Meat Products 🇺🇸 United States
Most fresh and cured meats prohibited from most countries
Can I bring Meat Products into United States?
Most fresh and cured meats prohibited from most countries
Personal quantities of approved products
- CBP declaration
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
USDA APHIS restricts meat imports to prevent animal disease. Fresh, chilled, and frozen meat from most countries is prohibited. Commercially canned and shelf-stable meat products are generally permitted. Specific country approvals exist for some products.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 300–10000 USD
- Civil penalty only
Leaving United States with meat products
Personal-use quantities of processed, cooked, or shelf-stable meat products (jerky, cured meats, canned meats) may generally be exported from United States for personal consumption; destination-country biosecurity restrictions on arrival are typically the binding constraint. Raw meat, poultry, and offal require a veterinary-issued Export Health Certificate for commercial or above-personal-use export. Many destinations (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, US, EU) restrict or prohibit personal-import of raw and cooked meat regardless of origin-side export permissions.
Declare all meat products. Commercially canned/sealed products are usually OK. Fresh and cured meats are almost always confiscated.
Personal quantities of approved products
- CBP declaration
9 CFR 94, Federal Meat Inspection Act
This page covers destination customs rules in United States. Whether you can carry meat products through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Meat Products rules in other countries
Meat Products
🇦🇺 Australia
Fresh, dried, and most cooked meat products are prohibited. Biosecurity risk.
Meat Products
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Almost all meat products are prohibited. New Zealand has strict biosecurity controls.
Meat Products
🇧🇷 Brazil
MAPA inspection required for most animal products
Meat Products
🇨🇳 China
Most meat products prohibited under GACC regulations
Meat Products
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Halal certification required for meat imports
Meat Products
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Most meat requires AFCD import permit