Originally Posted by
docbert
You always need to collect bags at your first point of entry into the US, regardless of final destination/airline/airport/etc.
I hope you declared the honey when bringing it into Australia. As a rule honey can NOT be imported into Aus, and I'm fairly sure that includes from NZ. At a minimum it must be declared, and then customs will determine if it can be brought in or not.
Thanks. I did declare the honey when coming in, they had a dog sniff the bag and had no issues.