🇺🇸 United States · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring nuts into United States?
Roasted or cooked nuts differ from raw nuts.
Personal travel from overseas. Hawaii and other destinations may have additional conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Boiled, cooked, ground, oven-dried, roasted or steamed nuts may enter
Check raw nuts and nuts in shells separately.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check raw or roasted form, shells and other ingredients in nut mixes.
You can find this guide using: nuts · almonds · peanuts · walnuts.
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 nuts into United States?
Roasted or cooked nuts differ from raw nuts. Boiled, cooked, ground, oven-dried, roasted or steamed nuts may enter
Do I need to declare nuts?
△ 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 raw nuts and nuts in shells separately.
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.