🇺🇸 United States · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring fish & seafood into United States?
Most seafood also needs FDA and wildlife-rule checks.
Personal travel from overseas. Hawaii and other destinations may have additional conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Breaded products with milk or egg require APHIS checks
Being outside APHIS regulation is not clearance from other agencies.
Prepare the ingredient and origin label, then check the exact product with the authority.
Which products does this cover?
Identify fish, crustaceans or molluscs and their processing state.
You can find this guide using: seafood · fish · salmon · shrimp.
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 fish & seafood into United States?
Most seafood also needs FDA and wildlife-rule checks. Breaded products with milk or egg require APHIS checks
Do I need to declare fish & seafood?
△ 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?
Being outside APHIS regulation is not clearance from other agencies.
Official rule & review date
USDA APHIS · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Check official rules ↗USDA APHIS — Meats, Poultry and SeafoodLast checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.