🇺🇸 United States · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring honey into United States?
Honey for personal consumption is generally admissible.
Personal travel from overseas. Hawaii and other destinations may have additional conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Distinguish personal food from bee feed
Declare it and check added ingredients.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Distinguish honey itself from processed foods with a small honey ingredient.
You can find this guide using: honey · manuka honey.
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 honey into United States?
Honey for personal consumption is generally admissible. Distinguish personal food from bee feed
Do I need to declare honey?
△ 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?
Declare it and check added ingredients.
Official rule & review date
USDA APHIS · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Check official rules ↗USDA APHIS — Coffee, Tea, Honey, Nuts and SpicesLast checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.