Originally Posted by
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So my question is - is it possible to bring vacuum sealed Bak Kwa to US considering that the product does not require refrigeration and origin of the meat is US itself - it is USDA beef. Obviously I am going to declare it at the border.
Customs has made it very clear to me that no beef can be brought into the U.S. from outside, ever. I tried to bring home a can of French cat food that included beef as about the fourth ingredient and got a long lecture on how even one can of cat food could introduce mad cow disease into the U.S. food supply.
It is even less likely that you would be allowed to bring beef meant for human consumption into the U.S.