🇺🇸 United States · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring fresh fruit into United States?
Most fresh fruit is prohibited.
Personal travel from overseas. Hawaii and other destinations may have additional conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- This includes whole, cut and inflight-meal fruit
Check the exact fruit and origin with APHIS for an applicable exception.
Confirm the applicable exception or required documents before packing.
Which products does this cover?
Include fruit left from an inflight meal or an airport purchase.
You can find this guide using: fruit · fresh fruit · apple · banana.
Check your actual package
- Exact ingredients and manufacturing origin
- Processing, original packaging and storage label
United States food declaration
Declare food and agricultural products to CBP. Keep the original packaging and origin information for inspection.
U.S. food declaration guidance ↗Common questions
Can I bring fresh fruit into United States?
Most fresh fruit is prohibited. This includes whole, cut and inflight-meal fruit
Do I need to declare fresh fruit?
△ Declare. Declare food and agricultural products to CBP. Keep the original packaging and origin information for 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?
Check the exact fruit and origin with APHIS for an applicable exception.
Official rule & review date
USDA APHIS · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Check official rules ↗USDA APHIS — Fruits and VegetablesLast checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.