Authoritative information from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) shows that these items are prohibited or restricted from entry. They include food and meat; fruits, vegetables, plants, plant seeds and soil; medicines; Currency and gold products; items that violate intellectual property rights and registered trademarks; fish and wild animals, etc. Below is a partial list.

Food and meat

According to the animal epidemic situation in the country of production, all kinds of meat, milk, eggs, poultry and their products produced in most countries, whether fresh or (refrigerated or frozen), air-dried, pickled and smoked, or fully cooked, are generally prohibited from entry. In addition to beef, veal, mutton, lamb, elk meat, bison meat, etc. produced in countries with mad cow disease epidemics, canned meat is generally allowed to enter the country. Commercially canned pork should be packaged in unopened containers labeled with the ingredients.

Pork and pork products produced in Mexico are generally prohibited from entry unless they are cooked and can be brought in for one meal only.

Effective January 14, 2010, cooked pig skins, whether as commercial freight or passenger baggage, are imported from areas affected by foot-and-mouth disease, swine vesicular disease, African swine fever or traditional swine fever , must present the original certificate of origin issued by a government official of the place of origin.

Passengers may bring food produced in Canada, including pet food, fresh (refrigerated or frozen), cooked, canned or processed beef, veal, bison, venison (deer) , elk, moose, caribou, etc.), these foods must be commercially packaged and encapsulated with a description of ingredients and origin in English. However, meat products containing sheep, lamb and goat meat are not allowed to enter the country.

Eggs: Food containing raw eggs is prohibited from entering the country from most areas. Bringing eggs and egg products from countries and regions affected by Exotic Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, regardless of whether they are cooked or not for personal consumption, is strictly prohibited from entry without an import license issued by the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. .

Generally, foods that are allowed to be brought into the country include:

Various condiments, vinegar, vegetable oil, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, Jams, syrups, jelly, pickles and other meat-free finished products;

Baked foods or mixed foods containing dairy products and eggs must be commercially labeled with ingredients and packed in original packaging, and do not need to be processed Ready-to-eat foods, such as bread, biscuits, pastries, oatmeal bars, potato chips, cereal products, chocolate, etc.;

For infants and young children for several days or a small amount of liquid milk and milk products; but Milk or goat milk and its products produced in countries with epidemics of hand, foot and mouth disease or rinderpest must have an import license from the Ministry of Agriculture;

Canned food for personal use or products that do not contain meat or poultry And vacuum-packed large-mouth bottle canned food;

Fresh, frozen, dried, smoked, canned or cooked, fish, shrimp, abalone and other seafood products in personal quantities;

Dried fruits: various dried fruits, such as apricots, barberries, red currants, dates, figs, gooseberries, pears, prunes, raisins, tomatillos pulp, etc.;

Powdered brewed beverages packaged in original packaging with English ingredient descriptions, but whether they can be imported depends on the judgment of agricultural experts at the customs at the port of entry;

Commercial cans Packaged juice;

Commercially packaged tea that can be directly boiled, soaked or heated in a microwave oven with water; however, coca leaves, barberry leaves and Loose citrus leaves are strictly prohibited from entry;

Coffee without pulp, roasted or unroasted;

Caviar of not more than 250 grams may be imported. If the limit is exceeded, all items will be confiscated.

Four: wheat flour, rice flour, oat flour, corn flour, etc.;

Mushrooms: whether fresh or dried, they must be above the ground, clean and free of soil;

All food and agricultural products carried by individuals, including the above-mentioned enterable food, must be declared.

Chinese citizens need to be especially careful not to bring moon cakes, rice dumplings, bacon, bacon, cured meat, sausages, floss, dried meat, ham, roast duck and other meat products containing meat and eggs into the country.

Due to global epidemics and pests and diseases that may occur at any time, customs cannot fully list every food that can be brought into the country. To learn more about the types of food that can be brought into the country, please visit the website of the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Fruits, vegetables, plants, plant seeds and soil

All types of fruits, vegetables, plants, plant seeds, plant products and soil are strictly prohibited from entry. Anyone carrying the above items, including plant-made straw hats, wood carvings and other handicrafts, must declare to customs and undergo inspection. If you need to bring the above items into the country, please declare to customs officials and apply for an import license. For details, please visit the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service website.

Fruits and vegetables with Canadian origin trademarks are generally allowed to enter, while those not originating in Canada are generally not allowed to enter.

The following items can be brought into the country: aloe vera (above ground part), coconut meat that has been completely shelled and cannot sprout, peeled garlic cloves, cleaned ginger pieces, water chestnuts (bulb part), water chestnuts (only the fruit part) ), tamarind pod, St John's bread-pod. Chinese citizens should be careful not to bring various fruits, raw peanuts, raw melon seeds and other seed foods into the country.

