Are we allowed to bring tea into the US? Will I have any problem with US Customs?

Brought a suitcase full of the stuff back from the UK a few years ago. You are OK with most foodstuffs...apart from beef products, meat products, cheese etc and no fruit, veg etc. Basically stay away from fresh products or anything containg a beef product ie oxo. Most dried foods, candy, cookies etc are OK.

JG, is this a recent thing? I've brought oxo cubes and gravy browning over and declared it before in the past and had zero problems

pointless exercise

just go to the US tetley website and buy a box online.

I do this once a year and I am set...

I bought in 500 Earl Grey Bags last week.

Go for it.

Yes, we always bring some Yorkshire tea back to the USA. Wouldn't want to drink anything else.

We always bring back gravy powder too and haven't had trouble with that. Strange how Americans don't eat gravy.

It's because of mad cow disease...but I don't know how long they've been banned. It's been discussed several times on here...quite recently if I remember correctly.

Depends on the Oxo Cubes variety. If it's beef or some other meat variety, strictly speaking, that's not allowed into the US. As for gravy browning, which does not contain meat or any of its derivatives, that's OK.

I find the Oxo thing confusing, because they list it for sale on the Brit Shop sites. Also, recently I have had 2 people bring me back beef Oxo. They never seem to sell it in World Market though, only the veg kind.

Ahh brilliant post, only English people could have a conversation like this - I love it

I had the same question myself (obviously) but would you adam and eve it i forgot to put some in my suitcase, so was forced to drink the super rank coffee they serve in these parts for a couple of days.

But, good news is, went to Walmart and picked up some Twinnings english breakfast, bit pricey but who cares, its tea. Then, a week later went to HEB and they only sell daddy boxes of PG Tips pyramid - I couldnt believe my luck!

Its the little things.

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Well, that excludes me then, being Scottish 'n' all.

Last time I looked, this site was called BritishExpats.

I do like tea however, and have discussed the procurement of tea in the US, so I believe the logic that discussing tea in this manner only applies to English people is flawed.

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C

"Super rank coffee" America is still stuck in the 1970s when it comes to Instant Coffee. For all their sophisticated filter coffee, they just don't seem to "get" Instant Coffee at all.

Yes, Twinings English Breakfast, or Irish Breakfast is not at all bad, though expensive, if I've run out of Yorkshire tea from the UK. Those little tags annoy me, though. I like proper tea bags in a proper tea pot.

Oh I'm sorry, slip of the tongue. I'm sure that tea drinking is rife in Scotland too.

Well that's a different ball game entirely! That's in the advanced tea drinking class.