Canadian Agricultural Products:For fruits and vegetables from
Canada, consult the
FAVIR database
.
Fruits and vegetables grown in
Canada are generally admissible, if they have labels identifying them as products of
Canada. Fruits and vegetables merely purchased in
Canada are not necessarily admissible, i.e. citrus or tropical fruits such as mangos, which clearly were not grown in
Canada because it does not have a climate that supports those crops. (Potatoes from western regions of
Canada are currently restricted because of a disease outbreak. While commercial imports are permitted under stringent guidelines, travelers from
Canada should avoid bringing raw potatoes with them into the U.S.).
Food products from
Canada, including pet food and fresh (frozen or chilled), cooked, canned or otherwise processed products containing beef, veal, bison, and cervid (e.g. deer, elk, moose, caribou etc.) are now permitted from
Canada in passenger baggage. Products containing sheep, lamb, or goat will not be allowed entry. Food products should be commercially packaged and sealed with ingredients listed in English.
The passenger must provide proof of the origin of beef, pork, poultry, cervid meat, and pet food in order to bring them into the United
States. Examples of proof of origin include the grocery store receipt where the product was purchased or the label on the product indicating the province in which it was packaged.
Hunter harvested game birds (pheasant, quail, goose, etc.) or cervid carcasses (e.g. deer, moose, elk, caribou, etc.) from
Canada are allowed entry when importers present to the Customs and Border Protection officer evidence such as a hunting license that the product is hunter harvested wild game. Hunter-harvested wild non-cervid animal (e.g. wild sheep, goats, or bison/
buffalo, etc.) meat or carcasses, which must be eviscerated and head removed, are allowed when the hunter shows to CBP officers a hunting license, tag, or equivalent.
