importing food

[akfan]

We will be renting a house for 2 weeks, and there are some things that I would like to take from home to avoid buying so many groceries. Does anyone know if you can take spices, tea and coffee across the border?

Thanks

[BitsnBearsMom]

Not sure about spices but we always take our own tea bags.... I'm a tetley snob :rolleyes: nothing else will do!!

We also take pre-packaged snack type foods that we know our ds can have as he's allergic to nuts.

[striker3636]

Most food is ok to take across the border except there are certain meats and veggies that are not permitted. Check out this site before you goes - it does get updated! For example, chicken was allowed but 3 weeks before we left it was changed to cooked chicken only. Good thing I checked before we left as I planned on loading up the freezer in the camper. I take only bagged apples that state where they are from. Some people have commented on only having luck with Dole bananas.

http://help.customs.gov/cgi-bin/customs.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=82&p_created=1043364936&p_sid=R*h4S5Mh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfc m93X2NudD01NDgmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N 2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1

Have fun!

[Torontogal]

When we went to Grenada - I brought back a ton of spices and had no problems at all.
Fruit is permitted as long as it is not citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruits. I heard there is no problems with veggies and it terms of meat - they really frown on beef products.