separate checks.

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🇺🇸 United States△ Restricted

Meat

Restrictions depend on origin, livestock disease status and processing.

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🇺🇸 United States△ Restricted

Jerky

Dried jerky still requires meat origin and disease checks.

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🇺🇸 United States? Check required

Fish & seafood

Most seafood also needs FDA and wildlife-rule checks.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Nuts

Roasted or cooked nuts differ from raw nuts.

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🇺🇸 United States△ Restricted

Dried fruit

Dried fruit still has product-specific conditions.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Coffee

Roasted coffee may enter; green beans depend on the entry region.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Tea

Distinguish pure tea leaves from herbal blends.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Honey

Honey for personal consumption is generally admissible.

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🇺🇸 United States? Check required

Milk & dairy

Check FMD origin restrictions and processing exceptions.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Cheese

For solid cheese, check meat ingredients and flowing consistency.

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🇺🇸 United States△ Restricted

Eggs

Poultry disease status and thorough cooking matter.

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🇺🇸 United States! Conditional

Infant formula

Properly labelled formula has a small-quantity exception.

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We have not verified these product-specific conditions yet. Ask the official authority before packing.

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