Drugs

Generally speaking, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not allow prescription drugs purchased from abroad to enter the United States. They are only legal in the United States. Only prescription drugs can be imported for personal use.

U.S. Customs prohibits the carriage of narcotic psychotropic drugs, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, stimulants, etc. containing heroin (Heroin), cocaine (Cocaine), marijuana (Marijuana), LSD (a strong hallucinogen), Antidepressants, anti-epileptic drugs and some drugs that are easily abused by criminals, such as flunitrazepam (Rohypnol, also known as Rohypnol, a psychedelic drug), gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB, a psychedelic drug) It is also prohibited to import counterfeit prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and medical equipment, including those used to treat cancer, AIDS, arthritis or multiple sclerosis, by mail or by personal carry. non-traditional treatments for the disease.

Even if these drugs or devices have prescriptions from doctors in other countries and are legal in other countries, they cannot be imported as long as they are not approved by the FDA. Additionally, some drugs that are federally permitted to possess may be illegal in some states.

U.S. Customs recommends that immigrants bring only the appropriate amount of medication necessary for the journey. If you are carrying medications that contain potentially addictive or narcotic ingredients, be sure to declare all medications you are bringing to customs officials.

Chinese citizens often bring some traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine into the country. We would like to remind you that you can bring some cold medicine or daily medicine, but the dose cannot exceed your daily dosage. Western medicines and Chinese patent medicines are best packed in their original packaging, with instructions in Chinese and English or a description of the ingredients of the medicine. For prescription medicines, please bring a doctor's prescription or a doctor's statement that the medicine is necessary to ensure your health during travel.

Do not bring into the country drugs containing the above prohibited or restricted ingredients. These traditional Chinese medicines and proprietary Chinese medicines containing prohibited ingredients include:

ephedrine drugs: rhinitis tablets, Chailian oral liquid, Dahuoluo pills, Zhuifeng ointment, compound Chuanbei cough syrup, cold capsules, emergency medicine syrup, etc.; strychnines: Wanhua oil, rheumatoid arthritis tablets, bone spur capsules, arthritis ointment, Jingyaokang capsules, Weierkang tablets, Yaotongning capsules; morphine: Changweining, Kechuanning , Cough Stop, Keke, Pediatric Antidiarrheal, etc.; contains animals or animal parts, such as scorpions, centipedes, toads, pangolins, leeches, bear gallbladder, tiger bones, snake gallbladder, musk, ox horns, rhinoceros horns, turtle shells, bird's nests, bezoar, Traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine containing donkey-hide gelatin and other ingredients (for information about animals that can be used as medicine, please check the relevant domestic websites).

For information about individuals carrying and importing drugs into the country, please see the drug page of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website (FDA). If you want to know whether a specific drug can be imported into the United States, please contact FDA Drugs Import Operations and Policy Branch.

Currency and gold products

The United States is a country with free currency circulation, and there are no restrictions on bringing in or taking out currency.

However, the amount of currency and monetary instruments (including coins and banknotes of the United States or other countries in circulation, traveler's checks, cash orders and negotiable securities, etc.) exceeds 10,000 US dollars (based on individuals or families traveling together) ), should take the initiative to declare to the customs. Please strictly abide by the limit of US$10,000. Those who fail to declare truthfully may be subject to civil and criminal liability, including confiscation of currency and monetary instruments held.

Gold coins, medals and gold bars can be brought into the country. However, the above items originating from or coming from Cuba, Iran, Myanmar and Sudan are prohibited from entry. Counterfeit gold coins will not be allowed into the country if they are not marked accordingly by the issuing country.

Items that violate intellectual property rights and registered trademarks

Any items that illegally use federally registered trademarks or infringe copyrights are prohibited from entry, including all types of counterfeit clothing, bags, toys, artwork, Books, software and audio-visual products, offenders' items will be confiscated.

It is strictly prohibited to bring into the country photos, books, and audio-visual products that contain obscene and child pornography. Violators will be subject to heavy fines and may be jailed.

Fish and Wildlife

Wild birds, wild mammals, marine mammals, reptiles, crustaceans, fish, mollusks and invertebrates, and animals using the above Finished products made from animal leather, tusks, bones, feathers, and eggs (eggs) are subject to strict import and export controls. The import and export of wild endangered species and their products are generally prohibited. With the exception of African warthog tusks, the import and export of ivory or ivory products is generally prohibited.