bringing food over
 

Hi again,

Can someone tell me what goods are ok to bring over from the UK to the US? I want to ask my parents to bring some chocolate, gravy etc with them but I don't want to get them into any trouble!

Thanks

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Start here:

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/va...restricted.xml

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On a somewhat related note... Cindy has fallen in love with back bacon, and is half jokingly trying to get me to take her some over, which of course I would not do.

Raises the curious question though, if I were to, what would the consequences of doing so be, and how much would the fine be? Or do they just seize it without a fine?

I had a hard enough time taking her some gouda cheese over, and the officer rather sarcastically reminded me "you do know we HAVE our own food here don't you?"

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Thanks

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No Oxo...or soft cheese ..nothing with the word meat in it
chocolate is good ....

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Copious amounts of Minstrels.

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Is gravy classed as a meat product?

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There was a TV prog recently a german guy had something ..cant remember what.. an apple maybe .... cost him I think a $300 fine

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You can make gravy without oxo's or bisto - its been proven :)

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Most of it is...check the ingedients...if it contains any meat products then it's a no.

To answer your earlier question the food etc will be confiscated...you may or may not be fined.

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What 'gravy'?

Bisto is fine (no meat)

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thanks I'll be asking for lots of that then - don't get on with the "gravy" over here

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My DH likes to mix Bisto half/half with 'brown gravy powder'. :blink: I never ate gravy before he arrived, so I'm not bothered either way.. if it makes him happy etc. :)
We get our Bisto granules via Canada.

Marmite's the thing. If you like that, get the folks to bring the big jar. It's ridiculous otherwise.

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Can get bistro on amazon anyway I thought.

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Where do you live?

Most large cities in this country have a British import shop where you can buy all that stuff - don't need to lug it all the way.

I myself stocked up on chocolate digestives just yesterday.