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Originally Posted by STBCypriot
(Post 26498130)
Just because the beef came form the Us doesn't mean it is allowed back in.
I used to fly a regular charter flight from Honolulu to Johnston Island. Johnston Island is a US territory but it is outside US customs. The flight originated in Honolulu and returned the same day. All catering was supplied in Honolulu. If I had an apple on the flight from JI to Honolulu, it was not allowed through customs even though the apple was put on the plane in Honolulu and never left the plane on JI. That's just how it goes. End result was a $400 fine and loss of Global Entry. Again, he could reasonably prove that he purchased the jerky in the US. No dice with the customs agent though. I do not bring any food at all, even allowed products such as candy or chocolate. |
Originally Posted by invisible
(Post 26500226)
Originally Posted by GUWonder
It depends on the source country and the packaging/labeling conditions.
Gotta love Atlanta airport... [not!] |
Originally Posted by CDTraveler
(Post 26504898)
Exactly. It does not matter what you find on the website when the Customs guy is screaming that "Beef is never, ever allowed!" and threatening me with arrest for possession of a can of cat food which I had declared on the form.. His co-worker actually called a supervisor to tell him to calm down.
Gotta love Atlanta airport... [not!] Beef imports of some sorts are cleared into the US when the beef importation conforms to some policy rules that CBP is to follow in enforcement of protecting the US from certain threats/risks. |
I brought the vacuum sealed one from Bee Cheng Hiang and it got through just fine on JFK. YMMV.
edit: Found this on US CBP Pork should be commercially canned and labeled in unopened containers. Pork and pork products are not admissible from Mexico, except for cooked pork in small amounts for a meal. |
As this is a query about a particular country's customs regulations, we'll move this to the USA destination forum for further discussion. Thanks. /JY1024, TravelBuzz co-moderator
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Originally Posted by timfountain
(Post 26503957)
Exactly, I have a friend who purchased some jerky in the US and even had the receipt. He left the US, went to Korea for a week, then came back to the US. He had forgotten that he had the unopened jerky in his bag. He was caught by a sniffer beagle dog at baggage claim. It's amazing that the dog could smell an unopened bag of jerky....
End result was a $400 fine and loss of Global Entry. Again, he could reasonably prove that he purchased the jerky in the US. No dice with the customs agent though. |
Originally Posted by timfountain
(Post 26503957)
I do not bring any food at all, even allowed products such as candy or chocolate.
Just got out from customs, writing this message from SFO International Arrival Hall. Had 20 boxes of candy brought from Singapore. Declared at GE Kiosk, they run suitcase thru the xray and let me go even without opening it. |
I just tried to bring in a small $24 USD package of Singaporean Bee Cheng Haing spicy pork jerky purchased at HKG. I declared it and it was confiscated at SFO agricultural inspection. The inspecting officer said no beef, pork, lamb, any kind of meat jerky is allowed. Makes me wonder why my declared and inspected ham sandwich from SYD was allowed several years ago.
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Somewhat unrelated but it appears that canned fois gras should be ok? (The ready to eat pate kind..)
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