Edible meat
According to the animal epidemic situation in the producing countries, all kinds of meat, milk, eggs, poultry and their finished products produced in most countries, whether fresh (refrigerated or frozen), air-dried, salted or fully cooked, are generally prohibited from entering the country. In addition to beef, veal, mutton, mutton, elk and wild beef produced in countries with mad cow disease epidemic, canned meat can generally enter the country. Canned pork on the market should be packed in unopened containers and marked with ingredients.
Pork and pork products produced in Mexico are generally prohibited from entering the country unless they have been cooked for a meal.
From 201010/4, cooked pigskin, whether used for commercial freight or passenger luggage, must show the original certificate of origin issued by the government official of the place of origin when entering the country from the epidemic areas of foot-and-mouth disease, pig blister disease, African swine fever or traditional swine fever.
Passengers can bring food produced in Canada, including pet food, fresh (chilled or frozen), well-done, canned or processed beef, veal, American wild beef and venison (deer, elk, moose, reindeer, etc.). ). These foods must have commercial packaging and packaging, with English ingredients and origin descriptions. However, meat products containing sheep, lamb and goat meat are not allowed to enter the country.
Eggs: It is forbidden to carry food containing raw eggs in most areas. Eggs and egg products carried from countries and regions affected by Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza, whether cooked or not, are strictly prohibited from entering the country without an import license issued by the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Generally speaking, the foods allowed to be brought into the country include:
Various condiments, vinegar, vegetable oil, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, jam, syrup, jelly, pickles and other non-meat products;
Baked food or mixed food containing dairy products and eggs, such as bread, biscuits, cakes, oatmeal bars, potato chips and finished cereal, chocolate, etc. , must have a commercial mark and be packed in the original packaging.
Liquid milk and dairy products consumed by infants for several days or in small quantities; However, milk or goat milk and its finished products produced in countries where hand, foot and mouth disease or rinderpest epidemic occurs must have an import license from the Ministry of Agriculture;
Canned food for personal use or canned food in large bottles without meat and poultry products and vacuum packaging;
Fresh, frozen, dried, smoked, canned or cooked fish, shrimp, abalone and other seafood for personal use;
Dried fruit: various air-dried fruits, such as preserved apricots, Niu Fu Guo Hua, red gooseberry, date palms, figs, gooseberry, pears, prunes, raisins, gooseberry pulp, etc.
Powdered drinks are brewed in the original packaging with English ingredients, but whether they can enter the country depends on the judgment of customs agricultural experts at the port of entry;
Commercial canned fruit juice;
Commercially available packaged tea leaves that can be directly brewed, soaked or heated by microwave oven; However, it is strictly forbidden to enter the country with coca leaves, Fu Niu mosaic and loose orange leaves;
Coffee without pulp, roasted or roasted;
You can import up to 250 grams of caviar. If it exceeds the limit, it will be confiscated.
Flour: wheat flour, rice flour, oat flour and corn flour;
Mushrooms: whether fresh or air-dried, they must be above the ground, clean and free of soil;
All food and agricultural products carried by individuals, including the above-mentioned foods that can enter the country, need to be declared.
China citizens should be especially careful not to bring moon cakes, zongzi, bacon, bacon, sausage, dried meat, ham, roast duck and other meat products into the country.
As global epidemics and pests and diseases may occur at any time, the customs cannot list all the foods that can be brought into the country. For more information about the kinds of food that can be brought into the United States, please visit the website of the American Animal and Plant Health and Quarantine Service.
Fruits, vegetables, plants, plant seeds and soil
All kinds of fruits, vegetables, plants, plant seeds, plant products and soil are strictly prohibited from entering the country. Anyone who carries the above items, including straw hats, wood carvings and handicrafts made of other plants, must declare to the customs for inspection. If you need to bring the above items into the country, please declare to the customs officer and apply for an import license. For details, please visit the website of the American Animal and Plant Health and Quarantine Service.
Fruits and vegetables with Canadian origin trademarks are generally allowed to enter the country, while those without Canadian origin are generally not allowed to enter the country.
The following things can be brought into the country: aloe (aboveground parts), coconut meat that can't germinate completely, peeled garlic cloves, washed ginger slices, water chestnut (bulb parts), water chestnut (fruit parts only), tamarind pods and St. John's bread pods. China citizens should be careful not to bring all kinds of fruits, raw peanuts, raw melon seeds and other seed foods into the country.
