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bdhoun
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Jul 27, 2017

crossing border with food

Heading to the states for a couple weeks and will be crossing at Niagara Falls. Not sure which crossing yet, but will pick the one with the shortest wait. What food can we take? At this point we are thinking that we will NOT take any meat, fruit, or veggies. But are there currently any restrictions?
  • We just spent three nights in Montana, crossing at the Chief Mountain crossing south of Waterton Alberta. Go over the link others have posted above for lists of fruits that are and are not allowed. The main thing is citrus that is not allowed. We were only asked upon crossing if we had any citrus or firewood. We knew the citrus rule in advance, and had finished our oranges off the day prior. We had no issues. The linked us gov site says that they may limit beef.
  • We just returned to the states today after 6 weeks in Canada. There are currently no alerts so most food for personal use is okay. We were not asked about about food either going into Canada nor returning. They did not look in our rig. We did not carry fruit or eggs. We did not carry guns or liquor. This website contains the most current info:
    www.ezbordercrossing.com

    Have a great trip!
  • https://www.cbp.gov/travel/clearing-cbp/bringing-agricultural-products-united-states#
  • bdhoun wrote:
    Heading to the states for a couple weeks and will be crossing at Niagara Falls. Not sure which crossing yet, but will pick the one with the shortest wait. What food can we take? At this point we are thinking that we will NOT take any meat, fruit, or veggies. But are there currently any restrictions?


    https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/agricultural-items