Drugs and chemical reagents
Generally speaking, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not allow prescription drugs purchased from outside the United States to enter the country. Only prescription drugs that can be legally prescribed in the United States can be imported for personal use.
The United States Customs prohibits the carrying of narcotic psychotropic drugs, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, stimulants, antidepressants, antiepileptic drugs, and some drugs that are easily abused by criminals, such as flunitrazepam (also known as cocaine) and LSD (a strong hallucinogen). Drugs such as a psychedelic drug and Fen-Fen (a diet drug) are prohibited from entering the country, and it is also prohibited to mail or carry imported counterfeit drugs, over-the-counter drugs and medical devices, including non-traditional drugs or devices for treating cancer, AIDS, arthritis or multiple sclerosis.
Even if these drugs or devices are prescribed by doctors in other countries, they are legal in other countries, as long as they are not approved by the FDA. In addition, some drugs permitted by the federal government may be illegal in some states.
The United States Customs advises immigrants to bring only the right amount of medicine needed for the journey. If the drugs you need to bring contain potentially addictive or narcotic ingredients, please be sure to declare all the drugs you bring to the customs officer.
China citizens often bring some Chinese medicines or proprietary Chinese medicines into the country. As a reminder, you can bring some cold medicine or daily medication, but the dosage should not exceed your daily consumption. Western medicine and Chinese patent medicine should be packed in original packaging, with Chinese and English instructions or descriptions of drug ingredients. Please bring a doctor's prescription or a doctor's statement. This medicine is necessary to ensure your travel health.
Drugs containing the above prohibited or restricted ingredients shall not be brought into the country. These Chinese medicines and proprietary Chinese medicines containing prohibited ingredients include:
Ephedrine drugs: Biyan Tablet, Chailian Oral Liquid, Dahuoluo Pill, Zhuifeng Ointment, Compound Chuanbei Zhike Syrup, Ganmao Capsule, Jizhi Syrup, etc. Strychnine: Da Die Wanhua Oil, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tablets, Guci Capsules, Arthritis Ointment, Jingyaokang Capsules, Weierkang Tablets and Yaotongning Capsules; Morphines: Changweining, Kechuanning, Kesuiting, Keke, Xiaoerzhixieling, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine containing animals or animal organs, such as scorpion, centipede, toad, pangolin, leech, bear gall, tiger bone, snake gall, musk, ox horn, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, bird's nest, bezoar, donkey-hide gelatin, etc. (Please refer to relevant domestic websites for animals that can be used as medicine).
For information about drugs carried and imported by individuals, please refer to the drug page of the website of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If you want to know whether a specific drug can be imported into the United States, please contact the drug import business and policy department of FDA.
Money and gold products
The United States is a country with free currency circulation, and there are no restrictions on bringing in or bringing out money. However, if the amount of money and monetary instruments (including coins and banknotes circulating in the United States or other countries, traveler's checks, cash drafts and securities, etc.). ) more than $6.5438+0 million (with * * * for individuals or families), should take the initiative to declare to the customs. Please strictly abide by the limit of $65,438+$0,000. Those who fail to declare truthfully may be investigated for civil and criminal responsibilities, including confiscation of their currency and financial instruments.
Gold coins, medals and gold bars can be brought into China. However, the above items from or from Cuba, Iran, Myanmar and Sudan are prohibited from entering the country. If the issuing country has no corresponding mark, imitation gold coins are not allowed to enter the country.
Articles infringing intellectual property rights and registered trademarks
It is forbidden to enter the country any articles that illegally use the federally registered trademark or infringe copyright, including all kinds of counterfeit clothing, bags, toys, artworks, books, software, audio-visual products, etc. Offenders' articles will be confiscated.
It is strictly forbidden to bring photos, books and audio-visual products containing obscene and child pornography into the country, and offenders will be severely punished and sentenced to prison.
Fish and wildlife
Wild birds, wild mammals, marine mammals, reptiles, crustaceans, fish, mollusks and invertebrates, as well as finished products made of leather, ivory, bones, feathers and eggs of the above animals, are subject to strict import and export control. It is generally forbidden to import and export wild endangered species and their finished products. Except for the ivory of African warthog, the import and export of ivory or ivory products are generally prohibited.